Bottrill Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bottrill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bottreaux.' Lower suggests this corruption. His view is strongly supported by the first two entries below, which occur close together in the Hundred Rolls of Shropshire.

Roger de Botereus, Salop, 1273.

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Bottrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8571:65,0157,574
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Canada781:472,37940,609
United States691:5,253,028264,570
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Wales221:140,66110,115
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bottrill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bottreaux.' Lower suggests this corruption. His view is strongly supported by the first two entries below, which occur close together in the Hundred Rolls of Shropshire.

Roger de Botereus, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald de Boterel, Salop, ibid.

William de Boterell, Somerset, ibid.

1672. Baptised — William, son of Ephraim Botterell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

= Botterlll, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Bottreaux. In Ayrshire, however, a thickset, dwarfish person is so designated. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Geoffry Boterel, brother of Alan, Count of Penthievre and Richmond, occurs in a Breton charter, 1080 (Morice, Hist. Bret. Preuves, ii. 455). His son Hamon was father of William Botterill, mentioned in England, 1130 (Rot. Pip.). He m. Alice, co-heir of Robert Corbet, sister of Annora, mother of Reginald, Earl of Cornwall by Henry I. This marriage accounts for the settlement of this family in Cornwall, ancestors of the Barons Botreaux.

The Norman People (1874)

Bottrill Last Name Facts

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

Bottrill occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bottrill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bottrill is the 281,955th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. The last name Bottrill is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Bottrill live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 857 people, or 1 in 65,015. In England it is most common in: Leicestershire, where 22 percent are found, West Midlands, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Bottrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bottrill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bottrill surname rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 6,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bottrill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bottrill surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Bottrill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $57,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bottriell94194/
Botrill934/
Bottril932/
Bottrell881,780/
Buttrill88316/
Bottriel883/
Borill8681/
Botril862/
Buttriell820/
Borrill801,237/
Bottrel80153/
Boutril805/
Botrell805/
Butrill804/
Borzill801/
Boril77173/
Borll773/
Botrl771/
Battrell75104/
Buttrell7567/
Bostrell751/
Botrel711,929/
Borell711,473/
Borgil71354/
Boriel71324/
Barill71309/
Boriol71118/
Bouril7186/
Batril718/
Borild718/
Borril717/
Betril712/
Bourll710/
Borrell677,596/
Bouriel67276/
Boitrel67241/
Bourell67185/
Borl67138/
Borzell6773/
Bharill6769/
Bouriol6762/
Bothrel6747/
Borrild6732/
Barrill6713/
Battrel6712/
Borriel6712/
Boutrel6710/
Bargill677/
Butrell674/
Borriol673/
Boreell671/
Barzill671/
Betrell671/
Batrell670/
Bariell670/
Buttrel670/
Vorrill670/

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