Ramsbotton Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ramsbotton 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.
Read More About This SurnameRamsbotton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Ramsbotton 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.
(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.
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.).
Ramsbotton Demographics
Ramsbotton Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Ramsbotton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ramsbotton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ramsbotton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ramsbotton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ramsbotton are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Alabama, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 25 percent are found.
Ramsbotton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ramsbotton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ramsbotton surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ramsbotton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ramsbotton surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsbottom | 90 | 2,984 | / |
| Ransbotton | 90 | 6 | / |
| Remsbotton | 90 | 1 | / |
| Reamsbottom | 86 | 219 | / |
| Ransbottonn | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ramsbotom | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ransbottom | 80 | 766 | / |
| Ramsbottam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ramsbothom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rainsbottom | 76 | 4 | / |
| Reamsbothom | 76 | 4 | / |
| Ramsbothane | 76 | 0 | / |
| Ramsbotham | 70 | 414 | / |
| Ransbottam | 70 | 0 | / |
| Ransbotham | 60 | 50 | / |
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