Bothy Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bothy Surname Definition:

BOTHIE: A local Aberdeenshire surname. Thomas Bothie was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1508 (NSCM., I, p. 44), and Gilbert Bothie was defender in a court action, 1595 (RSCA., I, p. 351).

Bothy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1971:58,3599,452
France671:991,384111,008
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Böthy (1) are calculated separately.

Bothy (71) may also be a first name.

Bothy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BOTHIE: A local Aberdeenshire surname. Thomas Bothie was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1508 (NSCM., I, p. 44), and Gilbert Bothie was defender in a court action, 1595 (RSCA., I, p. 351).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bothy Last Name Facts

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

Bothy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺗﻰ) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms: Böthy. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bothy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 823,466th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname Bothy is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Bothy reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most common first name in the world, held by 71 people.

The last name Bothy is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 58,359. In Belgium Bothy is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 94 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Belgium Bothy occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Bothy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bothy has changed through the years. In England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böthy931/
Botthy9135/
Boothy9129/
Bouthy9119/
Bothiy9114/
Bojthy916/
Bothay914/
Bothey911/
Boty891,619/
Boothey83428/
Boithay8339/
Bosthys8314/
Bothaya831/
Boothty830/
Botha80177,927/
Bothe8015,324/
Botty804,482/
Booty801,980/
Bouty801,901/
Bethy801,428/
Botay80899/
Botoy80850/
Botey80734/
Boteh80374/
Boity80331/
Bothi80284/
Bathy80136/
Báthy8039/
Buthy8031/
Botyo8027/
Vothy8027/
Botiy8014/
Botyi8011/
Bhoty8010/
Bothé805/
Botih805/
Botys802/
Bothè801/
Botuy801/
Boyty800/
Bouthaya775/
Geebothy771/
Bouchthy771/
Boothoyd770/
Boosthey770/
Boothe7315,502/
Bathiy731,505/
Boutha73775/
Bootha73365/
Botaya73318/
Bethay73316/
Boutih73244/
Boztay73241/
Bothai73190/
Botuha73171/
Botich73152/
Bhotiy73116/
Bojthe73100/
Buthey7395/
Bethuy7395/
Bathey7393/
Boutay7390/
Boutty7386/
Bouthe7384/
Buthay7378/
Bottey7373/
Boitha7370/
Bathay7369/
Bhotha7360/
Bother7356/
Bothoa7355/
Bothet7350/
Boitey7345/
Boithe7342/
Bootay7339/
Básthy7338/
Boztoy7337/
Bhothe7333/
Boytha7328/
Boethe7328/
Botych7325/
Bhoity7324/
Bottha7323/
Butuhy7321/
Bouthé7320/
Bottoy7319/
Boothi7318/
Boutey7318/
Boythe7317/
Bouteh7317/
Boutiy7317/
Bothie7316/
Botteh7316/
Botheh7316/
Bootey7315/
Bethey7315/
Bostay7315/
Buthiy7314/
Bothee7313/
Bothaa7312/
Bottay7311/
Boithi7310/
Booteh7310/
Bothge7310/
Beethy739/
Bojtay738/
Vouthy737/
Bohtey737/
Bothes736/
Boitay736/
Bouthè736/
Vothuy735/
Bhothi735/
Botesh735/
Bothoi735/
Botthe735/
Bhotay735/
Botoey735/
Wouthy734/
Bhotey733/
Botech733/
Bothea732/
Bothha732/
Botish732/
Bothio732/
Bouthi732/
Batthy732/
Bathyi732/
Boytoy732/
Bodthe732/
Boztuy732/
Bhotyo732/
Buthoy731/
Buothi731/
Botaiy731/
Botoha731/
Botthi731/
Bottih731/
Botysh731/
Boudty731/
Bhethy731/
Boitty731/
Betthy731/
Boejty731/
Bootty731/
Bohteh731/
Buotha731/
Botheu731/
Beőthy731/
Bhotoy731/
Bhathy731/
Bauthy731/
Basthy731/
Batahy731/
Bašthy731/
Botaih731/
Boetey731/
Boitoy731/
Wothey730/
Bothis730/
Woothy730/
Bohyte730/
Beuthy730/
Bota67143,232/
Bote6723,100/
Boti6712,165/
Baty6710,038/
Boutaya672,128/
Buty67365/
Bouchty67341/
Boother67323/
Bouther67268/
Boistay67239/
Bouthet67201/
Voty67102/
Botă6799/
Boutich6768/
Bostich6752/
Botaish6729/
Bathaya6723/
Boté6722/
Boothes6720/
Bhoithe6720/
Bhootha6719/
Boteach6718/
Bouthez6716/
Botesch6715/
Bhathay6715/
Botther6715/
Bottich6710/
Botí6710/
Bouthit679/
Bêty679/
Boutaha678/
Woty677/
Bhathiy677/
Boothie676/
Bhoitay674/
Boutech674/
Boethai674/
Bouthie674/
Battahy674/
Bahthay674/
Boyther673/
Bhuthey673/
Baathay673/
Bouteih672/
Bodther672/
Bhoothi672/
Boodthi672/
Bhothip672/
Buthuys671/
Bothest671/
Botthaa671/
Bouthih671/
Beethey671/
Bathaiy671/
Bhuthay671/
Bhuthiy671/
Boitich671/
Boethea671/
Voutthy671/
Boostay671/
Boothee671/
Bootheh671/
Botahie671/
Botheas671/
Bothuha671/
Boustih671/
Bosther671/
Bahathy671/
Bhothai671/
Boujtoy671/
Boshtay671/
Bootaha671/
Bouythi671/
Bouterh671/
Bothuis671/
Bouttay671/
Bouthai671/
Bouthed671/
Bouthes671/
Bouthip671/
Boutieh671/
Boothai671/
Boottha671/
Bootthi671/
Bothher671/
Botj671/
Boither670/
Botheis670/
Booshty670/
Boottey670/

Bothy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bothy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺗﻰbwty-

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