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UK surname

Clench

In the 1881 census there were 283 people recorded with the Clench surname, ranking it #10,119 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 240, ranked #17,278, down from #10,119 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Erith, Fingringhoe, East Donyland and Poole St James. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Barnet, Cornwall and Mid Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clench is 352 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 15.2%.

1881 census count

283

Ranked #10,119

Modern count

240

2016, ranked #17,278

Peak year

1911

352 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clench had 283 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,119 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 240 in 2016, ranked #17,278.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 352 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Clench surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clench surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Clench 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 266 #9,318
1881 historical 283 #10,119
1891 historical 317 #10,611
1901 historical 312 #11,339
1911 historical 352 #10,229
1997 modern 262 #14,814
1998 modern 275 #14,715
1999 modern 280 #14,630
2000 modern 271 #14,910
2001 modern 264 #14,958
2002 modern 259 #15,453
2003 modern 244 #15,861
2004 modern 248 #15,779
2005 modern 243 #15,943
2006 modern 245 #15,956
2007 modern 238 #16,505
2008 modern 240 #16,535
2009 modern 242 #16,789
2010 modern 236 #17,427
2011 modern 234 #17,383
2012 modern 230 #17,479
2013 modern 239 #17,307
2014 modern 236 #17,577
2015 modern 237 #17,413
2016 modern 240 #17,278

Geography

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Where Clenchs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Erith, Fingringhoe, East Donyland, Poole St James, London parishes and Lytchett Matravers. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Barnet, Cornwall, Mid Devon and Plymouth. 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 Erith Kent
2 Fingringhoe, East Donyland Essex
3 Poole St James Dorset
4 London parishes London 3
5 Lytchett Matravers Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Barnet 003 Barnet
2 Cornwall 041 Cornwall
3 Mid Devon 003 Mid Devon
4 Plymouth 028 Plymouth
5 Plymouth 032 Plymouth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clench

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clench

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Clench 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

Clench is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Clench 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 Clench 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Clench families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clench 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. Dorset leads with 43 Clenchs recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.34x.

County Total Index
Dorset 43 24.34x
Middlesex 38 1.41x
Essex 37 6.96x
Surrey 37 2.82x
Warwickshire 29 4.27x
Hampshire 26 4.71x
Kent 17 1.85x
Somerset 13 3.00x
Buckinghamshire 6 3.69x
Lincolnshire 6 1.39x
Devon 4 0.71x
Lancashire 4 0.13x
Northamptonshire 4 1.58x
Derbyshire 2 0.47x
Hertfordshire 2 1.08x
Wiltshire 2 0.84x
Anglesey 1 2.10x
Berkshire 1 0.49x
Gloucestershire 1 0.19x
Norfolk 1 0.24x
Royal Navy 1 3.12x
Sussex 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Christchurch in Hampshire leads with 15 Clenchs recorded in 1881 and an index of 125.31x.

Place Total Index
Christchurch 15 125.31x
Poplar London 15 29.52x
Rugby 13 141.46x
Battersea 12 12.11x
Lambeth 12 5.11x
Erith 11 121.55x
Birmingham 9 3.98x
Mortlake 8 136.75x
St Pancras London 8 3.69x
Portsea 7 6.47x
Romford 7 83.33x
Aylesbury 6 83.22x
Fingrinhoe 6 2000.00x
Lytchett Matravers 6 937.50x
St Martin Lincoln 6 150.38x
Melcombe Regis 5 68.31x
Warwick St Nicholas 5 100.40x
Bridgewater 4 33.98x
Cann 4 769.23x
Colchester St Runwald 4 1428.57x
Great Harrowden 4 2857.14x
Great Wigborough 4 1600.00x
Little Totham 4 1379.31x
Lyncombe Widcombe 4 35.24x
Manchester 4 2.78x
Salcott 4 1818.18x
Southampton St Mary 4 11.53x
Bere Regis 3 254.24x
Caundle Stourton 3 882.35x
Child Okeford 3 384.62x
Hampreston 3 234.38x
Hanford 3 6000.00x
Little Baddow 3 600.00x
Mile End Old Town London 3 5.24x
Westminster St James 3 10.84x
Wool 3 638.30x
Bath St Michael 2 91.32x
Braughing 2 210.53x
Chalbury 2 1052.63x
Derby St Alkmund 2 15.84x
Finchley 2 19.38x
Great Coggeshall 2 72.46x
Isleworth 2 16.71x
Leamington Priors 2 11.97x
Lewisham 2 4.08x
Milton In Gravesend 2 14.51x
Salisbury St Thomas 2 105.82x
St Marylebone London 2 1.39x
Stalbridge 2 119.05x
Stapleford Abbots 2 444.44x
Streatham 2 10.01x
Thames Ditton 2 73.26x
Wareham Lady St Mary 2 147.06x
Abingdon St Helen 1 16.92x
Blandford Forum 1 28.65x
Bromley London 1 1.69x
Chatham 1 3.96x
Cheltenham 1 2.45x
Clapham 1 2.97x
Clerkenwell London 1 1.57x
Colyton 1 46.51x
Deptford St Paul 1 1.41x
Exeter Allhallows On The 1 108.70x
Felstead 1 54.95x
Framfield 1 70.92x
Holyhead 1 11.24x
Horton 1 232.56x
Longfleet 1 48.78x
Narborough 1 250.00x
Ottery St Mary 1 27.17x
Poole St James 1 15.06x
Royal Navy 1 3.65x
Shoreditch London 1 0.86x
Staplegrove 1 188.68x
Stoke Damerel 1 2.55x
Taunton St Mary 1 12.56x
Weston Super Mare 1 9.14x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Ann 10
Sarah 9
Alice 7
Ellen 6
Annie 5
Eliza 5
Elizabeth 5
Louisa 4
Ada 3
Agnes 3
E. 3
Emily 3
Emma 3
Florence 3
Jane 3
Lavinia 3
Maria 3
Amelia 2
Anne 2
Caroline 2
Gertrude 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Lizzie 2
Margaret 2
Martha 2
Selina 2
Amy 1
Besse 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Dora 1
Eleanor 1
Elizth. 1
Emilie 1
Eva 1
Eveline 1
F.Draper 1
Flora 1
Harritt 1
Henrietta 1
Henriette 1
Jessie 1
Letitia 1
Lilla 1
Lucy 1
M.Elizth. 1
Marrin 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 17
William 16
George 11
John 11
Charles 6
Henry 5
Arthur 3
Herbert 3
Isaac 3
Thomas 3
Alfred 2
David 2
Fred 2
Frederick 2
Harold 2
Harry 2
Joseph 2
Laurence 2
Robert 2
Stephen 2
A. 1
Amos 1
Augustus 1
Aurthur 1
Bernard 1
Bertram 1
C.M. 1
Daniel 1
Dennis 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Edwd.Payton 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frederic 1
Fredk.A. 1
Fredrick 1
Gordon 1
H.R.H. 1
Hugh 1
J. 1
Noriss 1
R. 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
T. 1
W. 1
W.Henry 1
Walter 1
Wilfred 1

FAQ

Clench surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clench surname in 1881?

In 1881, 283 people were recorded with the Clench surname. That placed it at #10,119 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clench surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 240 in 2016. That gives Clench a modern rank of #17,278.

What does the Clench map show?

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