Boothman Family History

English (northern): occupational name from Middle English both (Old Danish bōth) ‘temporary shelter such as a covered market stall or a cattle-herdsman's hut’ + man. In the Pennine uplands of northern England where booths were subdivisions of vaccaries or cattle-rearing establishments, the name probably denoted a herdsman who looked after cattle, perhaps a man in charge of a vaccary.

Elsewhere, the surname might have denoted a shopkeeper, but evidence for this is lacking. Alternatively, the name can also be an occupational name for a servant of a man surnamed Booth.