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UK surname

Anniss

In the 1881 census there were 130 people recorded with the Anniss surname, ranking it #16,911 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 144, ranked #24,390, down from #16,911 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Pidley with Fenton, Hepworth and Peterborough St John the Baptist. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Plymouth, Eastbourne and South Gloucestershire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Anniss is 201 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 10.8%.

1881 census count

130

Ranked #16,911

Modern count

144

2016, ranked #24,390

Peak year

1911

201 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Anniss had 130 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,911 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 144 in 2016, ranked #24,390.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 201 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Anniss surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Anniss surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Anniss 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 133 #14,106
1861 historical 117 #18,635
1881 historical 130 #16,911
1891 historical 152 #18,163
1901 historical 146 #18,335
1911 historical 201 #14,905
1997 modern 179 #18,889
1998 modern 189 #18,737
1999 modern 180 #19,454
2000 modern 176 #19,698
2001 modern 167 #20,060
2002 modern 169 #20,307
2003 modern 159 #20,881
2004 modern 160 #20,926
2005 modern 154 #21,396
2006 modern 153 #21,643
2007 modern 162 #21,115
2008 modern 161 #21,431
2009 modern 162 #21,791
2010 modern 162 #22,292
2011 modern 158 #22,473
2012 modern 156 #22,645
2013 modern 156 #23,004
2014 modern 157 #23,101
2015 modern 153 #23,413
2016 modern 144 #24,390

Geography

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Where Anniss' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Pidley with Fenton, Hepworth, Peterborough St John the Baptist, Ipswich St Clement and Warren House and Plympton St Mary. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Plymouth, Eastbourne and South Gloucestershire. 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 Pidley with Fenton Huntingdonshire
2 Hepworth Norfolk
3 Peterborough St John the Baptist Northamptonshire
4 Ipswich St Clement and Warren House Suffolk
5 Plympton St Mary Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Plymouth 031 Plymouth
2 Plymouth 006 Plymouth
3 Eastbourne 013 Eastbourne
4 Plymouth 019 Plymouth
5 South Gloucestershire 009 South Gloucestershire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Anniss

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Anniss

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Settled Semi-Detached Asians

Within London, Anniss is most associated with areas classed as Settled Semi-Detached Asians, part of Suburban Asian Communities. 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 residents share Supergroup characteristics of large (non-Chinese) Asian populations but those identifying as Bangladeshi are notably absent. Many residents were born in the UK, while other more recent migrants have African birthplaces. Semi-detached housing, much of it owner occupied, prevails in these suburban residential locations.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Anniss 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

Anniss 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Anniss families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Anniss 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 29 Anniss' recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.82x.

County Total Index
Devon 29 10.82x
Suffolk 27 17.22x
Cambridgeshire 17 20.85x
Norfolk 11 5.56x
Huntingdonshire 9 35.21x
Lincolnshire 9 4.37x
Middlesex 7 0.54x
Oxfordshire 5 6.29x
Essex 4 1.57x
Bedfordshire 3 4.50x
Lancashire 3 0.20x
Cornwall 2 1.37x
Royal Navy 2 13.04x
Staffordshire 2 0.46x
Surrey 1 0.16x
Yorkshire 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Hepworth in Suffolk leads with 22 Anniss' recorded in 1881 and an index of 9565.22x.

Place Total Index
Hepworth 22 9565.22x
March 15 549.45x
Bergh Apton 9 4285.71x
Plymouth St Andrew 9 43.60x
Plympton St Mary 7 451.61x
Woodhurst 6 4000.00x
Stoke Damerel 5 26.65x
Market Deeping 4 754.72x
Ampthill 3 300.00x
Bootle Cum Linacre 3 24.73x
Colchester St Giles 3 119.52x
Littleham 3 153.06x
Oxford St Clement 3 149.25x
Aslackby 2 1000.00x
Dittisham 2 769.23x
East Budleigh 2 158.73x
Enfield 2 23.67x
Ipswich St Clement 2 50.13x
Islington London 2 1.60x
Newton 2 2500.00x
Newton Flotman 2 1538.46x
Oxford St Ebbe 2 85.47x
Paddington London 2 4.22x
Pidley Cum Fenton 2 1000.00x
Royal Navy 2 15.26x
St Andrewthe Less 2 21.46x
Stoke Upon Trent 2 4.34x
Albury 1 175.44x
Conington 1 769.23x
Falmouth 1 19.38x
Feltham 1 77.52x
Gorleston 1 25.13x
Gorran 1 243.90x
Great Ponton 1 476.19x
Hadleigh 1 65.79x
Halifax 1 5.34x
Levington 1 1428.57x
Plymouth Charles The 1 8.47x
Stanford Rivers 1 232.56x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 7
Sarah 6
Emma 4
Charlotte 3
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Ada 2
Beatrice 2
Emily 2
Sarrah 2
Alice 1
Angelina 1
Anna 1
Betsey 1
Dinah 1
Dorothy 1
E.H. 1
Hanna 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Jane 1
Latatia 1
Laura 1
Lilley 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Mabel 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Milicent 1
Rachal 1
Rosetta 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1
Thaway 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Anniss surname: questions and answers

How common was the Anniss surname in 1881?

In 1881, 130 people were recorded with the Anniss surname. That placed it at #16,911 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Anniss surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 144 in 2016. That gives Anniss a modern rank of #24,390.

What does the Anniss map show?

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