Bottoms Surname

72,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,808 people bear this surname

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

Bottoms Surname Definition:

Genit., or pl., of Bottom, q.v.

Bottoms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2311:58,1706,894
England3951:141,05813,696
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Australia271:999,84158,390
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5261:46,3415,744
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6661:75,4038,029

Bottoms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit., or pl., of Bottom, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in the valley.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bottoms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bottoms is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bottoms? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bottoms is the 72,418th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,070,439 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bottoms reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6,231 people, or 1 in 58,170. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Nevada, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Bottoms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bottoms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bottoms surname rose 936 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bottoms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bottoms last name are 16.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.09% registered with the party.

The amount Bottoms earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.82% less than the national average, earning $39,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.18% more than the national average, earning $61,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bottomms935/
Botoms922/
Bottams8628/
Bottems8611/
Bothoms8610/
Bottons869/
Buttoms863/
Battoms861/
Bettoms860/
Bottums860/
Boydtoms801/
Botems779/
Botons773/
Batoms771/
Wotoms770/
Battams711,233/
Bettems7192/
Bothams7153/
Battems7111/
Bostons715/
Boutons713/
Botoins711/
Buttums710/
Buttams710/
Bottans710/
Boutems710/
Battons710/
Battoins670/

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Bottoms Reference & Research

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Bottom FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bottoms
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