Butkus is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Butkienė or Butkuvienė (married woman or widow) and Butkutė (unmarried woman). The surname is derived from the diminutive form Butkus of the Lithuanian pre-Christian name Butkintas.Elsdon Coles Smith, American Surnames, 1986, , p.83 Notable people with the surname include:
Carl Butkus (1922–1978), American football player Darius Butkus (born 1972), Lithuanian footballer Dick Butkus (1942–2023), American football player Goda Butkutė (born 1999), Lithuanian pair skater Juozas Butkus (1893–1947), Lithuanian writer Luke Butkus (born 1979), American football player Rihards Butkus (born 1972), Latvian footballer Vytautas Butkus (born 1949), Lithuanian rower (born 1951), Lithuanian historian
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