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UK surname

Clitherow

In the 1881 census there were 112 people recorded with the Clitherow surname, ranking it #18,501 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 151, ranked #23,615, down from #18,501 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Leonard Shoreditch, London parishes and Horncastle (incl. Horncastle allotments). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall, Coventry and St. Helens.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clitherow is 192 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.8%.

1881 census count

112

Ranked #18,501

Modern count

151

2016, ranked #23,615

Peak year

2002

192 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clitherow had 112 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,501 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 151 in 2016, ranked #23,615.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 156 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Clitherow surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clitherow surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Clitherow 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 54 #23,577
1861 historical 69 #25,057
1881 historical 112 #18,501
1891 historical 107 #22,967
1901 historical 120 #20,545
1911 historical 156 #17,421
1997 modern 184 #18,580
1998 modern 187 #18,857
1999 modern 188 #18,931
2000 modern 180 #19,425
2001 modern 179 #19,215
2002 modern 192 #18,767
2003 modern 187 #18,856
2004 modern 178 #19,603
2005 modern 173 #19,851
2006 modern 170 #20,214
2007 modern 167 #20,719
2008 modern 164 #21,137
2009 modern 165 #21,552
2010 modern 165 #22,026
2011 modern 164 #21,900
2012 modern 154 #22,870
2013 modern 156 #23,004
2014 modern 159 #22,930
2015 modern 155 #23,194
2016 modern 151 #23,615

Geography

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Where Clitherows are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Leonard Shoreditch, London parishes, Horncastle (incl. Horncastle allotments), Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall, Coventry, St. Helens, Chiltern and New Forest. 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 St Leonard Shoreditch London (East Districts)
2 London parishes London 3
3 Horncastle (incl. Horncastle allotments) Lincolnshire
4 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 066 Cornwall
2 Coventry 034 Coventry
3 St. Helens 012 St. Helens
4 Chiltern 004 Chiltern
5 New Forest 023 New Forest

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clitherow

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clitherow

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Clitherow surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Clitherow 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Clitherow is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Clitherow is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Clitherow falls in decile 6 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Clitherow 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 Clitherow, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Clitherow families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clitherow 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. Middlesex leads with 37 Clitherows recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.39x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 37 3.39x
Lancashire 25 1.93x
Lincolnshire 14 8.02x
Surrey 12 2.25x
Warwickshire 9 3.27x
Hampshire 5 2.23x
Essex 4 1.86x
Leicestershire 3 2.48x
Devon 2 0.88x
Gloucestershire 1 0.47x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Shoreditch London in Middlesex leads with 12 Clitherows recorded in 1881 and an index of 25.34x.

Place Total Index
Shoreditch London 12 25.34x
Horncastle 11 611.11x
Coventry Holy Trinity 9 109.36x
Islington London 8 7.56x
Walton On Hill 8 113.96x
Whittle Le Woods 8 1860.47x
Southwark St Saviour 6 106.95x
Windle 6 82.30x
St George Hanover Square 5 25.97x
St Maurice Winchester 5 537.63x
Hackney London 3 4.90x
Hulme 3 11.09x
Leicester St Mary 3 30.67x
West Ham 3 6.30x
Barton St Mary 2 227.27x
Bethnal Green London 2 4.22x
Camberwell 2 2.87x
Lamerton 2 465.12x
Richmond 2 26.81x
St George In East London 2 19.47x
St Luke London 2 11.42x
St Marylebone London 2 3.43x
Battersea 1 2.49x
Putney 1 20.08x
St Paul Covent Garden 1 91.74x
St Peterin Eastgate 1 185.19x
Wanstead 1 26.46x
Wotton St Mary 1 90.09x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Alice 4
Elizabeth 4
Ellen 4
Jane 3
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Maud 2
Roseatte 2
Sarah 2
Anna 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
E.A. 1
Eleanor 1
Flora 1
Harriet 1
J. 1
Jessie 1
Josepha 1
L.J. 1
Louisa 1
M.A.M. 1
Margaret 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Sophy 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 6
Thomas 6
William 5
Charles 4
Richard 3
Robert 3
Albert 2
George 2
Henry 2
Herbert 2
James 2
Joseph 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
C.F. 1
David 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Jno. 1
Leonard 1
Matthew 1
Mervyn 1
Richd. 1
Robt. 1

FAQ

Clitherow surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clitherow surname in 1881?

In 1881, 112 people were recorded with the Clitherow surname. That placed it at #18,501 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clitherow surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 151 in 2016. That gives Clitherow a modern rank of #23,615.

What does the Clitherow map show?

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