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UK surname

Allsup

A surname derived from a variation of the phrase "all sup" or "all soup", referring to someone who drank or consumed excessive amounts.

In the 1881 census there were 73 people recorded with the Allsup surname, ranking it #23,220 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 143, ranked #24,505, down from #23,220 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Llanrwst, Llanddoged, White Ladies Aston and Preston. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Gwynedd, Conwy and West Dorset.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Allsup is 161 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 95.9%.

1881 census count

73

Ranked #23,220

Modern count

143

2016, ranked #24,505

Peak year

1911

161 bearers

Map years

6

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Allsup had 73 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #23,220 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 143 in 2016, ranked #24,505.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 161 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Allsup surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Allsup surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Allsup 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 67 #21,440
1861 historical 86 #22,810
1881 historical 73 #23,220
1891 historical 130 #20,173
1901 historical 151 #17,988
1911 historical 161 #17,072
1997 modern 119 #24,302
1998 modern 124 #24,316
1999 modern 123 #24,643
2000 modern 119 #25,072
2001 modern 121 #24,493
2002 modern 124 #24,616
2003 modern 122 #24,628
2004 modern 130 #23,902
2005 modern 131 #23,737
2006 modern 129 #24,165
2007 modern 121 #25,469
2008 modern 124 #25,371
2009 modern 117 #26,927
2010 modern 125 #26,448
2011 modern 125 #26,220
2012 modern 131 #25,439
2013 modern 140 #24,779
2014 modern 146 #24,274
2015 modern 148 #23,934
2016 modern 143 #24,505

Geography

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Where Allsups are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Llanrwst, Llanddoged, White Ladies Aston, Preston, Blackburn and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Gwynedd, Conwy and West Dorset. 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 Llanrwst, Llanddoged Denbighshire
2 White Ladies Aston Worcestershire
3 Preston Lancashire
4 Blackburn Lancashire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Gwynedd 006 Gwynedd
2 Gwynedd 007 Gwynedd
3 Gwynedd 005 Gwynedd
4 Conwy 015 Conwy
5 West Dorset 001 West Dorset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Allsup

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Allsup

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Allsup, 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 Allsup surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Allsup 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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Allsup is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Allsup is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Allsup 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 Allsup is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 20-25 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 Allsup, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Allsup

The surname Allsup is believed to have originated in England, possibly in the 14th or 15th century. It is thought to be a locational surname derived from a place name, likely a town or village where the earliest bearers of the name resided. One possible origin is the Old English words "æll" meaning "a hill" and "sopp" meaning "a little stream or brook," suggesting the name may have originated from a place situated near a hill and a small stream.

Some early variations of the spelling include Allsopp, Allsop, and Allsope. The name appears in historical records such as the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1327, where a Robert Allsopp is mentioned. Additionally, the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1674 list a Thomas Allsup in Derbyshire.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Allsup was John Allsup, who was born in Staffordshire, England, around 1520. Another notable figure was William Allsup (1590-1676), a prominent landowner and merchant from Gloucestershire.

In the 17th century, the Allsup family had established themselves in various parts of England, including Warwickshire, where records show a Thomas Allsup (1625-1697) was a respected farmer and member of the local community.

During the 18th century, the name gained further prominence with individuals like Samuel Allsup (1723-1793), a successful businessman and philanthropist from Northamptonshire, who made significant contributions to his local town.

Another noteworthy individual was Elizabeth Allsup (1770-1842), a renowned author and poet from Yorkshire, whose works were widely acclaimed in her time.

As the centuries progressed, the Allsup surname continued to spread across various regions of England and beyond, with descendants carrying on the legacy of the name.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Allsup families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Allsup 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. Lancashire leads with 41 Allsups recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.85x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 41 4.85x
Essex 11 7.83x
Worcestershire 8 8.60x
Kent 7 2.88x
Denbighshire 5 18.59x
Middlesex 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Preston in Lancashire leads with 10 Allsups recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.25x.

Place Total Index
Preston 10 44.25x
East Ham 8 306.51x
Wheelton 8 2105.26x
Charlton Next Woolwich 7 276.68x
Moss Side 7 157.30x
Blackburn 6 26.69x
Llanrwst 5 537.63x
Great Bolton 4 35.75x
Peopleton 4 5714.29x
Withnell 4 769.23x
Waltham Holy Cross 3 229.01x
Worcester St Clement 3 508.47x
Little Bolton 2 18.42x
Inkberrow 1 263.16x
St Pancras London 1 1.74x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Margaret 5
Elizabeth 4
Ellen 3
Dorothy 2
Ada 1
Alice 1
Ann 1
Annie 1
Catheriene 1
Clara 1
Eliza 1
Elizh. 1
Esther 1
Frances 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Olive 1
Pauline 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 12
James 6
John 5
Alfred 2
Thomas 2
Daniel 1
Danl. 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Henry 1
Jeffrey 1
Percy 1
Richard 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Allsup households.

FAQ

Allsup surname: questions and answers

How common was the Allsup surname in 1881?

In 1881, 73 people were recorded with the Allsup surname. That placed it at #23,220 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Allsup surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 143 in 2016. That gives Allsup a modern rank of #24,505.

What does the Allsup surname mean?

A surname derived from a variation of the phrase "all sup" or "all soup", referring to someone who drank or consumed excessive amounts.

What does the Allsup map show?

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