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UK surname

Ardern

In the 1881 census there were 633 people recorded with the Ardern surname, ranking it #5,604 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 522, ranked #9,693, down from #5,604 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockport, Glossop and Wilmslow. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Derbyshire Dales, High Peak and Stockport.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ardern is 805 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 17.5%.

1881 census count

633

Ranked #5,604

Modern count

522

2016, ranked #9,693

Peak year

1901

805 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ardern had 633 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,604 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 522 in 2016, ranked #9,693.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 805 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Ardern surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ardern surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ardern 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 309 #7,449
1861 historical 311 #8,151
1881 historical 633 #5,604
1891 historical 715 #5,510
1901 historical 805 #5,605
1911 historical 789 #5,526
1997 modern 556 #8,593
1998 modern 567 #8,715
1999 modern 573 #8,702
2000 modern 565 #8,761
2001 modern 561 #8,672
2002 modern 573 #8,710
2003 modern 534 #9,035
2004 modern 555 #8,804
2005 modern 541 #8,900
2006 modern 534 #9,026
2007 modern 545 #8,965
2008 modern 536 #9,139
2009 modern 536 #9,356
2010 modern 542 #9,461
2011 modern 518 #9,705
2012 modern 492 #9,989
2013 modern 516 #9,783
2014 modern 514 #9,891
2015 modern 516 #9,789
2016 modern 522 #9,693

Geography

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Where Arderns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stockport, Glossop, Wilmslow and Cheadle. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Stockport and East Lindsey. 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 Glossop Derbyshire
3 Stockport Derbyshire
4 Wilmslow Cheshire
5 Cheadle Cheshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Derbyshire Dales 003 Derbyshire Dales
2 High Peak 006 High Peak
3 High Peak 005 High Peak
4 Stockport 020 Stockport
5 East Lindsey 005 East Lindsey

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ardern

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ardern

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ardern, 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 Ardern surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Ardern 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Ardern 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

Ardern 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

Ardern falls in decile 5 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 Ardern is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Ardern, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ardern families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ardern 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. Cheshire leads with 403 Arderns recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.61x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 403 29.61x
Lancashire 157 2.15x
Derbyshire 36 3.73x
Staffordshire 20 0.96x
Yorkshire 9 0.15x
Kent 3 0.14x
Warwickshire 2 0.13x
Flintshire 1 0.60x
Middlesex 1 0.02x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Marple in Cheshire leads with 43 Arderns recorded in 1881 and an index of 460.39x.

Place Total Index
Marple 43 460.39x
Disley Stanley 41 584.88x
Ashton Under Lyne 40 25.02x
Bollin Fee 38 629.14x
Altrincham 29 121.95x
Lymm 29 293.23x
Stockport 28 39.98x
Ludworth 21 461.54x
Bollington In 20 165.15x
Stoke Upon Trent 19 8.61x
Cheadle 16 61.56x
Macclesfield 16 26.45x
Bramhall 15 265.96x
Gorton 12 17.45x
Tranmere 12 24.00x
Birkdale 11 59.43x
Castleton 11 15.06x
Knutsford Nether 11 133.66x
Newton In Ashton Under 11 81.91x
Oldham 11 4.66x
Buxton 10 122.40x
Wigan 10 9.78x
Brinnington 9 70.81x
Hale 9 191.90x
Hollingworth 8 142.60x
Hyde 8 19.92x
Warrington 8 9.23x
West Derby 8 3.74x
Birkenhead 7 6.45x
Bredbury 7 88.83x
Monks Coppenhall 7 13.63x
Peckforton 7 1590.91x
Blackrod 5 55.01x
Brightside Bierlow 5 4.17x
Broughton In Salford 5 7.48x
Godley 5 170.07x
Parr 5 19.11x
Toxteth Park 5 2.02x
Bradford 4 11.68x
Heaton Norris 4 9.61x
Pendleton In Salford 4 4.59x
Bosden 3 71.77x
Bromley 3 9.36x
Dukinfield 3 4.77x
Liverpool 3 0.68x
Mottram 3 48.70x
Romiley 3 78.13x
Rusholme 3 15.38x
Stayley 3 19.28x
Swinton In Rotherham 3 18.58x
Ardwick 2 3.03x
Hartington Upper 2 43.48x
Mere 2 185.19x
Nantwich 2 12.65x
Old Stratford 2 22.73x
Sale 2 11.98x
Bowdon 1 18.52x
Chapel En Le Frith 1 11.35x
Chelsea London 1 0.54x
Chinley Bugsworth 1 39.37x
Elton 1 3.96x
Glossop Dale 1 2.21x
Haughton 1 9.37x
Holywell 1 4.81x
Ince In Makerfield 1 2.94x
Kirkdale 1 0.81x
Moss Side 1 2.60x
Pownall Fee 1 16.42x
Poynton 1 21.83x
Rostherne 1 123.46x
Sheffield 1 0.51x
Spotland 1 1.23x
Weaverham Cum Milton 1 27.78x
Witton Cum Twambrooks 1 8.26x
Wolstanton 1 1.58x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 47
Mary 45
Elizabeth 31
Hannah 18
Jane 16
Martha 11
Ann 10
Ellen 10
Alice 9
Annie 7
Edith 6
Emma 6
Harriet 6
Margaret 6
Eliza 5
Florence 5
Ada 4
Esther 4
Agnes 3
Betty 3
Charlotte 3
Kate 3
M. 3
Mabel 3
Audrey 2
Bertha 2
Caroline 2
Clara 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Frances 2
Grace 2
Matilda 2
Minnie 2
Annah 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizth. 1
Ellison 1
Ester 1
Ethel 1
Harry 1
Helena 1
Ida 1
Isabella 1
Jenny 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Lena 1
Lilly 1
Winnie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 41
William 40
John 37
Thomas 29
George 19
Joseph 16
Henry 10
Samuel 10
Edward 7
Alfred 6
Robert 6
Charles 4
Frank 4
Peter 4
Ralph 4
Arthur 3
Philip 3
Richard 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
David 2
Ernest 2
Franklin 2
Fred 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Jas. 2
Jesse 2
Lawrence 2
Allen 1
Andrew 1
Basil 1
Benjamin 1
Earnest 1
Ellis 1
Frederic 1
Geo. 1
Harold 1
Horace 1
J.H. 1
Jacob 1
Job 1
Laurence 1
Roger 1
Sam 1
Sam.G. 1
Samson 1
Squire 1
Wm.Jas. 1

FAQ

Ardern surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ardern surname in 1881?

In 1881, 633 people were recorded with the Ardern surname. That placed it at #5,604 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ardern surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 522 in 2016. That gives Ardern a modern rank of #9,693.

What does the Ardern map show?

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