Rowbotham

== English == === Alternative forms === Robotham, Rowbottom === Etymology === From Old English rūh (“rough, overgrown”) + botm (“bottom”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in an overgrown valley. === Proper noun === Rowbotham (plural Rowbothams) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Rowbotham is the 33343th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 685 individuals. Rowbotham is most common among White (93.28%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rowbotham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.