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UK surname

Coddington

Derived from a place name meaning "the settlement of Cōtta's people" in Old English.

In the 1881 census there were 289 people recorded with the Coddington surname, ranking it #9,968 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 389, ranked #12,109, down from #9,968 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Greenwich, London parishes and Langtoft. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Kesteven, East Lindsey and South Holland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Coddington is 430 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.6%.

1881 census count

289

Ranked #9,968

Modern count

389

2016, ranked #12,109

Peak year

1911

430 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Coddington had 289 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,968 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 389 in 2016, ranked #12,109.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 430 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Coddington surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Coddington surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Coddington 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 192 #10,756
1861 historical 201 #11,949
1881 historical 289 #9,968
1891 historical 348 #9,873
1901 historical 391 #9,638
1911 historical 430 #8,804
1997 modern 399 #11,028
1998 modern 421 #10,954
1999 modern 415 #11,136
2000 modern 403 #11,333
2001 modern 389 #11,439
2002 modern 408 #11,272
2003 modern 389 #11,490
2004 modern 390 #11,495
2005 modern 382 #11,591
2006 modern 396 #11,338
2007 modern 389 #11,604
2008 modern 403 #11,398
2009 modern 412 #11,461
2010 modern 414 #11,673
2011 modern 396 #11,943
2012 modern 401 #11,699
2013 modern 396 #12,015
2014 modern 390 #12,239
2015 modern 388 #12,188
2016 modern 389 #12,109

Geography

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Where Coddingtons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Greenwich, London parishes, Langtoft, Pinchbeck, Cowbit and Balderton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Kesteven, East Lindsey and South Holland. 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 Greenwich London (South Districts)
2 London parishes London 3
3 Langtoft Lincolnshire
4 Pinchbeck, Cowbit Lincolnshire
5 Balderton Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Kesteven 008 South Kesteven
2 East Lindsey 003 East Lindsey
3 South Holland 006 South Holland
4 South Holland 005 South Holland
5 East Lindsey 004 East Lindsey

Forenames

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First names often paired with Coddington

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Coddington

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Coddington, 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 Coddington surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Coddington 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Coddington 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

Coddington is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Coddington 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

Meaning and origin of Coddington

The surname Coddington has its origins in England, likely emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "cod" meaning a small bag or pouch, and "ing" which denotes a group or family, suggesting it may have originally referred to a family or group associated with the production or use of small bags or pouches.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, where it appears as "Codynton." This early spelling variation highlights the name's connection to a place, potentially a town or village where the family originated.

The Coddington name is also found in the Domesday Book of 1086, the famous record of landholdings commissioned by William the Conqueror. Here, it appears as "Codintone," referring to a settlement in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Over time, the name has been associated with various places in England, particularly the village of Coddington in Nottinghamshire and the parish of Coddington in Cheshire. These place names likely contributed to the surname's spread and evolution.

Notable historical figures with the Coddington surname include:

1. William Coddington (c. 1601-1678), an early colonial settler and founder of Rhode Island, who served as the first governor of the colony.

2. John Coddington (1576-1638), an English settler in Virginia and one of the earliest colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

3. Reverend Hannibal Coddington (1638-1710), an English clergyman and author who served as the Archdeacon of Lincoln.

4. Sir Samuel Coddington (c. 1635-1691), an English merchant and Member of Parliament for Dunwich, Suffolk.

5. Richard Coddington (1667-1738), an English politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Wenlock, Shropshire.

While the Coddington surname has evolved over the centuries, its roots can be traced back to medieval England, where it likely originated as a descriptive name associated with a particular trade or location.

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1881 census detail

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Coddington families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Coddington 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 124 Coddingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.51x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 124 27.51x
Lancashire 32 0.96x
Nottinghamshire 32 8.42x
Yorkshire 20 0.72x
Middlesex 19 0.67x
Kent 17 1.77x
Berkshire 6 2.84x
Derbyshire 6 1.36x
Cheshire 4 0.64x
Hampshire 4 0.69x
Staffordshire 4 0.42x
Leicestershire 3 0.96x
Warwickshire 3 0.42x
Wiltshire 3 1.20x
Worcestershire 3 0.81x
Pembrokeshire 2 2.23x
Surrey 2 0.15x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.56x
Devon 1 0.17x
Northumberland 1 0.24x
Oxfordshire 1 0.57x
Suffolk 1 0.29x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Attercliffe Cum Darnall in Yorkshire leads with 15 Coddingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 57.63x.

Place Total Index
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 15 57.63x
Blackburn 15 16.85x
Cranwell 11 5500.00x
Greenwich 10 22.28x
Beckingham 9 2727.27x
Pinchbeck 9 311.42x
Ingoldsby 8 2285.71x
Billingborough 7 608.70x
Farndon 7 1029.41x
Balderton 6 576.92x
Barton Upon Irwell 6 23.83x
Ewerby 6 1363.64x
Gillingham 6 30.26x
Little Hale 6 1714.29x
Newark Upon Trent 6 43.92x
Osbournby 6 1250.00x
Sandiacre 6 382.17x
Stowe 6 30000.00x
Sutton 5 1388.89x
Braceby 4 3636.36x
Great Boughton 4 186.05x
Horninglow 4 89.29x
Kensington London 4 2.55x
Market Deeping 4 341.88x
Portsea 4 3.53x
Spittlegate 4 64.21x
St George Hanover Square 4 8.05x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 4 63.09x
West Derby 4 4.09x
Deeping St Nicholas 3 227.27x
Dunston 3 400.00x
Edenham 3 555.56x
Great Grimsby 3 10.49x
Langtoft 3 535.71x
Lowdham 3 422.54x
Lye 3 48.94x
New Windsor 3 42.19x
Normanby By Spital 3 789.47x
North Meols 3 9.16x
North South Anston 3 245.90x
Preshute 3 196.08x
St Pancras London 3 1.32x
Wigan 3 6.42x
Arnold 2 36.04x
Hathern 2 157.48x
Kenilworth 2 49.88x
Manthorpe Cum Little 2 57.97x
New Sleaford 2 69.20x
Owmby 2 769.23x
Pembroke St Mary 2 17.33x
St Marylebone London 2 1.33x
Whaplode 2 129.87x
Wilsford 2 303.03x
Barholm 1 588.24x
Battersea 1 0.96x
Bourton 1 370.37x
Bracebridge 1 48.78x
Broughton In Salford 1 3.27x
Bury St Edmunds St James 1 10.91x
Castle Bytham 1 158.73x
Dawlish 1 22.83x
Digby 1 344.83x
Gosberton 1 50.00x
Grantham 1 17.04x
Hacconby 1 250.00x
Harrow On The Hill 1 17.76x
Islington London 1 0.37x
Leicester St Margaret 1 1.31x
Maidstone 1 3.49x
Nocton 1 163.93x
Normanton 1 714.29x
Orston 1 212.77x
Paddington London 1 0.96x
Putney 1 7.78x
Southleigh 1 285.71x
Spalding 1 11.17x
Stainton In Doncaster 1 454.55x
Welford 1 109.89x
Westminster St Margaret 1 7.35x
Willesden 1 3.76x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 32
Elizabeth 16
Sarah 14
Ann 11
Alice 10
Annie 7
Emma 6
Fanny 6
Eliza 5
Jane 4
Ada 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Ellen 2
Emily 2
Ethel 2
Harriett 2
Lucy 2
Martha 2
Adeliza 1
Agnes 1
Anney 1
Augusta 1
Clara 1
Dana 1
Dora 1
Elizer 1
Elsie 1
Esther 1
Ethell 1
Flonce 1
Francies 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Mildred 1
Mirim 1
Olive 1
Priscilla 1
Rebecca 1
Rebeckah 1
Ruth 1
Sarh 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 22
William 20
George 11
Robert 9
Thomas 9
Edward 8
Joseph 6
Albert 4
Henry 4
Charles 3
Frederick 3
Arthur 2
David 2
Walter 2
Anthony 1
Eustace 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Hawkin 1
Herbet 1
Howitt 1
Jas. 1
Oliver 1
Peter 1
Reggie 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Thos. 1
Watson 1
Wiliam 1
Wm.Thos. 1

FAQ

Coddington surname: questions and answers

How common was the Coddington surname in 1881?

In 1881, 289 people were recorded with the Coddington surname. That placed it at #9,968 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Coddington surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 389 in 2016. That gives Coddington a modern rank of #12,109.

What does the Coddington surname mean?

Derived from a place name meaning "the settlement of Cōtta's people" in Old English.

What does the Coddington map show?

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