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UK surname

Blaydon

In the 1881 census there were 139 people recorded with the Blaydon surname, ranking it #16,228 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 116, ranked #28,197, down from #16,228 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Trostrey and Swaffham Bulbeck. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Erewash, Wakefield and Broxtowe.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Blaydon is 197 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 16.5%.

1881 census count

139

Ranked #16,228

Modern count

116

2016, ranked #28,197

Peak year

1891

197 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Blaydon had 139 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,228 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 116 in 2016, ranked #28,197.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 197 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Blaydon surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Blaydon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Blaydon 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 48 #24,615
1861 historical 92 #22,112
1881 historical 139 #16,228
1891 historical 197 #15,101
1901 historical 192 #15,518
1911 historical 168 #16,620
1997 modern 115 #24,834
1998 modern 118 #25,041
1999 modern 115 #25,620
2000 modern 111 #26,111
2001 modern 110 #25,900
2002 modern 125 #24,492
2003 modern 125 #24,265
2004 modern 124 #24,559
2005 modern 112 #26,114
2006 modern 117 #25,695
2007 modern 119 #25,747
2008 modern 113 #26,920
2009 modern 110 #27,991
2010 modern 113 #28,162
2011 modern 109 #28,653
2012 modern 115 #27,717
2013 modern 116 #27,992
2014 modern 119 #27,813
2015 modern 116 #28,151
2016 modern 116 #28,197

Geography

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Where Blaydons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Trostrey, Swaffham Bulbeck, Exning and St Marylebone. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Erewash, Wakefield, Broxtowe, Tendring and Rushcliffe. 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 Trostrey Monmouthshire
3 Swaffham Bulbeck Cambridgeshire
4 Exning Cambridgeshire
5 St Marylebone London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Erewash 008 Erewash
2 Wakefield 027 Wakefield
3 Broxtowe 004 Broxtowe
4 Tendring 017 Tendring
5 Rushcliffe 012 Rushcliffe

Forenames

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First names often paired with Blaydon

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Blaydon

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

Blaydon 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.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Blaydon falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Blaydon 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 Blaydon, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Blaydon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Blaydon 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. Suffolk leads with 27 Blaydons recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.23x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 27 16.23x
Middlesex 22 1.61x
Monmouthshire 22 22.29x
Staffordshire 14 3.04x
Yorkshire 11 0.81x
Derbyshire 10 4.68x
Herefordshire 10 17.86x
Essex 7 2.60x
Lincolnshire 7 3.21x
Cambridgeshire 5 5.78x
Surrey 2 0.30x
Warwickshire 2 0.58x
Kent 1 0.21x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Marylebone London in Middlesex leads with 12 Blaydons recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.46x.

Place Total Index
St Marylebone London 12 16.46x
Hereford St Peter 10 666.67x
Newmarket St Mary 10 781.25x
Staveley 10 263.85x
West Bromwich 10 37.89x
Mynyddyslwyn 8 205.66x
Trostrey 7 10000.00x
Wethersfield 7 1029.41x
Boston 6 90.63x
Sheriff Hutton W 6 1578.95x
Exning 5 595.24x
Euston 4 3636.36x
Great Barton 4 1025.64x
St Giles Cripplegate 4 220.99x
Llansoy 3 4285.71x
Aston 2 2.11x
Chedburgh 2 1666.67x
Christchurch 2 65.57x
Fradley 2 1111.11x
Kensington London 2 2.63x
Middlesbrough 2 11.35x
Newmarket All Sts 2 312.50x
Paddington London 2 3.98x
Thames Ditton 2 144.93x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.69x
Burton Upon Trent 1 9.28x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 1 32.05x
Charlton Next Woolwich 1 20.58x
Chiswick 1 13.40x
Emswell Cum Kellythorpe 1 1250.00x
Great Driffield 1 35.97x
Kinver 1 75.19x
Llandenny 1 588.24x
Pool 1 370.37x
St Andrewthe Great 1 89.29x
St Andrewthe Less 1 10.12x
St Swithin Lincoln 1 29.15x
St Woollos 1 9.07x
Stowmarket 1 52.08x
Swaffham Prior 1 263.16x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 7
Mary 7
Ann 4
Sarah 4
Emily 3
Frances 3
Hannah 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Ellen 2
Ester 2
Henrietta 2
Jane 2
Laura 2
Margaret 2
Martha 2
Ada 1
Amelia 1
Annie 1
Beatrice 1
Beershebar 1
Catherine 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Elizth.A. 1
Emiley 1
Esther 1
Francess 1
Harrett 1
Harrt. 1
Jannetta 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Lilian 1
Lillian 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Miri 1
Norah 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1
Susana 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Blaydon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Blaydon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 139 people were recorded with the Blaydon surname. That placed it at #16,228 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Blaydon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 116 in 2016. That gives Blaydon a modern rank of #28,197.

What does the Blaydon map show?

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