Bottomley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bottomley Name Meaning: A locational name deriving from the place named 'Bottomley' in Yorkshire.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin & means 'the wood or glade in the broad valley'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bottomley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bottomley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 380
At Home 62
Wool Comber 57
Power Loom Weaver 40
Labourer 35
House Keeper 30
Hand Loom Weaver 29
Worsted Spinner 29
House Servant 28
Stone Mason 28
Agricultural Labourer 26
Cotton Piecer 24
Dress Maker 23
Weaver 23
Butcher 18
Pauper 18
Coal Miner 18
Cotton Spinner 17
Domestic Duties 16
Weaver Cotton 16
Blacksmith 15
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 15
Woollen Weaver 15
Power Loom Weaver Worsted 15
Powerloom Weaver 15

Bottomley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bottomley 100% 35,186
2 Bottomly 89% 1,225
3 Bottamley 89% 234

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The surname Bottomley is the most popular version of all its varients

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