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UK surname

Ancliffe

In the 1881 census there were 62 people recorded with the Ancliffe surname, ranking it #24,843 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 104, ranked #30,317, down from #24,843 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Donington-on-Bain and Treeton (Treeton), Anston (Wales). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Lincolnshire, South Kesteven and Erewash.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ancliffe is 113 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 67.7%.

1881 census count

62

Ranked #24,843

Modern count

104

2016, ranked #30,317

Peak year

2000

113 bearers

Map years

3

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ancliffe had 62 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #24,843 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 104 in 2016, ranked #30,317.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 102 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Ancliffe surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ancliffe surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Ancliffe 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 42 #25,706
1861 historical 78 #23,836
1881 historical 62 #24,843
1891 historical 102 #23,719
1901 historical 65 #26,917
1911 historical 88 #24,041
1997 modern 104 #26,351
1998 modern 111 #25,990
1999 modern 101 #27,617
2000 modern 113 #25,843
2001 modern 108 #26,184
2002 modern 93 #28,920
2003 modern 96 #28,381
2004 modern 95 #28,746
2005 modern 96 #28,671
2006 modern 97 #28,793
2007 modern 91 #30,061
2008 modern 97 #29,527
2009 modern 98 #29,906
2010 modern 99 #30,397
2011 modern 100 #30,058
2012 modern 102 #29,902
2013 modern 103 #30,235
2014 modern 104 #30,365
2015 modern 100 #31,005
2016 modern 104 #30,317

Geography

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Where Ancliffes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Donington-on-Bain, Treeton (Treeton), Anston (Wales), Sheffield and Mansfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Lincolnshire, South Kesteven, Erewash, West Lindsey 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 Donington-on-Bain Lincolnshire
3 Treeton (Treeton), Anston (Wales) Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Mansfield Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Lincolnshire 011 North Lincolnshire
2 South Kesteven 001 South Kesteven
3 Erewash 001 Erewash
4 West Lindsey 011 West Lindsey
5 Gedling 001 Gedling

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ancliffe

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ancliffe

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ancliffe, 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 Ancliffe surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Ancliffe 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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Ancliffe 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

Ancliffe is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Ancliffe falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

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

8
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Ancliffe 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 Ancliffe, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ancliffe families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ancliffe 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 24 Ancliffes recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.00x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 24 4.00x
Lincolnshire 14 14.48x
Derbyshire 10 10.56x
Nottinghamshire 7 8.59x
Lancashire 5 0.70x
Bedfordshire 1 3.19x
Kent 1 0.48x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Attercliffe Cum Darnall in Yorkshire leads with 12 Ancliffes recorded in 1881 and an index of 215.05x.

Place Total Index
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 12 215.05x
Wales 8 1702.13x
Donington On Bain 7 7000.00x
Ilkeston 6 226.42x
Lower Booths 5 387.60x
Edwinstowe 3 1578.95x
Liversedge 3 112.36x
Louth 3 135.14x
Mansfield 2 70.92x
Norton 2 256.41x
South Normanton 2 298.51x
Arnold 1 84.03x
Branston 1 333.33x
Gainsborough 1 43.86x
Giggleswick 1 500.00x
Kempston 1 140.85x
Saxelby With Ingleby 1 400.00x
Southwell 1 169.49x
Waddingham 1 666.67x
Walmer 1 111.11x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Sarah 5
Annie 4
Elizabeth 3
Martha 2
Agnes 1
Ann 1
Anne 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Elizebeth 1
Gertrude 1
Harriett 1
Jane 1
Lizzie 1
Margaret 1
Rebeckah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 7
Thomas 3
William 3
Frederick 2
Alexander 1
Charles 1
Ellis 1
Fred 1
Gervase 1
Harry 1
James 1
Joe 1
Luke 1
Mathew 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Sam 1
Tom 1
Walter 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 Ancliffe households.

FAQ

Ancliffe surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ancliffe surname in 1881?

In 1881, 62 people were recorded with the Ancliffe surname. That placed it at #24,843 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ancliffe surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 104 in 2016. That gives Ancliffe a modern rank of #30,317.

What does the Ancliffe map show?

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