Buttigieg Explained

Buttigieg (Maltese: Buttiġieġ pronounced as /mt/) is a Maltese surname, derived from Sicilian Arabic Abu-d-dajāj, meaning 'chicken owner, poulterer' (literally 'father of chickens').^[1] People with the name include:

• Albert Buttigieg (fl. 2020s), Maltese politician
• Anthony Buttigieg (born 1962), Maltese politician
• Anton Buttigieg (1912–1983), Maltese politician and poet, president of Malta 1976–1981
• Chasten Buttigieg (born 1989), American author, educator, activist
• Claudette Buttigieg (born 1968), Maltese politician
• John Buttigieg (born 1963), Maltese footballer
• John Buttigieg (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer
• Joseph Buttigieg (1947–2019), Maltese-American literary scholar, professor and translator
• Mark Buttigieg (born 1966), Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
• Michael Franciscus Buttigieg (1793–1866), Maltese priest, Bishop of Gozo
• Norman Buttigieg, (born 1956), Maltese footballer
• Pete Buttigieg (born 1982), American politician
• Ray Buttigieg (born 1955), Maltese poet and musician
• Rebecca Buttigieg (born 1993), Maltese politician
• Robbie Buttigieg (1936–2004), Maltese footballer
• Simone Buttigieg (born 1994), Maltese footballer

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland