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 888
Worsted Spinner 64
Woollen Weaver 62
Cotton Weaver 60
Worsted Weaver 53
Cotton Piecer 40
Dress Maker 37
Cotton Operative 35
General Labourer 34
Cotton Reeler 34
Stone Mason 34
Coal Miner 32
Cotton Spinner 22
Cotton Winder 22
House Keeper 22
Labourer 20
Annuitant 19
Wire Drawer 19
Cotton Twister 17
Grocer 17
Charwoman 16
Butcher 15
Domestic Servant 14
Wife 13
Agricultural Labourer 13

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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