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

Winterbotham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterbotham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 734,496th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Winterbotham are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Winterbotham is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 29 percent reside, California, where 25 percent reside and Arizona, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States Winterbotham occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Winterbotham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winterbotham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winterbotham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Winterbotham are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.28% being registered to vote for the 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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