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UK surname

Broadribb

In the 1881 census there were 92 people recorded with the Broadribb surname, ranking it #20,709 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 99, ranked #31,358, down from #20,709 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Greenwich, Oxford City: St Thomas and Lewisham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Hertfordshire, West Oxfordshire and Southwark.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Broadribb is 131 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 7.6%.

1881 census count

92

Ranked #20,709

Modern count

99

2016, ranked #31,358

Peak year

1911

131 bearers

Map years

5

1891 to 2006

Key insights

  • Broadribb had 92 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,709 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016, ranked #31,358.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 131 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Broadribb surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Broadribb surname density by area, 2006 modern.

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Timeline

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Broadribb 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 49 #24,448
1861 historical 43 #28,562
1881 historical 92 #20,709
1891 historical 117 #21,658
1901 historical 127 #19,893
1911 historical 131 #19,404
1997 modern 123 #23,792
1998 modern 128 #23,828
1999 modern 130 #23,805
2000 modern 129 #23,901
2001 modern 123 #24,242
2002 modern 116 #25,632
2003 modern 113 #25,797
2004 modern 121 #24,939
2005 modern 111 #26,260
2006 modern 116 #25,813
2007 modern 111 #26,954
2008 modern 108 #27,684
2009 modern 99 #29,754
2010 modern 98 #30,540
2011 modern 104 #29,424
2012 modern 96 #30,949
2013 modern 96 #31,381
2014 modern 101 #30,855
2015 modern 98 #31,342
2016 modern 99 #31,358

Geography

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Where Broadribbs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Greenwich, Oxford City: St Thomas, Lewisham, Clifton and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Hertfordshire, West Oxfordshire, Southwark, Torridge and Central Bedfordshire. 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 Greenwich London (South Districts)
2 Oxford City: St Thomas Oxfordshire
3 Lewisham London (South Districts)
4 Clifton Gloucestershire
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Hertfordshire 005 North Hertfordshire
2 West Oxfordshire 005 West Oxfordshire
3 Southwark 032 Southwark
4 Torridge 004 Torridge
5 Central Bedfordshire 014 Central Bedfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Broadribb

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Broadribb

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Broadribb surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Broadribb household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Broadribb 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

Broadribb is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Broadribb falls in decile 10 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Broadribb families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Broadribb 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. Kent leads with 22 Broadribbs recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.18x.

County Total Index
Kent 22 7.18x
Gloucestershire 20 11.36x
Surrey 13 2.97x
Somerset 10 6.92x
Oxfordshire 8 14.44x
Cheshire 4 2.02x
Dorset 3 5.09x
Lanarkshire 3 1.03x
Middlesex 3 0.33x
Monmouthshire 3 4.62x
Carmarthenshire 1 2.64x
Lancashire 1 0.09x
Lincolnshire 1 0.70x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lewisham in Kent leads with 12 Broadribbs recorded in 1881 and an index of 73.48x.

Place Total Index
Lewisham 12 73.48x
Greenwich 10 69.98x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 9 54.32x
Battersea 8 24.23x
Oxford St Thomas 8 308.88x
Brompton Regis 6 3750.00x
Bristol St James St Paul 5 85.18x
Lambeth 5 6.39x
Bristol St Mary Redcliff 4 250.00x
Barony 3 4.08x
Christchurch 3 149.25x
Birkenhead 2 12.67x
Clifton 2 22.47x
Wimborne Minster 2 210.53x
Barrowby 1 400.00x
Bury 1 8.22x
Carmarthen St Peter 1 30.96x
Charlton Marshall 1 500.00x
Frome 1 28.90x
Hammersmith London 1 4.52x
Harrow On The Hill 1 55.87x
Kilmersdon 1 140.85x
Liscard 1 28.01x
Shepton Mallet 1 61.73x
Skilgate 1 1428.57x
St Marylebone London 1 2.09x
Tranmere 1 13.74x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Alice 3
Annie 3
Elizabeth 3
Emily 3
Harriett 3
Martha 3
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Ann 1
Caroline 1
Elizath. 1
Emma 1
Florence 1
Jane 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Pascilia 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 7
John 5
James 4
Thomas 4
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Frederick 2
George 2
Henry 2
Joseph 2
Samuel 2
Alfred 1
Charles 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Jabez 1
Oliver 1
Robt. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Broadribb surname: questions and answers

How common was the Broadribb surname in 1881?

In 1881, 92 people were recorded with the Broadribb surname. That placed it at #20,709 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Broadribb surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016. That gives Broadribb a modern rank of #31,358.

What does the Broadribb map show?

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