Bottom Surname
Approximately 3,021 people bear this surname
Bottom 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,961 | 1:184,834 | 18,426 |
| England | 512 | 1:108,824 | 11,299 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| South Africa | 138 | 1:392,592 | 34,819 |
| Australia | 101 | 1:267,284 | 24,253 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 798 | 1:30,546 | 4,075 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 603 | 1:83,281 | 8,714 |
Bottom (58) may also be a first name.
Bottom 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.
(English) Dweller in a Dell or Valley [Old English botm]
(English) Dweller in the valley.
Local. Any low grounds; a dale or valley.
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.
Bottom: (Anglo-Saxon botn), the head of a valley. We have it in composition as Sidebottom, Ramsbottom (the bottom where ramson or garlic grows), Winterbottom (the winding head of the valley). In Lancashire “hichin” is the mountain-ash, whence the name Higginbottom; Shufflebotham for Sheeppen-bottom. Also Bottome.
Bottom Demographics
Average Male Bottom Height
176.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bottom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bottom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bottom is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bottom? popularity and diffusion
Bottom is the 146,698th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,412,296 people. The surname Bottom occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Bottom reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 58 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,961 people, or 1 in 184,834. In The United States Bottom is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 17 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.
Bottom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bottom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bottom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bottom last name are 27.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.46% registered with the political party.
The amount Bottom earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.78% less than the national average, earning R 162,108 per year; in United States they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $41,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,903 CAD per year.
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Bottom Reference & Research
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