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UK surname

Bloore

In the 1881 census there were 346 people recorded with the Bloore surname, ranking it #8,826 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 322, ranked #14,033, down from #8,826 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bakewell, Leek and Burslem. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Salford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bloore is 409 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 6.9%.

1881 census count

346

Ranked #8,826

Modern count

322

2016, ranked #14,033

Peak year

1911

409 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bloore had 346 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,826 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 322 in 2016, ranked #14,033.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 409 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bloore surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bloore surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bloore 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 333 #7,015
1861 historical 281 #8,921
1881 historical 346 #8,826
1891 historical 312 #10,744
1901 historical 359 #10,242
1911 historical 409 #9,140
1997 modern 311 #13,217
1998 modern 353 #12,470
1999 modern 337 #12,942
2000 modern 349 #12,585
2001 modern 341 #12,588
2002 modern 333 #13,062
2003 modern 326 #13,076
2004 modern 334 #12,897
2005 modern 316 #13,351
2006 modern 318 #13,348
2007 modern 315 #13,593
2008 modern 318 #13,604
2009 modern 333 #13,434
2010 modern 330 #13,786
2011 modern 326 #13,775
2012 modern 340 #13,245
2013 modern 338 #13,508
2014 modern 330 #13,889
2015 modern 324 #13,965
2016 modern 322 #14,033

Geography

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Where Bloores are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bakewell, Leek, Burslem, Birmingham Town: Birmingham and Birmingham Town: Aston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Salford and Blaby. 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 Bakewell Derbyshire
2 Leek Staffordshire
3 Burslem Staffordshire
4 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire
5 Birmingham Town: Aston Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 005 Shropshire
2 Shropshire 009 Shropshire
3 Stoke-on-Trent 012 Stoke-on-Trent
4 Salford 004 Salford
5 Blaby 010 Blaby

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bloore

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bloore

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

Bloore is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Bloore falls in decile 8 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 Bloore 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 Bloore, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bloore families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bloore 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 169 Bloores recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.92x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 169 14.92x
Warwickshire 45 5.32x
Derbyshire 26 4.95x
Lancashire 22 0.55x
Shropshire 21 7.24x
Middlesex 19 0.57x
Nottinghamshire 12 2.65x
Kent 9 0.79x
Surrey 9 0.55x
Worcestershire 8 1.83x
Leicestershire 3 0.81x
Northamptonshire 1 0.32x

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 41 Bloores recorded in 1881 and an index of 34.14x.

Place Total Index
Stoke Upon Trent 41 34.14x
Aston 24 10.30x
Birmingham 19 6.74x
Leek Lowe 18 119.44x
Trentham 18 186.92x
Caverswall 13 220.71x
Ipstones 12 736.20x
Salford 12 10.25x
Kingswinford 11 26.75x
Brushfield 10 25000.00x
Burslem 10 30.82x
Liverpool 10 4.14x
Faversham 9 82.42x
Lambeth 9 3.08x
Wolstanton Knutton 9 130.06x
Nottingham St Mary 8 6.84x
Yardley 8 71.36x
Cheddleton 7 295.36x
Sutton On Hill 7 1489.36x
Wem 7 162.41x
Litchurch 5 23.65x
Norton In Hales 5 1162.79x
Shrewsbury St Julian 5 69.74x
Hornsey 4 9.43x
Lenton 4 37.56x
Rowley Regis 4 12.67x
St Paul Covent Garden 4 119.05x
Gnosall 3 109.89x
Keele 3 250.00x
Shoreditch London 3 2.06x
Walsall Borough 3 34.13x
Willenhall 3 14.14x
Wolstanton 3 8.72x
Allestree 2 298.51x
Chelsea London 2 1.98x
Drayton In Hales 2 33.44x
Islington London 2 0.61x
Marchington 2 384.62x
Packington 2 150.38x
St George In East London 2 6.34x
Walsall Foreign 2 3.42x
Yoxall 2 134.23x
Acton Trussell 1 158.73x
Burton Extra 1 15.41x
Calton 1 357.14x
Derby St Peter 1 5.98x
Derby St Werburgh 1 3.30x
Loughborough 1 5.92x
Mucklestone 1 91.74x
Napton On Hill 1 98.04x
Shrewsbury St Mary 1 8.74x
St Marylebone London 1 0.56x
St Pancras London 1 0.37x
Stockton 1 161.29x
Uttoxeter 1 17.24x
Warwick St Mary 1 13.61x
Yardley Gobion 1 147.06x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 26
John 24
Thomas 9
Henry 8
James 8
Joseph 8
George 6
Samuel 6
Charles 5
Frederick 5
Arthur 4
Richard 4
Albert 3
Alfred 3
Edwin 3
Elijah 3
Thos. 3
Wm. 3
Edward 2
Ephriam 2
Fred 2
Fredrick 2
Harry 2
Peter 2
Abraham 1
Bowman 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Edgar 1
Edmond 1
Eli 1
Enoch 1
Enock 1
Ephrame 1
Francis 1
Fredk.W. 1
Georgious 1
Gideon 1
Hanson 1
Harold 1
Howard 1
Joshua 1
Norman 1
Percy 1
Sam 1
Saml. 1
Thos.W. 1
Timothy 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Bloore surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bloore surname in 1881?

In 1881, 346 people were recorded with the Bloore surname. That placed it at #8,826 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bloore surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 322 in 2016. That gives Bloore a modern rank of #14,033.

What does the Bloore map show?

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