Bottomley Surname
Approximately 9,941 people bear this surname
Bottomley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bottomley' or 'Bothamley,' some small spot, probably in the West Riding of Yorks, which I have failed to identify. The instance below occurs in the township of Barkisland, in the parish of Halifax.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,652 | 1:9,858 | 1,452 |
| United States | 2,128 | 1:170,328 | 17,211 |
| Australia | 947 | 1:28,507 | 3,870 |
| Canada | 474 | 1:77,733 | 8,736 |
| New Zealand | 151 | 1:29,989 | 5,243 |
| Scotland | 144 | 1:37,179 | 3,577 |
| South Africa | 134 | 1:404,311 | 35,545 |
| Wales | 90 | 1:34,384 | 3,434 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Isle of Man | 21 | 1:4,087 | 875 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,949 | 1:4,925 | 745 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 285 | 1:176,206 | 15,764 |
Bottomley (17) may also be a first name.
Bottomley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bottomley' or 'Bothamley,' some small spot, probably in the West Riding of Yorks, which I have failed to identify. The instance below occurs in the township of Barkisland, in the parish of Halifax. Bottomley now, 500 years later, is found in the same township; v. West Riding of Directory.
Johannes de Bodhomlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margaret Bothomley, of Deane, Lancashire, 1589: Wills at Chester.
1742. Married — Joseph Bottomley and Ann Gant: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at the Lower Lea, or the Dell-Lea [Old English botm + leáh]
Bottomley Demographics
Bottomley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bottomley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bottomley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bottomley is most common in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bottomley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bottomley is the 51,564th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 733,080 people. Bottomley is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Bottomley reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename world-wide, held by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 5,652 people, or 1 in 9,858. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 30 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside and Lancashire, where 6 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Bottomley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bottomley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 497 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bottomley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bottomley surname is chiefly Episcopalian (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bottomley surname are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bottomley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning R 238,752 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $54,052 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botttomley | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bottommley | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bottomly | 94 | 312 | / |
| Botomley | 94 | 3 | / |
| Bottomle | 94 | 2 | / |
| Bottomlee | 89 | 170 | / |
| Bottamley | 89 | 45 | / |
| Bothomley | 89 | 17 | / |
| Bottonley | 89 | 5 | / |
| Bottomlay | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bottomles | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bettomley | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bottomlly | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bottemley | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bootomley | 89 | 0 | / |
| Battomley | 89 | 0 | / |
| Botomly | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bottomille | 84 | 0 | / |
| Bottemly | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bottonly | 82 | 1 | / |
| Botomlee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Battomly | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bottumly | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bottomiller | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bothamley | 78 | 639 | / |
| Bothemley | 78 | 3 | / |
| Batomly | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bothamly | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bathomly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bottamiller | 70 | 15 | / |
| Bothanley | 67 | 1 | / |
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