Bootyman Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bootyman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boothman.' Found in Northumberland, and no doubt the Scottish bothie-man, a cottager. It is a well-known surname about Newcastle-on-Tyne. Rather curiously Bonnyman and Bootiman occur together in the South Shields Directory (1885-6).

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Bootyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Bootyman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the boothman.' Found in Northumberland, and no doubt the Scottish bothie-man, a cottager. It is a well-known surname about Newcastle-on-Tyne. Rather curiously Bonnyman and Bootiman occur together in the South Shields Directory (1885-6). 'Bothieman, equivalent to English hind, and borrowed from the circumstance of hinds inhabiting bothies' (Jamieson). v. Boothman.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

More likely from the ' booty ' than from the good looks which the first of the name was possessed of. The Scotch orthography is Bootiman, and a correspondent suggests that "boothie"-man, or cottager, is the meaning.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

BEUTYMAN, BEAUTYMAN: More likely from the ' booty ' than from the good looks which the first of the name was possessed of. The Scotch orthography is Bootiman, and a correspondent suggests that "boothie"-man, or cottager, is the meaning.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bootyman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bootyman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bootyman is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bootyman? popularity and diffusion

Bootyman is the 2,746,821st most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Bootyman reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Bootyman is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 47 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 2 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Bootyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bootyman has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bootyman surname expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bootiman8818/
Bootimant820/
Boteman801/
Botteman75106/
Boeteman7528/
Bouteman7527/
Botioman751/
Botemane751/
Bostiman751/
Buttyman750/
Bautyman750/
Beautyman71169/
Bottemane713/
Boutemain712/
Bothemane711/
Boutemane711/
Boettiman710/
Bateman6752,908/
Butiman67492/
Bouttemant6774/
Batiman6716/
Buteman672/
Bouttemand671/
Báteman671/
Woteman670/

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