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UK surname

Badland

In the 1881 census there were 117 people recorded with the Badland surname, ranking it #18,026 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 150, ranked #23,724, down from #18,026 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Presteigne, Tenbury and Kidderminster. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Staffordshire, Bolton and Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Badland is 215 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 28.2%.

1881 census count

117

Ranked #18,026

Modern count

150

2016, ranked #23,724

Peak year

1911

215 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Badland had 117 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,026 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 150 in 2016, ranked #23,724.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 215 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Badland surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Badland surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Badland 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 110 #16,093
1861 historical 114 #19,011
1881 historical 117 #18,026
1891 historical 157 #17,778
1901 historical 192 #15,518
1911 historical 215 #14,290
1997 modern 164 #19,944
1998 modern 184 #19,037
1999 modern 187 #18,999
2000 modern 193 #18,616
2001 modern 178 #19,288
2002 modern 178 #19,671
2003 modern 176 #19,623
2004 modern 174 #19,871
2005 modern 168 #20,227
2006 modern 162 #20,886
2007 modern 163 #21,050
2008 modern 164 #21,137
2009 modern 161 #21,879
2010 modern 163 #22,205
2011 modern 168 #21,563
2012 modern 158 #22,460
2013 modern 155 #23,108
2014 modern 152 #23,631
2015 modern 151 #23,613
2016 modern 150 #23,724

Geography

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Where Badlands are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Presteigne, Tenbury, Kidderminster, Lindridge and Bradford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Staffordshire, Bolton, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Walsall and Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Presteigne Radnorshire
2 Tenbury Worcestershire
3 Kidderminster Worcestershire
4 Lindridge Worcestershire
5 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Staffordshire 014 South Staffordshire
2 Bolton 001 Bolton
3 Nuneaton and Bedworth 018 Nuneaton and Bedworth
4 Walsall 009 Walsall
5 Stoke-on-Trent 014 Stoke-on-Trent

Forenames

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First names often paired with Badland

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Badland

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Badland surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Badland household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Badland 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

Badland is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Badland falls in decile 4 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 Badland 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Badland families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Badland 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. Worcestershire leads with 41 Badlands recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.51x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 41 27.51x
Yorkshire 20 1.77x
Warwickshire 16 5.56x
Shropshire 11 11.16x
Staffordshire 8 2.08x
Radnorshire 5 54.29x
Herefordshire 4 8.55x
Somerset 4 2.18x
Surrey 4 0.72x
Middlesex 3 0.26x
Derbyshire 1 0.56x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birmingham in Warwickshire leads with 14 Badlands recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.60x.

Place Total Index
Birmingham 14 14.60x
Bowling 10 89.29x
Shelsley Kings 9 8181.82x
Tenbury 8 975.61x
Shipley 7 119.25x
Ditton Priors 6 2608.70x
Ludlow St Lawrence 5 255.10x
Presteigne 5 862.07x
Camberwell 4 5.49x
Kidderminster Foreign 4 189.57x
Stapleton 4 5714.29x
Stourbridge 4 104.44x
Upper Mitton 4 1212.12x
West Bromwich 4 18.14x
Yeovil 4 107.24x
Horton In Bradford 3 16.99x
Oldbury 3 40.93x
Stockton 3 6000.00x
Walsall Foreign 3 15.08x
Kensington London 2 3.15x
Yardley 2 52.49x
Aston 1 1.26x
Derby St Werburgh 1 9.69x
Evesham St Lawrence 1 126.58x
Hartlebury 1 112.36x
Kidderminster Borough 1 11.47x
Leamington Priors 1 14.12x
Lindridge 1 263.16x
Sedgley 1 6.99x
St Pancras London 1 1.09x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 9
Mary 6
Emily 5
Elizabeth 4
Jane 4
Emma 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Amelia 1
Anne 1
Beatrice 1
Bertha 1
Cerah 1
Dolly 1
Elisabeth 1
Eliza 1
Harriett 1
Juliana 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lavinia 1
Lettita 1
Rose 1
Sabina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 8
George 6
Joseph 6
Thomas 6
Charles 5
William 5
Arthur 3
Henry 2
James 2
Richard 2
Abel 1
Albert 1
Bramley 1
Christopher 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Herbert 1
Infant 1
Jas. 1
Lewis 1
Mark 1
Stephen 1
Walter 1
Willie 1
Willm.H. 1

FAQ

Badland surname: questions and answers

How common was the Badland surname in 1881?

In 1881, 117 people were recorded with the Badland surname. That placed it at #18,026 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Badland surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 150 in 2016. That gives Badland a modern rank of #23,724.

What does the Badland map show?

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