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UK surname

Baigent

In the 1881 census there were 410 people recorded with the Baigent surname, ranking it #7,833 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 533, ranked #9,534, down from #7,833 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Crondall, London parishes and Chertsey. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Chichester, Guildford and Milton Keynes.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Baigent is 729 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 30.0%.

1881 census count

410

Ranked #7,833

Modern count

533

2016, ranked #9,534

Peak year

1911

729 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Baigent had 410 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,833 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 533 in 2016, ranked #9,534.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 729 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Baigent surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Baigent surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Baigent 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 292 #7,807
1861 historical 220 #11,076
1881 historical 410 #7,833
1891 historical 477 #7,705
1901 historical 641 #6,716
1911 historical 729 #5,874
1997 modern 569 #8,454
1998 modern 608 #8,310
1999 modern 610 #8,353
2000 modern 592 #8,497
2001 modern 571 #8,575
2002 modern 558 #8,876
2003 modern 544 #8,922
2004 modern 547 #8,897
2005 modern 548 #8,805
2006 modern 527 #9,106
2007 modern 530 #9,144
2008 modern 529 #9,229
2009 modern 552 #9,145
2010 modern 547 #9,399
2011 modern 541 #9,400
2012 modern 535 #9,375
2013 modern 556 #9,249
2014 modern 539 #9,542
2015 modern 541 #9,451
2016 modern 533 #9,534

Geography

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Where Baigents are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Crondall, London parishes, Chertsey and Chobham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Chichester, Guildford, Milton Keynes, The Vale of Glamorgan and Surrey Heath. 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 Crondall Hampshire
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 Chertsey Surrey
5 Chobham Surrey

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Chichester 005 Chichester
2 Guildford 014 Guildford
3 Milton Keynes 032 Milton Keynes
4 The Vale of Glamorgan 005 Vale of Glamorgan
5 Surrey Heath 001 Surrey Heath

Forenames

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First names often paired with Baigent

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Baigent

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

Baigent is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Baigent falls in decile 7 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 Baigent 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 Baigent, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Baigent families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Baigent 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. Surrey leads with 191 Baigents recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.78x.

County Total Index
Surrey 191 9.78x
Hampshire 68 8.28x
Middlesex 52 1.30x
Sussex 32 4.73x
Berkshire 22 7.31x
Devon 8 0.96x
Kent 8 0.58x
Durham 7 0.59x
Worcestershire 5 0.96x
Essex 3 0.38x
Staffordshire 3 0.22x
Wiltshire 3 0.85x
Bedfordshire 2 0.96x
Cambridgeshire 2 0.79x
Derbyshire 1 0.16x
Norfolk 1 0.16x
Oxfordshire 1 0.40x
Royal Navy 1 2.09x
Somerset 1 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Windlesham in Surrey leads with 62 Baigents recorded in 1881 and an index of 1689.37x.

Place Total Index
Windlesham 62 1689.37x
Chertsey 24 190.17x
Farnham 24 158.00x
Portsea 14 8.69x
Rotherhithe 13 26.25x
Eastbourne 12 38.59x
Clapham 11 21.95x
Crondall 10 226.76x
Petworth 9 222.77x
Winkfield 8 160.32x
Darlington 7 15.20x
Portsmouth 7 37.00x
St Michael Winchester 7 416.67x
East Worldham 6 1666.67x
Frimley 6 107.91x
Fulham London 6 10.32x
Lambeth 6 1.72x
Mortlake 6 68.89x
Send Ripley 6 235.29x
St George Bloomsbury 6 26.09x
Wimbledon 6 27.36x
Hackney London 5 2.22x
Hurst 5 126.90x
Lodsworth 5 531.91x
Newton Abbot St Mary 5 71.43x
Redmarley 5 364.96x
St George In East London 5 13.26x
Tonbridge 5 10.14x
Willesden 5 13.23x
Alton 4 64.62x
Chobham 4 115.94x
Guildford Friary 4 655.74x
Horsell 4 325.20x
Kingston On Thames 4 8.53x
Odiham 4 110.80x
Ryde 4 22.66x
Shoreditch London 4 2.30x
St Marylebone London 4 1.87x
Staines 4 62.99x
Battersea 3 2.03x
Byfleet 3 172.41x
Chartham 3 87.98x
Chelsea London 3 2.48x
Chippenham 3 40.32x
Clewer 3 24.33x
Exeter St Sidwell 3 15.70x
Hammersmith London 3 3.04x
Heckfield 3 389.61x
Singleton 3 394.74x
South Stoneham 3 16.84x
Clifton 2 100.00x
East Ham 2 13.61x
Islington London 2 0.51x
Old Windsor 2 57.47x
Sedgley 2 3.98x
St Marythe Less 2 129.87x
Teddington London 2 22.03x
Woking 2 16.99x
Brampton 1 11.40x
Brighton 1 0.73x
Burton 1 1000.00x
Cuckfield 1 14.64x
Earley 1 19.96x
Esher 1 36.63x
Eye Dunsden 1 83.33x
Norwich St Peter 1 24.69x
Paddington London 1 0.68x
Reading St Giles 1 3.39x
Royal Navy 1 2.45x
Southwark St Thomas 1 93.46x
St Lawrence Winchester 1 303.03x
St Pancras London 1 0.31x
St Swithin Winchester 1 454.55x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.70x
Sunninghill 1 23.98x
Titchfield 1 16.16x
Walcot 1 2.91x
Weeke 1 40.16x
West Thurrock 1 38.02x
Weybridge 1 23.87x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 22
George 19
Henry 14
James 14
Charles 13
Thomas 11
John 10
Joseph 8
Frederick 6
Harry 5
Richard 5
Walter 5
Albert 4
Alfred 4
Edward 4
Edwin 4
Benjamin 3
Daniel 3
Edmund 3
Frank 3
Herbert 3
Samuel 3
Andrew 2
Arthur 2
Eli 2
Francis 2
Fred 2
Geo. 2
Harvey 2
Reuben 2
Willm. 2
Alfd.Wm. 1
Anthony 1
Archibald 1
Bertram 1
David 1
Douglas 1
Eliza 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
Isaac 1
Michael 1
Rd. 1
Robert 1
Robt. 1
Sidney 1
Stephen 1
Thos. 1
Will. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Baigent surname: questions and answers

How common was the Baigent surname in 1881?

In 1881, 410 people were recorded with the Baigent surname. That placed it at #7,833 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Baigent surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 533 in 2016. That gives Baigent a modern rank of #9,534.

What does the Baigent map show?

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