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UK surname

Aked

In the 1881 census there were 300 people recorded with the Aked surname, ranking it #9,724 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 176, ranked #21,298, down from #9,724 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Calderdale, Westminster and Eden.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Aked is 446 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 41.3%.

1881 census count

300

Ranked #9,724

Modern count

176

2016, ranked #21,298

Peak year

1911

446 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Aked had 300 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,724 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 176 in 2016, ranked #21,298.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 446 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Aked surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Aked surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Aked 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 268 #8,326
1861 historical 182 #12,949
1881 historical 300 #9,724
1891 historical 306 #10,945
1901 historical 404 #9,426
1911 historical 446 #8,566
1997 modern 206 #17,315
1998 modern 211 #17,532
1999 modern 211 #17,662
2000 modern 209 #17,723
2001 modern 201 #17,885
2002 modern 204 #18,062
2003 modern 188 #18,810
2004 modern 187 #18,993
2005 modern 182 #19,259
2006 modern 170 #20,214
2007 modern 174 #20,166
2008 modern 181 #19,875
2009 modern 196 #19,274
2010 modern 198 #19,577
2011 modern 193 #19,729
2012 modern 170 #21,379
2013 modern 172 #21,575
2014 modern 181 #21,033
2015 modern 181 #20,934
2016 modern 176 #21,298

Geography

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Where Akeds are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood, London parishes, Birstall and Batley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Calderdale, Westminster, Eden and Bradford. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood Nottinghamshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Birstall Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Batley Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Calderdale 005 Calderdale
2 Calderdale 015 Calderdale
3 Westminster 007 Westminster
4 Eden 001 Eden
5 Bradford 058 Bradford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Aked

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Aked

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Aked 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

Aked is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Aked falls in decile 6 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 Aked 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 Aked, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Aked families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Aked 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. Yorkshire leads with 200 Akeds recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.90x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 200 6.90x
Nottinghamshire 28 7.10x
Lancashire 17 0.49x
Cheshire 14 2.17x
Surrey 14 0.98x
Derbyshire 10 2.18x
Middlesex 10 0.34x
Cambridgeshire 2 1.08x
Kent 2 0.20x
Leicestershire 2 0.62x
Hertfordshire 1 0.50x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Halifax in Yorkshire leads with 47 Akeds recorded in 1881 and an index of 110.41x.

Place Total Index
Halifax 47 110.41x
Saddleworth 17 75.99x
Morley 13 86.21x
Ovenden 12 92.95x
Spotland 12 31.08x
Cononley 10 1204.82x
Nottingham St Mary 10 9.80x
Sutton In Ashfield 10 116.82x
Cleckheaton 9 84.27x
Dewsbury 8 26.90x
Hipperholme Cum 8 62.79x
Morton In Keighley 8 350.88x
Mirfield 7 43.97x
Rawdon 7 205.28x
Chesterfield 6 34.92x
Liversedge 6 46.48x
Snenton 6 38.71x
Southowram 6 67.80x
Farnhill 5 892.86x
Handforth 5 675.68x
Keighley 5 16.18x
Leeds 5 3.05x
Midgley 5 161.81x
Newington 5 4.63x
Northowram 5 24.59x
Islington London 4 1.41x
Macclesfield 4 13.93x
St Anne Soho London 4 23.94x
Camberwell 3 1.60x
Croydon 3 3.79x
Everton 3 2.71x
Penge 3 16.05x
Skircoat 3 26.22x
Balsham 2 198.02x
Charlton Next Woolwich 2 19.21x
Hackney London 2 1.22x
Manningham 2 5.60x
Newchurch 2 7.04x
Pocklington 2 72.99x
Sale 2 25.25x
South Normanton 2 62.11x
Stockport Etchells 2 144.93x
Syston 2 65.79x
Batley 1 3.63x
Cheadle 1 8.10x
Ecclesfield 1 4.70x
Holbeck 1 5.21x
Hunslet 1 2.21x
Mansfield 1 7.33x
Middleton Tyas 1 181.82x
Newbold Dunston 1 22.99x
North Bierley 1 6.39x
Pinxton 1 42.92x
Scarborough 1 3.80x
Shipley 1 6.64x
Spofforth Cum Stockeld 1 217.39x
Wakefield 1 4.49x
Watford 1 6.39x
Youlgreave 1 75.19x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 20
Sarah 13
Elizabeth 9
Emma 7
Ann 6
Hannah 6
Annie 5
Maria 5
Martha 5
Jane 4
Ada 3
Clara 3
Ellen 3
Anne 2
Bridget 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Grace 2
Margaret 2
Rebecca 2
Susannah 2
Alicia 1
Amy 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Christine 1
Eleanor 1
Eliz. 1
Eliz.A. 1
Elizebath 1
Emmeline 1
Ephalina 1
Ephaline 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Hellen 1
Henrietta 1
Henritta 1
Isabella 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lily 1
Lucy 1
M. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
William 14
Thomas 13
George 8
Robert 8
Henry 7
Arthur 6
Charles 6
Harry 5
James 5
Richard 4
Albert 3
Christopher 3
Walter 3
Wm. 3
Alfred 2
Edward 2
Ernest 2
Francis 2
Frank 2
Geo. 2
Herbert 2
Nathaniel 2
Priestley 2
Willie 2
Adam 1
Ashworth 1
Edwin 1
Ephraim 1
Fred 1
G.W. 1
Helliwell 1
J.H. 1
Jas.Wm. 1
Joseph 1
Josiah 1
Louis 1
Miles 1
Percival 1
Percy 1
Price 1
Rhoden 1
Ronald 1
Sidney 1
Spencer 1
Sydney 1
Titus 1
Wm.B. 1
Wm.Hy. 1
Worth 1

FAQ

Aked surname: questions and answers

How common was the Aked surname in 1881?

In 1881, 300 people were recorded with the Aked surname. That placed it at #9,724 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Aked surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 176 in 2016. That gives Aked a modern rank of #21,298.

What does the Aked map show?

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