Botten Surname

186,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Botten Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bodin,' i.e. Baldwin, sharpened to Bottin and Botting, with the customary excrescent 'g'. An instance occurs early; v. Boden.

Botoun le Ken, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Botten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6161:588,40748,054
Norway4911:10,4731,157
England4491:124,09412,458
Australia3151:85,7019,916
Canada1591:231,73322,208
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France51:13,284,544357,392
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:81,2518,700
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Botten (10) may also be a first name.

Botten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bodin,' i.e. Baldwin, sharpened to Bottin and Botting, with the customary excrescent 'g'. An instance occurs early; v. Boden.

Botoun le Ken, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1731. Married — Nicholas Philps and Elizabeth Botting: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(French-Teut.) = Bott (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff.-in. (English) confused with Botting, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. A Peter de Botine occurs in the H.R., co. Dorset, temp. Edw. I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

The family of Botting has its present home in the district of Billinghurst. There was a Nicholas Bottynge in Winchelsea in the reign of Elizabeth (C.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Botten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botten occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Botten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,854th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,217,460 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Botten are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Botten is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 588,407. In The United States Botten is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 25 percent reside, Washington, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 22 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Botten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Botten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Botten surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Botten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Botten last name are 2.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.73% registered with the party.

The amount Botten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning 338,744 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.16% more than the national average, earning R 485,172 per year; in United States they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $48,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $49,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bootten92135/
Boutten9275/
Botteen929/
Botteng929/
Bottien924/
Boten91394/
Bottn911/
Boottuen862/
Bottenne861/
D'Botten861/
Batten8322,255/
Bottin835,573/
Betten832,640/
Bouten832,156/
Bosten83735/
Boiten83714/
Booten83683/
Boteng83491/
Butten83441/
Bothen83309/
Wotten83274/
Bottem83163/
Boyten8331/
Boeten8328/
Bozten8322/
Bottne8317/
Botaen8315/
Bohten8314/
Botuen837/
Botien833/
Votten831/
Botn80194/
Botting773,929/
Wootten773,884/
Boittin771,440/
Boosten77572/
Botenne77295/
Bouttin77154/
Batteen7795/
Bottion7770/
Boitene7753/
Boisten7738/
Bettien7736/
Bosteen7734/
Bhoiten7720/
Bottinn7717/
Bothien7717/
Bottina7714/
Battien7714/
Boettin778/
Betteen776/
Battend775/
Bettoen775/
Bhutten774/
Bouteng774/
Bojsten774/
Battenn773/
Bouthen773/
Bosteng772/
Bousten772/
Boyteen771/
Bootenn771/
Boittem771/
Wotthen771/
Whotten771/
Beutten771/
Bohteng771/
Botthin771/
Bottijn771/
Botttin771/
Boysten770/
Woutten770/
Boyttin770/
Baten7352,342/
Botin734,688/
Buten731,011/
Bosen73993/
Woten73429/
Beten73242/
Botyn73130/
Botne7374/
Botem7329/
Botín7318/
Büten7316/
Bothn737/
Uoten734/
Bocen734/
Bettn732/
Bostn732/
Bontt732/
Buttn731/
Boutn731/
Bootn731/
Battn731/
Botng731/
Voten730/
Botenova715/
Baetthen714/
Buttenck711/
Buosttin711/
Boustend710/
Wootteen710/
Bon6751,164/
Wooten6741,443/
Boutin6732,389/
Botina6718,045/
Bettin679,298/
Boysen678,620/
Baeten675,528/
Basten674,796/
Boisen672,736/
Battin672,695/
Bossen672,082/
Bochen671,674/
Bathen67900/
Baaten67509/
Buiten67476/
Boting67429/
Beuten67345/
Buttin67287/
Bateng67286/
Bateen67269/
Bauten67247/
Watten67243/
Batien67237/
Buteng67202/
Buyten67194/
Bothén67179/
Battem67164/
Botion67160/
Bosien67143/
Bohsen67137/
Bothin67136/
Beeten67126/
Bostin67110/
Voyten67106/
Bostem6797/
Badten6794/
Vošten6790/
Botyna6786/
Bothne6780/
Bousen6779/
Vatten6778/
Busten6764/
Boitin6756/
Boosen6756/
Bootin6750/
Boseng6747/
Bethen6738/
Bahten6736/
Bhuten6730/
Boytin6729/
Bottim6727/
Batoen6724/
Woiten6720/
Bocent6717/
Bosåen6715/
Boåsen6715/
Vottem6714/
Vosten6714/
Batent6714/
Buthen6710/
Buttem6710/
Betien6710/
Wouten678/
Butien678/
Bhaten677/
Wojten677/
Böttin676/
Betuen676/
Boycen675/
Bettín675/
Butent675/
Wothen674/
Wodten674/
Woyten674/
Buotin674/
Bost'n673/
Buteen673/
Bhotin673/
Botuin673/
Boucen673/
Bataen673/
Bootne672/
Botink672/
Butaen672/
Boutem672/
Vottin672/
Boutín672/
Boceng672/
Boseen671/
Bosent671/
Bouthn671/
Batthn671/
Batesn671/
Bhosen671/
Bhoththin671/
Wuoten671/
Voiten671/
Wottin671/
Behten671/
Voteng671/
Voteun671/
Bojcen671/
Buttén671/
Boutyn671/
Bosend671/
Boÿsen671/
Betoen671/
Bettìn671/
Baïten671/
Buosen671/
Woottn670/
Boetin670/
Whoten670/

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