Botha (pronounced/ˈbʊərtə/ in non-rhotic dialects of English,Afrikaans pronunciation:[ˈbuəta]) is a commonAfrikaanssurname, derived from theEast Frisian Low SaxonBoth. It was brought toSouth Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.[1][better source needed]
The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her first partner Ferdinandùs Appel, and her later husband Frederich Botha.[2]
Descendants of Ferdinandùs Appel
[edit]Prior to her marriage to Frederich Botha, Maria Kickers had an out-of-wedlock child fathered by Ferdinandùs Appel, another Hollander from an Amsterdam family.[1] This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:[3]
Descendants of Frederich Botha
[edit]Married in 1714, Kickers and Botha later farmed for a living betweenStellenbosch andSomerset West.[1] Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,[3] and include:
Artists, artisans and businesspeople
[edit]Politicians, civil servants, and activists
[edit]- Andries Botha (19th century), Khoikhoi leader in the Cape Colony
- Annie Botha (1864–1937), wife of the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
- Chris Botha (1864–1902), head of police and Boer War general, younger brother ofLouis Botha
- Cornelius Botha (1932–2014), South African politician
- Philip Botha (1851–1901), Boer War general, older brother of Louis Botha
- Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha (1932–2018), South African politician and diplomat
- Sandra Botha (born 1945), South African diplomat and ambassador
- Stoffel Botha (1929–1998), South African politician
- Theo Botha (born 1960), South African shareholder activist
- Thozamile Botha (born 1948), South African politician
- Arno Botha (born 1991), South African rugby player
- Bernado Botha (born 1988), South African rugby player
- Brendon James Botha (born 1980), South African rugby player
- Chrysander Botha (born 1988), Namibian rugby player
- Dolph Botha (Philip Rudolph, born 1993), South African rugby player
- Gary Botha (born 1981), South African rugby player
- Hendrik Egnatius "Naas" Botha (born 1958), South African rugby player
- John Philip "Bakkies" Botha (born 1979), South African rugby player
- Mouritz Botha (born 1982), South African rugby player
- Ruan Botha (born 1992), South African rugby player
- Tom Botha (born 1990), South African rugby player
Other sportspersons
[edit]- Adriaan Botha (sprinter) (born 1977), South African sprinter
- Andre Botha (bodyboarder) (born 1980), South African bodyboarder
- Bryony Botha (born 1997), New Zealand cyclist
- Francois Botha (born 1968), South African boxer
- Heidi Botha (born 1968), South African fencer
- Johan Botha (athlete) (born 1974), South African middle-distance runner
- Lukas "Luki" Botha (1930–2006), South African Formula One driver
- Riaan Botha (born 1970), South African pole vaulter
- Tyler Botha (born 1980), South African skeleton racer
- Wendy Botha (born 1965), South African-born Australian surfer
- Botha, village in theLundazi district in Eastern Province, Zambia
- 1354 Botha, asteroid
- Anna Elizabeth Botha (néeRossouw, 1922–1997), wife of South African prime ministerPieter Willem Botha (1916–2006), so former South African first lady
- Blackburn Botha, Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft
- Botha, Alberta, Canadian settlement in Alberta
- Botha Sigcau (died 1978), former President of Transkei
- Botha's Hill, South African settlement in KwaZulu-Natal
- Botha's lark (Spizocorys fringillaris), a South African lark
- Gunther Botha, South African mercenary in Matthew Reilly'sArea 7
- Jaapie Botha, fictional South African Police officer in the filmThe Power of One
- Karl Botha, fictional counterfeiter fromPepetela's novels
- Louis Botha Avenue, Johannesburg street
- Mutro Botha, assassin in the television seriesBatman Beyond
- Regiment Botha, South African Army unit
- SATSGeneral Botha, South African warship
- Bothanomics, program of economic reform of the then South African state president Pieter Willem Botha
- Bothasig, northern suburb of Cape Town
- Bothaville, town in the north-west of the Free State
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameBotha.
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