Button (surname)

Button is an English surname. The name is generally held to be occupational, for people involved in making or selling buttons, a word derived from the Old French bo(u)ton.{{Cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Button|title = Surname Database: Index of Surnames}}{{citation|first = P H|last = Reaney|title= A Dictionary of British Surnames|year =1958|location = London|publisher = Routledge|page = 56}} However, other origins are possible. For example, a family which produced three bishops and a baronetcy, see below under William Button, derived their name from the village of Bitton in South Gloucestershire.{{citation|url = http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/cb177068-0a1f-4878-8534-312a3aafebec|title = Walker-Heneage and Button family and estate papers, Coker Court, East Coker|location = Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)|access-date = 17 December 2016}}{{citation|title = Collections relating to the families of D'Annville of Bitton, Gloucestershire, and the Le Grand alias Button of Wiltshire and Glamorganshire|year =1888 |url =https://archive.org/stream/collectionsrelat00butt/collectionsrelat00butt_djvu.txt |access-date = 17 December 2016}} Notable people with the name include:

People:

• Angie Chen Button (born 1954), American politician and business executive
• Archibald Button (1770–unknown), English cricketer
• Arthur Button (1916–1991), British Royal Air Force air vice-marshal
• Arthur Button (cricketer) (1815–1870), English cricketer
• Brian Button (born 1984), American professional wrestler and bodybuilder best known as Brian Cage
• Charles Button (1838–1920), New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician
• Craig Button (born 1963), former National Hockey League executive and current analyst for NHL Tonight
• Craig D. Button (1964–1997), US Air Force pilot who crashed under strange circumstances
• Daniel E. Button (1917–2009), US representative from New York
• David Button (born 1989), English football goalkeeper
• Dick Button (1929–2025), American figure skater and skating analyst
• Ernest Button, New Zealand rugby league player in the 1910s
• Fiona Button (born 1986), English stage and television actress
• Ian Button (born 1962), English guitarist
• Jack Button (1940–1996), National Hockey League executive
• Jemmy Button ({{circa|1815}}–1864), a native of Tierra del Fuego taken to England
• Jen Button (born 1977), Canadian retired swimmer
• Jenson Button (born 1980), British Formula One driver
• Jimmy Button (born 1973), American professional motocross racer
• John Button (disambiguation)
• Kenneth Button (disambiguation)
• Peter Button ({{circa|1929}}–1987), New Zealand pioneering rescue helicopter pilot
• Ralph Button (died 1680), English academic and clergyman
• Robert Young Button (1899–1977), Attorney General of Virginia from 1945 to 1961.
• A. Ronald Button (1903–1987), American politician and California State Treasurer
• Stephen Decatur Button (1813–1897), American architect
• Thomas Button, (died 1634), Welsh officer of the Royal Navy and explorer
• William Button (disambiguation)
• Zachariah Button, English amateur cricketer known to have played between 1793 and 1796

Fictional characters:

• Benjamin Button, the title character of both The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story) and film
• Ruby Button, from the soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Anna Shaffer
• Duncan Button, (brother of Ruby), from Hollyoaks, played by Dean Aspen