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Sidebottom Family History

Sidebottom Name Meaning

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.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Ramsbottom, Longbottom, Bottom, Winterbottom, Scotton, Stretton

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Where is the Sidebottom family from?

You can see how Sidebottom families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sidebottom family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sidebottom families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 564 Sidebottom families living in Lancashire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Sidebottom's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Sidebottom families in 1891.
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What did your Sidebottom ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Sidebottom. 19% of Sidebottom men worked as a General Labourer and 75% of Sidebottom women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sidebottom were Farm Labourer and Private Means. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    19%
  • Colliery Hewer
    6%
  • Coal Hewer
    5%
  • Farm Labourer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    75%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Cotton Weaver
    3%
  • Private Means
    2%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Sidebottom. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Sidebottom. For the veterans among your Sidebottom ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sidebottom lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Sidebottom life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Sidebottom in 1943 was 40, and 63 in 2004.

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