Ramsbottom Surname

148,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Ramsbottom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ramsbottom,' a populous village in the township of Tottington-Lower End, and in the ancient parish of Bury, Lancashire Nearly all the surnames with suffix -bottom or botham hail from S.

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Ramsbottom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7791:31,3204,178
United States4381:827,53263,418
Canada2861:128,83113,423
Ireland2241:21,0222,142
Australia621:435,41534,362
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0361:11,9721,819
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Ramsbottom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ramsbottom,' a populous village in the township of Tottington-Lower End, and in the ancient parish of Bury, Lancashire Nearly all the surnames with suffix -bottom or botham hail from S.E. Lancashire or the Cheshire border; v. Higginbotham, Shufflebotham, Sidebotham, &c.

Adam Romsbotham, Rossendale. Lancashire, 1556: Wills at Chester.

Ellis Romsbotham, husbandman, Lancashire 1587: ibid.

William Romesbotham, 1602: Preston Guild Rolls.

John Romsbottom, of Romsbottom, 1614: Wills at Chester.

John Ramsbothom, of Elton, parish of Bury, 1693: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Ramsbottom (Lancs) = the Ram’s Valley [the genit. of Old English ram(m, a ram + botm] The forms of this name with -bothom, -botham are frequently found in the 16th cent., e.g.— Richard Romesbothom.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1558.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Lancashire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English), Wild-garlic valley or low ground. Rams- den, Wild-garlic valley or pasture.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Lancashire Comp.from the Flemish, Ransbotyn; a personal name.

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

Ramsbottom is a place in Clitheroe and a hamlet near Bury: in the 16th century Sir Henry Ramsbottom was a priest of Haslingden: in the 15th century Margaret Remesbothome held land in Rossendale Forest (W. W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ramsbottom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramsbottom (Russian: Рамсботтом) is found most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsbottom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,221st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,442,207 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Ramsbottom are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,779 people, or 1 in 31,320. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside, Lancashire, where 16 percent reside and Norfolk, where 7 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Ramsbottom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ramsbottom has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ramsbottom surname declined 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 448 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ramsbottom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ramsbottom surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ramsbottom last name are 21.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ramsbottom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.47% more than the national average, earning R 388,464 per year; in United States they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $49,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $53,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramsbottom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramsbottom in the Russian language
Рамсботтомramsbottom-

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