What is "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 may refer to:

• Carl Butkus (1922–1978), a Lithuanian-American footballer
• Dick Butkus (born 1942), a Lithuanian-American footballer
• Luke Butkus (born 1979), a Lithuanian-American footballer
• Vytautas Butkus (born 1949), a Lithuanian rower
• Zenonas Butkus (born 1951), a Lithuanian historian