Where Does the Robotham Surname Come From?

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What Robotham means

Not every Robotham is related, but the name itself grew out of Rowbotham. The name is generally explained as “Rough valley”.

Before spelling was fixed, Rowbotham was also written Robotham. The same family of names includes Rowbottom. 544 Americans were listed as Robotham in the 2010 census.

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