Winterbotham Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Winterbotham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterbottom'; for origin, v. Winter. Like most of the surnames whose suffix is the local -bottom, Winterbottom arose in the south-east corner of Lancashire, on the Cheshire and Yorkshire borders.

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Winterbotham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
England1451:384,26226,878
Australia431:627,80744,139
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Winterbotham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Winterbottom'; for origin, v. Winter. Like most of the surnames whose suffix is the local -bottom, Winterbottom arose in the south-east corner of Lancashire, on the Cheshire and Yorkshire borders. It is believed that Saddleworth is its precise and original habitat; v. Higginbotham, Shufflebottom, and Botham.

1564. Married — John Dowleye and Agnes Wintrebothom: Reg. Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1500. Orme Winterbottom, parish of Ashton-under-Lyne: Wills at Chester.

1593. Jams Winterbottom, of Mosley, Ashton-under-Lyne: ibid.

1618. Richard Winterbotham, of Hartshead, Ashton-under-Lyne: ibid.

1644. Buried — George Winterbothom, stewarde of Stockport: Reg. Stockport Parish Ch. (vide East Cheshire).

1653. Robert Winterbothom, mayor of Stockport: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at a WiNter Valley or Hollow [bottom-Old English botm-denotes in Southern English Lanc.a valley or hollow] John Winterbotham (Winwick, S. Lanc.).—Chester Marr. Lic., A.D. 1623.

A ‘winter-bottom' was prob. a valley or hollow which was used by shepherds for shelter in the winter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the valley or hollow used by shepherds for shelter in the winter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See Bottom in Supplement. "The Winterbottoms are a time-honoured stock indigenous to Saddleworth." Folks of Shields, p. 22.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Winterbotham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winterbotham occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterbotham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 734,496th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Winterbotham reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

Winterbotham is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Winterbotham is most common in: Ohio, where 29 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and Arizona, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Winterbotham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winterbotham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winterbotham last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winterbotham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winterbotham last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Winterbotham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $50,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winterbottam921/
Winterbothan921/
Winterbothom920/
Winterbotom871/
Winterbottom834,359/
Winterbottan830/
Wintterbottom800/
Winterbatom780/
Winterbotton7514/
Winterrbotton721/

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