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UK surname

Barmby

In the 1881 census there were 181 people recorded with the Barmby surname, ranking it #13,690 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 263, ranked #16,210, down from #13,690 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Muston, Hull Holy Trinity and Drypool. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Norfolk, East Riding of Yorkshire and Calderdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Barmby is 281 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 45.3%.

1881 census count

181

Ranked #13,690

Modern count

263

2016, ranked #16,210

Peak year

2010

281 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Barmby had 181 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,690 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 263 in 2016, ranked #16,210.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 238 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Barmby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Barmby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Barmby 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 123 #14,886
1861 historical 147 #15,539
1881 historical 181 #13,690
1891 historical 212 #14,318
1901 historical 214 #14,517
1911 historical 238 #13,356
1997 modern 262 #14,814
1998 modern 267 #15,016
1999 modern 262 #15,308
2000 modern 265 #15,143
2001 modern 262 #15,034
2002 modern 271 #14,966
2003 modern 268 #14,897
2004 modern 270 #14,913
2005 modern 269 #14,869
2006 modern 273 #14,804
2007 modern 279 #14,732
2008 modern 277 #14,940
2009 modern 280 #15,141
2010 modern 281 #15,441
2011 modern 273 #15,606
2012 modern 275 #15,459
2013 modern 271 #15,875
2014 modern 264 #16,288
2015 modern 260 #16,361
2016 modern 263 #16,210

Geography

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Where Barmbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Muston, Hull Holy Trinity, Drypool, Birstall and Yoxford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Norfolk, East Riding of Yorkshire, Calderdale and Kingston upon Hull. 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 Muston Yorkshire, North Riding
2 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Drypool Yorkshire, East Riding
4 Birstall Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Yoxford Suffolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Norfolk 006 South Norfolk
2 East Riding of Yorkshire 006 East Riding of Yorkshire
3 East Riding of Yorkshire 003 East Riding of Yorkshire
4 Calderdale 026 Calderdale
5 Kingston upon Hull 008 Kingston upon Hull, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Barmby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Barmby

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Barmby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Barmby 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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, Barmby 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

Barmby is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Barmby falls in decile 1 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Barmby 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Barmby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Barmby 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. Yorkshire leads with 137 Barmbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.96x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 137 7.96x
Suffolk 14 6.62x
Surrey 10 1.18x
Lancashire 7 0.34x
Cheshire 4 1.04x
Essex 2 0.58x
Derbyshire 1 0.37x
Middlesex 1 0.06x
Pembrokeshire 1 1.81x
Rutland 1 7.84x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Hutton Cranswick in Yorkshire leads with 15 Barmbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 2083.33x.

Place Total Index
Hutton Cranswick 15 2083.33x
Muston 12 5217.39x
Beswick 10 6666.67x
Camberwell 10 9.02x
Gomersal 10 124.53x
Rastrick 10 209.21x
Bradford 8 19.21x
Filey 8 575.54x
Lockwood 8 129.24x
Ringsfield 7 4117.65x
Yoxford 7 1111.11x
Falsgrave 5 196.85x
Fxhls Bythrp Btrwch 5 2000.00x
Wetwang 5 1351.35x
Market Weighton Arras 4 357.14x
Oldham 4 6.02x
Sculcoates 4 14.66x
Wyke In Bradford 4 129.87x
Headingley Cum Burley 3 27.10x
Holy Trinity 3 7.25x
Liversedge 3 39.16x
Southcoates 3 31.41x
Altrincham 2 29.85x
Birkenhead 2 6.55x
Bowling 2 11.74x
Garton On Wolds 2 645.16x
Great Driffield 2 56.66x
Toxteth Park 2 2.87x
Weaverthorpe 2 526.32x
West Ham 2 2.64x
Bridlington 1 25.38x
Harrow 1 37.74x
Hipperholme Cum 1 13.23x
Kingstonupon Hull 1 72.46x
Kirkdale 1 2.89x
Langtoft 1 270.27x
Leeds 1 1.03x
Lund 1 370.37x
Marloes 1 416.67x
Skircoat 1 14.75x
Uppingham 1 65.79x
Wakefield 1 7.57x
Watton 1 526.32x
Wingfield South 1 136.99x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Elizabeth 8
Sarah 8
Alice 7
Jane 5
Eliza 4
Annie 3
Charlotte 3
Clara 3
Hannah 3
Margaret 3
Ada 2
Ann 2
Anne 2
Edith 2
Emma 2
Frances 2
Harriet 2
Julia 2
Laura 2
Maria 2
Adah 1
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Beatrice 1
Emily 1
Eva 1
Evlyn 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Francis 1
Helen 1
Infant 1
Janet 1
Louesia 1
Lucy 1
Mable 1
Margareta 1
Margaretta 1
Margret 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Rachel 1
Rosena 1
Susan 1
Sussa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
George 6
William 6
Thomas 5
David 4
James 4
Joseph 4
Tom 3
Fred 2
Robert 2
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Byron 1
Charles 1
Dalby 1
Edward 1
Ellis 1
Frank 1
Frederic 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Lawrence 1
Lionel 1
Luke 1
Mark 1
Seth 1
Sidney 1
Squire 1
Stephen 1
Thos.H. 1
Tim. 1
Timothy 1
Walter 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Barmby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Barmby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 181 people were recorded with the Barmby surname. That placed it at #13,690 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Barmby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 263 in 2016. That gives Barmby a modern rank of #16,210.

What does the Barmby map show?

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