Butkus

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 given name Butkintas.

People

 * 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
 * Zenonas Butkus (born 1951), Lithuanian historian