Hickinbotham Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hickinbotham 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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Hickinbotham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:134,91113,250
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
Australia931:290,27625,669
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hickinbotham 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

Hickinbotham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hickinbotham has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hickinbotham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hickinbotham is the 398,612th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Hickinbotham live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Hickinbotham is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 134,911. In England it is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 20 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 13 percent are found and Herefordshire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Hickinbotham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hickinbotham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hickinbotham surname rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 3,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hickinbotham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hickinbotham are 24.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hickinbotham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 170.92% more than the national average, earning R 643,812 per year; in United States they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $43,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.08% more than the national average, earning $64,629 CAD per year.

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