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UK surname

Blunn

In the 1881 census there were 233 people recorded with the Blunn surname, ranking it #11,648 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 323, ranked #13,997, down from #11,648 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dudley, Kings Norton and Bromsgrove, Upton Warren. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Somerset, Rotherham and Tewkesbury.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Blunn is 396 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 38.6%.

1881 census count

233

Ranked #11,648

Modern count

323

2016, ranked #13,997

Peak year

1911

396 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Blunn had 233 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,648 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 323 in 2016, ranked #13,997.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 396 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Blunn surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Blunn surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Blunn 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 108 #16,308
1861 historical 130 #17,164
1881 historical 233 #11,648
1891 historical 322 #10,507
1901 historical 364 #10,128
1911 historical 396 #9,354
1997 modern 375 #11,555
1998 modern 395 #11,452
1999 modern 394 #11,579
2000 modern 389 #11,645
2001 modern 374 #11,805
2002 modern 362 #12,318
2003 modern 350 #12,417
2004 modern 340 #12,707
2005 modern 336 #12,767
2006 modern 340 #12,722
2007 modern 352 #12,546
2008 modern 346 #12,813
2009 modern 344 #13,138
2010 modern 336 #13,613
2011 modern 337 #13,463
2012 modern 340 #13,245
2013 modern 322 #14,037
2014 modern 330 #13,889
2015 modern 326 #13,898
2016 modern 323 #13,997

Geography

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Where Blunns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dudley, Kings Norton, Bromsgrove, Upton Warren, 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 South Somerset, Rotherham, Tewkesbury, Bromsgrove and Swansea. 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 Dudley Staffordshire
2 Kings Norton Worcestershire
3 Bromsgrove, Upton Warren Worcestershire
4 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire
5 Birmingham Town: Aston Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Somerset 021 South Somerset
2 Rotherham 004 Rotherham
3 Tewkesbury 009 Tewkesbury
4 Bromsgrove 006 Bromsgrove
5 Swansea 002 Swansea

Forenames

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First names often paired with Blunn

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Blunn

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Blunn is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Blunn 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

Blunn falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Blunn is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Blunn, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Blunn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Blunn 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. Worcestershire leads with 88 Blunns recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.91x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 88 29.91x
Warwickshire 49 8.62x
Yorkshire 35 1.57x
Staffordshire 33 4.34x
Lancashire 18 0.67x
Devon 2 0.43x
Gloucestershire 1 0.23x
Herefordshire 1 1.08x
Kent 1 0.13x
Lanarkshire 1 0.14x
Middlesex 1 0.04x
Surrey 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kings Norton in Worcestershire leads with 55 Blunns recorded in 1881 and an index of 208.41x.

Place Total Index
Kings Norton 55 208.41x
Birmingham 23 12.14x
Aston 18 11.50x
Dudley 13 36.34x
Catcliffe 11 3548.39x
Swinton In Rotherham 11 186.44x
Oldham 10 11.59x
Darlaston 9 85.63x
Stoke Prior 9 497.24x
Wolverhampton 9 15.39x
Bromsgrove 8 80.81x
Harborne 7 28.71x
Liverpool 7 4.31x
Sheffield 7 9.85x
Tysoe 5 649.35x
Sedgley 4 14.16x
Brightside Bierlow 2 4.57x
Devonport 2 37.11x
Rotherham 2 15.89x
Stone 2 20.56x
Alcester 1 53.48x
Barrow In Furness 1 2.75x
Broughton Hackett 1 833.33x
Clifford Chambers 1 333.33x
Croydon 1 1.64x
Dalziel 1 12.76x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 2.20x
Handsworth 1 5.33x
Kensington London 1 0.80x
Leamington Priors 1 7.15x
Ledbury 1 31.55x
Nether Hallam 1 3.31x
Redditch 1 16.75x
Shrewley 1 357.14x
Wednesbury 1 5.26x
Woolwich 1 3.52x
Yardley 1 13.28x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 9
Mary 9
Ann 7
Eliza 6
Jane 6
Sarah 6
Alice 5
Ellen 5
Emma 5
Florence 4
Annie 3
Emily 3
Hannah 3
Minnie 3
Ada 2
Dinah 2
Fanny 2
Gertrude 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Rosina 2
Agnes 1
Anne 1
Beatrice 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elinor 1
Elizabth. 1
Esther 1
Harriet 1
Infant 1
Josephine 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Lilly 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Martha 1
Maude 1
Miranda 1
Nelly 1
Nollie 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Roseannah 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
William 10
George 6
James 6
Alfred 5
Edward 5
Joseph 5
Thomas 5
Walter 5
David 3
Frank 3
Albert 2
Charles 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Henry 2
Jesse 2
Samuel 2
Wm. 2
Alfd. 1
Arther 1
Arthur 1
Chas. 1
Christopher 1
Ebenezer 1
Ernest 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Isaac 1
Isiah 1
Jas. 1
Leonard 1
Louis 1
Mark 1
Matthew 1
Nathan 1
Oscar 1
Owen 1
Richard 1
Sam 1
Thos. 1
Vincent 1
Wm.Alfred 1

FAQ

Blunn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Blunn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 233 people were recorded with the Blunn surname. That placed it at #11,648 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Blunn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 323 in 2016. That gives Blunn a modern rank of #13,997.

What does the Blunn map show?

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