Longbottom Surname

117,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Longbottom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the long bottom,' i.e. the long hollow; v. Bottom, and compare Ramsbotham, Higginbottom, and especially Broadbotham.

Thomas Langbotehom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Longbotehom, 1379: ibid.

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Longbottom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8891:29,4963,973
Australia1,0431:25,8833,528
United States5601:647,24851,938
Canada1101:334,96030,494
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
France301:2,214,091176,965
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Wales191:162,87011,152
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
East Timor11:1,215,928507
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6401:9,2331,380
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Longbottom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the long bottom,' i.e. the long hollow; v. Bottom, and compare Ramsbotham, Higginbottom, and especially Broadbotham.

Thomas Langbotehom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Longbotehom, 1379: ibid.

1557. Thomas Longbottom, rector of Ashwell Thorp, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1603-4. Richard Longbothom, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1612. John Longbothome and Margery Hutchins: Marriage Lic. (London).

1685. Baptised — Anne, d. Samuel Longbotham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1705. Married — John Langbotham and Margaret Newman: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

(English) Dweller at the Long Valley or Dell [Middle English Old English long + Dialectal English bottom, a valley, low ground; Old English botm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Longbeddom; a location name in Dumfriesshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Longbottom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longbottom (Russian: Лонгботтом) is most common in England. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longbottom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,602nd most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,861,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Longbottom are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Longbottom is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,889 people, or 1 in 29,496. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 44 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Longbottom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Longbottom has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Longbottom last name decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 316 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longbottom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Longbottom last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Longbottom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 195.32% more than the national average, earning 1,022,040 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.09% more than the national average, earning R 451,728 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $43,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $44,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longbotom952/
Longbotton9018/
Longbottam906/
Longbothom902/
Longbuttom900/
Langbottom900/
Longbottham860/
Longbotham80397/
Longbothum8027/
Longbothan702/
Longvotham701/
Longhbothan670/

Longbottom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Longbottom in the Russian language
Лонгботтомlongbottom-

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