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UK surname

Beardsmore

In the 1881 census there were 412 people recorded with the Beardsmore surname, ranking it #7,814 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,030, ranked #5,671, up from #7,814 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Sedgley, Dudley and Wigan. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Dudley, South Staffordshire and Wakefield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Beardsmore is 1,129 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 150.0%.

1881 census count

412

Ranked #7,814

Modern count

1,030

2016, ranked #5,671

Peak year

1999

1,129 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Beardsmore had 412 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,814 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,030 in 2016, ranked #5,671.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 826 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Beardsmore surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Beardsmore surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Beardsmore 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 227 #9,448
1861 historical 152 #15,126
1881 historical 412 #7,814
1891 historical 528 #7,101
1901 historical 695 #6,324
1911 historical 826 #5,343
1997 modern 1,089 #5,110
1998 modern 1,105 #5,239
1999 modern 1,129 #5,183
2000 modern 1,089 #5,310
2001 modern 1,073 #5,275
2002 modern 1,078 #5,362
2003 modern 1,084 #5,242
2004 modern 1,068 #5,314
2005 modern 1,031 #5,411
2006 modern 1,023 #5,462
2007 modern 1,021 #5,517
2008 modern 1,013 #5,591
2009 modern 1,024 #5,658
2010 modern 1,068 #5,568
2011 modern 1,058 #5,553
2012 modern 1,036 #5,572
2013 modern 1,044 #5,643
2014 modern 1,051 #5,618
2015 modern 1,038 #5,632
2016 modern 1,030 #5,671

Geography

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Where Beardsmores are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Sedgley, Dudley, Wigan, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Dudley, South Staffordshire, Wakefield and Walsall. 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 Sedgley Staffordshire
2 Dudley Staffordshire
3 Wigan Lancashire
4 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
5 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Dudley 008 Dudley
2 South Staffordshire 007 South Staffordshire
3 Wakefield 004 Wakefield
4 Dudley 017 Dudley
5 Walsall 012 Walsall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Beardsmore

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Beardsmore

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Beardsmore, 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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Beardsmore surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Beardsmore household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Beardsmore 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

Beardsmore is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Beardsmore falls in decile 2 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 Beardsmore is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Beardsmore, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Beardsmore families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Beardsmore 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 134 Beardsmores recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.88x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 134 9.88x
Warwickshire 77 7.60x
Leicestershire 43 9.65x
Lancashire 35 0.73x
Worcestershire 35 6.67x
Northamptonshire 25 6.61x
Nottinghamshire 20 3.69x
Yorkshire 14 0.35x
Derbyshire 6 0.95x
Hampshire 6 0.73x
Cheshire 5 0.56x
Durham 4 0.33x
Middlesex 4 0.10x
Lincolnshire 2 0.31x
Hertfordshire 1 0.36x
Kent 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. Sedgley in Staffordshire leads with 61 Beardsmores recorded in 1881 and an index of 121.06x.

Place Total Index
Sedgley 61 121.06x
Birmingham 42 12.43x
Aston 35 12.54x
Pemberton 29 152.55x
Tipton 18 43.33x
Rugeley 17 174.72x
Dudley 16 25.08x
Hinckley 15 141.91x
Nuthall 14 689.66x
Belgrave 12 119.28x
Northampton Priory St 12 52.91x
Kings Norton 10 21.25x
Normanton 10 83.54x
Burton Upon Trent 6 18.90x
Colton 6 645.16x
Guilsborough 6 600.00x
Leicester St Leonard 6 142.18x
Northampton St Sepulchre 6 31.20x
South Stoneham 5 27.98x
Willenhall 5 19.68x
Aldridge 4 153.26x
Altofts 4 90.91x
Chaddesley Corbett 4 203.05x
Hutton Henry 4 158.73x
Kensington London 4 1.79x
Lichfield St Michael 4 93.90x
Stapenhill 4 42.69x
Stoke Upon Trent 4 2.78x
Birkenhead 3 4.24x
Greasley 3 24.55x
Leicester Castle View 3 1428.57x
West Bromwich 3 3.86x
Bromsgrove 2 11.33x
Clee With Weelsby 2 14.21x
Lancaster 2 7.05x
Leicester St Margaret 2 1.84x
Liverpool 2 0.69x
Northfield 2 20.08x
Odd Rode 2 45.56x
Rainhill 2 65.36x
Smeeton 2 370.37x
Wolverhampton 2 1.92x
Cannock 1 4.22x
Castle Church 1 12.27x
Farnborough 1 11.56x
Gedling 1 112.36x
Great Malvern 1 9.13x
Harborne 1 2.30x
Hucknall Torkard 1 7.28x
Leicester St Mary 1 2.78x
Lewisham 1 1.37x
Northchurch 1 33.78x
Ravenstone 1 161.29x
Saddington 1 400.00x
South Normanton 1 22.62x
Sutton In Ashfield 1 8.50x
Walsall Borough 1 9.50x
Winshill 1 24.94x
Winwick In Daventry 1 400.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 28
William 27
Thomas 16
George 11
James 11
Edward 9
Alfred 8
Henry 8
Joseph 8
Arthur 5
David 5
Daniel 4
Enoch 4
Harry 4
Walter 4
Edwin 3
Frank 3
Isaiah 3
Samuel 3
Abel 2
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Ernest 2
Herbert 2
Isaac 2
Thos. 2
Caleb 1
Charl. 1
Charles 1
Clement 1
Edgar 1
Eli 1
Elisha 1
Enock 1
Francies 1
Geo.Henry 1
Hy.Wm. 1
J.H. 1
Josh. 1
Joshua 1
Josiah 1
Oithar 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Saml. 1
Victor 1
Willm. 1
Willm.Lee 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Beardsmore surname: questions and answers

How common was the Beardsmore surname in 1881?

In 1881, 412 people were recorded with the Beardsmore surname. That placed it at #7,814 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Beardsmore surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,030 in 2016. That gives Beardsmore a modern rank of #5,671.

What does the Beardsmore map show?

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