Higginbotham Surname

25,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,343 people bear this surname

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

Higginbotham 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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Higginbotham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,9991:19,0782,398
England1,0361:53,7826,558
Australia7681:35,1514,637
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Ireland1101:42,8093,288
Scotland581:92,3076,478
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Wales91:343,83718,086
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jersey51:19,8403,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1301:34,0763,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7491:32,5444,320
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2481:40,2394,734

Higginbotham (27) may also be a first name.

Higginbotham 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

(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

(English) Dweller in, or near, the valley owned by Higgin, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Higginbotham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higginbotham is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higginbotham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,277th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 341,449 people. The surname Higginbotham is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Higginbotham are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Higginbotham is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 27 people.

The last name Higginbotham is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 18,999 people, or 1 in 19,078. In The United States Higginbotham is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Louisiana, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Higginbotham exists in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Higginbotham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higginbotham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Higginbotham last name increased 1,522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 15 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 290 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higginbotham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Higginbotham are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Higginbotham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.16% less than the national average, earning R 99,420 per year; in United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higinbotham96814/
Higginbottham9611/
Igginbotham964/
Higginbotam964/
Higgienbotham963/
Higginbothtam962/
Higghinbotham961/
Higginbostham961/
Higginbothamn961/
Higginbothham961/
Higginboutham961/
Higginnbotham961/
Higgnbotham961/
Higgenbotham92426/
Higginbothan92211/
Higginbothom9275/
Higginbottam9219/
Higgimbotham929/
Higginbatham926/
Hugginbotham924/
Hinginbotham923/
Higginbutham923/
Highinbotham922/
Hicginbotham922/
Hidginbotham922/
Heiginbotham922/
Hegginbotham921/
Higginbetham921/
Higginvotham921/
Higinbodtham921/
Higinbothham921/
Hiqginbotham921/
Hitginbotham921/
Higinbothame920/
Gigginbotham920/
Hignbotham911/
Higinbotam910/
Higgenbottham880/
Higgenbootham880/
Heginbotham87601/
Higinbothom8777/
Higinbothan877/
Higginbotom873/
Hicinbotham873/
Higenbotham873/
Higgmbotham872/
Higinbottam870/
Higinbatham870/
Higginbottom834,116/
Higgenbothan839/
Higinbothane835/
Higginbootom834/
Higgenbothom833/
Higgenbottam832/
Hicginbothan831/
Hichinbotham831/
Higgembotham831/
Higginbathom831/
Higginbathan830/
Higgenbatham830/
Higenbottham830/
Higginboutom830/
Higginbothon830/
Hegginbothan830/
Heginbottham830/
Huggimbotham830/
Hugginbottam830/
Higinbotom820/
Higginbottomn803/
Higginbottome801/
Higenbottam78126/
Hicinbothom7841/
Heginbothom7827/
Higinbottom7810/
Heginbothan785/
Higenbothom780/
Hegimbotham780/
Higgenbotom780/
Higgenbottom75321/
Higginbotton7519/
Higgimbottom753/
Higginbattom753/
Hegginbottom752/
Hinginbottom751/
Higgenboutom750/
Highinbottom750/
Higenbotom730/
Hiembotham730/
Higenbotan730/
Higginbottone720/
Heginbottom70122/
Higenbottom7017/
Heginbothon702/
Higenbottan701/
Heginbottan700/
Higimbottom700/
Higgimbotton6713/
Higgenbotton673/
Hichinbottom671/
Heggenbottom670/
Highenbottom670/
Higgenbettom670/

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