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UK surname

Clulow

In the 1881 census there were 299 people recorded with the Clulow surname, ranking it #9,740 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 390, ranked #12,089, down from #9,740 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Prestbury, Wolverhampton and Bridekirk. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Staffordshire Moorlands, South Derbyshire and Cheshire East.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clulow is 444 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 30.4%.

1881 census count

299

Ranked #9,740

Modern count

390

2016, ranked #12,089

Peak year

1998

444 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clulow had 299 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,740 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 390 in 2016, ranked #12,089.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 429 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Clulow surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clulow surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Clulow 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 186 #11,024
1861 historical 182 #12,949
1881 historical 299 #9,740
1891 historical 288 #11,450
1901 historical 429 #9,018
1911 historical 421 #8,950
1997 modern 408 #10,844
1998 modern 444 #10,513
1999 modern 443 #10,577
2000 modern 440 #10,629
2001 modern 438 #10,462
2002 modern 438 #10,675
2003 modern 424 #10,789
2004 modern 427 #10,749
2005 modern 404 #11,100
2006 modern 400 #11,257
2007 modern 389 #11,604
2008 modern 401 #11,441
2009 modern 402 #11,682
2010 modern 423 #11,470
2011 modern 426 #11,267
2012 modern 412 #11,479
2013 modern 423 #11,422
2014 modern 419 #11,592
2015 modern 406 #11,781
2016 modern 390 #12,089

Geography

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Where Clulows are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Prestbury, Wolverhampton, Bridekirk, Leek and St Werburgh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Staffordshire Moorlands, South Derbyshire, Cheshire East and Dudley. 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 Prestbury Cheshire
2 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
3 Bridekirk Cumberland
4 Leek Staffordshire
5 St Werburgh Derbyshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Staffordshire Moorlands 005 Staffordshire Moorlands
2 South Derbyshire 004 South Derbyshire
3 Cheshire East 019 Cheshire East
4 Dudley 036 Dudley
5 Cheshire East 046 Cheshire East

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clulow

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clulow

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Clulow, 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 Clulow surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Clulow 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Clulow 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

Clulow 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

Clulow falls in decile 2 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 Clulow 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 Clulow, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Clulow families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clulow 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. Staffordshire leads with 91 Clulows recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.24x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 91 9.24x
Cheshire 43 6.68x
Lancashire 41 1.18x
Middlesex 36 1.23x
Derbyshire 31 6.79x
Cumberland 18 7.17x
Leicestershire 15 4.64x
Surrey 6 0.42x
Worcestershire 6 1.58x
Westmorland 4 6.24x
Yorkshire 4 0.14x
Warwickshire 2 0.27x
Devon 1 0.16x
Lanarkshire 1 0.11x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leek Lowe in Staffordshire leads with 29 Clulows recorded in 1881 and an index of 221.37x.

Place Total Index
Leek Lowe 29 221.37x
Macclesfield 27 94.34x
Bethnal Green London 19 14.99x
Bridekirk 17 845.77x
Normanton 10 259.07x
Openshaw 10 61.69x
Beswick 9 101.69x
Burslem 9 31.91x
Mile End Old Town London 9 14.50x
Bakewell 8 320.00x
Leek Frith 8 975.61x
Breedon 7 972.22x
Cheadle 7 56.91x
Bradnop Cawdry 6 1363.64x
Gorton 6 18.44x
Tettenhall 6 99.67x
Wolstanton 6 20.07x
Bilston 5 26.21x
Buglawton 5 322.58x
Dudley 5 10.80x
Everton 5 4.53x
Kingswinford 5 13.99x
Mile End New Town London 5 86.81x
Swinfen Packington 5 1250.00x
Bradford 4 24.69x
Leicester St Mary 4 15.31x
Strickland Kettle 4 655.74x
Wolverhampton 4 5.28x
Derby St Werburgh 3 11.38x
Finchley 3 26.83x
Horton In Bradford 3 6.65x
Lambeth 3 1.18x
Leicester St Margaret 3 3.80x
Litchurch 3 16.32x
Wolstanton Knutton 3 49.92x
Aston 2 0.99x
Battersea 2 1.86x
Chorlton On Medlock 2 3.64x
Droylsden 2 17.71x
Handsworth 2 8.24x
Hartington Town Quarter 2 465.12x
Hartshorn 2 115.61x
Stanton By Dale 2 322.58x
Tipton 2 6.63x
Chester St Oswald 1 8.58x
Clent 1 100.00x
Congleton 1 8.99x
Govan 1 0.43x
Hurdsfield 1 25.25x
Kingston On Thames 1 2.93x
Knighton 1 54.95x
Marton In Prestbury 1 322.58x
Monyash 1 250.00x
Nether Hallam 1 2.56x
North Meols 1 2.95x
Pendleton In Salford 1 2.43x
Plymouth St Andrew 1 2.14x
Rusholme 1 10.83x
Stanwix 1 49.26x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.96x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 23
William 20
James 18
Thomas 14
Joseph 12
Henry 8
Edward 5
George 5
Frederick 4
Charles 3
Edwin 3
Samuel 3
Herbert 2
Timothy 2
Albert 1
Angus 1
Cristopher 1
Earnest 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Hambleton 1
Harry 1
Humphrey 1
Jackson 1
Jno. 1
Moses 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Robert 1
Sydney 1
Walter 1
Wm.James 1

FAQ

Clulow surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clulow surname in 1881?

In 1881, 299 people were recorded with the Clulow surname. That placed it at #9,740 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clulow surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 390 in 2016. That gives Clulow a modern rank of #12,089.

What does the Clulow map show?

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