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UK surname

Batterham

In the 1881 census there were 229 people recorded with the Batterham surname, ranking it #11,784 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 343, ranked #13,368, down from #11,784 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Shouldham Thorpe, Wiggenhall St Germans and Pinchbeck, Cowbit. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include King's Lynn and West Norfolk, North East Derbyshire and Windsor and Maidenhead.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Batterham is 366 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 49.8%.

1881 census count

229

Ranked #11,784

Modern count

343

2016, ranked #13,368

Peak year

1998

366 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Batterham had 229 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,784 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 343 in 2016, ranked #13,368.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 347 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Batterham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Batterham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Batterham 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 191 #10,808
1861 historical 152 #15,126
1881 historical 229 #11,784
1891 historical 249 #12,813
1901 historical 321 #11,118
1911 historical 347 #10,318
1997 modern 359 #11,956
1998 modern 366 #12,148
1999 modern 351 #12,582
2000 modern 361 #12,288
2001 modern 351 #12,349
2002 modern 356 #12,449
2003 modern 346 #12,511
2004 modern 339 #12,744
2005 modern 338 #12,698
2006 modern 330 #13,021
2007 modern 326 #13,260
2008 modern 338 #13,044
2009 modern 354 #12,858
2010 modern 355 #13,099
2011 modern 335 #13,528
2012 modern 329 #13,593
2013 modern 344 #13,349
2014 modern 337 #13,659
2015 modern 338 #13,527
2016 modern 343 #13,368

Geography

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Where Batterhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Shouldham Thorpe, Wiggenhall St Germans, Pinchbeck, Cowbit, Wisbech St Peter and Stanway. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to King's Lynn and West Norfolk, North East Derbyshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Chiltern. 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 Shouldham Thorpe Norfolk
2 Wiggenhall St Germans Norfolk
3 Pinchbeck, Cowbit Lincolnshire
4 Wisbech St Peter Cambridgeshire
5 Stanway Essex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
2 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 018 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
3 North East Derbyshire 001 North East Derbyshire
4 Windsor and Maidenhead 014 Windsor and Maidenhead
5 Chiltern 001 Chiltern

Forenames

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First names often paired with Batterham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Batterham

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

Batterham 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

Batterham falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Batterham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Batterham 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. Lincolnshire leads with 78 Batterhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.84x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 78 21.84x
Norfolk 59 17.18x
Middlesex 27 1.21x
Essex 23 5.22x
Cambridgeshire 12 8.48x
Yorkshire 8 0.36x
Northamptonshire 4 1.90x
Berkshire 3 1.79x
Hampshire 3 0.66x
Kent 3 0.39x
Lancashire 3 0.11x
Staffordshire 2 0.27x
Surrey 2 0.18x
Derbyshire 1 0.29x
Dorset 1 0.68x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cowbit in Lincolnshire leads with 19 Batterhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 3877.55x.

Place Total Index
Cowbit 19 3877.55x
Spalding 17 239.77x
Hackney London 13 10.38x
West Walton 13 1969.70x
Shouldham Thorpe 12 5714.29x
Stanway 11 1428.57x
Spanby 9 11250.00x
Wisbech St Peter 8 112.84x
Edmonton 7 38.89x
Holbeach 7 175.88x
South Lynn 7 180.41x
Holy Trinity 6 11.27x
Swineshead 6 512.82x
Colchester St Mary At 5 320.51x
Islington London 5 2.31x
Walsoken 5 241.55x
Wiggenhall St German 5 1219.51x
Colchester St Botolph 4 106.67x
Pentney 4 975.61x
Sutton St Mary 4 118.34x
Tilney St Lawrence 4 727.27x
Wellingborough 4 37.88x
Wisbech St Mary 4 246.91x
Clewer 3 43.67x
Morton In Bourn 3 410.96x
Old Sleaford 3 750.00x
Wiggenhall St Mary Virgin 3 1250.00x
Deptford St Paul 2 3.40x
Kirton 2 139.86x
Lambeth 2 1.03x
Portsea 2 2.23x
Rushall 2 45.05x
Shipdham 2 170.94x
West Derby 2 2.58x
Weston 2 307.69x
Brierley 1 270.27x
Brightside Bierlow 1 2.30x
Coningsby 1 97.09x
Dartford 1 12.84x
Deeping St James 1 79.37x
East Ham 1 12.22x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 1 9.70x
Langtoft 1 222.22x
Litchurch 1 7.11x
Louth 1 12.21x
Marham 1 175.44x
New Sleaford 1 43.67x
Portland 1 12.69x
Redenhall 1 75.19x
Southampton St Mary 1 3.47x
St Luke London 1 2.79x
Terrington St John 1 192.31x
Tottenham 1 2.81x
Toxteth Park 1 1.11x
Wakes Colne 1 256.41x
West Ham 1 1.03x
Wragby 1 256.41x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Elizabeth 8
Emma 5
Jane 5
Ann 4
Annie 4
Eliza 4
Sarah 4
Charlotte 3
Eleanor 3
Ellen 3
Louisa 3
Alice 2
Anna 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Frances 2
Judith 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Rebecca 2
Susannah 2
Allan 1
Amlia 1
Bertha 1
Clara 1
Elenor 1
Elizth. 1
Eloenor 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Isabella 1
Kate 1
Lillian 1
M. 1
May 1
Minnie 1
Nancy 1
Polly 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Thurza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 26
John 18
Robert 9
George 8
James 8
Thomas 5
Alfred 4
Edward 4
Joseph 4
Abraham 3
Arthur 3
Frederick 3
Henry 3
Samuel 3
Frank 2
Harry 2
Stephen 2
Theophilus 2
Charles 1
Chas. 1
E.J. 1
Jno.Geo. 1
Levi 1
Nethemsah 1
Sam 1
Th.Christian 1
Willam 1
Wm.T. 1

FAQ

Batterham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Batterham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 229 people were recorded with the Batterham surname. That placed it at #11,784 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Batterham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 343 in 2016. That gives Batterham a modern rank of #13,368.

What does the Batterham map show?

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