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
School 484
Weaver 48
Private Means 35
Cotton Weaver 35
Cotton Spinner 24
At Home 21
Clerk 21
Coal Miner Hewer 20
House Keeper 19
Housekeeper 19
Labourer 19
Worsted Spinner 18
Dressmaker 17
General Labourer 16
Milliner 16
None 16
Scholar 16
Stone Mason 16
Farm Labourer 15
House Painter 13
Carter 13
Assisting In Business 12
Cotton Winder 12
Butcher 12
Worsted Twister 12

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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