Ramsbottom

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Ramsbotham, Ransbottom

Etymology

From either Old English ramm (“ram”) or hramsa (“ramsons”) + botm (“bottom, ground”).

Proper noun

Ramsbottom (countable and uncountable, plural Ramsbottoms)

1. A market town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England, formerly in Lancashire.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Ramsbottom safety valve

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ramsbottom is the 81458^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 232 individuals. Ramsbottom is most common among White (96.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ramsbottom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.