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UK surname

Brotherhood

In the 1881 census there were 278 people recorded with the Brotherhood surname, ranking it #10,259 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 438, ranked #11,028, down from #10,259 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Tamworth, Tunbridge, Bidborough and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Warwickshire, Hinckley and Bosworth and North West Leicestershire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Brotherhood is 474 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 57.6%.

1881 census count

278

Ranked #10,259

Modern count

438

2016, ranked #11,028

Peak year

2000

474 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Brotherhood had 278 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,259 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 438 in 2016, ranked #11,028.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 369 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Brotherhood surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Brotherhood surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Brotherhood 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 133 #14,106
1861 historical 150 #15,296
1881 historical 278 #10,259
1891 historical 267 #12,136
1901 historical 369 #10,040
1911 historical 351 #10,243
1997 modern 455 #9,985
1998 modern 465 #10,155
1999 modern 469 #10,139
2000 modern 474 #10,029
2001 modern 463 #10,009
2002 modern 468 #10,117
2003 modern 452 #10,258
2004 modern 439 #10,516
2005 modern 424 #10,691
2006 modern 427 #10,683
2007 modern 427 #10,782
2008 modern 438 #10,668
2009 modern 444 #10,797
2010 modern 441 #11,087
2011 modern 434 #11,096
2012 modern 436 #10,940
2013 modern 443 #10,968
2014 modern 448 #10,946
2015 modern 441 #10,994
2016 modern 438 #11,028

Geography

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Where Brotherhoods are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Tamworth, Tunbridge, Bidborough, London parishes, Great Sheepy, Mythe, Lea Marston, Merevale, Orton-on-the-Hill (Market Bosworth, Leicestershire) and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Warwickshire, Hinckley and Bosworth, North West Leicestershire and South Derbyshire. 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 Tamworth Staffordshire
2 Tunbridge, Bidborough Kent
3 London parishes London 3
4 Great Sheepy, Mythe, Lea Marston, Merevale, Orton-on-the-Hill (Market Bosworth, Leicestershire) Warwickshire
5 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Warwickshire 003 North Warwickshire
2 Hinckley and Bosworth 004 Hinckley and Bosworth
3 North Warwickshire 005 North Warwickshire
4 North West Leicestershire 013 North West Leicestershire
5 South Derbyshire 009 South Derbyshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Brotherhood

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Brotherhood

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Brotherhood is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Brotherhood is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Brotherhood 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Brotherhood 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Brotherhood families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Brotherhood 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 112 Brotherhoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 37.25x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 112 37.25x
Kent 26 2.81x
Derbyshire 25 5.89x
Middlesex 20 0.74x
Nottinghamshire 19 5.20x
Warwickshire 14 2.05x
Staffordshire 10 1.09x
Surrey 9 0.68x
Sussex 9 1.97x
Monmouthshire 8 4.08x
Lanarkshire 6 0.68x
Gloucestershire 5 0.94x
Lancashire 5 0.16x
Shropshire 5 2.13x
Wiltshire 3 1.25x
Durham 2 0.25x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sheepshed in Leicestershire leads with 24 Brotherhoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 582.52x.

Place Total Index
Sheepshed 24 582.52x
Ratby 20 1324.50x
Markfield 18 1208.05x
Church Gresley 14 207.41x
Snenton 14 97.49x
Tonbridge 12 35.96x
Tamworth 10 204.50x
Chepstow 8 239.52x
Ilkeston 8 67.23x
Sheepy Magna 8 2051.28x
Whitwick 7 183.25x
Chelsea London 6 7.34x
Croft 6 1132.08x
Higham On The Hill 6 1428.57x
Ibstock 6 275.23x
Sevenoaks 6 80.00x
Shettleston 6 76.43x
Southwark St George Martyr 6 11.00x
Arlington 5 925.93x
Aston 5 2.66x
Westbury On Trym 5 27.75x
Wilnecote 5 255.10x
Barlestone 4 606.06x
Carlton 4 95.92x
Eccleston In Prescot 4 24.77x
Maidstone 4 14.51x
Seals 4 377.36x
Chippenham 3 59.64x
Frant 3 92.59x
Isleworth 3 24.88x
Kensington London 3 1.99x
Loughborough 3 21.99x
Newport 3 106.01x
Deptford St Paul 2 2.80x
Hammersmith London 2 2.99x
Lambeth 2 0.85x
Lanchester 2 135.14x
Leicester St Margaret 2 2.73x
Nuneaton 2 25.25x
Stoney Stanton 2 217.39x
Sunbury 2 61.35x
Westminster St John 2 6.06x
Alfreton 1 7.75x
Atherstone 1 28.65x
Beckenham 1 8.27x
Bethnal Green London 1 0.85x
Bolehall Glascote 1 34.48x
Cainham 1 91.74x
Chetwynd 1 131.58x
Eastbourne 1 4.75x
Heanor 1 15.75x
Heaton Norris 1 5.46x
Morden 1 151.52x
Norton Juxta Twycross 1 270.27x
Nottingham St Mary 1 1.06x
Shipley 1 149.25x
Swanscombe 1 24.04x
Westminster St James 1 3.59x
Whitherley 1 208.33x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 22
Sarah 15
Ann 9
Elizabeth 9
Hannah 7
Jane 7
Annie 6
Eliza 6
Emily 6
Emma 5
Alice 4
Kate 4
Agnes 3
Clara 3
Ellen 3
Gertrude 3
Maria 3
Beatrice 2
Florence 2
Harriett 2
Louisa 2
Maud 2
Priscilla 2
Ada 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Drucilla 1
Emelia 1
Emila 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Florene 1
Grace 1
Hariet 1
Harriet 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Livinia 1
Lois 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Mercy 1
Minnie 1
Myra 1
Phoebe 1
Rhoda 1
Rose 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 19
John 15
Thomas 8
Henry 7
George 6
James 6
Joseph 6
Charles 4
Harry 4
Arthur 3
Edward 3
Walter 3
Francis 2
Frank 2
Robert 2
Rowland 2
Samuel 2
Amos 1
Ann 1
David 1
Frederick 1
Gervase 1
Henery 1
Isaac 1
Issac 1
Jabez 1
Jacob 1
Jno.Fredk. 1
Job 1
Leonard 1
Oney 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Stanley 1
Stephen 1
Thos. 1
Willfred 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1
Wm.Henry 1

FAQ

Brotherhood surname: questions and answers

How common was the Brotherhood surname in 1881?

In 1881, 278 people were recorded with the Brotherhood surname. That placed it at #10,259 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Brotherhood surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 438 in 2016. That gives Brotherhood a modern rank of #11,028.

What does the Brotherhood map show?

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