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UK surname

Clixby

In the 1881 census there were 151 people recorded with the Clixby surname, ranking it #15,419 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 229, ranked #17,878, down from #15,419 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ecclesfield, Hull Holy Trinity and Gainsborough, Paddocks. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clixby is 230 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 51.7%.

1881 census count

151

Ranked #15,419

Modern count

229

2016, ranked #17,878

Peak year

2010

230 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clixby had 151 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,419 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 229 in 2016, ranked #17,878.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 192 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Clixby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clixby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Clixby 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 80 #23,566
1881 historical 151 #15,419
1891 historical 167 #17,006
1901 historical 192 #15,518
1911 historical 176 #16,185
1997 modern 213 #16,948
1998 modern 219 #17,115
1999 modern 218 #17,258
2000 modern 208 #17,772
2001 modern 205 #17,683
2002 modern 217 #17,388
2003 modern 210 #17,559
2004 modern 205 #17,935
2005 modern 201 #18,080
2006 modern 211 #17,662
2007 modern 212 #17,803
2008 modern 226 #17,238
2009 modern 227 #17,544
2010 modern 230 #17,750
2011 modern 224 #17,891
2012 modern 229 #17,537
2013 modern 224 #18,080
2014 modern 227 #18,029
2015 modern 228 #17,899
2016 modern 229 #17,878

Geography

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Where Clixbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ecclesfield, Hull Holy Trinity, Gainsborough, Paddocks, Drypool and Kirton-in-Lindsey. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. 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 Ecclesfield Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Gainsborough, Paddocks Lincolnshire
4 Drypool Yorkshire, East Riding
5 Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kingston upon Hull 017 Kingston upon Hull, City of
2 Kingston upon Hull 010 Kingston upon Hull, City of
3 Kingston upon Hull 021 Kingston upon Hull, City of
4 East Riding of Yorkshire 033 East Riding of Yorkshire
5 North Lincolnshire 016 North Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clixby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clixby

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Clixby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Clixby 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 neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Clixby 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

Clixby is most concentrated in decile 6 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

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

1881 census detail

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Clixby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clixby 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. Lincolnshire leads with 75 Clixbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.85x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 75 31.85x
Yorkshire 66 4.52x
Middlesex 8 0.54x
Cheshire 1 0.31x
Sussex 1 0.40x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Gainsborough in Lincolnshire leads with 29 Clixbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 522.52x.

Place Total Index
Gainsborough 29 522.52x
Kirton In Lindsey 14 1505.38x
Southcoates 12 148.15x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 7 51.47x
Bishop Norton 7 3888.89x
Langsett 6 4285.71x
Sculcoates 6 25.93x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 6 181.27x
Barnetby Le Wold 5 1162.79x
Bradfield 5 88.81x
Burringham 5 1851.85x
Hunslet 5 21.97x
St Pancras London 5 4.22x
Sutton Stoneferry 5 119.62x
Brightside Bierlow 4 13.97x
Nether Hallam 4 20.25x
Tickhill 4 430.11x
Bethnal Green London 3 4.69x
Corringham 3 789.47x
Sheffield 3 6.46x
St Mary 3 306.12x
Owmby 2 1538.46x
Willoughton 2 769.23x
Balby Cum Hexthorpe 1 57.47x
Brighton 1 2.00x
Dukinfield 1 6.66x
Holy Trinity 1 2.85x
Normanby By Spital 1 500.00x
South Kelsey 1 322.58x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 7
Sarah 7
Ann 5
Annie 4
Hannah 4
Martha 4
Jane 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Anne 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Frances 2
Isabella 2
Sophia 2
Adalade 1
Agnas 1
Betsey 1
Betsy 1
Cleressa 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Fanny 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Harriot 1
Kate 1
Lillie 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Louise 1
Margaret 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Polly 1
Rebecca 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 11
George 7
William 7
Thomas 5
Charles 4
Joseph 4
Wm. 3
Arthur 2
Benjamin 2
Fred 2
Henry 2
Herbert 2
Peter 2
Aron 1
Authur 1
Clark 1
Ernest 1
Fredrick 1
Harry 1
James 1
Paul 1
Robert 1
Smith 1
Stephen 1
Thos.Hy. 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Clixby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clixby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 151 people were recorded with the Clixby surname. That placed it at #15,419 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clixby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 229 in 2016. That gives Clixby a modern rank of #17,878.

What does the Clixby map show?

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