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UK surname

Bloxam

In the 1881 census there were 257 people recorded with the Bloxam surname, ranking it #10,861 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 134, ranked #25,636, down from #10,861 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Newchurch and Paddington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Knowsley, Halton and Camden.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bloxam is 312 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 47.9%.

1881 census count

257

Ranked #10,861

Modern count

134

2016, ranked #25,636

Peak year

1901

312 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bloxam had 257 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,861 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 134 in 2016, ranked #25,636.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 312 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Bloxam surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bloxam surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bloxam 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 207 #10,148
1861 historical 225 #10,843
1881 historical 257 #10,861
1891 historical 276 #11,810
1901 historical 312 #11,339
1911 historical 279 #12,018
1997 modern 143 #21,761
1998 modern 145 #22,139
1999 modern 146 #22,202
2000 modern 140 #22,752
2001 modern 129 #23,557
2002 modern 125 #24,492
2003 modern 121 #24,776
2004 modern 124 #24,559
2005 modern 121 #24,947
2006 modern 119 #25,413
2007 modern 126 #24,860
2008 modern 129 #24,790
2009 modern 141 #23,907
2010 modern 132 #25,519
2011 modern 133 #25,177
2012 modern 136 #24,830
2013 modern 130 #26,074
2014 modern 126 #26,781
2015 modern 128 #26,356
2016 modern 134 #25,636

Geography

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Where Bloxams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Newchurch, Paddington and Lambeth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Knowsley, Halton, Camden, Melton and Cotswold. 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 1
2 Newchurch Hampshire
3 Paddington London (West Districts)
4 London parishes London 3
5 Lambeth London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Knowsley 019 Knowsley
2 Halton 014 Halton
3 Camden 015 Camden
4 Melton 003 Melton
5 Cotswold 009 Cotswold

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bloxam

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bloxam

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Bloxam, 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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Bloxam surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Bloxam household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Bloxam 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

Bloxam is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Bloxam 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Bloxam 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Bloxam, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bloxam families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bloxam 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. Middlesex leads with 50 Bloxams recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.98x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 50 1.98x
Leicestershire 44 15.71x
Surrey 31 2.52x
Kent 27 3.13x
Warwickshire 24 3.77x
Cambridgeshire 10 6.25x
Gloucestershire 9 1.82x
Worcestershire 8 2.42x
Flintshire 7 10.31x
Lancashire 7 0.23x
Oxfordshire 7 4.49x
Staffordshire 7 0.82x
Durham 5 0.67x
Essex 5 1.00x
Buckinghamshire 3 1.96x
Berkshire 2 1.05x
Hampshire 2 0.39x
Hertfordshire 2 1.15x
Sussex 2 0.47x
Yorkshire 2 0.08x
Cheshire 1 0.18x
Lincolnshire 1 0.25x
Norfolk 1 0.26x
Shropshire 1 0.46x
Suffolk 1 0.33x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Margaret in Leicestershire leads with 20 Bloxams recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.28x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Margaret 20 29.28x
Radford Semele 17 3541.67x
Hendon 10 110.01x
Leicester St Mary 10 44.19x
Guildford Holy Trinity 9 382.98x
St George Hanover Square 9 20.22x
Woolwich 9 28.26x
Oldbury 8 49.29x
Wimbledon 8 57.89x
Meliden 7 707.07x
Battersea 6 6.45x
Belgrave 6 94.94x
Eltham 6 118.81x
Ardwick 5 18.49x
Chelsea London 5 6.57x
Greenwich 5 12.43x
Harraton 5 342.47x
St Marylebone London 5 3.71x
St Pancras London 5 2.46x
Burton Upon Trent 4 20.05x
Cheltenham 4 10.46x
Lambeth 4 1.82x
Neithrop 4 76.34x
Paddington London 4 4.31x
Wentworth 4 2352.94x
Aylestone 3 135.75x
Chesham 3 53.29x
Hethe 3 937.50x
Leamington Priors 3 19.13x
Leckhampton 3 98.36x
Lee 3 23.96x
Leicester All Sts 3 54.55x
Lewisham 3 6.53x
St George Bloomsbury 3 20.70x
Acton 2 13.50x
Clerkenwell London 2 3.35x
Colchester St Mary At 2 112.99x
Cookham 2 33.84x
Coulsdon 2 89.29x
Kensington London 2 1.42x
St Andrewthe Less 2 10.94x
Stoke Upon Trent 2 2.21x
Wisbech St Peter 2 24.94x
Baildon 1 21.23x
Bishops Itchington 1 163.93x
Braunstone 1 588.24x
Bromborough 1 86.21x
Burmington 1 625.00x
Chipping Campden 1 62.11x
Dibden 1 227.27x
Edgbaston 1 5.06x
Everton 1 1.05x
Glen Parva 1 151.52x
Hackney London 1 0.71x
Hammersmith London 1 1.61x
Howden 1 58.82x
Kirkdale 1 1.98x
Minster In Sheppey 1 7.00x
Newington 1 1.07x
Prittlewell 1 14.47x
Ryde 1 8.99x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 1 41.49x
Southminster 1 91.74x
Southwark St Saviour 1 7.70x
Stafford St Mary 1 8.29x
Stroud 1 10.37x
Sutton St Edmunds 1 175.44x
Upper Beeding 1 188.68x
Warwick St Mary 1 18.08x
Watford 1 7.41x
Welwyn 1 66.23x
West Ham 1 0.91x
Westminster St Margaret 1 8.20x
Whittlesey St Mary St 1 17.89x
Wisbech St Mary 1 54.35x
Withersfield 1 200.00x
Worthing 1 212.77x
Wymondham 1 25.19x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Sarah 10
Elizabeth 8
Ellen 8
Emily 6
Alice 4
Ann 4
Emma 4
Hannah 4
Ada 3
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Julia 3
Louisa 3
Lucy 3
Rose 3
Annie 2
Elizth. 2
Florence 2
Frances 2
Harriet 2
Helen 2
Henrietta 2
Margaret 2
Anna 1
Betey 1
Charlotte 1
Christiana 1
Dora 1
Eleanor 1
Fanny 1
Francis 1
Frederica 1
Grace 1
Harriette 1
Hellen 1
Jane 1
Janet 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Laura 1
Lewie 1
Lorrie 1
Marguerete 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Mat.Ann 1
Matilda 1
Tamtha 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 16
John 15
George 9
Robert 7
Arthur 6
Charles 6
Henry 6
Thomas 6
Edward 5
Frederick 5
Matthew 4
Harry 3
James 3
Joseph 3
Richard 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Anthony 2
Fraser 2
Fredk. 2
Walter 2
Cha.Rij. 1
Chs.J. 1
Eaton 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Evan 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Herbert 1
Herbt.Jos. 1
Hugh 1
Jim 1
Jos. 1
Mayhew 1
Reginald 1
Samuel 1
Stanley 1

FAQ

Bloxam surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bloxam surname in 1881?

In 1881, 257 people were recorded with the Bloxam surname. That placed it at #10,861 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bloxam surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 134 in 2016. That gives Bloxam a modern rank of #25,636.

What does the Bloxam map show?

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