Bottomley

English

Alternative forms

• Bothamley

Etymology

Habitational 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

Bottomley (plural Bottomleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bottomley is the 18317^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1513 individuals. Bottomley is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bottomley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.