Broadbottom

The reason I remember Longbottom is from a book by english journalist Gyles Branndreth, who wrote a book called the Joy of Lex. In it there is a section for funny epitaphs. One of them was for someone whose last name was Longbottom and he had died young. The epitaph read "Ars longa vita brevis"

What about Roundbottom? That has a kinda posh twang to it don't you think? Or Round hyphen Moone (spelt with an e of course!!!!) Or Scarlet hyphen Moone! And I agree with the aforementioned post that Longbottom sounds rather posh tho it does have Harry Potter connotations with Neville Longbottom.

I always found the joke name James Bond gave to Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale amusing: Stephanie Broadchest.

The suffix bottom seems to be entirely Yorkshire/ Lancashire-as is my real name (not a bottom though).
The genealogy of English names is fascinating, and until the 50s and social mobility and mass immigration was very area dependent.
For instance Celtic, Angles, Saxons, Vikings, and the appalling Normans have produced many names. The Romans were responsible for many place names, but possibly not surnames.
Incidentally I live fairly close to Six-mile bottom, and used to live near the Wallops (Nether, Middle and Up-I think-they are now very posh chocolate box villages.)
Great and Little Snoring even exist in North Norfolk-but as they say "Normal for Norfolk".

It could have been worse Jim you could have been born in a certain village near Salzburg:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria

How about this, Gail, there is a Metro Stop in Washington D.C. called Foggy Bottom. It's located west of downtown, on the Potomac, which accounts for the fog.
Islandcarol

Isn't there a character in Harry Potter called Longbottom, or am I wrong?

lol I have passed through it many times! It is very close to Glossop and the Woodhead Pass.

Incidentally, there is also a Cheesebottom not too far away. All things considered, if we are talking names, then I reckon I'd rather be a broadbottom than a cheesebottom

Harry Potter has a character called Neville Longbottom, KJM. He actually goes through quite a journey through the series. Arguably one of the most complete character developments in the entire series.

I live about 10 miles from the village of Prattsbottom!