Bottomley Surname

51,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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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Bottomley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,6521:9,8581,452
United States2,1281:170,32817,211
Australia9471:28,5073,870
Canada4741:77,7338,736
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Scotland1441:37,1793,577
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Wales901:34,3843,434
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Isle of Man211:4,087875
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
France171:3,907,219231,005
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,9491:4,925745
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Jersey81:6,4851,119
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:176,20615,764

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.

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

(English) Dweller at the Lower Lea, or the Dell-Lea [Old English botm + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bottomley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bottomley is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bottomley? popularity and diffusion

Bottomley is the 51,564th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 733,080 people. The last name Bottomley is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Bottomley live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Bottomley is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 5,652 people, or 1 in 9,858. In England Bottomley is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 30 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside and Lancashire, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Bottomley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bottomley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bottomley surname expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 497 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bottomley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bottomley surname is chiefly Episcopalian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bottomley are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% being registered with 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.

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