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UK surname

Chippendale

A surname originating from the English place name Chippendale, meaning a dweller at the valley with the chipwood or log huts.

In the 1881 census there were 646 people recorded with the Chippendale surname, ranking it #5,519 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 881, ranked #6,398, down from #5,519 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Preston and Bradford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wyre, Hyndburn and Jedburgh.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Chippendale is 932 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.4%.

1881 census count

646

Ranked #5,519

Modern count

881

2016, ranked #6,398

Peak year

1998

932 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Chippendale had 646 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,519 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 881 in 2016, ranked #6,398.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 764 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Chippendale surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Chippendale surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Chippendale 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 245 #8,920
1861 historical 339 #7,522
1881 historical 646 #5,519
1891 historical 707 #5,553
1901 historical 764 #5,853
1911 historical 760 #5,687
1997 modern 890 #6,012
1998 modern 932 #5,995
1999 modern 924 #6,082
2000 modern 921 #6,074
2001 modern 894 #6,115
2002 modern 900 #6,198
2003 modern 900 #6,086
2004 modern 893 #6,132
2005 modern 877 #6,139
2006 modern 849 #6,327
2007 modern 858 #6,331
2008 modern 833 #6,533
2009 modern 864 #6,490
2010 modern 895 #6,416
2011 modern 882 #6,426
2012 modern 868 #6,420
2013 modern 885 #6,425
2014 modern 904 #6,350
2015 modern 879 #6,423
2016 modern 881 #6,398

Geography

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Where Chippendales are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Preston, Bradford, Blackburn and Guiseley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wyre, Hyndburn and Jedburgh. 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 3
2 Preston Lancashire
3 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Blackburn Lancashire
5 Guiseley Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wyre 006 Wyre
2 Wyre 007 Wyre
3 Hyndburn 002 Hyndburn
4 Jedburgh Scottish Borders
5 Wyre 009 Wyre

Forenames

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First names often paired with Chippendale

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Chippendale

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Chippendale surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Chippendale household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Chippendale is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Chippendale is most concentrated in decile 3 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

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

Meaning and origin of Chippendale

The surname Chippendale originated in England during the Anglo-Saxon period. It is a locational name derived from the Old English words "cipp" meaning a wooden bar or post, and "dæl" meaning a valley or dale. This suggests the name referred to someone who lived near a wooden bridge or fence crossing a valley.

One of the earliest records of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as "Chippenedele" in Yorkshire. This indicates the name was already established by the late 11th century in northern England.

By the 13th century, variations like "Chippendall" and "Chyppendale" emerged in records from Lancashire and Yorkshire. These areas likely had the earliest concentrations of families bearing this surname.

One notable bearer was John Chippendale, a 15th century English politician who served as Sheriff of Northumberland in 1442. Another was Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779), the renowned English cabinetmaker and furniture designer whose distinctive style became synonymous with the Chippendale name.

Other historical figures include William Chippendale (1725-1805), an English mathematician and instrument maker, and Edward Chippendale (1799-1888), a British Member of Parliament. In the 19th century, John Chippendale (1826-1895) was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire.

The Chippendale surname also has an interesting connection to America's Founding Fathers. Jonathan Chippendale (1737-1809) was a Philadelphia-born merchant who served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

While the name's origins lie firmly in northern England, over the centuries it gradually spread across Britain and later to British colonies around the world as families migrated. However, the highest concentrations have consistently been found in the name's ancestral homeland in Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Chippendale families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Chippendale 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. Lancashire leads with 331 Chippendales recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.41x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 331 4.41x
Yorkshire 226 3.61x
Middlesex 35 0.55x
Surrey 20 0.65x
Northumberland 7 0.74x
Leicestershire 5 0.71x
Sussex 5 0.47x
Kent 4 0.19x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.35x
Warwickshire 3 0.19x
Devon 2 0.15x
Glamorgan 2 0.18x
Midlothian 2 0.24x
Essex 1 0.08x
Gloucestershire 1 0.08x
Isle of Man 1 0.85x

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 66 Chippendales recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.07x.

Place Total Index
Blackburn 66 33.07x
Leeds 52 14.70x
Great Harwood 42 309.73x
Preston 30 14.95x
Yeadon 25 176.80x
Otley 24 157.79x
Little Bolton 20 20.74x
Winmarleigh 16 1951.22x
Church 15 141.64x
Clitheroe 15 67.93x
Bradford 14 9.23x
Manningham 14 18.14x
Hackney London 13 3.67x
Pudsey 13 38.83x
Barwick In Elmet 12 250.00x
Accrington 11 16.13x
Clerkenwell London 10 6.70x
Ilkley 10 97.66x
Padiham 10 55.19x
Clayton Le Moors 8 54.98x
Skipton 8 40.59x
West Derby 8 3.65x
Calverley Cum Farsley 7 39.35x
Chorley 7 16.63x
Jesmond 7 52.91x
Mitcham 7 35.95x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 6 28.01x
Haslingden 6 19.32x
Horwich 6 73.35x
Lancaster 6 13.44x
Northowram 6 13.66x
Southwark St George Martyr 6 4.72x
Dewsbury 5 7.78x
East Broughton 5 233.64x
Ellel 5 129.20x
Guiseley 5 62.34x
Layton With Warbreck 5 18.17x
Sutton 5 22.44x
Thornton In Fylde 5 30.47x
Burnley 4 6.33x
Cheetham 4 7.15x
Greenwich 4 3.98x
Halstead 4 597.01x
Hastings Holy Trinity 4 50.96x
Heap 4 10.06x
Horton In Bradford 4 4.09x
Liverpool 4 0.88x
Aighton Bailey 3 83.10x
Aston 3 0.68x
Bowling 3 4.84x
Bradford Girlington 3 107.14x
Dilworth 3 65.22x
Embsay Cum Eastby 3 118.58x
Idle 3 10.33x
Ince In Makerfield 3 8.60x
Kensington London 3 0.85x
North Meols 3 4.09x
Nottingham St Mary 3 1.36x
Over Darwen 3 5.01x
Shipley 3 9.23x
St Marylebone London 3 0.89x
Baildon 2 16.96x
Cardiff St Mary 2 3.30x
Exeter St Mary Major 2 25.22x
Inveresk 2 8.72x
Marton 2 40.08x
Pendleton In Salford 2 2.24x
Sheffield 2 1.00x
Turton 2 16.29x
Alston 1 28.65x
Battersea 1 0.43x
Farnley In Wharfedale 1 333.33x
Great Bolton 1 1.01x
Islington London 1 0.16x
Leicester St Margaret 1 0.59x
Mile End Old Town London 1 0.74x
Rishton 1 11.36x
Romford 1 5.07x
St Dunstan In West London 1 50.76x
St Luke London 1 0.99x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 61
Elizabeth 25
Sarah 21
Ann 17
Ellen 14
Jane 13
Margaret 13
Alice 12
Martha 8
Hannah 7
Eliza 6
Fanny 6
Ada 5
Clara 5
Emily 5
Harriet 5
Annie 4
Charlotte 4
Grace 4
Lucy 4
Maria 4
Catherine 3
Emma 3
Isabella 3
Selina 3
Agness 2
Amy 2
Anne 2
Dorothy 2
Eleanor 2
Elizh. 2
Esther 2
Frances 2
Jessie 2
Julia 2
Louisa 2
Maud 2
Miranda 2
Rhoda 2
Ruth 2
Susannah 2
Augusta 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Caroline 1
Elizath. 1
Erideth 1
John 1
Kate 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 42
William 33
Thomas 23
James 18
Robert 16
Richard 15
George 14
Joseph 13
Harry 8
Henry 8
Alfred 7
Albert 6
Edward 6
Frederick 6
Arthur 5
Isaac 4
Peter 4
Samuel 4
Abraham 3
Ambrose 3
Ernest 3
Fred 3
Horace 3
Jas. 3
Oliver 3
Sam 3
Thos. 3
Archibald 2
David 2
Edmund 2
Edwin 2
Geo. 2
Mark 2
P. 2
Robt. 2
Smith 2
Walter 2
Daniel 1
Danil 1
Dawson 1
Francis 1
Handel 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Martin 1
Needham 1
Origen 1
Oscar 1
Overend 1
Wm.Sidney 1

FAQ

Chippendale surname: questions and answers

How common was the Chippendale surname in 1881?

In 1881, 646 people were recorded with the Chippendale surname. That placed it at #5,519 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Chippendale surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 881 in 2016. That gives Chippendale a modern rank of #6,398.

What does the Chippendale surname mean?

A surname originating from the English place name Chippendale, meaning a dweller at the valley with the chipwood or log huts.

What does the Chippendale map show?

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