Higginbottom

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.

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