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UK surname

Baskeyfield

In the 1881 census there were 132 people recorded with the Baskeyfield surname, ranking it #16,744 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 367, ranked #12,669, up from #16,744 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Norton-in-the-Moors, Wolstanton and Burslem. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stafford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Baskeyfield is 396 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 178.0%.

1881 census count

132

Ranked #16,744

Modern count

367

2016, ranked #12,669

Peak year

1998

396 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Baskeyfield had 132 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,744 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 367 in 2016, ranked #12,669.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 288 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Baskeyfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Baskeyfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Baskeyfield 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 75 #20,268
1861 historical 63 #25,901
1881 historical 132 #16,744
1891 historical 208 #14,496
1901 historical 285 #12,063
1911 historical 288 #11,757
1997 modern 182 #18,693
1998 modern 396 #11,435
1999 modern 384 #11,800
2000 modern 390 #11,623
2001 modern 387 #11,484
2002 modern 389 #11,667
2003 modern 370 #11,919
2004 modern 382 #11,672
2005 modern 365 #11,985
2006 modern 374 #11,822
2007 modern 369 #12,098
2008 modern 364 #12,328
2009 modern 371 #12,399
2010 modern 387 #12,301
2011 modern 386 #12,170
2012 modern 368 #12,468
2013 modern 390 #12,151
2014 modern 391 #12,214
2015 modern 372 #12,544
2016 modern 367 #12,669

Geography

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Where Baskeyfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Norton-in-the-Moors, Wolstanton, Burslem, Manchester and Harthill with Woodall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stafford. 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 Norton-in-the-Moors Staffordshire
2 Wolstanton Staffordshire
3 Burslem Staffordshire
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Harthill with Woodall Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stoke-on-Trent 001 Stoke-on-Trent
2 Staffordshire Moorlands 004 Staffordshire Moorlands
3 Stoke-on-Trent 006 Stoke-on-Trent
4 Stafford 002 Stafford
5 Stoke-on-Trent 002 Stoke-on-Trent

Forenames

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First names often paired with Baskeyfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Baskeyfield

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Baskeyfield, 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 Baskeyfield surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Baskeyfield 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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Baskeyfield is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Baskeyfield is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Baskeyfield falls in decile 9 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 Baskeyfield 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 Baskeyfield, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Baskeyfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Baskeyfield 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. Staffordshire leads with 118 Baskeyfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.15x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 118 27.15x
Yorkshire 11 0.86x
Cheshire 2 0.70x
Lancashire 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wolstanton in Staffordshire leads with 58 Baskeyfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 439.39x.

Place Total Index
Wolstanton 58 439.39x
Burslem 25 200.80x
Wolstanton Chesterton 11 495.50x
Harthill Cum Woodall 10 2040.82x
Audley 8 186.05x
Lichfield St Michael 6 441.18x
Wolstanton Oldcott 6 382.17x
Eaton In Macclesfield 2 1111.11x
Castleton 1 6.55x
Hanbury 1 416.67x
North South Anston 1 178.57x
Smallthorne 1 62.11x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 2.17x
Wolstanton Thursfield 1 188.68x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 11
Sarah 8
Elizabeth 7
Annie 4
Edith 3
Martha 3
Eliza 2
Evelyn 2
Florence 2
Kezia 2
Aaris 1
Ada 1
Alice 1
Ann 1
Beatrice 1
Charlotte 1
Elizabath 1
Elizbth. 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Hanah 1
Hannah 1
Jane 1
Jemima 1
Lavinia 1
Maria 1
Olive 1
Rachel 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 9
William 9
James 7
Samuel 5
Charles 4
Daniel 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
George 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Joseph 2
Thomas 2
Aaron 1
Abrahen 1
Arthur 1
David 1
Edward 1
Elijah 1
Frank 1
Henry 1
Howard 1
Luke 1
Matthew 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Rupert 1
Saml. 1
Thoms. 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Baskeyfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Baskeyfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 132 people were recorded with the Baskeyfield surname. That placed it at #16,744 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Baskeyfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 367 in 2016. That gives Baskeyfield a modern rank of #12,669.

What does the Baskeyfield map show?

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