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UK surname

Bashforth

In the 1881 census there were 215 people recorded with the Bashforth surname, ranking it #12,249 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 318, ranked #14,159, down from #12,249 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Silkstone, Darfield and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wakefield, Barnsley and West Lancashire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bashforth is 332 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 47.9%.

1881 census count

215

Ranked #12,249

Modern count

318

2016, ranked #14,159

Peak year

2010

332 bearers

Map years

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Key insights

  • Bashforth had 215 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,249 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 318 in 2016, ranked #14,159.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 282 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Timeline

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Bashforth 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 141 #13,507
1861 historical 161 #14,392
1881 historical 215 #12,249
1891 historical 195 #15,211
1901 historical 250 #13,136
1911 historical 282 #11,915
1997 modern 317 #13,053
1998 modern 311 #13,550
1999 modern 328 #13,183
2000 modern 331 #13,045
2001 modern 316 #13,258
2002 modern 324 #13,305
2003 modern 309 #13,559
2004 modern 306 #13,720
2005 modern 312 #13,462
2006 modern 316 #13,402
2007 modern 317 #13,532
2008 modern 317 #13,632
2009 modern 324 #13,689
2010 modern 332 #13,745
2011 modern 326 #13,775
2012 modern 324 #13,751
2013 modern 320 #14,104
2014 modern 322 #14,113
2015 modern 322 #14,023
2016 modern 318 #14,159

Geography

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Where Bashforths are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Silkstone, Darfield, Sheffield, Rotherham and Penistone. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wakefield, Barnsley and West Lancashire. 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 Silkstone Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Darfield Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Rotherham Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Penistone Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wakefield 042 Wakefield
2 Barnsley 007 Barnsley
3 Barnsley 024 Barnsley
4 Wakefield 022 Wakefield
5 West Lancashire 005 West Lancashire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bashforth

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bashforth

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Bashforth 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

Bashforth is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Bashforth 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 Bashforth 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 Bashforth, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bashforth families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bashforth 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 178 Bashforths recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.49x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 178 8.49x
Derbyshire 11 3.32x
Lancashire 6 0.24x
Lincolnshire 6 1.77x
Middlesex 6 0.28x
Surrey 5 0.48x
Kent 3 0.42x
Royal Navy 2 7.93x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barnsley in Yorkshire leads with 49 Bashforths recorded in 1881 and an index of 226.54x.

Place Total Index
Barnsley 49 226.54x
Hoyland Swaine 27 5000.00x
Brightside Bierlow 18 43.75x
Saddleworth 10 61.80x
Worsbrough 10 162.60x
Leeds 8 6.76x
Manningham 8 30.96x
Darton 7 325.58x
Dronfield 6 141.18x
Battersea 5 6.42x
Bradford 5 9.85x
Chesterfield 5 40.26x
Ecclesfield 5 32.51x
Paddington London 5 6.43x
Dewsbury 4 18.60x
Faldingworth 3 1500.00x
Hougham 3 69.93x
Kimberworth 3 25.77x
Mexborough 3 72.12x
Minting 3 1153.85x
Sheffield 3 4.49x
Wombwell 3 49.02x
Formby 2 70.42x
Halliwell 2 21.88x
Royal Navy 2 9.28x
Upperthong 2 112.36x
Wooldale 2 56.18x
Ardsley 1 41.32x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 1 5.12x
Balby Cum Hexthorpe 1 40.00x
Brinsworth 1 103.09x
Conisbrough 1 50.76x
Dalton In Huddersfield 1 21.28x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 2.34x
Elland Cum Greetland 1 10.58x
Heaton 1 94.34x
Hooton Roberts 1 588.24x
Huddersfield 1 3.27x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 1 18.90x
North Meols 1 4.07x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.68x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 12
Sarah 9
Mary 8
Alice 4
Emma 4
Hannah 4
Amy 3
Ann 3
Clara 3
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Harriet 3
Annie 2
Bridget 2
Caroline 2
Harriett 2
Jane 2
Louisa 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Angelina 1
Anne 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Christianna 1
Elizebeth 1
Emmeline 1
Eunice 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Hellen 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lilley 1
M. 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Phoebe 1
Rebecca 1
Rosseatta 1
Ruth 1
Udora 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 14
George 12
Charles 9
John 9
James 8
Andrew 6
Henry 6
Arthur 4
Samuel 4
Alfred 3
Edgar 3
Geo. 3
Albert 2
Edwin 2
Herbert 2
Jonathan 2
Thomas 2
Wm. 2
Amos 1
Ar. 1
Cain 1
Christopher 1
Collin 1
Dennis 1
Earnest 1
Ellis 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Harrold 1
Harry 1
Isaac 1
Lionel 1
Matthew 1
Oliver 1
Robert 1
Seth 1
Thos. 1
Timothy 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Bashforth surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bashforth surname in 1881?

In 1881, 215 people were recorded with the Bashforth surname. That placed it at #12,249 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bashforth surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 318 in 2016. That gives Bashforth a modern rank of #14,159.

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.