Explore the Family Name Sidebottom

The meaning of Sidebottom

English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in Cheshire, named with Old English sīd ‘large, spacious, long’ + bothm ‘valley bottom’. There are places in Cheshire called Sidebottom Fold (near Stalybridge) and Sidebottom Farm (in Utkinton), but these appear to derive from the surname rather than vice versa.

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How common is the last name Sidebottom in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sidebottom saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 18,230 and by 2010 it dropped further to 19,390 in ranking, showing a drop of approximately 6.36%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also decreased from 1,406 in 2000 to 1,394 in 2010, a decrease of about 0.85%. The proportion of people with the Sidebottom surname per 100k also declined by 9.62% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,230	#19,390	-6.36%
Count	1,406	1,394	-0.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.47	-9.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sidebottom

The ethnicity associated with the Sidebottom surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, with 96.51% identifying as such in 2000 and 95.41% in 2010. However, there was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, from 1.07% in 2000 to 1.87% in 2010. The percentage of Hispanic ethnicity also increased dramatically from 0.57% in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010. Conversely, there was a minor decrease in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native from 1.42% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	95.41%	-1.14%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.87%	74.77%
Hispanic	0.57%	1.29%	126.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.42%	1.08%	-23.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%