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Condliffe

In the 1881 census there were 157 people recorded with the Condliffe surname, ranking it #15,046 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 493, ranked #10,082, up from #15,046 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Astbury, Sandbach and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Condliffe is 534 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 214.0%.

1881 census count

157

Ranked #15,046

Modern count

493

2016, ranked #10,082

Peak year

2002

534 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Condliffe had 157 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,046 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 493 in 2016, ranked #10,082.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 363 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Condliffe surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Condliffe surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Condliffe 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 41 #25,926
1861 historical 123 #17,914
1881 historical 157 #15,046
1891 historical 260 #12,367
1901 historical 293 #11,829
1911 historical 363 #10,005
1997 modern 364 #11,827
1998 modern 516 #9,368
1999 modern 515 #9,451
2000 modern 528 #9,251
2001 modern 527 #9,097
2002 modern 534 #9,190
2003 modern 519 #9,248
2004 modern 517 #9,288
2005 modern 497 #9,479
2006 modern 497 #9,518
2007 modern 500 #9,562
2008 modern 507 #9,540
2009 modern 499 #9,879
2010 modern 515 #9,821
2011 modern 515 #9,745
2012 modern 503 #9,819
2013 modern 502 #9,993
2014 modern 508 #9,972
2015 modern 516 #9,789
2016 modern 493 #10,082

Geography

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Where Condliffes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Astbury, Sandbach, Manchester, Barthomley and Coppenhall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East and Newcastle-under-Lyme. 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 Astbury Cheshire
2 Sandbach Cheshire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Barthomley Cheshire
5 Coppenhall Cheshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stoke-on-Trent 004 Stoke-on-Trent
2 Cheshire East 033 Cheshire East
3 Newcastle-under-Lyme 003 Newcastle-under-Lyme
4 Stoke-on-Trent 007 Stoke-on-Trent
5 Stoke-on-Trent 002 Stoke-on-Trent

Forenames

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First names often paired with Condliffe

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Condliffe

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Condliffe surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Condliffe 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Condliffe 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

Condliffe is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Condliffe falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Condliffe 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 Condliffe, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Condliffe families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Condliffe 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 91 Condliffes recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.92x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 91 26.92x
Staffordshire 34 6.58x
Lancashire 21 1.16x
Yorkshire 7 0.46x
Warwickshire 2 0.52x
Derbyshire 1 0.42x
Hampshire 1 0.32x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sandbach in Cheshire leads with 31 Condliffes recorded in 1881 and an index of 1076.39x.

Place Total Index
Sandbach 31 1076.39x
Betchton 21 4883.72x
Stoke Upon Trent 10 18.24x
Everton 9 15.54x
Smallthorne 9 468.75x
Audley Talk O Th Hill 8 860.22x
Moore 7 3333.33x
Skircoat 7 117.06x
Macclesfield 6 39.92x
Smallwood 6 2000.00x
Monks Coppenhall 5 39.19x
Newton 5 35.69x
Burslem 4 27.01x
Chester St John Baptist 4 65.79x
Salford 4 7.49x
Tetton 4 5000.00x
Odd Rode 3 179.64x
Aston 2 1.88x
Wolstanton 2 12.74x
Blakenhall 1 1000.00x
Christchurch 1 14.68x
Darley 1 103.09x
Hassall 1 625.00x
Hindley 1 12.90x
Kinderton Cum Hulme 1 357.14x
Kirkdale 1 3.27x
Leek Lowe 1 14.53x
Moston In Congleton 1 1111.11x
Oldham 1 1.71x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 22
Sarah 9
Ann 4
Ellen 4
Emma 4
Harriett 3
Louisa 3
Martha 3
Ada 2
Betsy 2
Elizabeth 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Annie 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Elisabeth 1
Eliza 1
Emily 1
Emmiley 1
Ethel 1
Helen 1
Jane 1
Jessie 1
Lavinia 1
Lousia 1
Margt. 1
Nancy 1
Priscilla 1
Rachel 1
Rosa 1
Teresa 1
Theopila 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 11
George 10
Thomas 8
James 6
Charles 4
William 4
Henry 3
Joseph 3
David 2
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Alfred 1
Bradford 1
Chas. 1
Enoch 1
Frank 1
Harold 1
Issac 1
Jacob 1
Martin 1
Moses 1
Peter 1
Richard 1
Thos 1
Walter 1
Washington 1

FAQ

Condliffe surname: questions and answers

How common was the Condliffe surname in 1881?

In 1881, 157 people were recorded with the Condliffe surname. That placed it at #15,046 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Condliffe surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 493 in 2016. That gives Condliffe a modern rank of #10,082.

What does the Condliffe map show?

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