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UK surname

Chaytor

In the 1881 census there were 128 people recorded with the Chaytor surname, ranking it #17,079 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 295, ranked #14,915, up from #17,079 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Darlington and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham and Gateshead.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Chaytor is 340 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 130.5%.

1881 census count

128

Ranked #17,079

Modern count

295

2016, ranked #14,915

Peak year

1998

340 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Chaytor had 128 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,079 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 295 in 2016, ranked #14,915.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 200 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Chaytor surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Chaytor surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Chaytor 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 75 #20,268
1861 historical 72 #24,643
1881 historical 128 #17,079
1891 historical 160 #17,555
1901 historical 189 #15,684
1911 historical 200 #14,960
1997 modern 339 #12,464
1998 modern 340 #12,784
1999 modern 337 #12,942
2000 modern 324 #13,243
2001 modern 323 #13,083
2002 modern 336 #12,992
2003 modern 318 #13,291
2004 modern 302 #13,833
2005 modern 301 #13,812
2006 modern 306 #13,724
2007 modern 313 #13,648
2008 modern 295 #14,303
2009 modern 304 #14,287
2010 modern 317 #14,166
2011 modern 322 #13,907
2012 modern 282 #15,158
2013 modern 285 #15,313
2014 modern 294 #15,047
2015 modern 290 #15,117
2016 modern 295 #14,915

Geography

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Where Chaytors are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Darlington, Gateshead, Trimdon and Bishop Wearmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham and Gateshead. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Darlington Durham
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Trimdon Durham
5 Bishop Wearmouth Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 048 County Durham
2 County Durham 054 County Durham
3 Gateshead 025 Gateshead
4 County Durham 006 County Durham
5 County Durham 040 County Durham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Chaytor

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Chaytor

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Chaytor, 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 Chaytor surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Chaytor 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Chaytor 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

Chaytor is most concentrated in decile 5 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

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

1881 census detail

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Chaytor families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Chaytor 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. Durham leads with 75 Chaytors recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.19x.

County Total Index
Durham 75 21.19x
Yorkshire 21 1.78x
Northumberland 17 9.60x
Lancashire 5 0.35x
Warwickshire 2 0.67x
Northamptonshire 1 0.89x
Surrey 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Trimdon in Durham leads with 14 Chaytors recorded in 1881 and an index of 1120.00x.

Place Total Index
Trimdon 14 1120.00x
Elswick 11 77.85x
Bishopwearmouth 7 23.03x
Gateshead 7 26.42x
Croft 6 2727.27x
Escomb 6 368.10x
Longbenton 6 80.00x
Medomsley 6 363.64x
Spennithorne 6 7500.00x
Tanfield 6 142.52x
Kyo 5 299.40x
Stranton 5 41.95x
Yarm 5 819.67x
Birtley 4 277.78x
Darlington 4 29.26x
Caldbergh With East 3 10000.00x
Conside Knitsley 3 109.09x
Dawdon 3 68.97x
Liverpool 3 3.50x
Coventry St Michael 2 20.75x
Addington 1 370.37x
Aynho 1 434.78x
Little Bolton 1 5.51x
Low Dinsdale 1 1000.00x
Manchester 1 1.57x
Plawsworth 1 263.16x
Ryton 1 80.65x
Scarborough 1 9.34x
Stockton On Tees 1 5.86x
Urpeth 1 144.93x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Elizabeth 8
Jane 6
Emily 3
Hannah 3
Ann 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Sarah 2
Anne 1
Annie 1
Arabella 1
Barbara 1
Bridgett 1
Cecilia 1
Dorothy 1
E.F. 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Harriet 1
Joanna 1
Lawson 1
Lydia 1
Margret 1
Margt. 1
Marion 1
Martha 1
Prudence 1
Violet 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
William 9
Thomas 7
George 5
Robert 5
Henry 3
James 3
Charles 2
Joseph 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Christopher 1
Clervaux 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Richard 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Chaytor surname: questions and answers

How common was the Chaytor surname in 1881?

In 1881, 128 people were recorded with the Chaytor surname. That placed it at #17,079 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Chaytor surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 295 in 2016. That gives Chaytor a modern rank of #14,915.

What does the Chaytor map show?

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