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UK surname

Auckland

An English surname derived from the city of Auckland, New Zealand.

In the 1881 census there were 423 people recorded with the Auckland surname, ranking it #7,657 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 637, ranked #8,304, down from #7,657 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hull Holy Trinity, Timberland and Gainsborough, Paddocks. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kirklees, Barnsley and South Kesteven.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Auckland is 707 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 50.6%.

1881 census count

423

Ranked #7,657

Modern count

637

2016, ranked #8,304

Peak year

1999

707 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Auckland had 423 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,657 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 637 in 2016, ranked #8,304.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 573 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Auckland surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Auckland surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Auckland 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 236 #9,174
1861 historical 360 #7,095
1881 historical 423 #7,657
1891 historical 506 #7,356
1901 historical 538 #7,640
1911 historical 573 #7,078
1997 modern 670 #7,495
1998 modern 694 #7,523
1999 modern 707 #7,457
2000 modern 705 #7,449
2001 modern 677 #7,551
2002 modern 671 #7,765
2003 modern 655 #7,798
2004 modern 650 #7,838
2005 modern 644 #7,827
2006 modern 645 #7,853
2007 modern 651 #7,857
2008 modern 658 #7,843
2009 modern 651 #8,057
2010 modern 657 #8,179
2011 modern 676 #7,906
2012 modern 630 #8,275
2013 modern 642 #8,295
2014 modern 643 #8,337
2015 modern 639 #8,304
2016 modern 637 #8,304

Geography

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Where Aucklands are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hull Holy Trinity, Timberland, Gainsborough, Paddocks, Darton and Penistone (Denby), Kirkburton (Cumberworth Half). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kirklees, Barnsley and South Kesteven. 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 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
2 Timberland Lincolnshire
3 Gainsborough, Paddocks Lincolnshire
4 Darton Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Penistone (Denby), Kirkburton (Cumberworth Half) Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kirklees 057 Kirklees
2 Barnsley 016 Barnsley
3 Barnsley 026 Barnsley
4 South Kesteven 003 South Kesteven
5 South Kesteven 006 South Kesteven

Forenames

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First names often paired with Auckland

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Auckland

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

Auckland 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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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Auckland 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 Auckland 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Auckland, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Auckland

The surname Auckland is a locational name that originated in England, derived from the town of Auckland in County Durham. The name is thought to come from the Old English words "ac" meaning oak and "lund" meaning grove or wood, referring to an area of oak trees.

Auckland is an ancient name that can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Acalunt". This suggests that the name and the settlement from which it derived were well-established by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the surname was Robert de Aucland, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1195. The Pipe Rolls were financial records maintained by the English Exchequer, indicating that Robert de Aucland was a person of some means or importance at that time.

In the 13th century, there are records of a William de Aukland who held lands in Northumberland. This spelling variation highlights the somewhat fluid nature of surnames in their early development.

Notably, the Auckland family produced a Bishop of Durham in the late 14th century. Thomas Auckland served as Bishop of Durham from 1345 to 1346, demonstrating the family's prominence in the region from which their name derived.

Another notable bearer of the Auckland surname was Sir Robert Auckland (1610-1692), an English lawyer and Member of Parliament. He served as a judge and was later appointed to the King's Bench, which was one of the highest courts in England at the time.

In the 18th century, Samuel Auckland (1718-1798) was a prominent Anglican clergyman who served as the Vicar of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. He was known for his religious writings and sermons.

The Auckland surname has also been associated with place names, such as Auckland Castle in County Durham, which was the official residence of the Bishops of Durham for over 800 years.

While the surname Auckland is not among the most common in English-speaking countries today, it has a rich history that can be traced back to the early days of surname adoption in medieval England.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Auckland families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Auckland 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. Yorkshire leads with 149 Aucklands recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.65x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 149 3.65x
Lincolnshire 100 15.19x
Middlesex 39 0.95x
Lancashire 24 0.49x
Northumberland 13 2.12x
Monmouthshire 9 3.02x
Morayshire 9 14.07x
Durham 8 0.65x
Surrey 8 0.40x
Cheshire 7 0.77x
Staffordshire 7 0.50x
Banffshire 6 7.03x
Carmarthenshire 5 2.88x
Glamorgan 5 0.70x
Inverness-shire 5 4.07x
Lanarkshire 4 0.30x
Nottinghamshire 4 0.72x
Derbyshire 3 0.47x
Kent 3 0.21x
Northamptonshire 3 0.77x
Berkshire 2 0.65x
Hampshire 2 0.24x
Angus 1 0.26x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.38x
Essex 1 0.12x
Gloucestershire 1 0.12x
Hertfordshire 1 0.35x
Sussex 1 0.14x
Worcestershire 1 0.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cumberworth in Yorkshire leads with 21 Aucklands recorded in 1881 and an index of 1009.62x.

Place Total Index
Cumberworth 21 1009.62x
Hackney London 18 7.80x
Gainsborough 17 109.54x
Kexborough 17 1931.82x
Warrington 16 27.63x
Martin In Sleaford 14 1217.39x
Holy Trinity 11 11.21x
Hunslet 11 17.29x
St Pancras London 11 3.32x
Sheffield 10 7.70x
Forres 9 133.93x
Kimberworth 8 35.34x
Marton 8 1290.32x
Spindleston 8 4705.88x
Thorne 8 158.10x
Allington 7 1489.36x
Epworth 7 228.01x
Great Grimsby 7 16.75x
Mexborough 7 86.42x
Shelley 7 292.89x
St Botolph Lincoln 7 147.99x
Lambeth 6 1.67x
Lichfield St Chad 6 191.69x
Witton Cum Twambrooks 6 74.17x
Aberystruth 5 19.06x
Bentley Cum Arksey 5 234.74x
Ecclesall Bierlow 5 6.03x
Gateshead 5 5.45x
Heeley 5 40.32x
Inverness 5 16.17x
Llanelly 5 12.79x
Manthorpe Cum Little 5 99.40x
Rathven 5 31.17x
Shoreditch London 5 2.80x
Stowe With Normanby 5 1219.51x
Swansea Town 5 8.51x
Batley 4 10.32x
Brightside Bierlow 4 5.00x
Cheetham 4 10.98x
Middlesbrough 4 7.53x
St Michael Lincoln 4 224.72x
Trevethin 4 14.23x
Westgate 4 10.55x
Branston 3 148.51x
Chesterfield 3 12.42x
Deptford St Paul 3 2.77x
Northampton St Giles 3 20.34x
Sedgebrook 3 967.74x
Barnsley 2 4.75x
Barony 2 0.59x
Bawtry 2 155.04x
Bradford 2 2.03x
Eagle 2 307.69x
Govan 2 0.61x
Grantham 2 23.31x
Newton In Makerfield 2 13.37x
Penketh 2 113.64x
Rotherhithe 2 3.93x
Sculcoates 2 3.09x
Spittlegate 2 21.98x
St Giles Cripplegate 2 36.63x
St Mary 2 73.26x
Stockton On Tees 2 3.39x
Tockwith 2 246.91x
Warfield 2 71.17x
Brampton Bierlow 1 19.16x
Bridlington 1 10.71x
Coleby 1 163.93x
Conisbrough 1 26.11x
Cullen 1 31.65x
Elswick 1 2.05x
Liff Benvie 1 1.73x
Northwich 1 68.97x
Portsmouth 1 5.15x
Romford 1 7.78x
St George In East London 1 2.58x
St Marylebone London 1 0.46x
Willoughton 1 136.99x
Wisbech St Peter 1 7.65x
York St Martin Mklgt W 1 108.70x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 31
William 19
George 15
Thomas 14
Charles 13
James 11
Joseph 8
Edwin 6
Robert 5
Samuel 5
Fred 4
Henry 4
Arthur 3
Edward 3
Herbert 3
Wm. 3
Alfred 2
David 2
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Herman 2
Mary 2
Moses 2
Tom 2
Walter 2
Willie 2
Albert 1
Alexander 1
Benjamin 1
Bruce 1
Christopher 1
Chs. 1
Daniel 1
Edrick 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Hermon 1
Hinds 1
Jno. 1
Jno.Wm. 1
Richard 1
Sidney 1
W. 1
Willy 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Auckland surname: questions and answers

How common was the Auckland surname in 1881?

In 1881, 423 people were recorded with the Auckland surname. That placed it at #7,657 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Auckland surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 637 in 2016. That gives Auckland a modern rank of #8,304.

What does the Auckland surname mean?

An English surname derived from the city of Auckland, New Zealand.

What does the Auckland map show?

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