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UK surname

Ancliff

In the 1881 census there were 80 people recorded with the Ancliff surname, ranking it #22,225 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 127, ranked #26,566, down from #22,225 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockport, London parishes and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Erewash, Mearns and Laurencekirk and Gedling.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ancliff is 167 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 58.8%.

1881 census count

80

Ranked #22,225

Modern count

127

2016, ranked #26,566

Peak year

2002

167 bearers

Map years

5

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ancliff had 80 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #22,225 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 127 in 2016, ranked #26,566.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 133 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Ancliff surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ancliff surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Ancliff 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 99 #17,294
1861 historical 84 #23,058
1881 historical 80 #22,225
1891 historical 84 #26,229
1901 historical 112 #21,382
1911 historical 133 #19,214
1997 modern 161 #20,176
1998 modern 163 #20,582
1999 modern 157 #21,201
2000 modern 164 #20,584
2001 modern 157 #20,884
2002 modern 167 #20,457
2003 modern 149 #21,766
2004 modern 154 #21,432
2005 modern 136 #23,205
2006 modern 137 #23,270
2007 modern 137 #23,590
2008 modern 135 #24,123
2009 modern 134 #24,711
2010 modern 133 #25,379
2011 modern 132 #25,303
2012 modern 124 #26,432
2013 modern 127 #26,452
2014 modern 127 #26,634
2015 modern 129 #26,226
2016 modern 127 #26,566

Geography

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Where Ancliffs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stockport, London parishes, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton and Foston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Erewash, Mearns and Laurencekirk and Gedling. 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 Stockport Cheshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton Nottinghamshire
5 Foston Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Erewash 001 Erewash
2 Erewash 007 Erewash
3 Mearns and Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire
4 Gedling 002 Gedling
5 Erewash 008 Erewash

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ancliff

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ancliff

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Ancliff surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Ancliff 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 neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Ancliff is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Ancliff 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

Ancliff 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 Ancliff is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Ancliff, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ancliff families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ancliff 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. Nottinghamshire leads with 42 Ancliffs recorded in 1881 and an index of 39.93x.

County Total Index
Nottinghamshire 42 39.93x
Lincolnshire 17 13.63x
Kent 10 3.76x
Lancashire 4 0.43x
Yorkshire 4 0.52x
Derbyshire 1 0.82x
Midlothian 1 0.96x
Rutland 1 17.45x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Mansfield in Nottinghamshire leads with 10 Ancliffs recorded in 1881 and an index of 274.73x.

Place Total Index
Mansfield 10 274.73x
Greenwich 9 72.46x
Gringley On Hill 9 4090.91x
Snenton 5 121.07x
Foston 4 4000.00x
Greasley 4 168.78x
Great Grimsby 4 50.51x
Newark Upon Trent 4 105.82x
Preston 4 16.15x
Nottingham St Nicholas 3 209.79x
Brightside Bierlow 2 13.18x
Gainsborough 2 68.03x
Long Bennington 2 833.33x
Mansfield Woodhouse 2 285.71x
Manthorpe Cum Little 2 210.53x
Arnold 1 64.94x
Bradford 1 5.34x
Dalkeith 1 48.54x
Grantham 1 61.35x
Holbeck 1 1428.57x
Lewisham 1 7.04x
Litchurch 1 20.33x
Louth 1 34.97x
Nottingham St Mary 1 3.68x
Oakham Lordshold 1 166.67x
Southwell 1 129.87x
Westborough 1 2000.00x
Woodborough 1 416.67x
York All Sts Pavement 1 1111.11x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 7
Mary 6
Elizabeth 4
Ann 3
Charlotte 3
Emma 3
Lucy 3
Annie 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Hester 2
Kate 2
Alice 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Hannah 1
Jane 1
Katie 1
Martha 1
Maude 1
Minnia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 6
John 4
Joseph 4
Thomas 2
Walter 2
Arthur 1
Charles 1
Edward 1
Elias 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
George 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Luke 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Ancliff surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ancliff surname in 1881?

In 1881, 80 people were recorded with the Ancliff surname. That placed it at #22,225 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ancliff surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 127 in 2016. That gives Ancliff a modern rank of #26,566.

What does the Ancliff map show?

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