Bottomly Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bottomly 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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Bottomly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Bottomly (12) may also be a first name.

Bottomly 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

Bottomly Last Name Facts

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

Bottomly is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bottomly.

How Common Is The Last Name Bottomly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Bottomly live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

Bottomly is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Bottomly is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Bottomly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bottomly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bottomly surname expanded 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bottomly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bottomly last name are 16.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Bottomly earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,933 USD per year.

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