Rowbottom Surname

137,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Rowbottom 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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Rowbottom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8401:30,2824,062
Australia5621:48,0356,004
United States3791:956,35671,269
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Wales571:54,2904,971
Scotland351:152,9669,000
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7941:13,5872,043
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Rowbottom 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

Rowbottom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowbottom is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowbottom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,142nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,229,289 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Rowbottom live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,840 people, or 1 in 30,282. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 16 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Rowbottom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowbottom has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rowbottom surname rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowbottom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rowbottom surname are 18.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rowbottom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.61% less than the national average, earning R 155,388 per year; in United States they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $43,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $46,336 CAD per year.

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