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UK surname

Caldecott

In the 1881 census there were 201 people recorded with the Caldecott surname, ranking it #12,791 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 463, ranked #10,586, up from #12,791 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Tilston, Whitchurch and Wrexham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire, Tameside and South Gloucestershire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Caldecott is 469 in 2015. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 130.3%.

1881 census count

201

Ranked #12,791

Modern count

463

2016, ranked #10,586

Peak year

2015

469 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Caldecott had 201 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,791 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 463 in 2016, ranked #10,586.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 363 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Caldecott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Caldecott surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Caldecott 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 213 #9,934
1861 historical 181 #12,997
1881 historical 201 #12,791
1891 historical 331 #10,277
1901 historical 363 #10,145
1911 historical 363 #10,005
1997 modern 368 #11,719
1998 modern 387 #11,640
1999 modern 393 #11,602
2000 modern 413 #11,142
2001 modern 403 #11,163
2002 modern 427 #10,900
2003 modern 413 #11,006
2004 modern 416 #10,963
2005 modern 418 #10,812
2006 modern 419 #10,837
2007 modern 428 #10,766
2008 modern 425 #10,934
2009 modern 426 #11,146
2010 modern 456 #10,784
2011 modern 450 #10,790
2012 modern 458 #10,528
2013 modern 467 #10,544
2014 modern 462 #10,676
2015 modern 469 #10,500
2016 modern 463 #10,586

Geography

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Where Caldecotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Tilston, Whitchurch, Wrexham, Toxteth Park and Tideswell. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire, Tameside, South Gloucestershire and North East Lincolnshire. 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 Tilston Cheshire
2 Whitchurch Shropshire
3 Wrexham Denbighshire
4 Toxteth Park Lancashire
5 Tideswell Derbyshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 005 Shropshire
2 Tameside 021 Tameside
3 South Gloucestershire 003 South Gloucestershire
4 Tameside 019 Tameside
5 North East Lincolnshire 019 North East Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Caldecott

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Caldecott

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Caldecott 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

Caldecott is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Caldecott 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Caldecott 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 Caldecott, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Caldecott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Caldecott 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. Cheshire leads with 61 Caldecotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.16x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 61 14.16x
Lancashire 30 1.30x
Shropshire 19 11.27x
Denbighshire 16 21.71x
Hertfordshire 12 8.92x
Warwickshire 12 2.44x
Hampshire 9 2.25x
Yorkshire 8 0.41x
Middlesex 7 0.36x
Surrey 7 0.74x
Lincolnshire 4 1.28x
Staffordshire 4 0.61x
Kent 3 0.45x
Devon 2 0.49x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.81x
Essex 1 0.26x
Herefordshire 1 1.25x
Leicestershire 1 0.46x
Oxfordshire 1 0.83x
Sussex 1 0.30x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birkenhead in Cheshire leads with 18 Caldecotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 52.43x.

Place Total Index
Birkenhead 18 52.43x
Whitchurch 10 305.81x
Basingstoke 9 195.65x
Toxteth Park 9 11.48x
Wrexham Regis 8 146.25x
Stockton Wigland 7 5384.62x
Broxbourne 6 224.72x
Easenhall 6 3529.41x
Leeds 6 5.50x
Pendleton In Salford 6 21.75x
Sawbridgeworth 6 294.12x
Wrexham Abbot 6 324.32x
Caldecott 5 12500.00x
Chrtltn Cdngtn Nwtn 5 1470.59x
Oldham 5 6.69x
Wimbledon 5 46.86x
Bickerton 4 1818.18x
Chester St Michael 4 784.31x
Great Grimsby 4 20.20x
Hodnet 4 303.03x
Prees 4 195.12x
Runcorn 4 40.28x
Wolstanton 4 20.00x
Barrow In Furness 3 9.53x
Chester St Mary On Hill 3 81.30x
Rugby 3 45.05x
St Marylebone London 3 2.88x
Tilston 3 1250.00x
Handley 2 1111.11x
Lewisham 2 5.64x
Plymouth St Andrew 2 6.39x
St George Bloomsbury 2 17.87x
Wrenbury Cum Frith 2 588.24x
Altrincham 1 13.30x
Aston 1 0.74x
Barton Upon Irwell 1 5.74x
Batley 1 5.44x
Brightside Bierlow 1 2.64x
Broughton In Salford 1 4.72x
Burton 1 208.33x
Chester St Oswald 1 12.82x
Cholmondeley 1 526.32x
Colchester Holy Trinity 1 117.65x
Deptford St Paul 1 1.95x
Eastbourne 1 6.61x
Ellesmere 1 34.60x
Gresford 1 142.86x
Harrow 1 33.56x
Hereford All Sts 1 27.32x
Huyton With Roby 1 36.90x
Knighton 1 81.97x
Lambeth 1 0.59x
Middleton In Oldham 1 14.41x
Newington 1 1.39x
Old Stratford 1 35.84x
Poulton Cum Seacombe 1 20.20x
Royton 1 14.12x
S Stoke 1 178.57x
St Peter Cambridge 1 238.10x
Twickenham 1 11.96x
Wavertree 1 13.50x
West Derby 1 1.48x
Whichford 1 370.37x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Elizabeth 12
Ann 8
Sarah 7
Eliza 5
Emma 4
Frances 3
Jane 3
Margaret 3
Martha 3
Anne 2
Bertha 2
Caroline 2
Elizth. 2
Emily 2
Sophia 2
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Annie 1
Arena 1
Catherine 1
Clare 1
Constance 1
E. 1
Eleanor 1
Elisa 1
Ellen 1
Emmilina 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Helen 1
Hester 1
Hilda 1
Laura 1
M. 1
Margarett 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Minnie 1
Murriel 1
Olivia 1
Priscilla 1
Rose 1
Susan 1
Sybil 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Caldecott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Caldecott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 201 people were recorded with the Caldecott surname. That placed it at #12,791 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Caldecott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 463 in 2016. That gives Caldecott a modern rank of #10,586.

What does the Caldecott map show?

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