Rowbothom Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rowbothom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the roe-bottom,' from residence in the depressed ground frequented by the deer. I cannot find the spot, but the name sprung up in the same district as Shufflebotham, Winterbottom, and Ramsbotham which see), somewhere in the southeast corner of Lancashire.

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Rowbothom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Rowbothom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the roe-bottom,' from residence in the depressed ground frequented by the deer. I cannot find the spot, but the name sprung up in the same district as Shufflebotham, Winterbottom, and Ramsbotham which see), somewhere in the southeast corner of Lancashire. The surname is strongly represented across the Atlantic.

1546. Married — Robert Rowe and Dorythye Robotom: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1592. Oliver Robotham, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1613. Thomas Rowbotham, of Winwick, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1626. William Rowbotham and Sarah Owen: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

= Robotham, Robottom, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rowbottom was an Eyam name in the reign of Charles II. (W.).

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

Rowbothom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowbothom is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowbothom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Rowbothom live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Rowbothom is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily found in: Derbyshire, where 25 percent live, Durham, where 25 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 25 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Rowbothom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rowbothom has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rowbothom last name contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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