Higginbottom Explained

Higginbottom should not be confused with Higginbotham.

Higginbottom is a surname of English origin. It is a corruption of Oakenbottom, a place in Bolton-le-Moors, probably influenced by the dialect word hickin or higgin, the mountain ash.^[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Edward Higginbottom (born 1946), British choral director
• Frederick Higginbottom (1859–1943), British journalist and newspaper editor
• Heather Higginbottom (born c. 1972), American politician
• Jake Higginbottom (born 1993), Australian professional golfer
• Sam Higginbottom (1874–1958), English-born American missionary to India, founder of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute

Notes and References

1. Reaney, P.H. & Wilson, R.M. (1997), Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames,, page 231.