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UK surname

Adlard

In the 1881 census there were 298 people recorded with the Adlard surname, ranking it #9,765 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 317, ranked #14,198, down from #9,765 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Louth, London parishes and Lambeth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Lindsey, Tewkesbury and South Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Adlard is 389 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 6.4%.

1881 census count

298

Ranked #9,765

Modern count

317

2016, ranked #14,198

Peak year

1911

389 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Adlard had 298 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,765 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 317 in 2016, ranked #14,198.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 389 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Adlard surname distribution map

The map shows where the Adlard surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Adlard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Adlard over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 155 #12,604
1861 historical 159 #14,553
1881 historical 298 #9,765
1891 historical 333 #10,223
1901 historical 384 #9,745
1911 historical 389 #9,470
1997 modern 366 #11,781
1998 modern 377 #11,894
1999 modern 368 #12,182
2000 modern 370 #12,078
2001 modern 363 #12,057
2002 modern 359 #12,383
2003 modern 337 #12,759
2004 modern 340 #12,707
2005 modern 332 #12,881
2006 modern 341 #12,684
2007 modern 346 #12,689
2008 modern 347 #12,786
2009 modern 348 #13,020
2010 modern 345 #13,370
2011 modern 325 #13,808
2012 modern 325 #13,720
2013 modern 331 #13,748
2014 modern 328 #13,951
2015 modern 317 #14,183
2016 modern 317 #14,198

Geography

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Where Adlards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Louth, London parishes, Lambeth, Spilsby, West Keal, Stickford, Lusby (incl. Lusby allotments) and Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Lindsey, Tewkesbury and South Norfolk. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Louth Lincolnshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Lambeth London (South Districts)
4 Spilsby, West Keal, Stickford, Lusby (incl. Lusby allotments) Lincolnshire
5 Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Lindsey 009 East Lindsey
2 Tewkesbury 003 Tewkesbury
3 East Lindsey 002 East Lindsey
4 East Lindsey 018 East Lindsey
5 South Norfolk 013 South Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Adlard

These lists show first names that appear often with the Adlard surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Adlard

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Adlard, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Adlard surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Adlard household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Adlard is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Adlard is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Adlard falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Adlard is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Adlard, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Adlard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Adlard surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lincolnshire leads with 134 Adlards recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.73x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 134 28.73x
Lancashire 41 1.18x
Cambridgeshire 23 12.45x
Middlesex 21 0.72x
Surrey 19 1.34x
Cheshire 11 1.71x
Leicestershire 10 3.09x
Warwickshire 9 1.22x
Yorkshire 9 0.31x
Gloucestershire 7 1.22x
Nottinghamshire 7 1.78x
Huntingdonshire 3 5.18x
Cornwall 2 0.61x
Hertfordshire 1 0.50x
Sussex 1 0.20x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Everton in Lancashire leads with 23 Adlards recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.85x.

Place Total Index
Everton 23 20.85x
Islington London 17 6.01x
Skidbrook 15 3658.54x
Lambeth 14 5.50x
Newmarket All Sts 13 955.88x
Louth 12 112.25x
Worleston 11 3235.29x
Parson Drove 10 1351.35x
Spalding 10 107.99x
East Kirkby 9 2727.27x
Edgbaston 9 39.46x
Irby On Humber 9 4090.91x
Barrow On Humber 8 295.20x
Timberland 8 1600.00x
Warrington 7 17.06x
Winchcomb 7 246.48x
Boston 6 42.40x
Crowland 6 204.78x
Wavertree 6 54.15x
Liverpool 5 2.38x
Radcliffe On Trent 5 892.86x
Ruskington 5 420.17x
Stickford 5 1020.41x
Streatham 5 23.11x
Binbrooke 4 344.83x
Gainsborough 4 36.40x
Heckington 4 225.99x
Leicester St Margaret 4 5.07x
Manningham 4 11.23x
Pinchbeck 4 133.78x
Saltfleetby St Clement 4 3076.92x
Knighton 3 164.84x
Loughborough 3 20.45x
St Botolph Lincoln 3 89.55x
St Ives 3 100.00x
St Nicholas Lincoln 3 67.26x
Wainfleet All Sts 3 220.59x
Gosberton 2 96.62x
Holbeck 2 10.44x
Maker 2 65.57x
Nottingham St Mary 2 1.97x
St Gilesin Fields London 2 80.97x
Bennington By Boston 1 181.82x
Bradford 1 1.43x
Carrington 1 333.33x
Great Grimsby 1 3.38x
Grimoldby 1 277.78x
Hampstead London 1 2.20x
Hemel Hempstead 1 11.04x
Holy Trinity 1 1.44x
Hornsey 1 2.71x
Kingstonupon Hull 1 43.10x
Langton By Horncastle 1 344.83x
Martin In Sleaford 1 121.95x
New Sleaford 1 33.44x
Revesby 1 175.44x
South Bersted 1 23.92x
Tathwell 1 238.10x
Wootton 1 172.41x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Adlard surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 16
Elizabeth 13
Eliza 9
Sarah 9
Alice 5
Ann 5
Ellen 5
Harriet 5
Annie 4
Betsy 4
Ada 3
Charlotte 3
Emily 3
Jane 3
Louisa 3
Matilda 3
Rebecca 3
Susan 3
Amelia 2
Amy 2
Caroline 2
Emma 2
Fanny 2
Florence 2
Grace 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Minnie 2
Anna 1
Carrie 1
Cathne.M. 1
Charles 1
Edith 1
Eliz. 1
Elizth. 1
Elsie 1
Emilia 1
Emmiline 1
Evans 1
Hetty 1
Jannetta 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Keziah 1
Lily 1
M. 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Maryanne 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Adlard surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 19
Charles 12
John 11
George 10
Henry 9
James 8
Thomas 8
Joseph 7
Robert 5
Edward 4
Albert 3
Alfred 3
Arthur 3
Fred 3
Harry 3
Samuel 3
Ernest 2
Herbert 2
Jesse 2
Wm. 2
Barnes 1
Benjamin 1
Bennett 1
Chas. 1
Christopher 1
Eddie 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
Harold 1
Howard 1
Jas. 1
Jason 1
Josiah 1
Martyn 1
Norman 1
Overton 1
Percy 1
Robt. 1
Sam 1
Stanley 1
Timothy 1
Walter 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Adlard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Adlard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 298 people were recorded with the Adlard surname. That placed it at #9,765 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Adlard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 317 in 2016. That gives Adlard a modern rank of #14,198.

What does the Adlard map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Adlard bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.