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UK surname

Clutton

In the 1881 census there were 552 people recorded with the Clutton surname, ranking it #6,255 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 818, ranked #6,782, down from #6,255 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Malpas, Wolstanton and Wrexham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire West and Chester and Wrexham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clutton is 860 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 48.2%.

1881 census count

552

Ranked #6,255

Modern count

818

2016, ranked #6,782

Peak year

2010

860 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clutton had 552 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,255 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 818 in 2016, ranked #6,782.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 678 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Clutton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clutton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Clutton 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 328 #7,098
1861 historical 355 #7,198
1881 historical 552 #6,255
1891 historical 571 #6,665
1901 historical 656 #6,592
1911 historical 678 #6,231
1997 modern 796 #6,559
1998 modern 844 #6,474
1999 modern 842 #6,534
2000 modern 853 #6,441
2001 modern 829 #6,476
2002 modern 812 #6,688
2003 modern 813 #6,568
2004 modern 807 #6,626
2005 modern 803 #6,599
2006 modern 799 #6,638
2007 modern 815 #6,587
2008 modern 817 #6,622
2009 modern 841 #6,615
2010 modern 860 #6,632
2011 modern 833 #6,714
2012 modern 786 #6,945
2013 modern 805 #6,916
2014 modern 830 #6,780
2015 modern 823 #6,778
2016 modern 818 #6,782

Geography

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Where Cluttons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Malpas, Wolstanton, Wrexham, Burslem and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire West and Chester and Wrexham. 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 Malpas Denbighshire
2 Wolstanton Staffordshire
3 Wrexham Denbighshire
4 Burslem Staffordshire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire West and Chester 047 Cheshire West and Chester
2 Wrexham 004 Wrexham
3 Wrexham 016 Wrexham
4 Wrexham 010 Wrexham
5 Wrexham 012 Wrexham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clutton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clutton

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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Clutton is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, 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

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Clutton is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Clutton 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 Clutton 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Clutton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clutton 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. Cheshire leads with 130 Cluttons recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.02x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 130 11.02x
Denbighshire 111 54.97x
Lancashire 56 0.88x
Staffordshire 54 2.99x
Middlesex 42 0.79x
Shropshire 31 6.71x
Suffolk 31 4.76x
Surrey 18 0.69x
Flintshire 16 11.14x
Kent 15 0.82x
Cambridgeshire 11 3.25x
Essex 8 0.76x
Cumberland 6 1.30x
Hertfordshire 4 1.09x
Norfolk 4 0.49x
Lincolnshire 3 0.35x
Yorkshire 3 0.06x
Oxfordshire 2 0.61x
Cornwall 1 0.17x
Derbyshire 1 0.12x
Sussex 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. Wrexham Regis in Denbighshire leads with 24 Cluttons recorded in 1881 and an index of 160.00x.

Place Total Index
Wrexham Regis 24 160.00x
Chrtltn Cdngtn Nwtn 20 2127.66x
Burslem 19 36.76x
Audley 18 100.84x
Malpas 17 977.01x
Toxteth Park 16 7.45x
Marchwiel 13 1262.14x
Chester St Oswald 12 56.15x
Hampton Bickley 12 875.91x
Monks Coppenhall 12 26.95x
St Andrewthe Less 11 28.44x
St Pancras London 11 2.56x
Brymbo 10 142.25x
Reigate Foreign 10 35.46x
Wrexham Abbot 10 196.85x
Bersham 9 104.53x
Kensington London 9 3.03x
Ruabon 9 32.41x
Walpole 9 1250.00x
Abenbury Fechan 8 4210.53x
Chetton 8 879.12x
Chislehurst 8 81.80x
Esclusham Above 8 963.86x
Larktn Duckngtn Ovrtn 8 879.12x
Christleton Littleton 7 411.76x
Esclusham Below 7 376.34x
Everton 7 3.46x
St George Hanover Square 7 7.43x
Astley Abbotts 6 526.32x
Hampstead London 6 7.21x
Kirkley 6 110.09x
Llangollen 6 300.00x
St Cuthbert W O 6 26.75x
Stapeley 6 545.45x
Stoke Upon Trent 6 3.14x
Hanmer Willington 5 862.07x
Marburywith Quoisley 5 403.23x
Sutton 5 1612.90x
Bungay Holy Trinity 4 119.76x
Felixstow 4 251.57x
Hulme 4 3.02x
Leek Lowe 4 16.66x
Smeeth 4 350.88x
Spurstow 4 481.93x
Stansty 4 179.37x
Tranmere 4 9.22x
Watford 4 14.00x
West Derby 4 2.16x
Whitchurch 4 44.64x
Beccles 3 28.63x
Dutton Cacca 3 1875.00x
Heap 3 8.92x
Liverpool 3 0.78x
Moreton Say 3 252.10x
Newton In Northwich 3 83.57x
Pendleton In Clitheroe 3 125.00x
Penge 3 8.78x
Salford 3 1.61x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 3 24.96x
West Ham 3 1.29x
Wickham Bishops 3 306.12x
Withington 3 14.68x
Wolstanton Knutton 3 27.22x
Worfield 3 93.46x
York Holy Trinity 3 65.50x
Bermondsey 2 1.26x
Birkenhead 2 2.13x
Buckland 2 266.67x
Ellesmere 2 25.22x
Frankby 2 588.24x
Fressingfield 2 95.24x
Fulham London 2 2.58x
Gresford Marford 2 350.88x
Haughton 2 833.33x
Leyton Low 2 9.32x
Manchester 2 0.70x
Peckforton 2 526.32x
Poulton 2 689.66x
Willaston In Nantwich 2 54.95x
Wolstanton Oldcott 2 30.58x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 44
John 40
George 25
Thomas 25
Samuel 13
Joseph 12
Charles 11
James 10
Henry 9
Richard 8
Edward 7
Frederick 6
Owen 6
Ralph 4
Harry 3
Robert 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Edwin 2
Herbert 2
Peter 2
Randle 2
Stephen 2
Thos. 2
Walter 2
Abel 1
Abraham 1
Albert 1
Aruther 1
Benjamin 1
Dan 1
Frederic 1
Fredk.Thos. 1
Geo. 1
Hubert 1
Infant 1
J. 1
Jane 1
Jno. 1
Mathew 1
Reginald 1
Richd. 1
Roland 1
Sidney 1
Uriah 1
W. 1

FAQ

Clutton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clutton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 552 people were recorded with the Clutton surname. That placed it at #6,255 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clutton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 818 in 2016. That gives Clutton a modern rank of #6,782.

What does the Clutton map show?

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