Longbotham Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Spellings drift, and Longbotham is where Longbottom drifted for some families. Taken at its root, Longbotham points to “Long valley”.

Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Longbotham is listed among the recognised spellings of Longbottom.

Arms linked to Longbottom and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Longbotham family name pack.