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UK surname

Barsby

In the 1881 census there were 516 people recorded with the Barsby surname, ranking it #6,607 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 997, ranked #5,813, up from #6,607 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Breedon, Sandiacre, Dale Abbey and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Warwickshire, Ashfield and Fenland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Barsby is 1,058 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 93.2%.

1881 census count

516

Ranked #6,607

Modern count

997

2016, ranked #5,813

Peak year

2002

1,058 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Barsby had 516 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,607 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 997 in 2016, ranked #5,813.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 746 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Barsby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Barsby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Barsby 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 440 #5,586
1861 historical 350 #7,295
1881 historical 516 #6,607
1891 historical 587 #6,508
1901 historical 746 #5,965
1911 historical 743 #5,776
1997 modern 1,009 #5,464
1998 modern 1,051 #5,435
1999 modern 1,053 #5,470
2000 modern 1,037 #5,519
2001 modern 1,011 #5,534
2002 modern 1,058 #5,437
2003 modern 1,039 #5,428
2004 modern 1,043 #5,423
2005 modern 993 #5,591
2006 modern 962 #5,733
2007 modern 960 #5,797
2008 modern 964 #5,812
2009 modern 989 #5,814
2010 modern 1,033 #5,723
2011 modern 1,021 #5,721
2012 modern 999 #5,737
2013 modern 1,016 #5,750
2014 modern 1,019 #5,774
2015 modern 1,016 #5,735
2016 modern 997 #5,813

Geography

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Where Barsbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Breedon, Sandiacre, Dale Abbey, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Bourn and Loughborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Warwickshire, Ashfield, Fenland, Telford and Wrekin and Brighton and Hove. 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 Breedon Derbyshire
2 Sandiacre, Dale Abbey Derbyshire
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 Bourn Lincolnshire
5 Loughborough Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Warwickshire 003 North Warwickshire
2 Ashfield 005 Ashfield
3 Fenland 006 Fenland
4 Telford and Wrekin 006 Telford and Wrekin
5 Brighton and Hove 025 Brighton and Hove

Forenames

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First names often paired with Barsby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Barsby

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

Barsby 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

Barsby falls in decile 8 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Barsby 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Barsby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Barsby 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. Leicestershire leads with 190 Barsbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 34.04x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 190 34.04x
Nottinghamshire 76 11.20x
Derbyshire 68 8.63x
Lincolnshire 61 7.58x
Rutland 31 83.87x
Middlesex 21 0.42x
Yorkshire 16 0.32x
Northamptonshire 10 2.11x
Staffordshire 10 0.59x
Cambridgeshire 8 2.51x
Surrey 7 0.29x
Warwickshire 5 0.39x
Berkshire 3 0.79x
Hampshire 3 0.29x
Lancashire 2 0.03x
Oxfordshire 2 0.64x
Hertfordshire 1 0.29x
Huntingdonshire 1 1.00x
Worcestershire 1 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Margaret in Leicestershire leads with 55 Barsbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 40.41x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Margaret 55 40.41x
Nottingham St Mary 26 14.82x
Ketton 17 885.42x
Bourn 14 215.38x
Leicester St Mary 12 26.61x
Stapleford 12 217.79x
Breedon 11 887.10x
Ilkeston 11 49.80x
Skegby 10 240.38x
Uffington 10 1265.82x
Sandiacre 9 320.28x
Wellingborough 9 37.82x
Church Gresley 8 63.80x
Mansfield 8 34.07x
Nailstone 8 629.92x
Stapenhill 8 68.20x
Thrussington 8 761.90x
Wisbech St Mary 8 218.58x
Aylestone 7 159.09x
Basford 7 22.39x
Beighton 7 196.08x
Belgrave 7 55.56x
Derby St Werburgh 7 15.38x
Holbeach 7 78.13x
Hunslet 7 9.00x
Ibstock 7 172.41x
Leicester Newarke 7 240.55x
Loughborough 7 27.65x
Wednesbury 7 16.49x
Braceborough 6 1875.00x
Leicester All Sts 6 54.74x
Long Eaton 6 57.69x
Ordsall 6 115.61x
Sutton 6 33.80x
Sutton In Ashfield 6 40.76x
Bingley 5 15.74x
Chelsea London 5 3.30x
Eckington 5 26.12x
Gosberton 5 139.66x
Long Whatton 5 413.22x
Oadby 5 167.22x
Pelhams Lands 5 1785.71x
Barsby 4 909.09x
Bethnal Green London 4 1.83x
Great Glenn 4 270.27x
Hambleton 4 952.38x
Islington London 4 0.82x
Leicester St Leonard 4 75.76x
Lyndon 4 2222.22x
Mountsorrel North End 4 370.37x
Rothley 4 220.99x
Acton 3 10.17x
Aston 3 0.86x
Billesdon 3 206.90x
Goadby 3 1666.67x
Knighton 3 95.24x
North Forty Foot Bank 3 882.35x
Reading St Mary 3 9.91x
Uppingham 3 68.03x
Checkendon 2 303.03x
Deeping St Nicholas 2 84.75x
Headingley Cum Burley 2 6.23x
Hulme 2 1.60x
Kensington London 2 0.71x
Kniveton 2 425.53x
Lyndhurst 2 70.67x
Nether Seal 2 204.08x
Stoke Upon Trent 2 1.11x
Swineshead 2 75.76x
Bromsgrove 1 4.52x
Burton On The Wolds 1 161.29x
Gomersal 1 4.30x
Leicester St Nicholas 1 31.65x
Melton Mowbray 1 9.97x
Osbaston 1 263.16x
Peckleton 1 217.39x
Radford 1 2.90x
Ravenstone 1 128.21x
Snarestone 1 181.82x
Stamford All Sts 1 22.17x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 48
William 39
Thomas 26
George 11
Samuel 11
Henry 10
Charles 8
Edward 8
Joseph 8
Robert 6
Arthur 5
Frederick 5
James 5
Walter 5
Herbert 4
Ernest 3
Frank 3
Harry 3
Amos 2
Francis 2
Henery 2
Tom 2
Wm. 2
Abram 1
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Clarke 1
David 1
Edwin 1
G.Ellis 1
Hebitt 1
Horace 1
Jabez 1
Josiah 1
Lewis 1
Lizzie 1
Lorance 1
Louis 1
Mark 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Rowland 1
Sam 1
Thos.W. 1
Thos.Walter 1
Willie 1
Willm. 1
Willm.Chas. 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Barsby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Barsby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 516 people were recorded with the Barsby surname. That placed it at #6,607 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Barsby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 997 in 2016. That gives Barsby a modern rank of #5,813.

What does the Barsby map show?

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