Botrill Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Botrill Surname Definition:

Geoffry Boterel, brother of Alan, Count of Penthievre and Richmond, occurs in a Breton charter, 1080 (Morice, Hist. Bret. Preuves, ii. 455). His son Hamon was father of William Botterill, mentioned in England, 1130 (Rot. Pip.). He m. Alice, co-heir of Robert Corbet, sister of Annora, mother of Reginald, Earl of Cornwall by Henry I.

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Botrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Botrill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Geoffry Boterel, brother of Alan, Count of Penthievre and Richmond, occurs in a Breton charter, 1080 (Morice, Hist. Bret. Preuves, ii. 455). His son Hamon was father of William Botterill, mentioned in England, 1130 (Rot. Pip.). He m. Alice, co-heir of Robert Corbet, sister of Annora, mother of Reginald, Earl of Cornwall by Henry I. This marriage accounts for the settlement of this family in Cornwall, ancestors of the Barons Botreaux.

The Norman People (1874)

Botrill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botrill has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Botrill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Botrill occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Botrill live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

Botrill is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Botrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Botrill has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Botrill surname declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bottrill931,368/
Borill9281/
Botril922/
Bottriell88194/
Borrill861,237/
Boutril865/
Botrell865/
Butrill864/
Bottril862/
Borzill861/
Boril83173/
Borll833/
Botrl831/
Bottrell801,780/
Buttrill80316/
Bottriel803/
Bostrell801/
Botrel771,929/
Borell771,473/
Borgil77354/
Boriel77324/
Barill77309/
Boriol77118/
Bouril7786/
Borild778/
Batril778/
Borril777/
Betril772/
Bourll770/
Buttriell750/
Borl73138/
Borrell717,596/
Bouriel71276/
Boitrel71241/
Bourell71185/
Bottrel71153/
Borzell7173/
Bharill7169/
Bouriol7162/
Bothrel7147/
Borrild7132/
Barrill7113/
Borriel7112/
Boutrel7110/
Bargill717/
Butrell714/
Borriol713/
Boreell711/
Betrell711/
Barzill711/
Batrell710/
Vorrill710/
Bariell710/
Borel6718,199/
Baril6714,918/
Bořil67388/
Battrell67104/
Borilova6782/
Buttrell6767/
Bourrell6757/
Bourriel6743/
Boorl679/
Bhorl673/
Borhl672/
Barriell672/
Barll672/
Boryl672/
Borlh671/
Bourl671/
Báril671/
Borél671/
Borrrell671/
Borruell671/
Bosrl671/
Bosrrell670/
Bothroel670/

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