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UK surname

Arnison

In the 1881 census there were 183 people recorded with the Arnison surname, ranking it #13,596 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 189, ranked #20,334, down from #13,596 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Carlisle St Cuthbert, Auckland St Andrew and Penrith. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hartlepool, Eden and Carlisle.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Arnison is 267 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 3.3%.

1881 census count

183

Ranked #13,596

Modern count

189

2016, ranked #20,334

Peak year

1911

267 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Arnison had 183 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,596 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 189 in 2016, ranked #20,334.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 267 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Arnison surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Arnison surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Arnison 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 74 #20,443
1861 historical 77 #23,975
1881 historical 183 #13,596
1891 historical 176 #16,404
1901 historical 191 #15,579
1911 historical 267 #12,360
1997 modern 227 #16,267
1998 modern 225 #16,846
1999 modern 230 #16,685
2000 modern 229 #16,695
2001 modern 227 #16,573
2002 modern 226 #16,939
2003 modern 215 #17,286
2004 modern 203 #18,061
2005 modern 198 #18,279
2006 modern 201 #18,226
2007 modern 197 #18,669
2008 modern 194 #19,011
2009 modern 199 #19,090
2010 modern 198 #19,577
2011 modern 195 #19,610
2012 modern 192 #19,730
2013 modern 187 #20,436
2014 modern 190 #20,374
2015 modern 188 #20,417
2016 modern 189 #20,334

Geography

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Where Arnisons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Carlisle St Cuthbert, Auckland St Andrew, Penrith, Stranton and Sebergham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hartlepool, Eden and Carlisle. 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 Carlisle St Cuthbert Cumberland
2 Auckland St Andrew Durham
3 Penrith Cumberland
4 Stranton Durham
5 Sebergham Cumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hartlepool 011 Hartlepool
2 Eden 006 Eden
3 Hartlepool 010 Hartlepool
4 Hartlepool 014 Hartlepool
5 Carlisle 006 Carlisle

Forenames

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First names often paired with Arnison

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Arnison

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Arnison 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

Arnison is most concentrated in decile 5 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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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Arnison falls in decile 7 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 Arnison 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 Arnison, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Arnison families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Arnison 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. Cumberland leads with 72 Arnisons recorded in 1881 and an index of 46.85x.

County Total Index
Cumberland 72 46.85x
Durham 56 10.55x
Lancashire 15 0.71x
Westmorland 11 28.04x
Surrey 9 1.03x
Northumberland 8 3.01x
Staffordshire 4 0.66x
Derbyshire 2 0.72x
Lanarkshire 2 0.35x
Cheshire 1 0.25x
Middlesex 1 0.06x
Midlothian 1 0.42x
Suffolk 1 0.46x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Penrith in Cumberland leads with 27 Arnisons recorded in 1881 and an index of 475.35x.

Place Total Index
Penrith 27 475.35x
St Cuthbert W O 13 173.56x
Bishopwearmouth 11 24.13x
Shildon 10 234.19x
Stranton 10 55.93x
Huyton With Roby 9 362.90x
Lynesack Softley 9 629.37x
Blennerhasset Kirkland 8 2666.67x
Langwathby 7 3333.33x
Witton Gilbert 6 285.71x
Allendale 5 203.25x
Barrow In Furness 5 17.36x
Darlington 5 24.39x
Newbiggin 5 6250.00x
Wimbledon 5 51.18x
Kingston On Thames 4 19.15x
Skelton 4 909.09x
Trentham 4 78.13x
Kirkby Stephen 3 294.12x
Stanhope 3 54.74x
Barony 2 1.37x
Crosthwaite 2 1052.63x
Newcastle On Tyne St 2 14.52x
Sebergham 2 588.24x
Appleby St Lawrence 1 112.36x
Bootle Cum Linacre 1 5.95x
Brinnington 1 27.17x
Castle Sowerby 1 294.12x
Castlerigg St John 1 1000.00x
Claylane 1 25.77x
Crossgate 1 43.10x
Culgaith 1 476.19x
Edenhall 1 625.00x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 1.04x
Great Strickland 1 588.24x
Hart 1 77.52x
Hexham 1 24.33x
High Bolton 1 588.24x
Keswick 1 51.02x
Kirkby Thore 1 312.50x
Longeaton 1 833.33x
Lowestoft 1 9.74x
Ousby 1 666.67x
Rickergate 1 30.77x
St Marylebone London 1 1.05x
Wythburn 1 833.33x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Elizabeth 10
Jane 9
Isabella 5
Margaret 5
Sarah 5
Ann 3
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Dorothy 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Louisa 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Beatrice 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Clarissa 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Grace 1
H.E. 1
Harriet 1
Kate 1
Louise 1
Lueceas 1
M.Isabella 1
Maria 1
Ruth 1
Sybil 1
Sybilla 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
Thomas 14
William 12
George 9
Joseph 9
Frederick 4
James 4
Wm. 4
Charles 3
Christopher 3
Henry 3
Alfred 2
Mathew 2
Albert 1
Arnt 1
Edwin 1
Garner 1
Herbert 1
Hugall 1
Jos.Charles 1
Margt.E. 1
Nathan 1
Robert 1
Williamson 1
Wmson 1

FAQ

Arnison surname: questions and answers

How common was the Arnison surname in 1881?

In 1881, 183 people were recorded with the Arnison surname. That placed it at #13,596 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Arnison surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 189 in 2016. That gives Arnison a modern rank of #20,334.

What does the Arnison map show?

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