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UK surname

Bloxham

A surname referring to someone who lived near a local landmark or area called "Bloxham".

In the 1881 census there were 975 people recorded with the Bloxham surname, ranking it #3,992 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,343, ranked #4,491, down from #3,992 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Leamington Priors and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stratford-on-Avon, Rugby and Malvern Hills.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bloxham is 1,540 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 37.7%.

1881 census count

975

Ranked #3,992

Modern count

1,343

2016, ranked #4,491

Peak year

1998

1,540 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bloxham had 975 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,992 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,343 in 2016, ranked #4,491.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,372 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bloxham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bloxham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bloxham 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 561 #4,515
1861 historical 603 #4,390
1881 historical 975 #3,992
1891 historical 1,087 #3,886
1901 historical 1,239 #3,993
1911 historical 1,372 #3,503
1997 modern 1,451 #4,025
1998 modern 1,540 #3,959
1999 modern 1,511 #4,049
2000 modern 1,469 #4,134
2001 modern 1,436 #4,129
2002 modern 1,450 #4,181
2003 modern 1,420 #4,172
2004 modern 1,402 #4,219
2005 modern 1,372 #4,260
2006 modern 1,357 #4,300
2007 modern 1,382 #4,269
2008 modern 1,384 #4,292
2009 modern 1,409 #4,310
2010 modern 1,445 #4,303
2011 modern 1,407 #4,341
2012 modern 1,388 #4,331
2013 modern 1,393 #4,395
2014 modern 1,388 #4,423
2015 modern 1,358 #4,458
2016 modern 1,343 #4,491

Geography

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Where Bloxhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Leamington Priors, Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stratford-on-Avon, Rugby, Malvern Hills and Flintshire. 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 Leamington Priors Warwickshire
3 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire
4 London parishes London 2
5 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stratford-on-Avon 005 Stratford-on-Avon
2 Rugby 005 Rugby
3 Malvern Hills 011 Malvern Hills
4 Flintshire 009 Flintshire
5 Stratford-on-Avon 013 Stratford-on-Avon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bloxham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bloxham

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

Bloxham is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Bloxham falls in decile 6 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.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

Meaning and origin of Bloxham

The surname Bloxham originates from the village of Bloxham in Oxfordshire, England. The name is derived from the Old English words "bloc" meaning "stump" or "tree trunk" and "ham" which translates to "homestead" or "village". This suggests that Bloxham likely referred to a settlement near a prominent tree stump or fallen tree trunk.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Bloxham dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Blochesham". This entry provides evidence that the name and the village it derived from existed during the time of the Norman conquest of England.

In the 13th century, the surname appeared in various manuscripts and records with spellings such as "Bloxham", "Bloxam", and "Bloccesham". These variations reflect the evolution of the name over time and the inconsistencies in medieval spelling conventions.

Notable individuals with the surname Bloxham include:

1. John Bloxham (c. 1460 - 1537), an English clergyman who served as the Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1506 to 1522.

2. Richard Bloxham (c. 1590 - 1663), an English mathematician and astronomer who contributed to the development of trigonometry and authored works on navigation.

3. Elizabeth Bloxham (c. 1640 - 1703), a British entrepreneur and businesswoman who established a successful brewery in London during the late 17th century.

4. William Bloxham (1762 - 1842), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and participated in several notable naval battles.

5. Henry Bloxham (1819 - 1876), an English architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in Oxfordshire, including the Bloxham School Chapel.

The name Bloxham has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Bloxham Manor in Oxfordshire, which dates back to the 12th century, and Bloxham Leys, a historic area within the village of Bloxham.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Bloxham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bloxham 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. Warwickshire leads with 374 Bloxhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.54x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 374 15.54x
Middlesex 96 1.01x
Leicestershire 70 6.62x
Kent 69 2.12x
Oxfordshire 57 9.68x
Surrey 48 1.03x
Worcestershire 42 3.37x
Buckinghamshire 40 6.94x
Gloucestershire 35 1.87x
Yorkshire 30 0.32x
Staffordshire 28 0.87x
Essex 19 1.01x
Northamptonshire 16 1.78x
Durham 11 0.39x
Lancashire 10 0.09x
Lincolnshire 7 0.46x
Bedfordshire 5 1.01x
Nottinghamshire 4 0.31x
Shropshire 4 0.49x
Somerset 3 0.20x
Cambridgeshire 2 0.33x
Hampshire 2 0.10x
Hertfordshire 2 0.30x
Northumberland 2 0.14x
Cornwall 1 0.09x
Norfolk 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 52 Bloxhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.85x.

Place Total Index
Aston 52 7.85x
Birmingham 45 5.61x
Burton Dassett 42 1971.83x
Leamington Priors 36 60.81x
Leicester St Margaret 24 9.30x
Hinckley 20 79.71x
Paddington London 17 4.85x
Coventry Holy Trinity 16 22.27x
Doncaster 16 23.16x
Coventry St Michael 14 18.12x
Newent 14 147.21x
Bushley 13 1444.44x
Edgbaston 13 17.43x
Tingewick 13 501.93x
Atherstone On Stour 12 4000.00x
Lambeth 12 1.44x
Leicester Newarke 12 217.39x
Brailes 11 298.10x
Hackney London 11 2.06x
Shoreditch London 11 2.66x
Tysoe 11 337.42x
Allesley 10 316.46x
Lee 10 21.16x
Leicester St Mary 10 11.70x
Sheldon 10 763.36x
Bermondsey 9 3.17x
Dartford 9 27.04x
Faversham 9 28.99x
Nuneaton 9 32.29x
St Luke London 9 5.88x
Warmington 9 708.66x
Warwick St Mary 9 43.08x
Great Brickhill 8 439.56x
St Pancras London 8 1.04x
Upton St Leonards 8 168.42x
West Bromwich 8 4.34x
Esh 7 33.90x
Halesowen 7 63.99x
Harbury 7 179.03x
Hornchurch 7 75.84x
Minster In Sheppey 7 12.98x
Newbottle 7 416.67x
St George Hanover Square 7 4.16x
Stourbridge 7 21.83x
Thame 7 65.36x
Bethnal Green London 6 1.45x
Colwich 6 78.43x
Hook Norton 6 148.88x
Kineton 6 174.42x
Leamington 6 37.64x
Long Itchington 6 159.15x
Maidstone 6 6.19x
Oxford St Mary Magdalen 6 85.84x
Sheffield 6 1.99x
South Weald 6 37.20x
Warkworth 6 74.26x
West Ham 6 1.44x
Battersea 5 1.42x
Cheltenham 5 3.46x
Croydon 5 1.94x
Gaydon 5 581.40x
Lillingstone Dayrell 5 555.56x
New Windsor 5 243.90x
Rugby 5 15.36x
Sittingbourne 5 19.46x
Stockton 5 223.21x
Stoke Upon Trent 5 1.46x
Swalcliffe 5 245.10x
Tonbridge 5 4.26x
Ufton 5 769.23x
Bidford 4 77.82x
Cowley 4 21.75x
Kensington London 4 0.75x
Luton 4 4.68x
Margate St John Baptist 4 6.71x
New Brentford 4 79.68x
Plumstead 4 3.69x
Poplar London 4 2.22x
Shelton 4 1052.63x
Stowe 4 360.36x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 67
John 50
Thomas 50
Joseph 26
George 22
James 21
Charles 18
Arthur 13
Henry 12
Frederick 10
Harry 10
Walter 10
Alfred 9
Richard 9
Albert 7
Edwin 6
Daniel 5
Edward 5
Frank 5
Humphrey 5
Leonard 5
Samuel 5
Stephen 5
Ernest 4
Francis 4
Willm. 4
Anthony 3
David 3
Herbert 3
Matthew 3
Thos. 3
Horace 2
Mathew 2
Percy 2
Reginald 2
Sidney 2
Victor 2
Wm. 2
Edmund 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Fredk.Harwood 1
Fredk.W. 1
Fredrick 1
Geo. 1
Giles 1
Johnas 1
Jos. 1
Lavinia 1
Wm.Henry 1

FAQ

Bloxham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bloxham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 975 people were recorded with the Bloxham surname. That placed it at #3,992 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bloxham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,343 in 2016. That gives Bloxham a modern rank of #4,491.

What does the Bloxham surname mean?

A surname referring to someone who lived near a local landmark or area called "Bloxham".

What does the Bloxham map show?

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