Hickenbotham Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hickenbotham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Higginbottom,' a small spot, now, I believe, obsolete titularly, in the neighbourhood of Marple and Macclesfield, in East Cheshire.

The meaning, no doubt, is the bottom, or hollow deprei lion in the land, where Higgin or Hickin resided; v.

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Hickenbotham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Hickenbotham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Higginbottom,' a small spot, now, I believe, obsolete titularly, in the neighbourhood of Marple and Macclesfield, in East Cheshire.

The meaning, no doubt, is the bottom, or hollow deprei lion in the land, where Higgin or Hickin resided; v. Higgin, Hickin, and Higg. In Mr. Earwaker 5 History East Cheshire appear the names of John Rowbothome, Jol fil. Sidebothome, and Ottiwell Heginbothome, as owners of land in 1670. There is no doubt this is the district where several of our most familiar surnames with suffix -bottom arose; v. Shufflebottom, Sidebotton, Longbottom, and Rowbottom; also v. Botham.

John Hyggynbothom. 1563: Reg. Prestbury Church, Cheshire.

Nicholas Hichinbothome, of Marple. gent., 1579: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Alice Higginbotham, of Marple, 1595: Lancashire, and Cheshire Record Society.

1762. Married — Joseph Higenbotom and Sarah Bacon: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Following a writer in Gent. Mag. Oct., 1820, I have elsewhere suggested that this strange word might be Ickenlaum, O. Germ, for oak tree. Another etymology assigned was hickin, a Lancashire provincialism for the mountain ash, and bottom, a low ground or valley. A correspondent suggests its identity with the Dutch family name Hoogenboom, which signifies "high tree," either from the first bearer's residence near one, or a sobriquet allusive to stature.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of the German name, Ickenbaum, that is, oak—tree.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hickenbotham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hickenbotham is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hickenbotham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 885,573rd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname Hickenbotham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Hickenbotham are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 20 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Hickenbotham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hickenbotham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hickenbotham last name increased 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hickenbotham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hickenbotham are 28.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.68% registered to vote for the political party.

Hickenbotham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning $38,546 USD per year.

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