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UK surname

Bettany

In the 1881 census there were 274 people recorded with the Bettany surname, ranking it #10,362 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 545, ranked #9,349, up from #10,362 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kingsley, Prestbury and Wolstanton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stoke-on-Trent.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bettany is 596 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 98.9%.

1881 census count

274

Ranked #10,362

Modern count

545

2016, ranked #9,349

Peak year

1999

596 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bettany had 274 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,362 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 545 in 2016, ranked #9,349.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 487 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bettany surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bettany surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bettany 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 127 #14,547
1861 historical 147 #15,539
1881 historical 274 #10,362
1891 historical 281 #11,630
1901 historical 369 #10,040
1911 historical 487 #7,992
1997 modern 456 #9,971
1998 modern 586 #8,527
1999 modern 596 #8,475
2000 modern 585 #8,555
2001 modern 574 #8,539
2002 modern 574 #8,697
2003 modern 562 #8,700
2004 modern 565 #8,697
2005 modern 571 #8,571
2006 modern 557 #8,729
2007 modern 553 #8,870
2008 modern 549 #8,978
2009 modern 561 #9,028
2010 modern 570 #9,106
2011 modern 577 #8,942
2012 modern 558 #9,071
2013 modern 575 #9,014
2014 modern 568 #9,147
2015 modern 555 #9,243
2016 modern 545 #9,349

Geography

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Where Bettanys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kingsley, Prestbury, Wolstanton, Burslem and Cheddleton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Kingsley Staffordshire
2 Prestbury Cheshire
3 Wolstanton Staffordshire
4 Burslem Staffordshire
5 Cheddleton Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Staffordshire 001 East Staffordshire
2 Staffordshire Moorlands 013 Staffordshire Moorlands
3 Staffordshire Moorlands 005 Staffordshire Moorlands
4 Stoke-on-Trent 023 Stoke-on-Trent
5 Staffordshire Moorlands 006 Staffordshire Moorlands

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bettany

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bettany

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

Bettany is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Bettany 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Bettany is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Bettany, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bettany families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bettany 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 223 Bettanys recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.72x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 223 24.72x
Cheshire 14 2.37x
Lancashire 13 0.41x
Yorkshire 7 0.26x
Surrey 5 0.38x
Cornwall 4 1.32x
Derbyshire 3 0.72x
Warwickshire 3 0.45x
Leicestershire 1 0.34x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.28x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stoke Upon Trent in Staffordshire leads with 76 Bettanys recorded in 1881 and an index of 79.44x.

Place Total Index
Stoke Upon Trent 76 79.44x
Kingsley 36 2142.86x
Caverswall 23 490.41x
Dilhorne 23 1533.33x
Cheddleton 10 529.10x
Burslem 9 34.83x
Stone 9 77.99x
Wolstanton Oldcott 9 275.23x
Stockport 7 23.06x
West Bromwich 7 13.55x
Ardwick 6 20.97x
Norton In Moors 6 125.52x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 6 48.78x
Cheadle 5 115.47x
Lambeth 5 2.15x
Madron Penzance 4 36.36x
West Derby 4 4.31x
Baslow With Bubnell 3 389.61x
Birmingham 3 1.34x
Monks Coppenhall 3 13.48x
Trentham 3 39.11x
Bollington In 2 38.10x
Broughton In Salford 2 6.90x
Lichfield St Michael 2 70.67x
Macclesfield 2 7.63x
Abbots Bromley 1 74.63x
Castle Church 1 18.45x
Checkley 1 42.74x
Heaton Norris 1 5.54x
Leek Lowe 1 8.33x
Sculcoates 1 2.38x
Walsall Borough 1 14.29x
Wigston Magna 1 25.45x
Worksop 1 9.36x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 18
Sarah 17
Elizabeth 11
Hannah 8
Ann 5
Annie 5
Caroline 4
Elizth. 4
Ellen 4
Emma 4
Jane 4
Martha 4
Eliza 3
Emily 3
Alice 2
Grace 2
Harriett 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Amander 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Dinah 1
Edith 1
Elizath. 1
Elizbth. 1
Elizibeth 1
Ethel 1
Eve 1
Evenin 1
Francis 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Helena 1
Josephine 1
L...fey 1
Lavina 1
Levinia 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lousia 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Matilda 1
May 1
Prudence 1
Rachael 1
Rachel 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 19
William 17
George 13
Thomas 9
Joseph 7
Albert 5
Edward 4
James 4
Samuel 4
Alfred 3
Arthur 3
David 3
Henry 3
Herbert 3
Job 3
Thos. 3
Charles 2
Daniel 2
Elisha 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Israel 2
Nathan 2
Adam 1
Anthony 1
C.E. 1
Edwin 1
Elias 1
Elijah 1
Enoch 1
Francis 1
Fredrick 1
Geo. 1
Gervase 1
Isaac 1
Jno.Thos. 1
Nathen 1
P.Albert 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
Sampson 1
Tom 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Bettany surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bettany surname in 1881?

In 1881, 274 people were recorded with the Bettany surname. That placed it at #10,362 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bettany surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 545 in 2016. That gives Bettany a modern rank of #9,349.

What does the Bettany map show?

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