How common is the surname Bottoms?

4,357 people in the United States had the surname Bottoms in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,862 Americans. It ranked 7,620th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bottoms?

Timothy Bottoms, American actor and film producer, followed by Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Where is the surname Bottoms most common?

Wikidata records people named Bottoms in the United States.

Is the surname Bottoms getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,357 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Bottoms

A surname, carried by 4,357 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bottoms is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,357 people named Bottoms in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,862 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,363.

#7,620

rank among US surnames

4,357

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,068)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,612	Urbano	4,368	70,684
#7,613	Saito	4,367	70,700
#7,614	Kasten	4,366	70,716
#7,616	Malin	4,365	70,732
#7,617	Colston	4,363	70,765
#7,618	Snapp	4,360	70,813
#7,619	Alas	4,358	70,846

Who is named Bottoms

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Bottoms identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bottomss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Timothy Bottoms
American actor and film producer, born 1951
Keisha Lance Bottoms
American politician (born 1970)
Sam Bottoms
American actor (1955–2008)
Joseph Bottoms
American actor, born 1954

Questions

How common is the surname Bottoms?: 4,357 people in the United States had the surname Bottoms in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,862 Americans. It ranked 7,620th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bottoms?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bottoms identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bottoms?: Timothy Bottoms, American actor and film producer, followed by Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Where is the surname Bottoms most common?: Wikidata records people named Bottoms in the United States.
Is the surname Bottoms getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,357 in 2010, down 0.1%.