Higgenbottom Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

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

Higgenbottom Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Mountain-Ash Valley [higgin or hickin, said to be a Lanc. and Chesh. Dialectal-word for ‘mountain-ash’ + bottom, a vale; Old English botm] Most of the bearers of this name (in its various forms) seem to have derived it from an extinct East-Cheshire place- name.

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Higgenbottom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Higgenbottom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Mountain-Ash Valley [higgin or hickin, said to be a Lanc. and Chesh. Dialectal-word for ‘mountain-ash’ + bottom, a vale; Old English botm] Most of the bearers of this name (in its various forms) seem to have derived it from an extinct East-Cheshire place- name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Higgenbottom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higgenbottom is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgenbottom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 851,613th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Higgenbottom reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Higgenbottom is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 1,143,404. In The United States Higgenbottom is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 24 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Higgenbottom occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Higgenbottom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Higgenbottom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Higgenbottom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Higgenbottom last name are 30.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.61% being registered to vote for the party.

Higgenbottom earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $43,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higenbottom9617/
Higgenbotom960/
Higginbottom924,116/
Haggenbottom9211/
Higgenbothom923/
Higgenbotton923/
Higgenbottam922/
Heggenbottom920/
Higgenbottum920/
Higgenboutom920/
Highenbottom920/
Higgenbettom920/
Higenbotom910/
Higginbottomn883/
Higginbottome881/
Higgenbottham880/
Higenbottam87126/
Higinbottom8710/
Higginbotom873/
Higenbothom870/
Hicenbottom870/
Hegenbottom870/
Higgenbotham83426/
Higginbothom8375/
Higginbottam8319/
Higginbotton8319/
Higginbootom834/
Higgimbottom833/
Higginbattom833/
Hegginbottom832/
Hichenbottom832/
Higgenbothum831/
Higginbottum831/
Hagginbottom831/
Hinginbottom831/
Higenbottham830/
Higginboutom830/
Highinbottom830/
Highenbotton830/
Higinbotom820/
Higginbottham8011/
Higgienbotham803/
Higginbothtam802/
Higginbottone800/
Higgenbootham800/
Heginbottom78122/
Higinbothom7877/
Higginbotam784/
Higenbotham783/
Higenbothum781/
Higgnbotham781/
Higenbottan781/
Higinbottam780/
Higimbottom780/
Higginbotham7521,343/
Hagginbothom7526/
Higgimbotton7513/
Higgenbothan759/
Higginbothum754/
Higgembotham751/
Higginbathom751/
Hichinbottom751/
Haggenbotham750/
Higgenbatham750/
Higginboutum750/
Higginbothon750/
Hugginbottam750/
Hignbotham731/
Higenbotan730/
Higinbotam730/
Higghinbotham721/
Higginbostham721/
Higginbothamn721/
Higginbothham721/
Higginboutham721/
Higginnbotham721/
Higinbotham70814/
Hicinbothom7041/
Heginbothom7027/
Igginbotham704/
Higgmbotham702/
Higinbothum700/
Higginbothan67211/
Higgimbotham679/
Higginbatham676/
Hugginbotham674/
Hagginbotham674/
Hinginbotham673/
Higginbutham673/
Highinbotham672/
Hicginbotham672/
Hidginbotham672/
Heiginbotham672/
Hegginbotham671/
Hogginbotham671/
Higginbetham671/
Higginvotham671/
Higinbodtham671/
Higinbothham671/
Hiqginbotham671/
Hitginbotham671/
Hagginbathom671/
Higinbothame670/
Heginbottham670/
Gigginbotham670/

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