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.
[1][2] 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.
[3][4] Notable people with the name include: People: Fictional characters: