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Higginbottom is a surname of English origin. It is a corruption of Oakenbottom, a place in Bolton-le-Moors, probably influenced by the dialect word hickin or higgin, the mountain ash. [1]

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Reaney, P.H. & Wilson, R.M. (1997), Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames, ISBN   0-19-860092-5, page 231.