Bütner or Butner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bo Butner (born 1974), American drag racer Cory Butner (born 1981), American bobsledder Crato Bütner (1616–1679), German Baroque composer Frank Butner Clay (1921–2006), American Army major general Henry W. Butner (1875–1937), American Army general