Many Butt/Butts/Butte families had ancestors in a relatively small area of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania in the 1600's and 1800's with migrations westward in the ensuing years.

The Butt Family DNA project goal is to identify common ancestors in the that can help to place in context a number of different Butt, Butts and Butte lines. Fortunately, the surname Butt and its variations are relatively uncommon names, and a few breakthroughs could unlock a vast amount of new information.