Botting Surname

117,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Botting 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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Botting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7291:32,2264,294
United States7141:507,64642,604
Canada5121:71,9648,196
Australia4161:64,8947,770
New Zealand3431:13,2022,294
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Wales241:128,9399,528
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha21:2,927156
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1191:21,7833,085
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

The alternate forms: Bötting (2) are calculated separately.

Botting (60) may also be a first name.

Botting 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

(English) Bot(t)a’s or Bote's Son [Anglo-Saxon Botting: v. under Bott and + the fil. suff.-ing] (French-Teut.) confused with Bottin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Baldwin” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

Botting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botting is found most frequently in England. It may be found in the variant forms: Bötting. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Botting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Botting is the 117,223rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,854,809 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Botting reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. Botting is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 60 people.

Botting is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,729 people, or 1 in 32,226. In England Botting is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 27 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and East Sussex, where 11 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Botting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Botting has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Botting surname rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 893 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Botting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Botting surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Botting are 8.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Botting earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 319.39% more than the national average, earning R 996,636 per year; in United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $51,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bötting952/
Boetting9319/
Bottin925,573/
Boting92429/
Boittin861,440/
Betting861,307/
Batting86569/
Bouttin86154/
Bottion8670/
Botiong8658/
Boiting8653/
Butting8634/
Boeting8627/
Botieng8627/
Bouting8619/
Bottinn8617/
Bottina8614/
Bothing869/
Botteng869/
Bottien864/
Bosting861/
Votting861/
Wotting861/
Bütting861/
Botthin861/
Bottijn861/
Botttin861/
Booting860/
Bohting860/
Boyttin860/
Botin834,688/
Boing832,242/
Bottn831/
Botng831/
Battuing8059/
Botingke8012/
Boething807/
Buosttin801/
Bootieng801/
Buttings800/
Bautting800/
Boutin7732,389/
Botina7718,045/
Battin772,695/
Botten772,265/
Bating77968/
Bosing77819/
Beting77569/
Boteng77491/
Buting77171/
Botion77160/
Bothin77136/
Bostin77110/
Bocing77104/
Boitin7756/
Bootin7750/
Boytin7729/
Boings7727/
Bottim7727/
Woting7725/
Bottne7717/
Böting775/
Buotin774/
Bhotin773/
Voting773/
Botien773/
Botuin773/
Botink772/
Vottin772/
Boinhg771/
Bhoththin751/
Boutingne751/
Boottaeng751/
Bong7339,771/
Boin734,706/
Botn73194/
Battina717,608/
Butiong711,691/
Buiting711,122/
Basting71868/
Beuting71582/
Bettink71423/
Betteng71267/
Bationg71244/
Badting71229/
Bossing71211/
Bootten71135/
Bauting71108/
Buyting7192/
Baating7185/
Bostijn7179/
Boutten7175/
Boutina7154/
Battion7148/
Boising7133/
Watting7127/
Boeteng7122/
Boution7121/
Bothien7117/
Beuttin7117/
Boysing7116/
Botyong7116/
Battien7114/
Basttin7112/
Vatting7110/
Botteen719/
Võtting718/
Bathing717/
Boingne716/
Botinke715/
Busting715/
Buthing714/
Bousing714/
Bouteng714/
Bething713/
Bhattin713/
Beeting713/
Baeting713/
Bouthin713/
Boustin712/
Bosteng712/
Boching712/
Boingke712/
Bozsing712/
Boothin712/
Butings711/
Boucing711/
Boosing711/
Batthin711/
Battinn711/
Wothing711/
Wouting711/
Boitink711/
Wohting711/
Bohteng711/
Boteung711/
Botinck711/
Bostäng711/
Boștina711/
Betieng711/
Baattin711/
Botheng711/
Wooting710/
Vooting710/
Batin679,531/
Bhong678,179/
Bosin671,924/
Buong671,164/
Bastings67807/
Boine67755/
Boten67394/
Boong67350/
Votin67287/
Bhoin67144/
Botim67143/
Bongs67136/
Botyn67130/
Boung67105/
Baudting6788/
Boytinck6785/
Boink6775/
Botne6774/
Buttaeng6773/
Botinova6760/
Buchting6749/
Voing6747/
Bahattin6741/
Bhattina6733/
Bocin6732/
Boyng6726/
Boint6719/
Botín6718/
Bongh6718/
Bongk6714/
Bushting6712/
Buijting6711/
Boinh6710/
Bathtina679/
Bothn677/
Bongz677/
Behtteng676/
Bonng674/
Bousingh673/
Boind673/
Bohng672/
Bostn672/
Batng672/
Bouching672/
Bontt672/
Bongc672/
Boottuen672/
Bottenne671/
Boutn671/
Bootn671/
Battimnc671/
Battn671/
Bhousing671/
Boihn671/
Boingova671/
Badttina671/
Wattuing671/
Boisn671/
Bátin671/
Boussing671/
Bgong671/
D'Botten671/
Badthing671/
Batingue671/
Bothaeng671/
Whatting670/
Vattings670/

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