Higginbotham

== English == === Alternative forms === Hickenbottom, Higgenbotham, Higginbottom, Higinbotham === Etymology === Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, now called Oakenbottom, from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + botm (“bottom; broad valley”). === Proper noun === Higginbotham (plural Higginbothams) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Higginbotham is the 2492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14489 individuals. Higginbotham is most common among White (88.91%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Higginbotham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176.