North German (Böteler): possibly an occupational name
from an agent derivative of Low German böteln ‘to pound’,
for someone who either made wooden mallets (bötel) or used
one; this was an implement commonly used by the North Sea to pound
down the turfs on the dikes.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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