Higginbotham Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from a place in Lancashire now known as Oakenbottom. The history of the place name is somewhat confused, but it is probably composed of the Old English elements ?cen or acen ‘oaken’ + botme ‘broad valley’. During the Middle Ages this name became successively Eakenbottom and Ickenbottom, the first element becoming associated with the dialect word hicken or higgen ‘mountain ash’ or the personal name Higgin.

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List of People with Surname Higginbotham

According to our database, there are a total of 5,929 people with the surname Higginbotham. Among these people surnamed Higginbotham, there are about 850 different names, with an average of 6 people who have the same name. Linda Higginbotham, Thomas Higginbotham and Michael Higginbotham are the top three most common names from the list of people surnamed Higginbotham, with 54, 47 and 45 people respectively.

Additionally, we found that Texas has the largest number of people surnamed Higginbotham, with a total of 756 people, and there are a total of 405 different names among these people. Florida is the second-most populous state for people with the surname Higginbotham, with a total of 629 people and an average of 372 different names.

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