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UK surname

Bulcock

In the 1881 census there were 512 people recorded with the Bulcock surname, ranking it #6,654 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 239, ranked #17,322, down from #6,654 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Whalley, Blackburn and Halifax. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Pendle, Craven and Burnley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bulcock is 609 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 53.3%.

1881 census count

512

Ranked #6,654

Modern count

239

2016, ranked #17,322

Peak year

1911

609 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bulcock had 512 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,654 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 239 in 2016, ranked #17,322.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 609 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Bulcock surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bulcock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bulcock 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 400 #6,040
1861 historical 464 #5,600
1881 historical 512 #6,654
1891 historical 591 #6,465
1901 historical 576 #7,293
1911 historical 609 #6,765
1997 modern 334 #12,591
1998 modern 342 #12,739
1999 modern 333 #13,049
2000 modern 338 #12,877
2001 modern 310 #13,452
2002 modern 306 #13,835
2003 modern 286 #14,259
2004 modern 289 #14,219
2005 modern 276 #14,579
2006 modern 265 #15,126
2007 modern 262 #15,399
2008 modern 257 #15,777
2009 modern 266 #15,711
2010 modern 273 #15,764
2011 modern 256 #16,383
2012 modern 244 #16,793
2013 modern 257 #16,466
2014 modern 257 #16,598
2015 modern 246 #16,994
2016 modern 239 #17,322

Geography

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Where Bulcocks are most common

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

The modern local-area list points to Pendle, Craven and Burnley. 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 Whalley Lancashire
2 Blackburn Lancashire
3 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Rochdale Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Pendle 006 Pendle
2 Craven 006 Craven
3 Burnley 014 Burnley
4 Burnley 009 Burnley
5 Burnley 010 Burnley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bulcock

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bulcock

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Bulcock, 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 Bulcock surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Bulcock 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, Bulcock 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

Bulcock is most concentrated in decile 2 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.

2
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Bulcock 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 Bulcock 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.

6
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Bulcock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bulcock 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. Lancashire leads with 409 Bulcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.96x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 409 6.96x
Yorkshire 91 1.85x
Derbyshire 6 0.77x
Middlesex 1 0.02x
Warwickshire 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Blackburn in Lancashire leads with 50 Bulcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.96x.

Place Total Index
Blackburn 50 31.96x
Todmorden Walsden 34 215.87x
Habergham Eaves 32 59.55x
Burnley 28 56.54x
Settle 27 718.09x
Clitheroe 26 150.20x
Accrington 25 46.76x
West Derby 24 13.95x
Downham 23 3593.75x
Cliviger 16 483.38x
Whalley 15 175.03x
Wiswell 15 1200.00x
Thornton In Craven 13 329.95x
Great Little Marsden 12 44.54x
Colne 11 62.79x
Goldshaw Booth 10 1666.67x
Gisburn 9 1000.00x
Leyland 9 87.98x
Carlton In Skipton 8 278.75x
Higham With West Close 8 629.92x
Newchurch 7 14.55x
Rishton 7 101.45x
Bury 6 8.93x
Castleton 6 10.22x
Chesterfield 6 20.63x
Chatburn 5 381.68x
Church 5 60.24x
North Bierley 5 18.86x
Read 5 318.47x
Barnoldswick 4 58.39x
Over Darwen 4 8.52x
Rimington 4 615.38x
Spotland 4 6.12x
Waddington 4 526.32x
Altham 3 447.76x
Birkdale 3 20.16x
Great Mitton 3 1034.48x
Leeds 3 1.08x
Preston 3 1.91x
Barnsley 2 3.95x
Giggleswick 2 120.48x
Gorton 2 3.62x
Old Laund Booth 2 357.14x
Barley With Wheatley 1 188.68x
Barrowford Booth 1 15.36x
Bolton By Bowland 1 84.03x
Bowland Forest Low 1 192.31x
Cleckheaton 1 5.53x
Coventry St Michael 1 2.49x
Elslack 1 714.29x
Fulwood 1 15.75x
Harwood 1 32.57x
Heaton 1 18.94x
Lawkland 1 196.08x
Layton With Warbreck 1 4.63x
Liverpool 1 0.28x
Tockholes 1 119.05x
Wakefield 1 2.65x
Westhoughton 1 6.37x
Westminster St Margaret 1 4.18x
Yate Pickup Bank 1 85.47x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 37
Margaret 18
Elizabeth 17
Jane 17
Sarah 16
Ellen 14
Alice 12
Ann 12
Annie 6
Martha 5
Anne 4
Emma 4
Esther 4
Hannah 4
Isabella 4
Susannah 4
Betty 3
Dorothy 3
Minnie 3
Rebecca 3
Rose 3
Agnes 2
Bertha 2
Caroline 2
Clara 2
Edith 2
Eleanor 2
Elizth. 2
Frances 2
Grace 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Nancy 2
Nellie 2
Rachel 2
Ruth 2
Selina 2
Beatrice 1
Catherine 1
Dinah 1
Elizth.E. 1
Ellenor 1
Emily 1
Maggie 1
Maggy 1
Margreat 1
Margt.Anne 1
Marie 1
Thorvie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 45
William 33
James 28
Thomas 18
Robert 15
Henry 8
Benjamin 7
Richard 7
Joseph 6
George 5
Alfred 4
Charles 4
Fred 4
Thos. 4
Arthur 3
Harry 3
Peter 3
Ambrose 2
Christopher 2
Edward 2
Frederick 2
Herbert 2
Jas. 2
Law 2
Mathew 2
Richd. 2
Barrett 1
Cristopher 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Dyson 1
Elias 1
Elijah 1
Enoch 1
Frederic 1
Fredrick 1
Granville 1
Irving 1
Ishmael 1
Joe 1
Marmaduke 1
Matthew 1
Michael 1
Nathan 1
Pater 1
Robt. 1
Sagar 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Bulcock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bulcock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 512 people were recorded with the Bulcock surname. That placed it at #6,654 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bulcock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 239 in 2016. That gives Bulcock a modern rank of #17,322.

What does the Bulcock map show?

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