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UK surname

Bibbings

In the 1881 census there were 95 people recorded with the Bibbings surname, ranking it #20,349 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 110, ranked #29,225, down from #20,349 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Cardiff St John and St Mary and Bow or Nymet Tracey, Clanaborough. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cardiff, Stockton-on-Tees and West Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bibbings is 197 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.8%.

1881 census count

95

Ranked #20,349

Modern count

110

2016, ranked #29,225

Peak year

1911

197 bearers

Map years

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1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bibbings had 95 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,349 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016, ranked #29,225.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 197 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bibbings surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bibbings surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Bibbings 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 73 #20,581
1861 historical 71 #24,765
1881 historical 95 #20,349
1891 historical 138 #19,411
1901 historical 171 #16,689
1911 historical 197 #15,101
1997 modern 156 #20,593
1998 modern 152 #21,481
1999 modern 144 #22,405
2000 modern 142 #22,544
2001 modern 141 #22,344
2002 modern 139 #22,991
2003 modern 130 #23,672
2004 modern 133 #23,528
2005 modern 127 #24,178
2006 modern 125 #24,611
2007 modern 128 #24,632
2008 modern 128 #24,901
2009 modern 124 #25,957
2010 modern 121 #27,005
2011 modern 113 #27,967
2012 modern 115 #27,717
2013 modern 114 #28,347
2014 modern 115 #28,439
2015 modern 115 #28,319
2016 modern 110 #29,225

Geography

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Where Bibbings' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Cardiff St John and St Mary, Bow or Nymet Tracey, Clanaborough, Crediton, Colebroke, Shobrooke, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Cruwys Morchard and Plymouth St Andrew (incl. Eddystone Lighthouse in 1841). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cardiff, Stockton-on-Tees, West Devon, Herefordshire and Basingstoke and Deane. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Cardiff St John and St Mary Glamorganshire
3 Bow or Nymet Tracey, Clanaborough Devon
4 Crediton, Colebroke, Shobrooke, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Cruwys Morchard Devon
5 Plymouth St Andrew (incl. Eddystone Lighthouse in 1841) Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cardiff 027 Cardiff
2 Stockton-on-Tees 016 Stockton-on-Tees
3 West Devon 002 West Devon
4 Herefordshire 009 Herefordshire, County of
5 Basingstoke and Deane 004 Basingstoke and Deane

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bibbings

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bibbings

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

Bibbings 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

Bibbings falls in decile 10 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Bibbings is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Bibbings, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bibbings families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bibbings 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. Devon leads with 62 Bibbings' recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.81x.

County Total Index
Devon 62 31.81x
Glamorgan 13 7.97x
Kent 8 2.50x
Surrey 4 0.88x
Yorkshire 3 0.32x
Gloucestershire 2 1.09x
Essex 1 0.54x
Middlesex 1 0.11x
Royal Navy 1 8.96x
Wiltshire 1 1.21x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stoke Damerel in Devon leads with 14 Bibbings' recorded in 1881 and an index of 102.64x.

Place Total Index
Stoke Damerel 14 102.64x
Wolborough 14 569.11x
Cardiff St Mary 10 111.36x
Colebrooke 9 3913.04x
Deptford St Paul 8 32.47x
Tormoham 8 96.97x
Chulmleigh 5 1136.36x
Plymouth St Andrew 5 33.31x
Bow 3 1153.85x
East Molesey 3 283.02x
Avening 2 307.69x
Holy Trinity 2 8.96x
Roath 2 27.03x
Barnstaple 1 32.68x
Cardiff St John 1 18.76x
Devonport 1 44.64x
Dewsbury 1 10.50x
Leyton Low 1 26.60x
Mere 1 106.38x
Newton St Cyres 1 370.37x
Paddington London 1 2.90x
Richmond 1 15.65x
Royal Navy 1 10.48x
Zeal Monachorum 1 666.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Eliza 4
Mary 4
Ann 3
Fanny 3
Jane 3
Caroline 2
Elizabeth 2
Emma 2
Harriet 2
Maria 2
Anna 1
Charlootte 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Eugenie 1
Florence 1
Grace 1
Jeonetta 1
Lilian 1
Lilly 1
Marian 1
Priscilla 1
Rebecca 1
Sarah 1
Selina 1
Tryphena 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 11
William 7
George 6
Samuel 6
Charles 2
Edward 2
James 2
Robert 2
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Edwd. 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Jns. 1
Lewis 1
Richard 1
Richd. 1
Sidney 1
Thos. 1
Walker 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Bibbings surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bibbings surname in 1881?

In 1881, 95 people were recorded with the Bibbings surname. That placed it at #20,349 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bibbings surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016. That gives Bibbings a modern rank of #29,225.

What does the Bibbings map show?

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