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UK surname

Burtonshaw

In the 1881 census there were 109 people recorded with the Burtonshaw surname, ranking it #18,793 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 137, ranked #25,254, down from #18,793 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Tunbridge, Bidborough and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Swansea, Derbyshire Dales and Staffordshire Moorlands.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Burtonshaw is 141 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 25.7%.

1881 census count

109

Ranked #18,793

Modern count

137

2016, ranked #25,254

Peak year

1997

141 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Burtonshaw had 109 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,793 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 137 in 2016, ranked #25,254.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 140 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Burtonshaw surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Burtonshaw surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Burtonshaw 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 21 #29,550
1861 historical 104 #20,477
1881 historical 109 #18,793
1891 historical 127 #20,496
1901 historical 140 #18,795
1911 historical 132 #19,313
1997 modern 141 #21,941
1998 modern 140 #22,615
1999 modern 139 #22,884
2000 modern 140 #22,752
2001 modern 133 #23,132
2002 modern 129 #24,021
2003 modern 124 #24,378
2004 modern 116 #25,580
2005 modern 112 #26,114
2006 modern 120 #25,269
2007 modern 111 #26,954
2008 modern 113 #26,920
2009 modern 122 #26,220
2010 modern 126 #26,312
2011 modern 134 #25,050
2012 modern 133 #25,187
2013 modern 133 #25,655
2014 modern 135 #25,581
2015 modern 137 #25,226
2016 modern 137 #25,254

Geography

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Where Burtonshaws are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Tunbridge, Bidborough, London parishes, Beckenham and Horsham, Sullington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Swansea, Derbyshire Dales and Staffordshire Moorlands. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Tunbridge, Bidborough Kent
3 London parishes London 3
4 Beckenham Kent
5 Horsham, Sullington Sussex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Swansea 013 Swansea
2 Derbyshire Dales 008 Derbyshire Dales
3 Staffordshire Moorlands 005 Staffordshire Moorlands
4 Derbyshire Dales 009 Derbyshire Dales
5 Swansea 011 Swansea

Forenames

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First names often paired with Burtonshaw

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Burtonshaw

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Burtonshaw, 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 Burtonshaw surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Burtonshaw 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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Burtonshaw 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

Burtonshaw 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

Burtonshaw 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 Burtonshaw 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 Burtonshaw, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Burtonshaw families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Burtonshaw 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. Sussex leads with 25 Burtonshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.95x.

County Total Index
Sussex 25 13.95x
Middlesex 20 1.88x
Surrey 14 2.70x
Lancashire 12 0.95x
Oxfordshire 9 13.71x
Yorkshire 8 0.76x
Hampshire 7 3.21x
Glamorgan 4 2.16x
Hertfordshire 4 5.46x
Kent 3 0.83x
Warwickshire 2 0.75x
Cheshire 1 0.43x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Buxted in Sussex leads with 9 Burtonshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 1285.71x.

Place Total Index
Buxted 9 1285.71x
Chipping Norton 9 592.11x
St Pancras London 9 10.52x
Crowle 6 582.52x
Gorton 6 50.59x
Horsham 6 172.41x
Portsea 6 14.05x
Croydon 5 17.39x
Framfield 5 892.86x
Mitcham 5 152.91x
Islington London 4 3.88x
Swansea Town 4 26.35x
Lambeth 3 3.24x
Birmingham 2 2.24x
Bolney 2 689.66x
Broadwater 2 48.66x
Castleton 2 15.87x
Hackney London 2 3.36x
Shenley 2 416.67x
St George Hanover Square 2 10.68x
Warrington 2 13.38x
Clerkenwell London 1 3.99x
Eastbourne 1 12.12x
Haldenby 1 3333.33x
Hemel Hempstead 1 30.30x
Hyde 1 14.45x
Kingston On Thames 1 8.04x
Kingstonupon Hull 1 119.05x
Newton In Makerfield 1 25.91x
Over Darwen 1 9.92x
Poplar London 1 4.99x
Portsmouth 1 19.92x
Ramsgate 1 16.89x
Sandwich St Peter 1 263.16x
St Albans St Peter 1 40.49x
Teddington London 1 41.49x
Westerham 1 119.05x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 11
Henry 4
James 4
Thomas 4
Arthur 3
George 3
John 2
Joseph 2
Abraham 1
Albert 1
Charles 1
Earnest 1
Edward 1
Ephriam 1
Frank 1
Hana 1
Harry 1
Nahor 1
Reuben 1
Robert 1
Ruben 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1
Wm.H. 1

FAQ

Burtonshaw surname: questions and answers

How common was the Burtonshaw surname in 1881?

In 1881, 109 people were recorded with the Burtonshaw surname. That placed it at #18,793 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Burtonshaw surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 137 in 2016. That gives Burtonshaw a modern rank of #25,254.

What does the Burtonshaw map show?

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