Rosebottom Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Rosebottom Surname Definition:

Local; "the bottom or valley where the sweet-briar rose abounds."

Rosebottom Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rosebottom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local; "the bottom or valley where the sweet-briar rose abounds."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Rosebottom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rosebottom has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosebottom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rosebottom is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Rosebottom live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Rosebottom is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 100 percent reside. Other than Australia it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 50 percent reside.

Rosebottom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rosebottom has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rosebottom surname declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosbottom95312/
Rousebottom953/
Rouse-Bottom913/
Rossbottom9020/
Rosobottom901/
Rasbottom841/
Rosbottam841/
Rosbothom840/
Risbottom840/
Rossbothom801/
Rawsbottom800/
Rhusbottom800/
Rausbottom800/
Rassbottom800/
Rosbotham74375/
Rossbotham7061/
Rosbatham630/
Rasbotham630/
Rosa Beitum571/
Rosabety Maia521/
Rospatimah508/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rosebottom
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