Bottomley
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English botm (“bottom; abyss”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bottom + -ley (“lea”); compare the name Bottom.
Proper noun
editBottomley (plural Bottomleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bottomley is the 18317th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1513 individuals. Bottomley is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bottomley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.