SIDEBOTTOM
Sidebottom is a surname of English provenance, originating within the British Isles and more specifically in the country of England. It is articulated in the English language and traditionally associated with Christian religious practices.
The surname is locational or topographical in nature. It is derived from the Old English sʰide, meaning "wide" or "broad," coupled with bottom, a term used for a valley or hollow. Consequently, the name would have originally described an individual dwelling in or near a wide valley.
Historical records demonstrate that the name was established in the northern counties of England, particularly within Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire. It appears either as a locational surname connected to a place named Sidebottom in Cheshire close to Stockport, or as a topographical designation for those residing in a broad valley in the same region.
Several documentary attestations illustrate the early use of the surname. A Thomas de Sidebotham is recorded in the 1400 volume of East Cheshire’s historical register, while a Robert Sidbothom is noted in a list of knights, gentlemen, and freeholders for the Macclesfield Hundred in 1445. Further evidence comes from Church Registers, where a christening of Thomas Sidebotham at St. Mary’s, Stockport, occurred on 1 May 1611, and the marriage of Richard Sidebotham and Elizabeth Backhouse took place on 16 October 1629 in Rothwell, Yorkshire.
The earliest documented spelling of the family name is that of Hugh de Sidbothume, recorded in the Assize Court Rolls of Cheshire in 1289, during the reign of King Edward I, who reigned from 1272 to 1307.
The heraldry most commonly associated with the Sidebottom family comprises a blue shield featuring a silver chevron guttee de sang between two eagles displayed in chief, a garb in base, and a cross crosslet occupying the chief point, all rendered in gold.
Typical given names associated with the Sidebottom surname
Male
- Andrew
- David
- James
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
Female
- Audrey
- Claire
- Dorothy
- Eileen
- Emma
- Jean
- Jennifer
- Kate
- Margaret
- Mary
- Michelle
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 1,806 people named Sidebottom in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,580th most common surname in Britain. Around 28 in a million people in Britain are named Sidebottom.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Sidebottom
- Ryan Sidebottom - Cricket player of England.
- Arnie Sidebottom - Test and Country cricketer, football player
- Geoff Sidebottom - Football player (1936 to 2008)
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