{{distinguish|Higginbotham}} '''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.<ref>Reaney, P.H. & Wilson, R.M. (1997), Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames, {{ISBN|0-19-860092-5}}, page 231.</ref>
Notable people with the surname include: * Edward Higginbottom (born 1946), British choral director * Frederick Higginbottom (1859–1943), British journalist and newspaper editor * Heather Higginbottom (born ''c.'' 1972), American politician * Jake Higginbottom (born 1993), Australian professional golfer * Sam Higginbottom (1874–1958), English-born American missionary to India, founder of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute
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