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UK surname

Burbury

In the 1881 census there were 105 people recorded with the Burbury surname, ranking it #19,183 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 174, ranked #21,466, down from #19,183 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Greenwich, Halifax and Leamington Priors. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Nuneaton and Bedworth, Dacorum and Warwick.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Burbury is 174 in 2016. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 65.7%.

1881 census count

105

Ranked #19,183

Modern count

174

2016, ranked #21,466

Peak year

2016

174 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Burbury had 105 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,183 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 174 in 2016, ranked #21,466.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 166 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Burbury surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Burbury surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Burbury 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 102 #16,933
1861 historical 166 #14,039
1881 historical 105 #19,183
1891 historical 145 #18,752
1901 historical 124 #20,163
1911 historical 119 #20,535
1997 modern 139 #22,132
1998 modern 141 #22,517
1999 modern 139 #22,884
2000 modern 139 #22,855
2001 modern 138 #22,647
2002 modern 139 #22,991
2003 modern 133 #23,359
2004 modern 137 #23,098
2005 modern 151 #21,667
2006 modern 148 #22,111
2007 modern 142 #23,025
2008 modern 144 #23,037
2009 modern 153 #22,611
2010 modern 152 #23,282
2011 modern 154 #22,886
2012 modern 155 #22,762
2013 modern 159 #22,706
2014 modern 167 #22,180
2015 modern 169 #21,888
2016 modern 174 #21,466

Geography

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Where Burburys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Greenwich, Halifax, Leamington Priors, Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken and Kenilworth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Nuneaton and Bedworth, Dacorum and Warwick. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Leamington Priors Warwickshire
4 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire
5 Kenilworth Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Nuneaton and Bedworth 015 Nuneaton and Bedworth
2 Dacorum 001 Dacorum
3 Warwick 001 Warwick
4 Warwick 002 Warwick
5 Warwick 007 Warwick

Forenames

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First names often paired with Burbury

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Burbury

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

European Enclaves

Within London, Burbury is most associated with areas classed as European Enclaves, 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

Many residents of these accessible neighbourhoods have wide-ranging non-UK European origins. Typically residing in privately rented flats, many residents live alone and are beyond normal retirement age. There are more students than elsewhere in the Supergroup, some of which live in communal establishments. Household residents are often drawn from different ethnic groups.

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

Burbury 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

Burbury 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 Burbury is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Burbury, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Burbury families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Burbury 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. Warwickshire leads with 40 Burburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.49x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 40 15.49x
Surrey 22 4.41x
Yorkshire 21 2.07x
Middlesex 6 0.59x
Kent 4 1.14x
Cheshire 2 0.88x
Essex 2 0.99x
Norfolk 2 1.27x
Staffordshire 2 0.58x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.62x
Lancashire 1 0.08x
Lincolnshire 1 0.61x
Midlothian 1 0.73x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stretton On Dunsmore in Warwickshire leads with 15 Burburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 6250.00x.

Place Total Index
Stretton On Dunsmore 15 6250.00x
Sowerby In Halifax 14 421.69x
Kenilworth 9 616.44x
Croydon 8 28.88x
Reigate Foreign 6 111.11x
Aston 4 5.62x
Southwark St George Martyr 4 19.41x
Hackney London 3 5.22x
Halifax 3 20.13x
Hunslet 3 18.95x
Walton On Hill 3 1363.64x
Curdworth 2 833.33x
Forncett St Mary 2 2000.00x
Greenwich 2 12.26x
Leek Wootten 2 1428.57x
Leftwich 2 200.00x
Newcastle Under Lyme 2 32.68x
Solihull 2 107.53x
Wanstead 2 56.50x
Westminster St John 2 16.04x
Coventry Holy Trinity 1 12.97x
Coventry St Michael 1 12.05x
Ewell 1 95.24x
Gainsborough 1 25.91x
Great Crosby 1 30.21x
Kensington London 1 1.76x
Leamington Priors 1 15.72x
Nether Hallam 1 7.28x
Nether Whitacre 1 476.19x
Old Stratford 1 68.49x
Rugby 1 28.65x
South Leith 1 6.48x
Stone In Dartford 1 111.11x
Tonbridge 1 7.94x
Upton Cum Chalvey 1 40.49x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 8
Elizabeth 5
Mary 5
Alice 3
Ellen 3
Ann 2
Annie 2
Eliza 2
Hannah 2
Ada 1
Adalina 1
Amelia 1
Bertha 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Elisa 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Fann 1
Getrude 1
Harriet 1
Isabella 1
June 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Mable 1
Marian 1
Nelly 1
Sizah 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 8
John 6
George 5
James 5
Thomas 5
Geo. 2
Joseph 2
Walter 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Charles 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Jessie 1
Mark 1
Stephen 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Burbury surname: questions and answers

How common was the Burbury surname in 1881?

In 1881, 105 people were recorded with the Burbury surname. That placed it at #19,183 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Burbury surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 174 in 2016. That gives Burbury a modern rank of #21,466.

What does the Burbury map show?

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