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UK surname

Baikie

In the 1881 census there were 414 people recorded with the Baikie surname, ranking it #7,778 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 284, ranked #15,323, down from #7,778 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Canisbay, Kirkwall and St.Ola and Evie and Rendall. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Crathes and Torphins, Alness and Caithness North West.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Baikie is 420 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 31.4%.

1881 census count

414

Ranked #7,778

Modern count

284

2016, ranked #15,323

Peak year

1891

420 bearers

Map years

8

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Baikie had 414 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,778 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 420 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Baikie surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Baikie surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Baikie 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 231 #9,334
1861 historical 356 #7,171
1881 historical 414 #7,778
1891 historical 420 #8,528
1901 historical 407 #9,374
1911 historical 50 #27,806
1997 modern 274 #14,374
1998 modern 285 #14,351
1999 modern 294 #14,140
2000 modern 284 #14,457
2001 modern 278 #14,444
2002 modern 283 #14,559
2003 modern 258 #15,293
2004 modern 261 #15,274
2005 modern 276 #14,579
2006 modern 283 #14,432
2007 modern 280 #14,694
2008 modern 268 #15,311
2009 modern 271 #15,511
2010 modern 274 #15,705
2011 modern 276 #15,471
2012 modern 277 #15,375
2013 modern 277 #15,644
2014 modern 285 #15,416
2015 modern 286 #15,270
2016 modern 284 #15,323

Geography

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Where Baikies are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Canisbay, Kirkwall and St.Ola, Evie and Rendall, Wick and Edinburgh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Crathes and Torphins, Alness, Caithness North West, City Centre East and West Mainland. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Canisbay Caithness
2 Kirkwall and St.Ola Orkney
3 Evie and Rendall Orkney
4 Wick Caithness
5 Edinburgh Edinburgh

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Crathes and Torphins Aberdeenshire
2 Alness Highland
3 Caithness North West Highland
4 City Centre East Glasgow City
5 West Mainland Orkney Islands

Forenames

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First names often paired with Baikie

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Baikie

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Baikie, 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 Baikie surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Baikie 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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Baikie is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Baikie is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Baikie 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Baikie families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Baikie 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. Orkney leads with 148 Baikies recorded in 1881 and an index of 332.29x.

County Total Index
Orkney 148 332.29x
Caithness 146 263.40x
Midlothian 44 8.11x
Lanarkshire 19 1.45x
Kent 10 0.72x
Renfrewshire 9 2.87x
Northumberland 8 1.33x
Surrey 5 0.25x
West Lothian 5 8.20x
Aberdeenshire 3 0.80x
Berwickshire 3 6.12x
Durham 3 0.25x
Ayrshire 2 0.66x
Cheshire 2 0.22x
Glamorgan 2 0.28x
Lancashire 2 0.04x
Middlesex 2 0.05x
Fife 1 0.42x
Royal Navy 1 2.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Evie Rendall in Orkney leads with 39 Baikies recorded in 1881 and an index of 2074.47x.

Place Total Index
Evie Rendall 39 2074.47x
Dunnet 35 1569.51x
Stromness 30 898.20x
Olrig 28 1010.83x
Wick 28 156.42x
Canisbay 22 604.40x
South Leith 17 27.86x
Birsay Harray 16 495.36x
Walls Flotta 15 717.70x
Kirkwall St Ola 14 209.90x
Barony 13 3.92x
Bower 12 538.12x
Thurso 10 115.61x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 9 4.13x
Watten 9 461.54x
Firth Stenness 8 418.85x
St Andrews Deerness 8 341.88x
South Ronaldshay 7 151.84x
Wooler 7 330.19x
Duddingston 6 55.10x
West Greenock 6 10.66x
Boness 5 59.52x
Camberwell 5 1.93x
Cross Burness N 5 214.59x
Deptford St Paul 5 4.69x
Govan 5 1.54x
Dalkeith 4 37.38x
Edinburgh Greenside 4 55.79x
Shapinshay 4 296.30x
Cathcart 3 17.68x
Monkwearmouth Shore 3 12.76x
Swinton 3 223.88x
Edinburgh St Georges 2 17.78x
Higher Bebington 2 34.97x
Hythe St Leonard 2 40.98x
Lewisham 2 2.72x
Llanwonno 2 7.90x
Muirkirk 2 28.13x
Orphir 2 141.84x
St Nicholas 2 869.57x
Clerkenwell London 1 1.05x
Cliffe 1 32.05x
Colinton 1 16.53x
Edinburgh St Stephens 1 9.36x
Glasgow 1 0.43x
Halkirk 1 26.67x
Holy Island 1 129.87x
Kensington London 1 0.44x
Kettle 1 34.72x
Moss Side 1 3.96x
North Meols 1 2.13x
Peterhead 1 5.04x
Reay 1 32.89x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 3
George 2
John 2
Alexander 1
Bertram 1
Daniel 1
Donald 1
Frederick 1
Herbert 1
Hugh 1
Samuel 1
W.R. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Baikie households.

FAQ

Baikie surname: questions and answers

How common was the Baikie surname in 1881?

In 1881, 414 people were recorded with the Baikie surname. That placed it at #7,778 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Baikie surname today?

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

What does the Baikie map show?

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