Given name & surname

Rowbotham

“rough, overgrown”

Rowbotham is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rowbotham goes back to Old English rūh, meaning “rough, overgrown.”

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Where it comes from

Rowbotham comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English rūh (“rough, overgrown”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rowbotham’s family of names

In English usage, Rowbotham as a surname has a related form in ROBOTHAM. In English usage, Rowbotham as a surname has a related form in Robottom. In English usage, Rowbotham as a surname has a related form in ROWBOTTOM.

Walk Rowbotham’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 3

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Old English

Rockingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

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Old English

Rendlesham

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Old English

Rackham

“stack, pile of stones”

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Old English

Oxenham

“ox” · “farm”

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Old English

Ramsbottom

“ram”

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Old English

Rolleston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Celtic

Oldham

“old”

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67% boys · 33% girls

Old English

Rowton

“rough”

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