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UK surname

Arlett

In the 1881 census there were 187 people recorded with the Arlett surname, ranking it #13,407 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 141, ranked #24,753, down from #13,407 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Melksham and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Newport.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Arlett is 239 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 24.6%.

1881 census count

187

Ranked #13,407

Modern count

141

2016, ranked #24,753

Peak year

1911

239 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Arlett had 187 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,407 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 141 in 2016, ranked #24,753.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 239 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Arlett surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Arlett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Arlett 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 158 #12,461
1861 historical 179 #13,127
1881 historical 187 #13,407
1891 historical 190 #15,486
1901 historical 218 #14,332
1911 historical 239 #13,321
1997 modern 147 #21,393
1998 modern 161 #20,754
1999 modern 156 #21,290
2000 modern 153 #21,520
2001 modern 150 #21,482
2002 modern 147 #22,197
2003 modern 142 #22,460
2004 modern 147 #22,094
2005 modern 148 #21,961
2006 modern 140 #22,948
2007 modern 144 #22,804
2008 modern 151 #22,323
2009 modern 144 #23,577
2010 modern 145 #24,031
2011 modern 144 #23,962
2012 modern 146 #23,681
2013 modern 145 #24,207
2014 modern 141 #24,855
2015 modern 142 #24,617
2016 modern 141 #24,753

Geography

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Where Arletts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Melksham, London parishes, Chobham and Box, Ditteridge. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Newport, Bristol and King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Melksham Wiltshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Chobham Surrey
5 Box, Ditteridge Wiltshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Oxfordshire 016 South Oxfordshire
2 Wiltshire 023 Wiltshire
3 Newport 006 Newport
4 Bristol 035 Bristol, City of
5 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 002 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Arlett

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Arlett

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Arlett 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

Arlett is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Arlett falls in decile 9 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Arlett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Arlett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Arlett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Arlett 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. Surrey leads with 40 Arletts recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.50x.

County Total Index
Surrey 40 4.50x
Middlesex 37 2.03x
Berkshire 19 13.88x
Wiltshire 19 11.78x
Somerset 13 4.43x
Cheshire 10 2.48x
Glamorgan 8 2.52x
Lancashire 8 0.37x
Ayrshire 6 4.40x
Oxfordshire 6 5.33x
Kent 5 0.80x
Flintshire 4 8.16x
Northamptonshire 4 2.33x
Gloucestershire 2 0.56x
Hampshire 2 0.53x
Denbighshire 1 1.45x
Devon 1 0.26x
Essex 1 0.28x
Sussex 1 0.33x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lambeth in Surrey leads with 10 Arletts recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.29x.

Place Total Index
Lambeth 10 6.29x
Whitley 10 4545.45x
Kensington London 9 8.87x
Poulton Cum Seacombe 9 194.38x
Ystradyfodwg 8 28.72x
Dorking 6 100.50x
Largs 6 186.34x
Reading St Giles 6 44.68x
St Pancras London 6 4.09x
Walcot 6 38.36x
Chobham 5 318.47x
Croydon 5 10.13x
Kirkdale 5 13.73x
Limehouse London 5 24.96x
Purton 5 347.22x
Swanscombe 5 178.57x
Wokingham 5 159.74x
Bradford On Avon 4 77.52x
Kingston On Thames 4 18.74x
Northop 4 229.89x
Thurning 4 3333.33x
Willesden 4 23.27x
Windlesham 4 239.52x
Henley On Thames 3 129.87x
Islington London 3 1.70x
Rotherfield Greys 3 252.10x
Toxteth Park 3 4.09x
Bathford 2 333.33x
Bray 2 49.75x
Hornsey 2 8.67x
Newington 2 2.97x
Oake 2 2857.14x
Remenham 2 512.82x
St Marylebone London 2 2.05x
Stoke Newington London 2 14.07x
Ufton Nervet 2 1000.00x
Barkham 1 714.29x
Batheaston 1 99.01x
Battersea 1 1.49x
Brighton 1 1.61x
Bristol St James St Paul 1 8.38x
Camberwell 1 0.86x
Clapham 1 4.39x
Devonport 1 22.94x
Edmonton 1 6.80x
Hillingdon 1 17.18x
Llandyrnog Ystrad 1 2000.00x
Lyncombe Widcombe 1 13.00x
Mortimer West End 1 416.67x
Norwood 1 23.98x
Oxton 1 43.86x
Paddington London 1 1.49x
Reading St Lawrence 1 34.13x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 2.72x
Stapleton 1 14.73x
Walthamstow 1 7.72x
Winchfield 1 434.78x
Woolavington 1 454.55x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 17
James 12
Charles 8
George 8
Thomas 6
Henry 5
Albert 3
Alfred 3
John 3
Joseph 3
Arthur 2
Frederick 2
Robert 2
Abraham 1
Archibald 1
Augustus 1
Barthawm.. 1
Bartholomew 1
Daniel 1
Edward 1
Elisha 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Isaac 1
Lionell 1
Percy 1
Stephen 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Arlett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Arlett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 187 people were recorded with the Arlett surname. That placed it at #13,407 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Arlett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 141 in 2016. That gives Arlett a modern rank of #24,753.

What does the Arlett map show?

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