Winterbottom

English

Alternative forms

  • Winterbotham

Etymology

From Old English winter (winter) + botm (bottom, ground), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a valley only in winter, while spending the summer on the upland pastures.

Proper noun

Winterbottom (plural Winterbottoms)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Winterbottom is the 27354th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 883 individuals. Winterbottom is most common among White (94.22%) individuals.

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