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UK surname

Baggley

In the 1881 census there were 206 people recorded with the Baggley surname, ranking it #12,596 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 284, ranked #15,323, down from #12,596 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolstanton, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Alford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rotherham, Leicester and Springburn.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Baggley is 323 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 37.9%.

1881 census count

206

Ranked #12,596

Modern count

284

2016, ranked #15,323

Peak year

1998

323 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Baggley had 206 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,596 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 284 in 2016, ranked #15,323.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 281 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Baggley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Baggley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Baggley 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 53 #23,739
1861 historical 77 #23,975
1881 historical 206 #12,596
1891 historical 234 #13,352
1901 historical 265 #12,652
1911 historical 281 #11,953
1997 modern 274 #14,374
1998 modern 323 #13,211
1999 modern 322 #13,335
2000 modern 321 #13,337
2001 modern 307 #13,539
2002 modern 305 #13,865
2003 modern 295 #13,964
2004 modern 298 #13,937
2005 modern 299 #13,877
2006 modern 304 #13,797
2007 modern 309 #13,760
2008 modern 300 #14,135
2009 modern 312 #14,040
2010 modern 312 #14,314
2011 modern 307 #14,386
2012 modern 300 #14,505
2013 modern 306 #14,557
2014 modern 307 #14,608
2015 modern 297 #14,863
2016 modern 284 #15,323

Geography

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Where Baggleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolstanton, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Alford, Glasgow and Sculcoates. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rotherham, Leicester, Springburn and Wakefield. 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 Wolstanton Staffordshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Alford Lincolnshire
4 Glasgow Lanark
5 Sculcoates Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rotherham 030 Rotherham
2 Rotherham 031 Rotherham
3 Leicester 037 Leicester
4 Springburn Glasgow City
5 Wakefield 024 Wakefield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Baggley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Baggley

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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Baggley is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Baggley 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

Baggley falls in decile 2 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.

2
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Baggley is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 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 Baggley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Baggley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Baggley 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. Staffordshire leads with 70 Baggleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.32x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 70 10.32x
Yorkshire 38 1.91x
Lincolnshire 36 11.21x
Nottinghamshire 17 6.28x
Lancashire 11 0.46x
Shropshire 9 5.18x
Lanarkshire 8 1.23x
Cumberland 5 2.89x
Derbyshire 4 1.27x
Cheshire 3 0.68x
Durham 2 0.33x
Hampshire 1 0.24x
Leicestershire 1 0.45x
Worcestershire 1 0.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stoke Upon Trent in Staffordshire leads with 22 Baggleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.59x.

Place Total Index
Stoke Upon Trent 22 30.59x
Wolstanton Knutton 14 338.16x
Alford 10 502.51x
Rowley Regis 10 52.91x
Drayton In Hales 9 251.40x
Sheffield 9 14.20x
Armitage 8 909.09x
Dringhoe Upton Brough 8 7272.73x
Claxby In Spilsby 7 10000.00x
Sculcoates 7 22.17x
Sutton On Trent 7 1060.61x
Newcastle Under Lyme 6 50.00x
Rawmarsh 6 85.35x
Bradmore 5 2631.58x
Workington 5 50.45x
Barony 4 2.43x
Glasgow 4 3.47x
North Dalton 4 1176.47x
Saxby In Lincoln 4 5000.00x
Ashley 3 545.45x
Brinnington 3 72.46x
Kneeton 3 3750.00x
Manchester 3 2.80x
Manthorpe Cum Little 3 121.95x
Normanton 3 50.17x
Stainfield 3 2142.86x
Burslem 2 10.29x
Dronfield 2 49.63x
Evenwood Barony 2 98.52x
Haughton 2 57.47x
Liverpool 2 1.38x
Madeley 2 118.34x
Newark Upon Trent 2 20.56x
Aspull 1 17.83x
Bardney 1 104.17x
Bilsby 1 285.71x
Broughton In Salford 1 4.59x
Dalby 1 909.09x
Dry Doddington 1 666.67x
Hogsthorpe 1 200.00x
Hulme 1 2.01x
Huttoft 1 243.90x
Kirk Ella 1 416.67x
Leicester St Margaret 1 1.84x
Normanton 1 37.59x
Pendleton In Salford 1 3.52x
Stafford St Mary 1 10.42x
Stapenhill 1 21.37x
Strubby 1 500.00x
Trentham 1 17.33x
Wednesbury 1 5.90x
West Worldham 1 2000.00x
Whisby 1 1250.00x
Withern 1 322.58x
Worcester All Sts 1 65.79x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Sarah 9
Elizabeth 8
Ann 7
Eliza 5
Alice 3
Annie 3
Emily 3
Jane 3
Agnes 2
Charlotte 2
Clara 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Hannah 2
Kate 2
Ada 1
Anne 1
Bertha 1
Edith 1
Elizebth. 1
Ellen 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Florance 1
Georgina 1
Harriet 1
L.M. 1
Lessy 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Margarett 1
Margeret 1
Martha 1
Minnie 1
Nellie 1
Selina 1
Susannah 1
Thiza 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 15
William 15
George 13
Joseph 6
Thomas 6
James 5
Henry 4
Robert 4
Samuel 4
Charles 3
Arthur 2
Benjamin 2
Enoch 2
Isaac 2
Richard 2
Abraham 1
Albert 1
Aurther 1
Benj. 1
Benjiman 1
Chas. 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Fred 1
Harry 1
Jesse 1
Josheph 1
Mulin 1
Reuben 1
Saml. 1
Tom 1
W. 1

FAQ

Baggley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Baggley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 206 people were recorded with the Baggley surname. That placed it at #12,596 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Baggley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 284 in 2016. That gives Baggley a modern rank of #15,323.

What does the Baggley map show?

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