An occupational surname derived from the Old French "bouteillier," meaning servant in charge of the wine cellar. 2) In Normandy, descendants of Theobald Walter (who died in 1206) took the surname of De Boteler or Butler, to mark his service as chief Butler of Ireland, an office conferred upon him by Henry II for his services to the kingdom.
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