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UK surname

Aynsley

In the 1881 census there were 386 people recorded with the Aynsley surname, ranking it #8,165 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 383, ranked #12,269, down from #8,165 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Bellingham, Wark, Thorneyburn (West Tarset) and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Northumberland and Ettrick Yarrow and Liliesleaf Area.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Aynsley is 479 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.8%.

1881 census count

386

Ranked #8,165

Modern count

383

2016, ranked #12,269

Peak year

1911

479 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Aynsley had 386 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,165 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 383 in 2016, ranked #12,269.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 479 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Aynsley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Aynsley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Aynsley 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 317 #7,308
1861 historical 286 #8,793
1881 historical 386 #8,165
1891 historical 422 #8,483
1901 historical 424 #9,102
1911 historical 479 #8,088
1997 modern 386 #11,295
1998 modern 404 #11,261
1999 modern 381 #11,873
2000 modern 375 #11,949
2001 modern 372 #11,855
2002 modern 370 #12,121
2003 modern 376 #11,791
2004 modern 373 #11,859
2005 modern 376 #11,730
2006 modern 372 #11,878
2007 modern 377 #11,900
2008 modern 390 #11,693
2009 modern 385 #12,070
2010 modern 397 #12,068
2011 modern 393 #12,017
2012 modern 391 #11,923
2013 modern 398 #11,967
2014 modern 394 #12,144
2015 modern 382 #12,322
2016 modern 383 #12,269

Geography

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Where Aynsleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Bellingham, Wark, Thorneyburn (West Tarset), Gateshead, Tynemouth (Chirton, Preston, Murton, Whitley, Monkseaton), Earsdon (Earsdon) and Rothbury. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Northumberland and Ettrick Yarrow and Liliesleaf Area. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Bellingham, Wark, Thorneyburn (West Tarset) Northumberland
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Tynemouth (Chirton, Preston, Murton, Whitley, Monkseaton), Earsdon (Earsdon) Northumberland
5 Rothbury Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Northumberland 007 Northumberland
2 Northumberland 015 Northumberland
3 Northumberland 023 Northumberland
4 Northumberland 003 Northumberland
5 Ettrick Yarrow and Liliesleaf Area Scottish Borders

Forenames

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First names often paired with Aynsley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Aynsley

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Aynsley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Aynsley household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Aynsley 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

Aynsley 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

Aynsley falls in decile 10 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Aynsley 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 Aynsley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Aynsley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Aynsley 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. Northumberland leads with 243 Aynsleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 43.26x.

County Total Index
Northumberland 243 43.26x
Durham 92 8.19x
Staffordshire 15 1.18x
Middlesex 14 0.37x
Lancashire 9 0.20x
Hampshire 3 0.39x
Kent 3 0.23x
Warwickshire 2 0.21x
Yorkshire 2 0.05x
Denbighshire 1 0.70x
Derbyshire 1 0.17x
Devon 1 0.13x
Gloucestershire 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Elswick in Northumberland leads with 27 Aynsleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 60.23x.

Place Total Index
Elswick 27 60.23x
Cowpen 25 193.35x
Westoe 25 39.27x
Lee Ward 20 11111.11x
Conside Knitsley 16 183.28x
Bedlington 14 74.67x
Bellingham 13 1382.98x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 12 24.67x
Rothbury 12 745.34x
Monkseaton 11 1746.03x
Hexham 10 115.07x
Westgate 9 25.88x
South Shields 8 80.00x
Wallington Demesne 8 3333.33x
Morpeth 7 106.06x
Stone 7 42.94x
Collierley 6 120.00x
Cramlington 6 80.86x
Ewesley 6 30000.00x
Hebron Cockle Park Earsdon 6 1276.60x
Jesmond 6 75.95x
Monkwearmouth Shore 6 27.37x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 6 17.88x
Stannington 6 451.13x
Walton On Hill 6 24.72x
Norham 5 400.00x
Stoke Newington London 5 17.01x
Alnwick 4 41.41x
Birtley 4 87.34x
Brandon Byshottles 4 28.43x
Cambo 4 3333.33x
Greencroft 4 194.17x
Harwood 4 10000.00x
Ratcliffe London 4 19.18x
Raw 4 3333.33x
Seghill 4 145.45x
Trentham 4 36.90x
Tweedmouth 4 57.14x
Droxford 3 101.69x
Gateshead 3 3.57x
Islington London 3 0.82x
Liverpool 3 1.10x
Newcastle On Tyne St John 3 40.65x
Slaley 3 545.45x
Stoke Upon Trent 3 2.22x
Tonbridge 3 6.46x
Tynemouth 3 9.97x
Aston 2 0.76x
Bullers Green 2 465.12x
Ford 2 97.56x
North Shields 2 17.84x
Whitridge 2 20000.00x
Cheltenham 1 1.75x
Chirk 1 35.59x
Clifford Cum Boston 1 29.76x
Coxhoe 1 31.35x
Coxlodge 1 23.42x
Dartmouth Townstall 1 31.25x
Derby St Alkmund 1 5.65x
Doncaster 1 3.66x
Elvet 1 12.33x
Heworth 1 4.52x
Houghton Close House 1 454.55x
Paddington London 1 0.72x
Pegswood 1 79.37x
St Martin In Fields 1 4.42x
Thornley 1 24.63x
Togstone 1 333.33x
West Matfen 1 250.00x
Wolverhampton 1 1.02x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 31
Elizabeth 23
Jane 20
Isabella 14
Margaret 11
Ann 10
Annie 7
Dorothy 6
Hannah 6
Sarah 5
Barbara 4
Martha 4
Alice 3
Charlotte 3
Ellen 3
Esther 3
Anne 2
Catherine 2
Elisabeth 2
Emily 2
Florence 2
Frances 2
Augusta 1
Clara 1
Clarah 1
Daisy 1
E. 1
E.M.V. 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elinor 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.Ann 1
Elleanor 1
Ellenor 1
Ethel 1
Francis 1
Georgina 1
Joanna 1
Justina 1
Louisa 1
Lousia 1
Lydia 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Thomason 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 33
William 28
James 19
George 18
Thomas 16
Joseph 12
Robert 12
Mark 5
Charles 3
Christopher 3
Michael 3
Stephen 3
Henry 2
Jacob 2
Morrison 2
Ord 2
Wm. 2
Benjamin 1
David 1
Edward 1
Frederic 1
Geo. 1
Geo.R. 1
Gerrard 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Hy. 1
Isaac 1
Jos. 1
Lawson 1
Lenord 1
Lional 1
Lionel 1
Richard 1
Richd. 1
Robt. 1
Sampt. 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Aynsley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Aynsley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 386 people were recorded with the Aynsley surname. That placed it at #8,165 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Aynsley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 383 in 2016. That gives Aynsley a modern rank of #12,269.

What does the Aynsley map show?

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