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UK surname

Cheesbrough

In the 1881 census there were 189 people recorded with the Cheesbrough surname, ranking it #13,322 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 335, ranked #13,611, down from #13,322 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Darlington, Leeds and Featherstone. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Northumberland, Wrexham and Wakefield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cheesbrough is 358 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 77.2%.

1881 census count

189

Ranked #13,322

Modern count

335

2016, ranked #13,611

Peak year

1911

358 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cheesbrough had 189 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,322 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 335 in 2016, ranked #13,611.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 358 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Cheesbrough surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cheesbrough surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cheesbrough 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 211 #9,997
1861 historical 188 #12,628
1881 historical 189 #13,322
1891 historical 189 #15,547
1901 historical 275 #12,332
1911 historical 358 #10,110
1997 modern 350 #12,172
1998 modern 358 #12,349
1999 modern 356 #12,456
2000 modern 343 #12,746
2001 modern 333 #12,817
2002 modern 326 #13,241
2003 modern 322 #13,192
2004 modern 326 #13,122
2005 modern 330 #12,939
2006 modern 322 #13,234
2007 modern 324 #13,322
2008 modern 315 #13,686
2009 modern 325 #13,657
2010 modern 329 #13,818
2011 modern 332 #13,608
2012 modern 330 #13,571
2013 modern 348 #13,239
2014 modern 347 #13,350
2015 modern 342 #13,396
2016 modern 335 #13,611

Geography

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Where Cheesbroughs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Darlington, Leeds, Featherstone, Methley and Middlesborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Northumberland, Wrexham, Wakefield, Eastleigh and South Northamptonshire. 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 Darlington Durham
2 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Featherstone Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Methley Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Middlesborough Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Northumberland 034 Northumberland
2 Wrexham 005 Wrexham
3 Wakefield 016 Wakefield
4 Eastleigh 008 Eastleigh
5 South Northamptonshire 004 South Northamptonshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cheesbrough

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cheesbrough

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

Cheesbrough 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

Cheesbrough falls in decile 9 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 Cheesbrough 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 Cheesbrough, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cheesbrough families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cheesbrough 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. Yorkshire leads with 136 Cheesbroughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.44x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 136 7.44x
Cumberland 16 10.08x
Durham 14 2.55x
Lancashire 11 0.50x
Norfolk 4 1.41x
Middlesex 3 0.16x
Northumberland 3 1.09x
Cheshire 2 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. Allerton Bywater in Yorkshire leads with 28 Cheesbroughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 2828.28x.

Place Total Index
Allerton Bywater 28 2828.28x
Castleford 15 225.56x
Middlesbrough 13 54.64x
Whitwood 10 384.62x
Stranton 9 48.73x
Wakefield 9 64.15x
Garforth 7 500.00x
Ulleskelf 7 2413.79x
Methley 6 233.46x
Sutton Stoneferry 6 114.72x
Darlington 5 23.61x
Ledstone 5 3571.43x
Moss Side 5 43.44x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 5 58.89x
Heigham 4 26.28x
Langwathby 4 1818.18x
Little Salkeld 4 5000.00x
Wetherby 4 336.13x
Barrow In Furness 3 10.08x
Brampton 3 137.61x
Byker 3 22.12x
Holy Trinity 3 6.83x
Leeds 3 2.91x
Wavertree 3 42.86x
Wressell 3 1250.00x
Holme On Spalding Moor 2 166.67x
Liscard 2 27.29x
St Pancras London 2 1.35x
Wigton 2 84.03x
Austonley 1 97.09x
Bradford 1 2.26x
Glassonby 1 1000.00x
Headingley Cum Burley 1 8.50x
Hunslet 1 3.51x
Islington London 1 0.56x
Kippax 1 62.11x
Northallerton 1 42.92x
Oulton Cum Woodlesford 1 67.57x
Pannal 1 57.14x
Penrith 1 17.06x
Potter Newton 1 31.06x
West Bretton 1 454.55x
Wetheral 1 47.62x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 16
George 8
Joseph 8
Thomas 7
Robert 6
James 5
Harry 4
Herbert 4
William 4
Abraham 3
Arthur 3
Henry 3
Isaac 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Frederick 2
Matthew 2
Tom 2
Amos 1
Charles 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Hiram 1
Jesse 1
Joe 1
Mark 1
Mary 1
Michael 1
Nathaniel 1
Richard 1
Riley 1
Samuel 1
W.C. 1
Walter 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Cheesbrough surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cheesbrough surname in 1881?

In 1881, 189 people were recorded with the Cheesbrough surname. That placed it at #13,322 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cheesbrough surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 335 in 2016. That gives Cheesbrough a modern rank of #13,611.

What does the Cheesbrough map show?

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