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UK surname

Aggett

In the 1881 census there were 346 people recorded with the Aggett surname, ranking it #8,826 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 491, ranked #10,116, down from #8,826 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bovey Tracey, Hennock, Tormoham with Torquay and Moretonhampstead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Teignbridge and Exeter.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Aggett is 514 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 41.9%.

1881 census count

346

Ranked #8,826

Modern count

491

2016, ranked #10,116

Peak year

1999

514 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Aggett had 346 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,826 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 491 in 2016, ranked #10,116.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 510 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Aggett surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Aggett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Aggett 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 244 #8,950
1861 historical 280 #8,953
1881 historical 346 #8,826
1891 historical 400 #8,878
1901 historical 477 #8,343
1911 historical 510 #7,718
1997 modern 488 #9,470
1998 modern 507 #9,486
1999 modern 514 #9,466
2000 modern 492 #9,749
2001 modern 477 #9,798
2002 modern 476 #9,999
2003 modern 470 #9,924
2004 modern 449 #10,338
2005 modern 431 #10,558
2006 modern 448 #10,269
2007 modern 447 #10,388
2008 modern 455 #10,319
2009 modern 468 #10,354
2010 modern 477 #10,410
2011 modern 499 #9,965
2012 modern 495 #9,941
2013 modern 486 #10,250
2014 modern 493 #10,191
2015 modern 495 #10,070
2016 modern 491 #10,116

Geography

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Where Aggetts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bovey Tracey, Hennock, Tormoham with Torquay, Moretonhampstead, Drewsteington, Hittisleigh and Tawton, South. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Teignbridge and Exeter. 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 Bovey Tracey, Hennock Devon
2 Tormoham with Torquay Devon
3 Moretonhampstead Devon
4 Drewsteington, Hittisleigh Devon
5 Tawton, South Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Teignbridge 009 Teignbridge
2 Teignbridge 004 Teignbridge
3 Teignbridge 012 Teignbridge
4 Teignbridge 014 Teignbridge
5 Exeter 007 Exeter

Forenames

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First names often paired with Aggett

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Aggett

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Aggett, 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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Aggett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Aggett household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Aggett 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

Aggett is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

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

Aggett falls in decile 7 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Aggett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

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

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Aggett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Aggett 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. Devon leads with 297 Aggetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 41.91x.

County Total Index
Devon 297 41.91x
Middlesex 16 0.47x
Somerset 8 1.46x
Cornwall 5 1.30x
Lancashire 5 0.12x
Kent 4 0.34x
Surrey 4 0.24x
Northumberland 3 0.59x
Royal Navy 3 7.39x
Dorset 1 0.45x
Gloucestershire 1 0.15x
Sussex 1 0.17x
Wiltshire 1 0.33x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bovey Tracey in Devon leads with 47 Aggetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 1895.16x.

Place Total Index
Bovey Tracey 47 1895.16x
Chagford 42 2470.59x
Moreton Hampstead 31 1693.99x
Drewsteignton 26 2765.96x
Tormoham 18 60.04x
South Tawton 16 1095.89x
East Stonehouse 13 93.12x
Bridford 11 2156.86x
Newton Abbot St Mary 9 151.52x
Fulham London 7 14.18x
Cheriton Bishop 6 869.57x
Exeter Heavitree 6 113.64x
Gidleigh 6 4285.71x
Christow 5 724.64x
Habergham Eaves 5 13.54x
Ilsington 5 403.23x
Kingsteignton 5 253.81x
Taunton St Mary 5 49.70x
Bodmin 4 62.70x
Exeter St Mary Steps 4 250.00x
Exeter St Sidwell 4 24.65x
Exeter St Thomas The 4 55.40x
Stoke Damerel 4 8.06x
Woodland 4 2222.22x
Ideford 3 909.09x
Lambeth 3 1.01x
Royal Navy 3 8.65x
St George Hanover Square 3 5.00x
Throwleigh 3 810.81x
Tynemouth 3 11.06x
Wolborough 3 33.48x
Ashburton 2 59.00x
Bedminster 2 3.88x
Clerkenwell London 2 2.49x
Exminster 2 78.43x
Marden 2 73.53x
Sampford Courtenay 2 188.68x
South Brent 2 131.58x
Woolwich 2 4.66x
Abbots Kerswell 1 196.08x
Bethnal Green London 1 0.68x
Cheddar 1 36.23x
Devizes St James 1 25.00x
Devonport 1 12.29x
East Teignmouth 1 34.48x
Eastbourne 1 3.79x
Exeter Holy Trinity 1 35.97x
Exeter St Leonard 1 51.55x
Exeter St Martin 1 454.55x
Hennock 1 111.11x
Islington London 1 0.30x
Kenton 1 44.64x
Lustleigh 1 232.56x
North Bovey 1 196.08x
Plymouth Charles The 1 3.20x
Rame 1 101.01x
Shoreditch London 1 0.68x
Sourton 1 166.67x
Tetbury 1 26.46x
Topsham 1 29.94x
Totnes 1 24.15x
Wandsworth 1 3.05x
Westminster St Margaret 1 6.09x
Wyke Regis 1 31.15x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 30
Elizabeth 18
Ann 15
Ellen 9
Eliza 6
Jane 6
Susan 6
Anne 5
Annie 5
Sarah 5
Alice 3
Kate 3
Louisa 3
Lucy 3
Lydia 3
Agnetta 2
Anna 2
Bessy 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Grace 2
Harriet 2
Laura 2
Maria 2
Susannah 2
Carrie 1
Catherine 1
Cecil 1
Dinah 1
Emelie 1
Emla 1
Eveline 1
Frances 1
Georgina 1
Gertrude 1
Glena 1
Hanna 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Infant 1
Jaloon 1
Jessie 1
Jessy 1
Julia 1
Lily 1
Lora 1
Mahala 1
Toziah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 36
George 20
John 18
James 14
Thomas 13
Richard 9
Henry 7
Samuel 6
Walter 6
Edward 5
Charles 3
Daniel 3
Albert 2
Arthur 2
Edwin 2
Ernest 2
Frederick 2
Louis 2
Alfd.T. 1
Alfred 1
Earnest 1
Eli 1
Ethelbert 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Hubert 1
J. 1
Oliver 1
Sidney 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Wm. 1
Wm.Edward 1
Wm.T. 1

FAQ

Aggett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Aggett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 346 people were recorded with the Aggett surname. That placed it at #8,826 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Aggett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 491 in 2016. That gives Aggett a modern rank of #10,116.

What does the Aggett map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Aggett 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.