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winterbottom Name Meaning and History

English: from Middle English winter ‘winter’ + bottom ‘valley’, hence a topographic name, especially in the hilly regions of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for someone whose principal dwelling was in a valley inhabited only in winter (the summer being spent in temporary shelters on the upland pasture).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of winterbottom Families in the US in 1920
Number of winterbottom families
 31-59
 11-30		 1-10
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Threads: 62 - Messages: 202
ThreadAuthorReplies
Winterbottom James ccmcdonald1 5
OLDHAM, Lancs. Dave 5
Winterbottom family Chad Winterbottom 32
Cpl. Jonathan D. Winterbottom of Falls Church, Va. died May 23, 2007 I_Volunteer 0
Frederick Fred family Terry Winterbottom 6
Winterbottom, Archie 1891 Ontario, Canada Joy Powell 4
Thomson / Winterbottom Mark Wheelan-Lamont 2
WINTERBOTTOM, WILLIAM; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - Indian Wars jasche 1
Frederick Winterbottom - Yorkshire to Massachusetts Kelzoswifey 0
Winterbottom-Edward (Winters) Amy Andre 0
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