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UK surname

Campin

In the 1881 census there were 131 people recorded with the Campin surname, ranking it #16,824 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 100, ranked #31,123, down from #16,824 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Swell, Lower, Hawstead, Hardwick and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hillingdon, Mansfield and Northumberland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Campin is 197 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 23.7%.

1881 census count

131

Ranked #16,824

Modern count

100

2016, ranked #31,123

Peak year

1861

197 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Campin had 131 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,824 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 100 in 2016, ranked #31,123.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 197 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established Multi-Ethnic Communities.

Campin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Campin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Campin 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 178 #11,397
1861 historical 197 #12,166
1881 historical 131 #16,824
1891 historical 150 #18,328
1901 historical 149 #18,146
1911 historical 157 #17,348
1997 modern 92 #28,079
1998 modern 101 #27,479
1999 modern 104 #27,164
2000 modern 106 #26,848
2001 modern 103 #26,927
2002 modern 104 #27,303
2003 modern 102 #27,383
2004 modern 100 #27,964
2005 modern 101 #27,854
2006 modern 99 #28,453
2007 modern 100 #28,669
2008 modern 93 #30,123
2009 modern 89 #31,235
2010 modern 92 #31,366
2011 modern 93 #31,169
2012 modern 92 #31,528
2013 modern 98 #31,078
2014 modern 101 #30,855
2015 modern 99 #31,168
2016 modern 100 #31,123

Geography

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Where Campins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Swell, Lower, Hawstead, Hardwick, London parishes, Sudbury All Saints, Sudbury St Gregory, Sudbury St Peter, Sudbury St Bartholomew and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hillingdon, Mansfield, Northumberland and Trafford. 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 Swell, Lower Gloucestershire
2 Hawstead, Hardwick Suffolk
3 London parishes London 3
4 Sudbury All Saints, Sudbury St Gregory, Sudbury St Peter, Sudbury St Bartholomew Suffolk
5 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hillingdon 024 Hillingdon
2 Mansfield 013 Mansfield
3 Northumberland 035 Northumberland
4 Trafford 010 Trafford
5 Hillingdon 025 Hillingdon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Campin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Campin

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

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities

Group

Established Multi-Ethnic Communities

Nationally, the Campin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established Multi-Ethnic Communities, within Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities. This does not mean every Campin household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Parents and young children in this Group are drawn from diverse ethnic backgrounds in broadly similar proportions. Employment is typically in elementary occupations, though workers in professional, intermediate or skilled trades occupations are also present. The residential landscape is dominated by terraced housing, although semi-detached houses and flats are also present. This Group is found in London and in many provincial towns and cities throughout the U.K.

Wider pattern

Young adults, many of whom are students, predominate in these high-density and overcrowded neighbourhoods of rented terrace houses or flats. Most ethnic minorities are present in these communities, as are people born in European countries that are not part of the EU. Students aside, low skilled occupations predominate, and unemployment rates are above average. Overall, the mix of students and more sedentary households means that neighbourhood average numbers of children are not very high. The Mixed or Multiple ethnic group composition of neighbourhoods is often associated with low rates of affiliation to Christian religions. This Supergroup predominates in non-central urban locations the UK, particularly within England in the Midlands and the outskirts of west, south and north-east London.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Campin is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Campin 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

Campin falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

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

1881 census detail

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Campin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Campin 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. Middlesex leads with 21 Campins recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.64x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 21 1.64x
Suffolk 17 10.92x
Surrey 16 2.57x
Yorkshire 15 1.18x
Oxfordshire 11 13.94x
Gloucestershire 8 3.19x
Devon 7 2.63x
Northamptonshire 7 5.82x
Berkshire 5 5.21x
Kent 5 1.15x
Staffordshire 5 1.16x
Warwickshire 5 1.55x
Essex 4 1.59x
Buckinghamshire 2 2.59x
Worcestershire 2 1.20x
Lincolnshire 1 0.49x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 9 Campins recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.59x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 9 12.59x
Islington London 8 6.46x
Lambeth 8 7.18x
Greatworth 7 8750.00x
Hawstead 7 4666.67x
Hennock 7 2058.82x
Sudbury St Gregory 7 560.00x
Bicester Market End 6 413.79x
Bradford 6 19.58x
Harborne 5 36.18x
Bletchington 4 1538.46x
Clerkenwell London 4 13.26x
Dorking 4 95.69x
Heston 4 94.34x
Reading St Mary 4 52.08x
Cheltenham 3 15.52x
Leamington Priors 3 37.83x
Mile End Old Town London 3 11.03x
Stow On The Wold 3 535.71x
Barking 2 246.91x
Buckingham 2 127.39x
Canterbury St George 2 384.62x
Cliffe 2 204.08x
Lower Swell 2 1111.11x
Stourbridge 2 46.62x
Bermondsey 1 2.63x
Bow London 1 6.15x
Bradwell By Coggleshall 1 909.09x
Combe Fields 1 1250.00x
Darsham 1 526.32x
Great Grimsby 1 7.71x
Kingston Bagpuize 1 909.09x
Leamington 1 46.73x
Lewisham 1 4.30x
Pinner 1 89.29x
Reigate Foreign 1 14.84x
South Weald 1 46.30x
St Osyth 1 163.93x
Steeple Barton 1 250.00x
Streatham 1 10.55x
Sutton 1 22.22x
West Ham 1 1.80x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 9
James 7
John 6
Benjamin 5
Alfred 3
Arthur 3
Edward 3
George 3
Henry 3
Charles 2
Francis 2
Harry 2
Jonas 2
Andrew 1
Cornelious 1
Ernest 1
Fredk. 1
Fredk.D. 1
Jasper 1
Jerimiah 1
Jesse 1
Joseph 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Thomas 1
Walter 1
Willim. 1

FAQ

Campin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Campin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 131 people were recorded with the Campin surname. That placed it at #16,824 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Campin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 100 in 2016. That gives Campin a modern rank of #31,123.

What does the Campin map show?

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