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UK surname

Clotworthy

A surname derived from a place name in England, referring to one who came from Clotworthy.

In the 1881 census there were 65 people recorded with the Clotworthy surname, ranking it #24,420 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 135, ranked #25,505, down from #24,420 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Govan Combination, Toxteth Park and Portland. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall, Weymouth and Portland and Waverley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clotworthy is 141 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 107.7%.

1881 census count

65

Ranked #24,420

Modern count

135

2016, ranked #25,505

Peak year

2014

141 bearers

Map years

4

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clotworthy had 65 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #24,420 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 135 in 2016, ranked #25,505.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 112 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Clotworthy surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clotworthy surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Clotworthy 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 60 #22,584
1861 historical 80 #23,566
1881 historical 65 #24,420
1891 historical 112 #22,291
1901 historical 84 #24,759
1911 historical 70 #25,853
1997 modern 128 #23,238
1998 modern 124 #24,316
1999 modern 134 #23,378
2000 modern 132 #23,562
2001 modern 118 #24,832
2002 modern 135 #23,398
2003 modern 131 #23,553
2004 modern 136 #23,207
2005 modern 133 #23,502
2006 modern 135 #23,486
2007 modern 136 #23,708
2008 modern 131 #24,583
2009 modern 128 #25,427
2010 modern 135 #25,127
2011 modern 134 #25,050
2012 modern 140 #24,376
2013 modern 136 #25,252
2014 modern 141 #24,855
2015 modern 140 #24,836
2016 modern 135 #25,505

Geography

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Where Clotworthys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Govan Combination, Toxteth Park, Portland, Budleigh, East and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall, Weymouth and Portland, Waverley, Blairdardie East and Thurrock. 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 Govan Combination Lanark
2 Toxteth Park Lancashire
3 Portland Dorset
4 Budleigh, East Devon
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 051 Cornwall
2 Weymouth and Portland 009 Weymouth and Portland
3 Waverley 011 Waverley
4 Blairdardie East Glasgow City
5 Thurrock 002 Thurrock

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clotworthy

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clotworthy

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Clotworthy, 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 Clotworthy surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Clotworthy 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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Clotworthy is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Clotworthy 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

Clotworthy falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

Meaning and origin of Clotworthy

The surname Clotworthy originates from England and dates back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "clot" meaning a clod or lump of earth, and "worþig" meaning an enclosure or homestead. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or owned land with a distinctive clump or mound.

Records show the name was initially concentrated in the counties of Devon and Cornwall in southwest England. One of the earliest known references is found in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1327 for Devon, which lists a Roger Cloteworthy.

In the 16th century, variations in spelling started appearing such as Clotwordy, Clottworthy, and Clotworth. These were largely due to inconsistent record-keeping and changes in pronunciation over time.

The Clotworthy surname appears in several historical documents from the medieval and early modern periods. An entry in the Chancery Proceedings of 1558 mentions a John Clotworthy of Devon. The Visitation of Devon in 1620 also records the Clotworthy family's heraldic arms and lineage.

Notable individuals with this surname include Sir Hugh Clotworthy (1580-1632), an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1629. His grandson, Sir John Clotworthy (1638-1665), was an Irish landowner and member of the Irish House of Commons.

Another prominent figure was Roger Clotworthy (1728-1796), a British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and rose to the rank of Admiral. He was born in Devonshire.

In the 19th century, George Clotworthy (1807-1887) was a British soldier and administrator who served as Lieutenant-Governor of British Honduras (now Belize) from 1857 to 1865.

More recently, Malcolm Clotworthy (1906-1988) was a British stage and film actor born in London, known for roles in movies like Helter Skelter (1949) and The Dam Busters (1955).

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Clotworthy families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clotworthy 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. Devon leads with 19 Clotworthys recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.56x.

County Total Index
Devon 19 13.56x
Lancashire 15 1.88x
Warwickshire 8 4.71x
Lanarkshire 5 2.30x
Renfrewshire 5 9.59x
Royal Navy 4 49.88x
Yorkshire 4 0.60x
Fife 3 7.53x
Ayrshire 2 3.97x
Durham 1 0.50x
Essex 1 0.75x
Middlesex 1 0.15x
Sussex 1 0.88x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Zeal Monachorum in Devon leads with 9 Clotworthys recorded in 1881 and an index of 8181.82x.

Place Total Index
Zeal Monachorum 9 8181.82x
Aston 8 17.12x
Toxteth Park 8 29.57x
Everton 6 23.57x
East Budleigh 5 757.58x
Govan 5 9.29x
Middlesbrough 4 46.03x
Cathcart 3 106.38x
Cupar 3 173.41x
Iddesleigh 3 3000.00x
Coylton 2 281.69x
West Greenock 2 21.37x
Cornforth 1 169.49x
Islington London 1 1.53x
West Ham 1 3.41x
Windle 1 22.27x
Winkleigh 1 357.14x
Witheridge 1 416.67x
Worth 1 121.95x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Annie 3
Mary 3
Eleanor 2
Elizabeth 2
Laura 2
Rosanna 2
Ada 1
Ann 1
Clara 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Florence 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Jane 1
Marcarel 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Phebe 1
Sarah 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 6
John 5
Hugh 3
Alexander 1
Andrew 1
Charles 1
Fredk. 1
James 1
Joseph 1
Thomas 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Clotworthy households.

FAQ

Clotworthy surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clotworthy surname in 1881?

In 1881, 65 people were recorded with the Clotworthy surname. That placed it at #24,420 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clotworthy surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 135 in 2016. That gives Clotworthy a modern rank of #25,505.

What does the Clotworthy surname mean?

A surname derived from a place name in England, referring to one who came from Clotworthy.

What does the Clotworthy map show?

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