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The Winterbotham surname is derived from the Middle English words "winter," and "bottom" denoting a valley where "shepherds for shelter in the winter." 1
The family may have originally been from Winterbottom, in Cheshire or in what we know as Greater Manchester, England: "The Winterbottoms are a time-honoured stock indigenous to Saddleworth." 2
"Like most of the surnames whose suffix is the local "bottom," Winterbottom arose in the south-east corner of Lancashire, on the Cheshire and Yorkshire borders." 3
The surname Winterbotham was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire, with references going back at least as far as 1299 (John of the Winterbottom, owner of the Marled Earth in Quick, now part of Saddleworth). 4
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Winterbottom, Winterbottam, Winterbotham and others.
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