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UK surname

Artingstall

In the 1881 census there were 186 people recorded with the Artingstall surname, ranking it #13,448 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 217, ranked #18,535, down from #13,448 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Ashton-under-Lyne and Prestwich. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Tameside and Manchester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Artingstall is 263 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 16.7%.

1881 census count

186

Ranked #13,448

Modern count

217

2016, ranked #18,535

Peak year

1999

263 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Artingstall had 186 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,448 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 217 in 2016, ranked #18,535.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 248 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Artingstall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Artingstall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Artingstall 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 70 #21,020
1861 historical 137 #16,465
1881 historical 186 #13,448
1891 historical 213 #14,269
1901 historical 219 #14,292
1911 historical 248 #12,988
1997 modern 244 #15,520
1998 modern 256 #15,436
1999 modern 263 #15,267
2000 modern 263 #15,228
2001 modern 262 #15,034
2002 modern 251 #15,770
2003 modern 241 #16,013
2004 modern 245 #15,894
2005 modern 237 #16,244
2006 modern 238 #16,288
2007 modern 230 #16,890
2008 modern 230 #17,033
2009 modern 236 #17,103
2010 modern 250 #16,791
2011 modern 239 #17,138
2012 modern 236 #17,187
2013 modern 234 #17,556
2014 modern 230 #17,872
2015 modern 221 #18,289
2016 modern 217 #18,535

Geography

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Where Artingstalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Ashton-under-Lyne and Prestwich. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Tameside and Manchester. 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 Manchester Lancashire
2 Ashton-under-Lyne Lancashire
3 Prestwich Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Tameside 010 Tameside
2 Tameside 029 Tameside
3 Tameside 019 Tameside
4 Manchester 035 Manchester
5 Tameside 021 Tameside

Forenames

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First names often paired with Artingstall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Artingstall

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Artingstall is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Artingstall 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

Artingstall 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 Artingstall 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 Artingstall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Artingstall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Artingstall 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. Lancashire leads with 130 Artingstalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.04x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 130 6.04x
Cheshire 40 9.99x
Yorkshire 14 0.78x
Denbighshire 2 2.92x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Chorlton On Medlock in Lancashire leads with 18 Artingstalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 52.63x.

Place Total Index
Chorlton On Medlock 18 52.63x
Gorton 16 79.05x
Middleton In Oldham 14 217.05x
Ardwick 12 61.79x
Ashton Under Lyne 11 23.38x
Dunham Massey 10 813.01x
Denton 9 188.68x
Droylsden 9 128.21x
Manchester 8 8.26x
Tonge 8 176.99x
Clive 7 7000.00x
Halifax 7 26.53x
Hyde 6 50.76x
Salford 5 7.90x
Withington 5 72.15x
Barton Upon Irwell 4 24.68x
Birkenhead 4 12.53x
Reddish 4 134.68x
Skircoat 4 56.42x
Cuddington In Northwich 3 1200.00x
Northowram 3 23.79x
Pendleton In Salford 3 11.70x
Broughton In Salford 2 10.16x
Cheadle 2 26.14x
Chester St John Baptist 2 27.78x
Chester St Oswald 2 27.59x
Llanrwst Capel Garmon 2 363.64x
Northenden 2 273.97x
Liverpool 1 0.76x
Lytham 1 30.40x
Newton In Ashton Under 1 25.32x
Stockport 1 4.85x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Sarah 11
Elizabeth 8
Alice 5
Emma 5
Ann 4
Clara 4
Hannah 4
Anne 3
Harriet 3
Jane 3
Maria 3
Amy 2
Annie 2
Frances 2
Lily 2
Bertha 1
Caroline 1
Cathrine 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Elizbeth 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Eth 1
Ethel 1
Eunice 1
Florence 1
Gertrude 1
Jessie 1
Lartin 1
Lena 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Nancy 1
Precila 1
Priscilla 1
Rebecca 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 11
George 9
John 8
Joseph 8
James 5
Thomas 5
Samuel 4
Harry 3
Alfred 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Aaron 1
Abraham 1
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Benjn. 1
Cecil 1
Charles 1
David 1
Edward 1
Elizth. 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Henry 1
Heywood 1
Hy.Wm.Jasper 1
Jeffrey 1
Jesse 1
Josiah 1
Mathew 1
Peter 1
Ralph 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Saml. 1

FAQ

Artingstall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Artingstall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 186 people were recorded with the Artingstall surname. That placed it at #13,448 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Artingstall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 217 in 2016. That gives Artingstall a modern rank of #18,535.

What does the Artingstall map show?

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