Botham Surname

147,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Botham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bottom.' a depression in the land, the fall of a hillside, as in Lancashire dialect, 'bottom o'th moor,' 'bottom o'th hill'; compare Birkenshaw Bottoms, near Gomersal, Yorkshire; also Bottom Brow, near Skircoat, Yorkshire Middle English bolun, bottomt, and bothom.

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Botham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6611:33,5454,437
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
Australia3541:76,2598,927
Canada3501:105,27311,355
India531:14,472,932242,024
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales371:83,6366,963
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Jersey51:19,8403,614
France51:13,284,544357,392
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7731:31,5334,186
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Botham (90) may also be a first name.

Botham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bottom.' a depression in the land, the fall of a hillside, as in Lancashire dialect, 'bottom o'th moor,' 'bottom o'th hill'; compare Birkenshaw Bottoms, near Gomersal, Yorkshire; also Bottom Brow, near Skircoat, Yorkshire Middle English bolun, bottomt, and bothom. 'Botune, or botum': Promptorium Parvulorum Many compounds have found their way into our directories, all hailing from North-English localities; compare Bottomley and Bothamley, Longbottom and Rowbotham., idebottom and Sidebotham, Higginbottom and Higginbotham, Shufflebotham, &c, which see, compare also Robertus de Crumwelbothom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John del Bothum, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Willelmus de Bouthom, 1379: Yorkshire.

Laurence de Bothum, Yorkshire, 1297. Writs of Parliament.

1610. Married — Gilbert Bothom and Mary Clec: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

= Bottom, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. Any low grounds; a dale or valley.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Anglo-Saxon botm, a bottom or valley. Hence the names Bottomley, Higginbottom, Longbottom, Oakenbottom, Othenbottom, Owlerbottom, Pitchbottom, Ramsbottom, Rosebottom, Rowbottom, Shoebottom, Shufflebottom, Sidebottom, Tarbottom, Winterbottom.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Bodham; a location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Botham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botham (Hindi: बोथम, Marathi: बॉथम, Tibetan: བོ་ཐམ་) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Botham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,887th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,435,677 people. The last name Botham occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Botham reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 90 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,661 people, or 1 in 33,545. In England it is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 16 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Botham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Botham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Botham surname increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 617 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 540 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Botham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Botham last name are 10.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Botham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning R 214,848 per year; in United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bootham92130/
Bhotham925/
Bohtham924/
Bothham923/
Boutham921/
Bottham920/
Botam91148/
Bouthaim86171/
Bhootham8680/
Boohtham861/
Batham838,843/
Betham833,321/
Butham83324/
Botame83200/
Bostam8390/
Bottam8332/
Bootam8326/
Boytam8324/
Bothom8321/
Wotham8319/
Bothan8314/
Boutam8313/
Bhotam831/
Votham831/
Beetham771,972/
Bostame771,081/
Boutaam77746/
Bhutham77592/
Botacim7792/
Bhootam7781/
Botheim7777/
Bothane7763/
Bothang7727/
Bothome7724/
Bhatham7719/
Bosthan7719/
Buttham7712/
Buutham778/
Bhetham778/
Baatham777/
Botasim777/
Boothan775/
Bautham775/
Boshtam774/
Bathame774/
Boutame773/
Bathamm773/
Bathham773/
Bettham773/
Boutgam773/
Budtham773/
Bethaam772/
Bouthan772/
Wootham771/
Beutham771/
Battham771/
Bustham771/
Buitham771/
Botheum771/
Boustam771/
Boutaim771/
Bataham771/
Bhgotam771/
Bgoutam771/
Baetham771/
Boostam771/
Bgatham771/
Bhoitam771/
Buthame771/
Boottam771/
Buhtham771/
Bochtam770/
Bothain770/
Botan738,221/
Betam731,497/
Butam73535/
Batam73368/
Botom7333/
Votam7310/
Wotam732/
Botassim7176/
Bouthain7140/
Bottheim7138/
Bottacim7113/
Badthgam713/
Bhuutham713/
Bhataham713/
Boothand712/
Bhudtham712/
Bhootamm711/
Bhothane711/
Boithoom711/
Bahatham711/
Bustaham711/
Bouthang711/
Bouthanh711/
Bottasim711/
Bostan6749,677/
Bathan679,911/
Bottom673,021/
Bhutam672,099/
Bottan671,919/
Bastam67911/
Boitan67910/
Bustam67909/
Vatham67892/
Bettam67838/
Bootan67539/
Butame67404/
Boutan67352/
Bhatam67249/
Botane67151/
Botean67139/
Buttam67137/
Bhatom67121/
Watham67115/
Botome67107/
Battam6791/
Bostom6782/
Batame6772/
Bahtam6764/
Botang6754/
Vutham6753/
Bethom6748/
Bataim6746/
Buotan6744/
Bothon6743/
Bhetam6743/
Bhotom6723/
Boytan6717/
Vottam6717/
Bhuddtham6713/
Beetam678/
Boutom678/
Bautam677/
Botain675/
Bhotan674/
Buutam674/
Botaan674/
Wootam674/
Bohtan673/
Bodtan673/
Buthom672/
Botoum672/
Batgam672/
Bathom671/
Baetam671/
Baatam671/
Botgan671/
Bootom671/
Boutheane671/
Butgam671/
Bothateng671/
Bataam671/
Batamg671/
Butaim671/
Buitam671/

Botham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Botham in the Tibetan language
བོ་ཐམ་botam-
Botham in the Marathi language
बॉथमbothama73.33
बोथमbothama23.33
बाँथमbamthama3.33
Botham in the Hindi language
बोथमbothama66.67
बाथमbathama33.33

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