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UK surname

Bemrose

A surname derived from a habitational name referring to someone hailing from Bemrose, Derbyshire.

In the 1881 census there were 288 people recorded with the Bemrose surname, ranking it #9,988 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 424, ranked #11,328, down from #9,988 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lincoln St Botolph, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North East Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bemrose is 483 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 47.2%.

1881 census count

288

Ranked #9,988

Modern count

424

2016, ranked #11,328

Peak year

2002

483 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bemrose had 288 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,988 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 424 in 2016, ranked #11,328.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 439 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bemrose surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bemrose surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bemrose 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 267 #8,342
1861 historical 198 #12,114
1881 historical 288 #9,988
1891 historical 342 #10,023
1901 historical 411 #9,300
1911 historical 439 #8,671
1997 modern 440 #10,247
1998 modern 454 #10,338
1999 modern 454 #10,380
2000 modern 460 #10,245
2001 modern 460 #10,063
2002 modern 483 #9,882
2003 modern 472 #9,889
2004 modern 455 #10,208
2005 modern 442 #10,346
2006 modern 436 #10,506
2007 modern 426 #10,809
2008 modern 432 #10,792
2009 modern 444 #10,797
2010 modern 447 #10,966
2011 modern 448 #10,829
2012 modern 436 #10,940
2013 modern 431 #11,231
2014 modern 431 #11,308
2015 modern 426 #11,320
2016 modern 424 #11,328

Geography

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Where Bemroses are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lincoln St Botolph, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and Ratcliffe-on-Trent. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North East Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. 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 Lincoln St Botolph Lincolnshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton Nottinghamshire
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 Ratcliffe-on-Trent Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North East Lincolnshire 019 North East Lincolnshire
2 East Riding of Yorkshire 003 East Riding of Yorkshire
3 East Riding of Yorkshire 012 East Riding of Yorkshire
4 East Riding of Yorkshire 005 East Riding of Yorkshire
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 010 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bemrose

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bemrose

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

Bemrose is most concentrated in decile 6 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.

6
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Bemrose 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.

1
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Bemrose is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Bemrose, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Bemrose

The surname Bemrose originated in the English counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire during the late medieval period. It is believed to be a locational name derived from the place name "Bemersley" or "Bemersley Hall" near Bolsover, Derbyshire. The name is thought to come from the Old English words "beomet" meaning "bent grass" and "leah" meaning "meadow or clearing."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Derbyshire Feet of Fines from 1284, where it is spelled "de Bemersleye." The Hundred Rolls of 1273 also mention a Robert de Bemeresleye from Derbyshire. These early spellings suggest the name's origins lie in the village of Bemersley.

In the 16th century, records show variations like "Bemrosse" and "Beamerose." During the 17th and 18th centuries, the spelling evolved closer to the modern form of "Bemrose." Some notable individuals with this surname from these eras include William Bemrose (1640-1708), a farmer from Ashover, Derbyshire, and John Bemrose (1728-1808), a lead miner and smelter from Wirksworth, Derbyshire.

The name also has connections to nearby Staffordshire. The Staffordshire Hearth Tax of 1666 lists a Randle Bemrose from Leek. Additionally, the parish registers of Dilhorne, Staffordshire, record the baptism of John Bemrose in 1670.

One of the earliest known instances of the Bemrose name appearing in a published work is in Thomas Bateman's "Vestiges of the Antiquities of Derbyshire" from 1849, which mentions a "Mr. Bemrose of Derby" as a local historian and antiquarian. Another notable figure was Henry Howe Bemrose (1827-1911), a printer and publisher from Derby who founded the Bemrose printing firm.

Other individuals of note include William Bemrose (1805-1884), a farmer and landowner from Ashover, Derbyshire; John Bemrose (1848-1935), a coal miner and trade unionist from Derbyshire; and George William Bemrose (1856-1933), an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

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1881 census detail

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Bemrose families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bemrose 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 156 Bemroses recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.85x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 156 35.85x
Nottinghamshire 58 15.81x
Derbyshire 17 3.99x
Yorkshire 16 0.59x
Bedfordshire 9 6.39x
Lancashire 6 0.19x
Rutland 4 20.02x
Surrey 4 0.30x
Essex 3 0.56x
Kent 3 0.32x
Leicestershire 1 0.33x
Middlesex 1 0.04x
Shropshire 1 0.43x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Great Grimsby in Lincolnshire leads with 17 Bemroses recorded in 1881 and an index of 61.55x.

Place Total Index
Great Grimsby 17 61.55x
Willoughby 15 2631.58x
Worksop 13 119.49x
Bingham 12 769.23x
Louth 12 120.36x
Caythorpe 11 1309.52x
Derby St Werburgh 11 44.72x
Anderby 10 3846.15x
Biggleswade 9 194.81x
Rawdon 8 251.57x
Cropwell Bishop 7 1186.44x
Dunholme 7 1842.11x
Scamblesby 7 2058.82x
Wyham With Cadeby 7 5384.62x
Boston 6 45.45x
Cotgrave 6 789.47x
Derby St Peter 6 44.22x
Tattershall Thorpe 6 2068.97x
Billingborough 5 450.45x
Fiskerton 5 1219.51x
Nettleham 5 561.80x
Newark Upon Trent 5 37.94x
Armthorpe 4 1081.08x
Ratcliffe Upon Trent 4 434.78x
Spalding 4 46.30x
Stamford St Mary 4 454.55x
Battersea 3 3.00x
Broughton In Salford 3 10.16x
Chorlton On Medlock 3 5.85x
Clipsham 3 1428.57x
Gringley On Hill 3 384.62x
Long Bennington 3 352.94x
Norton 3 1250.00x
Rand 3 5000.00x
Rochester St Nicholas 3 103.81x
Snenton 3 20.82x
St Nicholas Lincoln 3 72.12x
Alford 2 74.07x
Anwick 2 625.00x
Chigwell 2 39.45x
Cleethorpes 2 78.13x
Hagworthingham 2 444.44x
Wilsford 2 312.50x
Withern 2 465.12x
Binbrooke 1 92.59x
Bisbrooke 1 400.00x
Branston 1 416.67x
Chapel Allerton 1 24.75x
Dawley 1 11.68x
Donington 1 64.10x
East Retford 1 31.45x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 1.82x
Gainsborough 1 9.75x
Horbling 1 212.77x
Mareham Le Fen 1 144.93x
Martin In Sleaford 1 131.58x
Mere 1 1000.00x
Mexborough 1 18.69x
Mumby 1 166.67x
New Sleaford 1 35.84x
Reigate Borough 1 32.68x
St Maryle Wigford 1 29.59x
Thorpe Salvin 1 294.12x
Toft Next Newton 1 1428.57x
Torksey 1 666.67x
Tottenham 1 2.31x
Tuxford 1 111.11x
Wellingore 1 135.14x
West Ham 1 0.84x
Winthorpe 1 322.58x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 22
Sarah 12
Jane 11
Elizabeth 10
Annie 7
Eliza 7
Emma 7
Ann 5
Alice 4
Betsy 3
Charlotte 3
Fanny 3
Frances 3
Hannah 3
Amy 2
Anne 2
Edith 2
Ellen 2
Harriett 2
Julia 2
Kate 2
Lucy 2
Martha 2
Susannah 2
... 1
Anna 1
Beatrice 1
Betsey 1
C. 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Eleanor 1
Eva 1
F.Alice 1
Francis 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Johannah 1
L. 1
Louisa 1
Margaret 1
Marrice 1
Priscilla 1
Rebecca 1
Rhoda 1
Rose 1
Selena 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1
Susanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
William 16
George 15
Charles 7
Thomas 7
Arthur 5
Henry 5
Francis 4
Frederick 4
Joseph 4
Wm. 4
Edward 3
Jabez 3
Samuel 3
Walter 3
Alfred 2
Austin 2
Elijah 2
Frank 2
Lucas 2
Mark 2
Robert 2
Albert 1
Bartholomew 1
Brooks 1
Charley 1
Chas.D. 1
Fred 1
Fredrick 1
Herbert 1
Joel 1
Philip 1
Richard 1
Robinson 1
Ross 1
Septimus 1
T.H.Herbert 1
Weightman 1
Willaim 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Bemrose surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bemrose surname in 1881?

In 1881, 288 people were recorded with the Bemrose surname. That placed it at #9,988 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bemrose surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 424 in 2016. That gives Bemrose a modern rank of #11,328.

What does the Bemrose surname mean?

A surname derived from a habitational name referring to someone hailing from Bemrose, Derbyshire.

What does the Bemrose map show?

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