Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English (British) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/5/2018 by General9696 Edited 10/1/2020 by General9696 Meaning & History Denoted a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. It is also a habitational name from a market town named Ramsbottom, located in Greater Manchester, England.