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 most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgenbottom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 851,613th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. Higgenbottom occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Higgenbottom are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 1,143,404. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 24 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States Higgenbottom occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Higgenbottom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Higgenbottom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Higgenbottom surname rose 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Higgenbottom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Higgenbottom surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Higgenbottom surname are 30.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.61% registered with the political 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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