Higginbotham

English

Alternative forms

• Hickenbottom, Higgenbotham, Higginbottom, Higinbotham

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, now called Oakenbottom, from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + botm (“bottom; broad valley”).

Proper noun

Higginbotham (plural Higginbothams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Higginbotham is the 2492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14489 individuals. Higginbotham is most common among White (88.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Higginbotham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176.