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UK surname

Chadburn

A locational surname originating from a place called Chadburn in Yorkshire, England.

In the 1881 census there were 409 people recorded with the Chadburn surname, ranking it #7,842 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 685, ranked #7,831, up from #7,842 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Sutton Bonnington and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Barnsley, Mendip and Rotherham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Chadburn is 707 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 67.5%.

1881 census count

409

Ranked #7,842

Modern count

685

2016, ranked #7,831

Peak year

2014

707 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Chadburn had 409 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,842 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 685 in 2016, ranked #7,831.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 522 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Chadburn surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Chadburn surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Chadburn 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 267 #8,342
1861 historical 280 #8,953
1881 historical 409 #7,842
1891 historical 426 #8,412
1901 historical 486 #8,224
1911 historical 522 #7,577
1997 modern 611 #8,038
1998 modern 625 #8,153
1999 modern 655 #7,905
2000 modern 658 #7,865
2001 modern 660 #7,704
2002 modern 689 #7,605
2003 modern 671 #7,647
2004 modern 645 #7,884
2005 modern 636 #7,906
2006 modern 637 #7,923
2007 modern 622 #8,126
2008 modern 633 #8,071
2009 modern 648 #8,093
2010 modern 674 #8,014
2011 modern 675 #7,916
2012 modern 686 #7,717
2013 modern 703 #7,697
2014 modern 707 #7,712
2015 modern 691 #7,806
2016 modern 685 #7,831

Geography

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Where Chadburns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Sutton Bonnington, Sheffield, Blackburn and Mansfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Barnsley, Mendip, Rotherham, Ashfield and Mansfield. 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 Sutton Bonnington Leicestershire
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Blackburn Lancashire
5 Mansfield Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Barnsley 030 Barnsley
2 Mendip 013 Mendip
3 Rotherham 030 Rotherham
4 Ashfield 009 Ashfield
5 Mansfield 008 Mansfield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Chadburn

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Chadburn

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Chadburn surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Chadburn 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 predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Chadburn is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, 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

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

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

Chadburn 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

Chadburn falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Chadburn 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Chadburn, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Chadburn

The surname Chadburn is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words 'cad' meaning 'small' and 'burna' meaning 'stream'. It was likely first used as a topographic name for someone who lived near a small stream or brook. The earliest known recording of the name dates back to the 13th century, with a Ralph de Chaddeburn recorded in Yorkshire in 1273.

The Chadburn name has a strong association with Yorkshire, where it was most prevalent in the early days. It is believed to have originated in the West Riding of Yorkshire, possibly in the area around the village of Chadburn near Dewsbury. The name was also found in records from the nearby towns of Bradford and Halifax.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is John de Chaddeburn, who was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. In the 16th century, a Richard Chadburn was documented in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1545. The name also appeared in the parish records of Calverley, near Bradford, with the baptism of Robert Chadburn in 1592.

During the 17th century, the Chadburn family had a presence in the village of Midgley, near Halifax. A notable figure from this period was Joshua Chadburn (1617-1670), a Puritan minister who served as the vicar of Tong in Yorkshire.

In the 18th century, the Chadburn name spread beyond Yorkshire, with records showing individuals in Lancashire and other parts of northern England. One prominent Chadburn was Samuel Chadburn (1707-1785), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Manchester.

As the Industrial Revolution took hold in the 19th century, many Chadburns were involved in the textile industry in Yorkshire. A notable example is James Chadburn (1827-1904), a successful woolen manufacturer from Bradford who served as the city's mayor in 1893.

Other notable individuals with the Chadburn surname include William Chadburn (1824-1890), a renowned architect from Huddersfield responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in Yorkshire, and Albert Chadburn (1865-1941), a pioneer of the cinema industry who owned several theaters in the north of England.

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1881 census detail

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Chadburn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Chadburn 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. Nottinghamshire leads with 108 Chadburns recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.38x.

County Total Index
Nottinghamshire 108 20.38x
Yorkshire 97 2.49x
Lancashire 82 1.76x
Derbyshire 26 4.22x
Middlesex 20 0.51x
Staffordshire 19 1.43x
Surrey 10 0.52x
Sussex 10 1.51x
Cheshire 9 1.04x
Kent 8 0.60x
Warwickshire 5 0.50x
Leicestershire 3 0.69x
Lincolnshire 2 0.32x
Berkshire 1 0.34x
Gloucestershire 1 0.13x
Midlothian 1 0.19x
Northamptonshire 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Blackburn in Lancashire leads with 30 Chadburns recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.17x.

Place Total Index
Blackburn 30 24.17x
Sutton Bonnington 22 1629.63x
Mansfield 21 114.50x
Ecclesall Bierlow 16 20.19x
Nottingham St Mary 13 9.49x
Hucknall Torkard 12 89.29x
Hunslet 12 19.76x
Brightside Bierlow 10 13.09x
Lambeth 10 2.92x
Tonge With Haulgh 10 110.13x
Doncaster 9 31.62x
Fazeley 9 373.44x
Sculcoates 9 14.57x
Brighton 8 5.98x
Mansfield Woodhouse 8 226.63x
Bradford 7 7.42x
Church Gresley 7 71.50x
Longfield 7 1590.91x
Westminster St James 7 17.32x
Everton 6 4.04x
Hulme 6 6.16x
Lenton 6 48.08x
Scotton In 6 1538.46x
Beighton 5 179.21x
Horninglow 5 80.00x
Kirkby In Ashfield 5 88.18x
Liscard 5 31.99x
Morton 5 423.73x
Shafton 5 862.07x
Armley 4 23.28x
Bedford 4 40.98x
Birmingham 4 1.21x
Fishwick 4 138.89x
Halifax 4 6.99x
Newstead 4 307.69x
Paddington London 4 2.77x
Poplar London 4 5.39x
Rugeley 4 42.02x
Ashby De La Zouch 3 29.70x
Breightmet 3 146.34x
Leeds 3 1.36x
Pinxton 3 95.85x
St Pancras London 3 0.95x
Sutton In Ashfield 3 26.09x
Thorne 3 62.11x
Toxteth Park 3 1.90x
Alston 2 92.17x
Barton St Peter 2 69.44x
Basford 2 8.19x
Duffield 2 41.24x
Eckington 2 13.38x
Farnworth 2 7.16x
Hove 2 6.88x
Little Bolton 2 3.34x
North Meols 2 4.38x
Nottingham St Nicholas 2 27.70x
Sheffield 2 1.61x
Stayley 2 20.16x
West Leake 2 909.09x
Alfreton 1 5.35x
Chorley 1 3.82x
Derby St Peter 1 5.10x
Edinburgh St Marys 1 9.77x
Holy Trinity 1 1.07x
Linton 1 61.73x
Mancetter 1 35.09x
Mavesyn Ridware 1 156.25x
Methley 1 18.25x
New Windsor 1 10.08x
Radford 1 3.71x
Ribchester 1 56.82x
Skegby 1 30.77x
Southwell 1 25.91x
St George Martyr London 1 12.56x
Tadcaster West 1 32.47x
Tarleton 1 39.06x
Thoroton 1 500.00x
Weeton With Preece 1 175.44x
Wellingborough 1 5.38x
Westminster St Margaret 1 5.27x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 26
John 20
Joseph 14
George 11
James 11
Thomas 11
Richard 9
Charles 7
Henry 7
Albert 5
Alfred 5
Arthur 5
Walter 5
Ernest 4
Robert 4
Edward 3
Frank 3
Frederick 3
Herbert 3
Aaron 2
Collin 2
David 2
Ezra 2
Samuel 2
Alick 1
Beckett 1
Benjamin 1
Chappell 1
Dermot 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Harworth 1
Horace 1
J.C. 1
Jas. 1
Joe 1
Josh. 1
Leonard 1
Levi 1
M.H. 1
Mathew 1
Matthew 1
Richd.Hy. 1
Rubin 1
Thos. 1
Wm. 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Chadburn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Chadburn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 409 people were recorded with the Chadburn surname. That placed it at #7,842 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Chadburn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 685 in 2016. That gives Chadburn a modern rank of #7,831.

What does the Chadburn surname mean?

A locational surname originating from a place called Chadburn in Yorkshire, England.

What does the Chadburn map show?

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