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UK surname

Campkin

In the 1881 census there were 273 people recorded with the Campkin surname, ranking it #10,390 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 187, ranked #20,488, down from #10,390 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Erith, Wellingborough and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Dacorum, Medway and Southend-on-Sea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Campkin is 356 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 31.5%.

1881 census count

273

Ranked #10,390

Modern count

187

2016, ranked #20,488

Peak year

1911

356 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Campkin had 273 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,390 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 187 in 2016, ranked #20,488.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 356 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Multicultural Inner Suburbs.

Campkin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Campkin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Campkin 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 185 #11,077
1861 historical 153 #15,032
1881 historical 273 #10,390
1891 historical 311 #10,781
1901 historical 316 #11,242
1911 historical 356 #10,148
1997 modern 225 #16,352
1998 modern 234 #16,404
1999 modern 226 #16,884
2000 modern 223 #16,978
2001 modern 218 #17,017
2002 modern 216 #17,447
2003 modern 203 #17,967
2004 modern 203 #18,061
2005 modern 209 #17,629
2006 modern 195 #18,564
2007 modern 192 #18,975
2008 modern 192 #19,143
2009 modern 193 #19,463
2010 modern 189 #20,171
2011 modern 186 #20,217
2012 modern 193 #19,665
2013 modern 196 #19,790
2014 modern 196 #19,961
2015 modern 190 #20,272
2016 modern 187 #20,488

Geography

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Where Campkins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Erith, Wellingborough, London parishes, Ware (Ware). Hertford St John, Hertford All Saints and Stapleford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Dacorum, Medway, Southend-on-Sea, Broadland and Portsmouth. 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 Erith Kent
2 Wellingborough Northamptonshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Ware (Ware). Hertford St John, Hertford All Saints Hertfordshire
5 Stapleford Hertfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Dacorum 008 Dacorum
2 Medway 001 Medway
3 Southend-on-Sea 002 Southend-on-Sea
4 Broadland 005 Broadland
5 Portsmouth 020 Portsmouth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Campkin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Campkin

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

Baseline UK

Group

Multicultural Inner Suburbs

Nationally, the Campkin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Multicultural Inner Suburbs, within Baseline UK. This does not mean every Campkin 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 neighbourhoods house many younger and middle-aged adults with children. All ethnic minorities, apart from those identifying as Pakistani or Bangladeshi, appear to be present in above average proportions. Affiliation to Christian religions is uncommon. Long-term disability rates are low, mirrored in limited provision of unpaid care. Privately rented terrace houses and flats are the norm. Managerial, professional and technical occupations are prevalent, and work is rarely part time. Many individuals have degree level qualifications. These areas form the inner suburbs of many of the UK’s towns and cities.

Wider pattern

This Supergroup exemplifies the broad base to the UK’s social structure, encompassing as it does the average or modal levels of many neighbourhood characteristics, including all housing tenures, a range of levels of educational attainment and religious affiliations, and a variety of pre-retirement age structures. Yet, in combination, these mixes are each distinctive of the parts of the UK. Overall, terraced houses and flats are the most prevalent, as is employment in intermediate or low-skilled occupations. However, this Supergroup is also characterised by above average levels of unemployment and lower levels of use of English as the main language. Many neighbourhoods occur in south London and the UK’s other major urban centres.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Campkin 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

Campkin is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

9
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Campkin falls in decile 4 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.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Campkin is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Campkin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Campkin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Campkin 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. Hertfordshire leads with 82 Campkins recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.51x.

County Total Index
Hertfordshire 82 44.51x
Middlesex 54 2.02x
Kent 27 2.96x
Cambridgeshire 25 14.77x
Essex 16 3.03x
Surrey 11 0.84x
Cheshire 10 1.69x
Bedfordshire 7 5.06x
Buckinghamshire 7 4.33x
Wiltshire 6 2.54x
Yorkshire 6 0.23x
Northamptonshire 5 1.99x
Norfolk 4 0.97x
Lancashire 3 0.09x
Huntingdonshire 2 3.77x
Leicestershire 2 0.67x
Warwickshire 2 0.30x
Berkshire 1 0.50x
Dorset 1 0.57x
Hampshire 1 0.18x
Royal Navy 1 3.14x
Worcestershire 1 0.29x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ware in Hertfordshire leads with 24 Campkins recorded in 1881 and an index of 454.55x.

Place Total Index
Ware 24 454.55x
Stapleford 20 11111.11x
Kensington London 18 12.11x
Melbourn 16 969.70x
West Ham 11 9.44x
Dutton 10 2439.02x
Great Amwell 9 486.49x
Erith 8 89.09x
Datchworth 7 1228.07x
Southwark St Saviour 7 50.95x
Bexley 6 74.44x
Chislehurst 6 122.70x
St Marythe Great 6 1090.91x
Finchley 5 48.78x
Fisherton Anger 5 114.16x
Hertingfordbury 5 666.67x
Hornsey 5 14.79x
Luton 5 20.87x
Prittlewell 5 68.40x
Shoreditch London 5 4.32x
Slapton 5 2083.33x
Wellingborough 5 39.56x
Hatfield 4 107.24x
Leeds 4 2.67x
St Pancras London 4 1.86x
Thetford St Peter 4 370.37x
Beckenham 3 25.17x
Essendon 3 535.71x
Islington London 3 1.16x
Newchurch 3 11.56x
St Marylebone London 3 2.10x
Tottenham 3 7.05x
Aldbrough In Skirlaugh 2 408.16x
Caddington 2 98.52x
Cottenham 2 88.89x
Enfield 2 11.40x
Leamington Priors 2 12.06x
Leicester St Margaret 2 2.77x
Putney 2 16.42x
St Ives 2 72.73x
Stowe 2 645.16x
Therfield 2 185.19x
Baldock 1 57.80x
Battersea 1 1.02x
Bengeo 1 46.73x
Bermondsey 1 1.26x
Clerkenwell London 1 1.59x
Codicote 1 90.91x
Dover Castle 1 151.52x
Farnborough 1 17.39x
Great Malvern 1 13.74x
Harpenden 1 35.59x
Hertford St John 1 36.36x
Heston 1 11.26x
Minster In Sheppey 1 6.62x
Monken Hadley 1 93.46x
Parkstone 1 48.78x
Ramsgate 1 6.72x
Royston 1 63.69x
South Mimms 1 27.25x
Speldhurst 1 21.55x
St Albans St Peter 1 16.08x
St Andrewthe Less 1 5.17x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.12x
Stoke Newington London 1 4.80x
Tilehurst 1 24.69x
Welwyn 1 62.50x
Westbury 1 18.12x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 13
Emily 12
Mary 11
Emma 8
Jane 7
Ann 6
Florence 5
Annie 4
Elizabeth 4
Louisa 4
Susan 4
Edith 3
Fanny 3
Hannah 3
Alice 2
Betsy 2
Caroline 2
Charlotte 2
Ellen 2
Jessie 2
Laura 2
Lucretia 2
Margaret 2
Rosetta 2
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Blanche 1
Blinda 1
Carloine 1
Charlott 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Eumeer 1
Evlyn 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Harriett 1
Hepzibah 1
Irene 1
Jerroe 1
Julia 1
Lilly 1
Lois 1
Mabel 1
Maria 1
Minnie 1
Nellie 1
Nelly 1
Olive 1
Thurza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
William 14
George 10
Henry 10
Thomas 9
James 7
Ernest 6
Walter 5
Francis 4
Joseph 4
Harry 3
Horace 3
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Chas. 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Robert 2
Samuel 2
Wm. 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Algernon 1
Benjamin 1
Bernhard 1
Charley 1
Edith 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Ephraim 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Harrold 1
Herbert 1
Hugh 1
Lloyd 1
Neville 1
Oscar 1
Percival 1
Piers 1
Richard 1
Ronald 1
Stanley 1
Stephen 1

FAQ

Campkin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Campkin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 273 people were recorded with the Campkin surname. That placed it at #10,390 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Campkin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 187 in 2016. That gives Campkin a modern rank of #20,488.

What does the Campkin map show?

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