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UK surname

Arnfield

In the 1881 census there were 260 people recorded with the Arnfield surname, ranking it #10,781 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 264, ranked #16,172, down from #10,781 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockport, Glossop and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include High Peak, Hyndburn and Wyre.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Arnfield is 404 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.5%.

1881 census count

260

Ranked #10,781

Modern count

264

2016, ranked #16,172

Peak year

1911

404 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Arnfield had 260 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,781 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 264 in 2016, ranked #16,172.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 404 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Arnfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Arnfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Arnfield 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 192 #10,756
1861 historical 109 #19,693
1881 historical 260 #10,781
1891 historical 268 #12,087
1901 historical 346 #10,516
1911 historical 404 #9,221
1997 modern 265 #14,692
1998 modern 259 #15,320
1999 modern 259 #15,433
2000 modern 249 #15,787
2001 modern 238 #16,004
2002 modern 238 #16,378
2003 modern 243 #15,911
2004 modern 238 #16,242
2005 modern 224 #16,876
2006 modern 227 #16,842
2007 modern 229 #16,941
2008 modern 230 #17,033
2009 modern 239 #16,951
2010 modern 244 #17,056
2011 modern 234 #17,383
2012 modern 233 #17,339
2013 modern 246 #16,979
2014 modern 258 #16,554
2015 modern 261 #16,318
2016 modern 264 #16,172

Geography

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Where Arnfields are most common

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

The modern local-area list points to High Peak, Hyndburn and Wyre. 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 Manchester Lancashire
5 Hope Derbyshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 High Peak 006 High Peak
2 High Peak 005 High Peak
3 Hyndburn 002 Hyndburn
4 High Peak 008 High Peak
5 Wyre 004 Wyre

Forenames

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First names often paired with Arnfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Arnfield

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Arnfield is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

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

Arnfield is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Arnfield falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Arnfield 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 Arnfield, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Arnfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Arnfield 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. Derbyshire leads with 146 Arnfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 36.77x.

County Total Index
Derbyshire 146 36.77x
Lancashire 51 1.69x
Cheshire 31 5.54x
Yorkshire 13 0.52x
Middlesex 12 0.47x
Warwickshire 3 0.47x
Hampshire 2 0.38x
Surrey 2 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Beard Ollerset Whitle in Derbyshire leads with 50 Arnfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 1915.71x.

Place Total Index
Beard Ollerset Whitle 50 1915.71x
Fernilee 28 3043.48x
Glossop Dale 19 102.21x
Ashton Under Lyne 18 27.37x
Mellor 16 1481.48x
Ollersett 14 1818.18x
Mile End Old Town London 9 16.67x
Beard 8 620.16x
Castleton 8 26.62x
Meltham 8 204.60x
Newton 7 30.19x
Kettleshulme 6 2068.97x
Romiley 6 379.75x
Birkdale 5 65.70x
Gorton 5 17.67x
Hayfield 5 204.92x
Hyde 5 30.27x
Newton In Ashton Under 5 90.58x
Taxal 5 1851.85x
Denton 4 59.97x
Yeardsley Cum Whaley 4 363.64x
Aston 3 1.70x
Cromford 3 322.58x
Ludworth 3 160.43x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 3 33.41x
Bury 2 5.82x
High Low Bishopside 2 89.69x
Portsea 2 1.96x
St Marylebone London 2 1.48x
Bradford 1 7.10x
Croydon 1 1.46x
Heaton Norris 1 5.84x
Southwark St Thomas 1 147.06x
Whitechapel London 1 4.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 20
Sarah 15
Elizabeth 11
Martha 9
Hannah 8
Alice 7
Ann 7
Emma 5
Annie 3
Clara 3
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Maria 3
Ethel 2
Florence 2
Rachel 2
Ada 1
Anne 1
Catherine 1
Charlott 1
E. 1
Edith 1
Edna 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Grace 1
Harriett 1
Harriott 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Janetta 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lois 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
M. 1
Melia 1
Minnie 1
Ruth 1
Susanh. 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 18
James 13
William 10
Benjamin 9
Thomas 9
Joseph 8
George 5
Robert 5
Arthur 2
Ben 2
Edwin 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Grant 2
Harry 2
Hugh 2
Isaac 2
Jonathon 2
Peter 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Alfred 1
Andrew 1
Benjn. 1
Bold 1
Caleb 1
Charles 1
Edward 1
Ezra 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Hirem 1
Hurbbert 1
Hy. 1
Jabary 1
Jno. 1
Joe 1
Josiah 1
Louis 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Miles 1
Paul 1
Robt. 1
Squire 1
Wm. 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Arnfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Arnfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 260 people were recorded with the Arnfield surname. That placed it at #10,781 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Arnfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 264 in 2016. That gives Arnfield a modern rank of #16,172.

What does the Arnfield map show?

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