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UK surname

Clacy

In the 1881 census there were 90 people recorded with the Clacy surname, ranking it #20,965 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 128, ranked #26,401, down from #20,965 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ringwood, Finchamstead and Battersea. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bracknell Forest, Basingstoke and Deane and Carmarthenshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clacy is 131 in 2015. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 42.2%.

1881 census count

90

Ranked #20,965

Modern count

128

2016, ranked #26,401

Peak year

2015

131 bearers

Map years

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1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clacy had 90 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,965 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 128 in 2016, ranked #26,401.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 118 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Clacy surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clacy surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Clacy 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 91 #18,187
1861 historical 86 #22,810
1881 historical 90 #20,965
1891 historical 111 #22,421
1901 historical 114 #21,166
1911 historical 118 #20,649
1997 modern 104 #26,351
1998 modern 110 #26,129
1999 modern 103 #27,305
2000 modern 115 #25,591
2001 modern 113 #25,489
2002 modern 114 #25,886
2003 modern 108 #26,486
2004 modern 112 #26,159
2005 modern 108 #26,736
2006 modern 104 #27,646
2007 modern 98 #29,019
2008 modern 99 #29,181
2009 modern 104 #28,982
2010 modern 114 #28,017
2011 modern 124 #26,367
2012 modern 121 #26,829
2013 modern 129 #26,211
2014 modern 128 #26,490
2015 modern 131 #25,979
2016 modern 128 #26,401

Geography

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Where Clacys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ringwood, Finchamstead, Battersea, Reading St Giles, Shinfield (East and West Side, Hartley Dammer), Sonning (Early), and Wokingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bracknell Forest, Basingstoke and Deane, Carmarthenshire, Aylesbury Vale and Harrogate. 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 Ringwood Hampshire
2 Finchamstead Berkshire
3 Battersea London (South Districts)
4 Reading St Giles, Shinfield (East and West Side, Hartley Dammer), Sonning (Early), Berkshire
5 Wokingham Berkshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bracknell Forest 004 Bracknell Forest
2 Basingstoke and Deane 020 Basingstoke and Deane
3 Carmarthenshire 005 Carmarthenshire
4 Aylesbury Vale 022 Aylesbury Vale
5 Harrogate 016 Harrogate

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clacy

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clacy

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Clacy 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

Clacy 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

Clacy falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Clacy 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Clacy families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clacy 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. Berkshire leads with 28 Clacys recorded in 1881 and an index of 42.49x.

County Total Index
Berkshire 28 42.49x
Middlesex 14 1.59x
Surrey 12 2.81x
Oxfordshire 11 20.29x
Monmouthshire 4 6.30x
Perthshire 4 10.15x
Wiltshire 4 5.15x
Yorkshire 4 0.46x
Hampshire 3 1.67x
Somerset 3 2.12x
Sussex 2 1.35x
Warwickshire 1 0.45x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wokingham in Berkshire leads with 13 Clacys recorded in 1881 and an index of 866.67x.

Place Total Index
Wokingham 13 866.67x
Reading St Giles 7 108.36x
Henley On Thames 6 540.54x
Caversham 5 462.96x
Friern Barnet 5 259.07x
Windlesham 5 625.00x
Battersea 4 12.38x
Caputh 4 645.16x
Thornaby 4 123.08x
Trevethin 4 66.78x
Warminster 4 235.29x
Easthampstead 3 857.14x
Finchampstead 3 1500.00x
Finchley 3 89.02x
Hampstead London 3 21.95x
Staplegrove 3 1764.71x
Brighton 2 6.70x
Croydon 2 8.42x
Eversley 2 952.38x
St Pancras London 2 2.83x
Aston 1 1.64x
Chelsea London 1 3.78x
Cranleigh 1 158.73x
Holdenhurst 1 21.19x
Sunninghill 1 109.89x
Winkfield 1 91.74x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Jane 6
Ann 5
Emma 4
Mary 3
Anne 2
Caroline 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Sarah 2
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Annie 1
Betsy 1
Edith 1
Elizabeth 1
Fanny 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Helen 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Margrett 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Miriam 1
Nelly 1
Rosina 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 5
Henry 5
John 5
Charles 3
William 3
Arthur 2
James 2
Authur 1
Caleb 1
Chas.A. 1
Chas.Henry 1
Ernest 1
Fredk.J. 1
Harry 1
Joseph 1
Matthew 1
Mervile 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Thomas 1

FAQ

Clacy surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clacy surname in 1881?

In 1881, 90 people were recorded with the Clacy surname. That placed it at #20,965 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clacy surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 128 in 2016. That gives Clacy a modern rank of #26,401.

What does the Clacy map show?

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