The story
- Old English · derived fromǣċen“oaken”
- English todayHigginbotham
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, now called Oakenbottom, from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + botm (“bottom; broad valley”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishǣċen all →
Eggington
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.