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UK surname

Bullingham

In the 1881 census there were 229 people recorded with the Bullingham surname, ranking it #11,784 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 322, ranked #14,033, down from #11,784 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Bredon and Elmstone Hardwick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stroud, Stratford-on-Avon and South Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bullingham is 343 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 40.6%.

1881 census count

229

Ranked #11,784

Modern count

322

2016, ranked #14,033

Peak year

1998

343 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bullingham had 229 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,784 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 322 in 2016, ranked #14,033.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 308 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Bullingham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bullingham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bullingham 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 136 #13,892
1861 historical 188 #12,628
1881 historical 229 #11,784
1891 historical 256 #12,522
1901 historical 270 #12,492
1911 historical 308 #11,230
1997 modern 340 #12,428
1998 modern 343 #12,707
1999 modern 332 #13,075
2000 modern 336 #12,921
2001 modern 332 #12,841
2002 modern 335 #13,020
2003 modern 339 #12,714
2004 modern 342 #12,645
2005 modern 332 #12,881
2006 modern 332 #12,970
2007 modern 336 #12,975
2008 modern 327 #13,350
2009 modern 326 #13,630
2010 modern 326 #13,918
2011 modern 321 #13,940
2012 modern 316 #13,994
2013 modern 325 #13,924
2014 modern 331 #13,851
2015 modern 332 #13,705
2016 modern 322 #14,033

Geography

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Where Bullinghams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Bredon, Elmstone Hardwick, Oldswinford and Cheltenham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stroud, Stratford-on-Avon and South Norfolk. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Bredon Gloucestershire
3 Elmstone Hardwick Gloucestershire
4 Oldswinford Worcestershire
5 Cheltenham Gloucestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stroud 004 Stroud
2 Stroud 002 Stroud
3 Stroud 006 Stroud
4 Stratford-on-Avon 009 Stratford-on-Avon
5 South Norfolk 015 South Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bullingham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bullingham

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Bullingham 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

Bullingham 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

Bullingham falls in decile 7 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 Bullingham 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 Bullingham, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bullingham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bullingham 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. Worcestershire leads with 65 Bullinghams recorded in 1881 and an index of 22.19x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 65 22.19x
Gloucestershire 49 11.14x
Suffolk 34 12.44x
Norfolk 19 5.51x
Staffordshire 16 2.11x
Middlesex 11 0.49x
Devon 9 1.93x
Yorkshire 9 0.40x
Essex 7 1.58x
Warwickshire 3 0.53x
Kent 2 0.26x
Lancashire 2 0.08x
Bedfordshire 1 0.86x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.74x
Monmouthshire 1 0.62x
Surrey 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lye in Worcestershire leads with 27 Bullinghams recorded in 1881 and an index of 553.28x.

Place Total Index
Lye 27 553.28x
Cheltenham 19 55.96x
Syleham 12 5454.55x
Overbury 11 2156.86x
Dumbleton 10 2941.18x
Wolverhampton 9 15.46x
Ecclesfield 8 49.08x
Elmstone Hardwick 8 3333.33x
Bredon 7 700.00x
Halesowen 7 272.37x
Ingrave 7 1750.00x
Wiggenhall St Peter 7 6363.64x
Kemerton 6 1621.62x
Redlingfield 6 4285.71x
Worlingworth 6 1224.49x
Harrow On The Hill 5 111.61x
Kensington London 5 4.01x
Plymouth St Andrew 5 13.90x
Wollescote 5 211.86x
Aston Subedge 4 4444.44x
Bacton 4 816.33x
Dickleburgh 4 625.00x
Plymouth Charles The 4 19.45x
Wiggenhall St Mary 4 754.72x
Aston 3 1.93x
Brockdish 3 909.09x
Hanley Castle 3 171.43x
Harborne 3 12.36x
Ashbocking 2 833.33x
Kingswinford 2 7.27x
Lower Booths 2 41.93x
Stoke Ash 2 833.33x
Stourbridge 2 26.53x
Stowmarket 2 63.29x
Walsall Foreign 2 5.11x
Bedford St Mary 1 33.44x
Bromsgrove 1 10.14x
Camberwell 1 0.70x
Diss 1 33.78x
Fenny Stratford 1 78.13x
Henllys 1 384.62x
Himbleton 1 285.71x
Isleworth 1 10.03x
Kidderminster Borough 1 5.83x
Lee 1 9.00x
Lewisham 1 2.45x
Manningham 1 3.65x
Newnham 1 88.50x
Swindon 1 625.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Eliza 12
Mary 11
Sarah 8
Alice 7
Elizabeth 7
Ann 5
Hannah 5
Amelia 4
Edith 4
Fanny 4
Jane 3
Pheobe 3
Anna 2
Annie 2
Charlotte 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Harriet 2
Kate 2
Laura 2
Maria 2
Polly 2
Rose 2
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Anney 1
Bessie 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Dinah 1
Elsie 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Francis 1
Harriett 1
Julia 1
Margarett 1
Minnie 1
Myra 1
Rosa 1
Rosetta 1
Ruth 1
Susanah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 18
George 10
William 10
Charles 8
Henry 8
Robert 5
Samuel 5
Albert 4
Arthur 4
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Frederick 3
Benjamin 2
James 2
Simeon 2
Thomas 2
Walter 2
Baby 1
Berty 1
Daniel 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fredc. 1
Freddy 1
Fredrick 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Job 1
Jos.G. 1
Joseph 1
Josiah 1
Leonard 1
Major 1
Michael 1
Noah 1
Oliver 1
Ralph 1
Silvanous 1

FAQ

Bullingham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bullingham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 229 people were recorded with the Bullingham surname. That placed it at #11,784 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bullingham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 322 in 2016. That gives Bullingham a modern rank of #14,033.

What does the Bullingham map show?

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