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UK surname

Beadman

In the 1881 census there were 146 people recorded with the Beadman surname, ranking it #15,752 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 234, ranked #17,572, down from #15,752 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ibstock, Braunston and Loughborough. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Torbay, North West Leicestershire and Hinckley and Bosworth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Beadman is 247 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 60.3%.

1881 census count

146

Ranked #15,752

Modern count

234

2016, ranked #17,572

Peak year

2014

247 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Beadman had 146 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,752 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016, ranked #17,572.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 197 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Beadman surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Beadman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Beadman 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 98 #17,383
1861 historical 123 #17,914
1881 historical 146 #15,752
1891 historical 119 #21,415
1901 historical 179 #16,227
1911 historical 197 #15,101
1997 modern 207 #17,267
1998 modern 193 #18,511
1999 modern 206 #17,905
2000 modern 206 #17,880
2001 modern 200 #17,948
2002 modern 208 #17,848
2003 modern 201 #18,089
2004 modern 213 #17,492
2005 modern 216 #17,283
2006 modern 217 #17,349
2007 modern 216 #17,575
2008 modern 221 #17,495
2009 modern 227 #17,544
2010 modern 237 #17,368
2011 modern 238 #17,188
2012 modern 240 #16,979
2013 modern 238 #17,354
2014 modern 247 #17,035
2015 modern 245 #17,040
2016 modern 234 #17,572

Geography

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Where Beadmans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ibstock, Braunston, Loughborough, Burton Overy and Hoby. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Torbay, North West Leicestershire, Hinckley and Bosworth, Cotswold and Doncaster. 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 Ibstock Leicestershire
2 Braunston Rutland
3 Loughborough Leicestershire
4 Burton Overy Leicestershire
5 Hoby Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Torbay 013 Torbay
2 North West Leicestershire 009 North West Leicestershire
3 Hinckley and Bosworth 004 Hinckley and Bosworth
4 Cotswold 003 Cotswold
5 Doncaster 001 Doncaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Beadman

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Beadman

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Beadman is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Beadman is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Beadman 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 Beadman 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Beadman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Beadman 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 76 Beadmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 48.13x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 76 48.13x
Surrey 17 2.45x
Yorkshire 13 0.92x
Derbyshire 8 3.59x
Hampshire 6 2.06x
Rutland 5 47.80x
Durham 4 0.94x
Middlesex 3 0.21x
Northamptonshire 3 2.24x
Worcestershire 3 1.61x
Nottinghamshire 2 1.04x
Warwickshire 2 0.56x
Lincolnshire 1 0.44x
Staffordshire 1 0.21x
Suffolk 1 0.58x
Sussex 1 0.42x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Loughborough in Leicestershire leads with 12 Beadmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 167.36x.

Place Total Index
Loughborough 12 167.36x
Hoby 11 7333.33x
Leicester St Mary 8 62.70x
Aylestone 7 560.00x
Alton 6 272.73x
Castle Gresley 6 1578.95x
Hugglescote 6 258.62x
Lambeth 6 4.83x
Whitherley 6 2400.00x
Braunston 5 2631.58x
Appleby 4 1081.08x
Burton Overy 4 1904.76x
Humberstone 4 307.69x
Hunslet 4 18.17x
Leicester St Margaret 4 10.39x
Newington 4 7.60x
Esh 3 97.40x
Great Bowden 3 208.33x
Great Glenn 3 714.29x
Keighley 3 19.95x
Kings Norton 3 17.99x
Leeds 3 3.76x
Oxted 3 357.14x
Rushton 3 1250.00x
Camberwell 2 2.20x
Coventry St Michael 2 17.33x
Leicester All Sts 2 64.52x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 1 7.60x
Battersea 1 1.91x
Birtley 1 57.80x
Bulwell 1 23.98x
Horninglow 1 44.25x
Kensington London 1 1.26x
Kildale 1 714.29x
Kirkby Mallory 1 1111.11x
Leicester St Martin 1 94.34x
Longeaton 1 1111.11x
Mansfield 1 15.06x
Merrow 1 344.83x
Ninfield 1 344.83x
Rosliston 1 454.55x
Scarborough 1 7.80x
St Mary At Hill London 1 1000.00x
St Sepulchre London 1 47.85x
Stamford St George 1 98.04x
Wenhaston 1 232.56x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Joseph 13
John 9
William 7
Thomas 6
George 3
Arthur 2
Henry 2
Samuel 2
Tom 2
Zachariah 2
Alfred 1
Beriah 1
Charles 1
Edgar 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Geo.Herbert 1
Harry 1
James 1
Jane 1
Job 1
Luther 1
Robert 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Beadman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Beadman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 146 people were recorded with the Beadman surname. That placed it at #15,752 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Beadman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016. That gives Beadman a modern rank of #17,572.

What does the Beadman map show?

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