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UK surname

Charrington

In the 1881 census there were 167 people recorded with the Charrington surname, ranking it #14,443 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 222, ranked #18,277, down from #14,443 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Lambeth and St George the Martyr. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Braintree, Colchester and Tunbridge Wells.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Charrington is 234 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 32.9%.

1881 census count

167

Ranked #14,443

Modern count

222

2016, ranked #18,277

Peak year

1911

234 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Charrington had 167 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,443 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016, ranked #18,277.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 234 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Charrington surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Charrington surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Charrington 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 98 #17,383
1861 historical 105 #20,298
1881 historical 167 #14,443
1891 historical 190 #15,486
1901 historical 219 #14,292
1911 historical 234 #13,526
1997 modern 195 #17,912
1998 modern 211 #17,532
1999 modern 207 #17,855
2000 modern 208 #17,772
2001 modern 200 #17,948
2002 modern 203 #18,115
2003 modern 204 #17,909
2004 modern 207 #17,821
2005 modern 199 #18,198
2006 modern 201 #18,226
2007 modern 198 #18,600
2008 modern 196 #18,895
2009 modern 195 #19,329
2010 modern 198 #19,577
2011 modern 206 #18,907
2012 modern 224 #17,786
2013 modern 219 #18,385
2014 modern 227 #18,029
2015 modern 217 #18,542
2016 modern 222 #18,277

Geography

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Where Charringtons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Lambeth, St George the Martyr and Chiselhurst, Foots Cray. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Braintree, Colchester, Tunbridge Wells, Bath and North East Somerset and Tewkesbury. 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 London parishes London 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 Lambeth London (South Districts)
4 St George the Martyr London (South Districts)
5 Chiselhurst, Foots Cray Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Braintree 006 Braintree
2 Colchester 019 Colchester
3 Tunbridge Wells 011 Tunbridge Wells
4 Bath and North East Somerset 010 Bath and North East Somerset
5 Tewkesbury 003 Tewkesbury

Forenames

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First names often paired with Charrington

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Charrington

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

Charrington 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

Charrington falls in decile 8 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 Charrington 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 Charrington, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Charrington families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Charrington 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. Surrey leads with 55 Charringtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.93x.

County Total Index
Surrey 55 6.93x
Middlesex 29 1.78x
Essex 22 6.84x
Kent 15 2.70x
Staffordshire 12 2.18x
Durham 7 1.44x
Northamptonshire 7 4.57x
Suffolk 4 2.02x
Worcestershire 4 1.88x
Hertfordshire 3 2.67x
Sussex 3 1.09x
Hampshire 1 0.30x
Leicestershire 1 0.55x
Lincolnshire 1 0.38x
Monmouthshire 1 0.85x
Somerset 1 0.38x
Yorkshire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leigh in Surrey leads with 9 Charringtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 3103.45x.

Place Total Index
Leigh 9 3103.45x
Poplar London 9 29.28x
Chislehurst 8 268.46x
Lambeth 8 5.63x
Lichfield St Mary 8 503.14x
Barking 7 74.39x
Battersea 7 11.68x
Peterborough 7 63.12x
Wolsingham 7 158.37x
Halstead 6 160.00x
Ham Kingston On Thames 6 1714.29x
Newington 6 9.97x
Whitstable 6 219.78x
High Ongar 5 847.46x
Sutton 5 87.11x
Bromley London 4 11.16x
Camberwell 3 2.88x
Kensington London 3 3.31x
Paddington London 3 5.01x
Send Ripley 3 291.26x
St George In East London 3 19.58x
Wandsworth 3 19.13x
Bermondsey 2 4.12x
Brighton 2 3.61x
Colne Engaine 2 689.66x
Egham 2 41.07x
Hackney London 2 2.19x
Harpenden 2 116.96x
Ipswich St Peter 2 74.91x
St Marylebone London 2 2.30x
Wigginton 2 425.53x
Worcester St Peter 2 49.63x
Castle Church 1 30.30x
Cheshunt 1 25.51x
Gopsall 1 10000.00x
Great Malvern 1 22.52x
Harlow 1 71.94x
Ipswich St Clement 1 19.84x
Ipswich St Mathew 1 17.99x
Islington London 1 0.63x
Kings Norton 1 5.24x
Mile End Old Town London 1 2.88x
Monmouth 1 32.05x
Nether Hallam 1 4.58x
Portsea 1 1.53x
Richmond 1 8.99x
Rolvenden 1 138.89x
Shoreditch London 1 1.42x
South Bersted 1 42.74x
Spalding 1 19.34x
Tipton 1 5.94x
Walthamstow 1 8.64x
Weston Super Mare 1 15.11x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 9
John 8
Edward 5
James 5
Francis 4
Alfred 3
Arthur 3
David 3
Percy 3
Thomas 3
Charles 2
Ernest 2
Frederick 2
George 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
Nicholas 2
Robert 2
Spencer 2
Alfred.P. 1
Benjamin 1
C. 1
Cornelius 1
Douglas 1
E. 1
Edmund 1
Elijah 1
Eric 1
Fredrick 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Hugh 1
Isaac 1
Joe 1
Joseph 1
Percey 1
Phillip 1
Richard 1
Scott 1
Septimus 1
Sidney 1
Wiliam 1

FAQ

Charrington surname: questions and answers

How common was the Charrington surname in 1881?

In 1881, 167 people were recorded with the Charrington surname. That placed it at #14,443 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Charrington surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016. That gives Charrington a modern rank of #18,277.

What does the Charrington map show?

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