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UK surname

Boocock

In the 1881 census there were 1,055 people recorded with the Boocock surname, ranking it #3,733 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,067, ranked #5,479, down from #3,733 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rochdale, Calverley and Halifax. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bradford, Pendle and Wakefield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Boocock is 1,575 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.1%.

1881 census count

1,055

Ranked #3,733

Modern count

1,067

2016, ranked #5,479

Peak year

1911

1,575 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Boocock had 1,055 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,733 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,067 in 2016, ranked #5,479.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,575 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Boocock surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Boocock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Boocock 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 700 #3,729
1861 historical 655 #4,093
1881 historical 1,055 #3,733
1891 historical 1,233 #3,503
1901 historical 1,462 #3,491
1911 historical 1,575 #3,081
1997 modern 1,129 #4,962
1998 modern 1,179 #4,955
1999 modern 1,157 #5,081
2000 modern 1,179 #4,983
2001 modern 1,150 #4,987
2002 modern 1,171 #5,010
2003 modern 1,102 #5,176
2004 modern 1,102 #5,177
2005 modern 1,096 #5,144
2006 modern 1,062 #5,286
2007 modern 1,071 #5,297
2008 modern 1,070 #5,329
2009 modern 1,088 #5,366
2010 modern 1,103 #5,420
2011 modern 1,093 #5,407
2012 modern 1,068 #5,424
2013 modern 1,072 #5,496
2014 modern 1,072 #5,535
2015 modern 1,059 #5,538
2016 modern 1,067 #5,479

Geography

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Where Boococks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rochdale, Calverley, Halifax, Batley and Bradford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bradford, Pendle and Wakefield. 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 Rochdale Lancashire
2 Calverley Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Batley Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bradford 059 Bradford
2 Bradford 058 Bradford
3 Pendle 003 Pendle
4 Wakefield 021 Wakefield
5 Bradford 023 Bradford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Boocock

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Boocock

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Boocock 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

Boocock is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Boocock 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Boocock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Boocock 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. Yorkshire leads with 821 Boococks recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.04x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 821 8.04x
Lancashire 176 1.44x
Northumberland 20 1.30x
Middlesex 14 0.14x
Kent 10 0.28x
Durham 6 0.20x
Warwickshire 4 0.15x
Hampshire 2 0.09x
Cheshire 1 0.04x
Lincolnshire 1 0.06x
Northamptonshire 1 0.10x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bradford in Yorkshire leads with 90 Boococks recorded in 1881 and an index of 36.42x.

Place Total Index
Bradford 90 36.42x
Leeds 47 8.15x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 46 126.17x
Pudsey 45 82.48x
Haworth 35 144.27x
Halifax 34 22.69x
Skircoat 28 69.57x
North Bierley 23 41.73x
Baildon 18 93.65x
Blatchinworth 18 64.68x
Bingley 16 24.61x
Keighley 16 14.71x
Langfield 16 89.59x
Shipley 16 30.21x
Great Little Marsden 15 26.79x
Habergham Eaves 15 13.43x
Newchurch 15 15.00x
Wortley In Bramley 14 17.32x
Batley 13 13.40x
Northowram 13 18.16x
Spotland 13 9.57x
Carlton In Skipton 12 201.01x
Cleckheaton 12 31.91x
Hunslet 12 7.54x
Warley 12 40.68x
Calverley Cum Farsley 11 37.96x
Almondbury 10 20.26x
Ashton Under Lyne 10 3.74x
Bramley In Bramley 10 25.59x
Horton In Bradford 10 6.27x
Skipton 10 31.13x
Barnoldswick 9 63.16x
Cheetham 9 9.87x
Colne 9 24.72x
Holbeck 9 13.31x
Lewisham 9 4.80x
Shelf 9 92.31x
Yeadon 9 39.05x
Butterworth 8 26.86x
Guiseley 8 61.21x
Idle 8 16.90x
Ovenden 8 17.61x
Over Darwen 8 8.19x
Tynemouth 8 9.75x
Barnsley 7 6.65x
Chorley 7 10.21x
Elland Cum Greetland 7 15.22x
Wakefield 7 8.93x
Ackworth 6 76.53x
Bowling 6 5.93x
Dalton In Huddersfield 6 26.24x
Farnley In Bramley 6 47.10x
Glaisdale 6 154.24x
Headingley Cum Burley 6 9.13x
Heeley 6 19.34x
Huddersfield 6 4.03x
North Shields 6 19.61x
Oldham 6 1.52x
Potter Newton 6 33.31x
Sculcoates 6 3.71x
Sutton In Keighley 6 103.81x
Witton 6 39.01x
Danby 5 121.07x
Heaton 5 45.58x
Knaresborough 5 31.19x
Longbenton 5 7.70x
Preston 5 1.53x
Soothill 5 13.56x
St Pancras London 5 0.60x
Sutton 5 42.99x
Thornton Le Moor 5 423.73x
Toxteth Park 5 1.21x
Wadsworth 5 30.10x
Wyke In Bradford 5 27.40x
Burley In Wharfdale 4 44.40x
Edgbaston 4 4.97x
Honley 4 22.38x
Mile End Old Town London 4 1.82x
Soyland 4 32.65x
Stranton 4 3.88x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 79
Sarah 56
Elizabeth 30
Hannah 29
Ann 26
Jane 26
Martha 21
Alice 16
Annie 15
Emily 14
Maria 12
Ellen 11
Eliza 10
Ada 9
Clara 9
Emma 9
Margaret 8
Harriet 7
Lydia 5
Ruth 5
Amelia 4
Edith 4
Esther 4
Florence 4
Louisa 4
Rachel 4
Charlotte 3
Fanny 3
Grace 3
Isabella 3
Rebecca 3
Bertha 2
Betty 2
Elizh. 2
Elizth. 2
Frances 2
Lilian 2
Margrit 2
Nancy 2
Phillippa 2
Priscilla 2
Selina 2
Susan 2
Susannah 2
Angelina 1
Araminte 1
Barbary 1
Christy 1
Cordelia 1
Deborah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 79
James 42
William 39
Joseph 35
George 25
Thomas 23
Arthur 16
Henry 13
Fred 11
Harry 11
Albert 10
Alfred 8
David 8
Edward 8
Herbert 7
Richard 7
Samuel 7
Willie 7
Frank 6
Frederick 6
Charles 5
Robert 5
Tom 5
Ernest 4
Nathaniel 4
Peter 4
Timothy 4
Uriah 4
Wm. 4
Edwin 3
Emanuel 3
Emmanuel 3
Jno. 3
Jonathan 3
Joshua 3
Sam 3
Benjamin 2
Eli 2
Fredrick 2
Geo. 2
Isaac 2
Joe 2
Ramsden 2
Robinson 2
Squire 2
Archd. 1
Benjiman 1
Bernard 1
Enock 1
Zachariah 1

FAQ

Boocock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Boocock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,055 people were recorded with the Boocock surname. That placed it at #3,733 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Boocock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,067 in 2016. That gives Boocock a modern rank of #5,479.

What does the Boocock map show?

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