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UK surname

Bottrill

In the 1881 census there were 359 people recorded with the Bottrill surname, ranking it #8,614 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 552, ranked #9,254, down from #8,614 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rugby, Lutterworth and Burton-on-Trent. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North West Leicestershire, Wycombe and East Riding of Yorkshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bottrill is 687 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 53.8%.

1881 census count

359

Ranked #8,614

Modern count

552

2016, ranked #9,254

Peak year

2000

687 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bottrill had 359 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,614 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 552 in 2016, ranked #9,254.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 609 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Bottrill surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bottrill surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bottrill 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 188 #10,939
1861 historical 266 #9,318
1881 historical 359 #8,614
1891 historical 408 #8,733
1901 historical 609 #6,988
1911 historical 609 #6,765
1997 modern 656 #7,617
1998 modern 652 #7,890
1999 modern 672 #7,748
2000 modern 687 #7,597
2001 modern 677 #7,551
2002 modern 674 #7,736
2003 modern 671 #7,647
2004 modern 675 #7,621
2005 modern 647 #7,800
2006 modern 619 #8,089
2007 modern 618 #8,174
2008 modern 616 #8,237
2009 modern 600 #8,598
2010 modern 624 #8,522
2011 modern 610 #8,569
2012 modern 567 #8,971
2013 modern 559 #9,212
2014 modern 560 #9,258
2015 modern 555 #9,243
2016 modern 552 #9,254

Geography

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Where Bottrills are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rugby, Lutterworth, Burton-on-Trent, Kimcote and Knaptoft and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North West Leicestershire, Wycombe, East Riding of Yorkshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth. 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 Rugby Warwickshire
2 Lutterworth Leicestershire
3 Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire
4 Kimcote and Knaptoft Leicestershire
5 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North West Leicestershire 010 North West Leicestershire
2 North West Leicestershire 011 North West Leicestershire
3 Wycombe 002 Wycombe
4 East Riding of Yorkshire 001 East Riding of Yorkshire
5 Nuneaton and Bedworth 018 Nuneaton and Bedworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bottrill

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bottrill

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Bottrill surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Bottrill household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Bottrill 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

Bottrill is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Bottrill falls in decile 5 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Bottrill 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Bottrill families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bottrill 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. Leicestershire leads with 97 Bottrills recorded in 1881 and an index of 25.19x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 97 25.19x
Warwickshire 51 5.82x
Northamptonshire 45 13.78x
Middlesex 44 1.27x
Yorkshire 38 1.10x
Staffordshire 14 1.19x
Lancashire 8 0.19x
Northumberland 8 1.55x
Kent 7 0.59x
Oxfordshire 7 3.26x
Lincolnshire 6 1.08x
Berkshire 5 1.92x
Shropshire 5 1.67x
Hampshire 4 0.56x
Buckinghamshire 3 1.43x
Derbyshire 3 0.55x
Gloucestershire 2 0.29x
Hertfordshire 2 0.84x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.43x
Surrey 2 0.12x
Cornwall 1 0.25x
Midlothian 1 0.22x
Worcestershire 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Coventry St Michael in Warwickshire leads with 17 Bottrills recorded in 1881 and an index of 60.43x.

Place Total Index
Coventry St Michael 17 60.43x
Kimcote Knaptoft 16 3018.87x
Kettering 14 105.98x
Kimcote 13 8666.67x
Barwell 12 588.24x
Islington London 11 3.27x
Leicester St Margaret 10 10.65x
Horninglow 9 163.04x
Lutterworth 9 382.98x
Nuneaton 9 88.67x
Shearsby 9 2903.23x
Longbenton 8 36.56x
Rugby 7 59.07x
St Luke London 7 12.57x
Brinklow 6 645.16x
Floore 6 491.80x
Hampstead London 6 11.09x
Holy Trinity 6 7.25x
Leicester St Nicholas 6 275.23x
Shelley 6 298.51x
Clun 5 234.74x
Cottingham 5 442.48x
Eye 5 320.51x
Moss Side 5 23.06x
Nettleham 5 438.60x
Selby 5 69.54x
Winwick In Daventry 5 2272.73x
Witney 5 139.28x
Aldershot 4 16.78x
Castle Church 4 56.74x
Enfield 4 17.55x
Gillingham 4 16.37x
Great Driffield 4 56.66x
Guilsborough 4 459.77x
Humberstone 4 126.58x
Reading St Giles 4 15.64x
Towcester 4 118.69x
Bitteswell 3 697.67x
Eston 3 40.05x
Leicester All Sts 3 39.68x
Margate St John Baptist 3 13.83x
Paddington London 3 2.35x
Sowe 3 189.87x
Stoke Goldington 3 312.50x
Warwick St Nicholas 3 46.73x
Westminster St John 3 7.09x
York St Mary 3 21.05x
Abbots Langley 2 56.18x
Ashby Parva 2 1111.11x
Birmingham 2 0.69x
Charlton On Otmoor 2 317.46x
Derby St Werburgh 2 6.37x
Dunton Bassett 2 408.16x
Gilberdike Bishopsoil 2 408.16x
Hammersmith London 2 2.34x
Lambeth 2 0.66x
Leeds 2 1.03x
Little Claybrooke 2 281.69x
Nottingham St Mary 2 1.65x
Priors Marston 2 294.12x
St Faith Under St Pauls 2 714.29x
St Giles In Fields London 2 11.74x
St Pancras London 2 0.72x
Swinford 2 416.67x
York St Giles In 2 61.73x
Abingdon St Helen 1 13.12x
Belgrave 1 11.51x
Bilton 1 49.51x
Bow London 1 2.26x
Burton Extra 1 14.88x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 0.53x
Great Malvern 1 10.57x
Hunmanby 1 62.11x
Huttons Ambo 1 204.08x
Misterton 1 172.41x
Rillington 1 96.15x
Stapenhill 1 12.36x
Wavertree 1 7.58x
Wellingborough 1 6.09x
Westminster St James 1 2.80x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 28
William 26
Thomas 19
George 13
Henry 10
Charles 9
James 6
Samuel 6
Arthur 5
Joseph 5
Robert 5
Frederick 4
Alfred 3
Edwin 3
Fredric 3
Herbert 3
Philip 3
Edward 2
Harry 2
Richard 2
Walter 2
Alonsa 1
Cristopher 1
Daniel 1
Enoch 1
Francis 1
Fredk. 1
Harwood 1
Isaac 1
J.E. 1
Leonard 1
Lewin 1
Manasjoh 1
Manoah 1
Mathew 1
Sarah 1
Stephen 1
Thos.W. 1
Thos.Wm. 1
Tom 1
Tom. 1
Wm. 1
Wm.Evans 1

FAQ

Bottrill surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bottrill surname in 1881?

In 1881, 359 people were recorded with the Bottrill surname. That placed it at #8,614 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bottrill surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 552 in 2016. That gives Bottrill a modern rank of #9,254.

What does the Bottrill map show?

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