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UK surname

Corran

In the 1881 census there were 152 people recorded with the Corran surname, ranking it #15,372 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 207, ranked #19,118, down from #15,372 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Toxteth Park, Eccles and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Flintshire, Kingston upon Hull and Barrow-in-Furness.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Corran is 234 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.2%.

1881 census count

152

Ranked #15,372

Modern count

207

2016, ranked #19,118

Peak year

2010

234 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Corran had 152 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,372 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 207 in 2016, ranked #19,118.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 152 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Corran surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Corran surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Corran 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 93 #17,946
1861 historical 127 #17,469
1881 historical 152 #15,372
1891 historical 128 #20,393
1901 historical 118 #20,721
1911 historical 107 #21,842
1997 modern 217 #16,761
1998 modern 228 #16,706
1999 modern 227 #16,834
2000 modern 222 #17,032
2001 modern 210 #17,425
2002 modern 213 #17,603
2003 modern 206 #17,799
2004 modern 216 #17,331
2005 modern 217 #17,217
2006 modern 217 #17,349
2007 modern 220 #17,377
2008 modern 219 #17,597
2009 modern 224 #17,685
2010 modern 234 #17,544
2011 modern 228 #17,673
2012 modern 222 #17,921
2013 modern 225 #18,027
2014 modern 220 #18,471
2015 modern 204 #19,331
2016 modern 207 #19,118

Geography

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Where Corrans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Toxteth Park, Eccles, Manchester, Glasgow and Walton-on-the-Hill. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Flintshire, Kingston upon Hull, Barrow-in-Furness, Monmouthshire and Purbeck. 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 Toxteth Park Lancashire
2 Eccles Lancashire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Glasgow Lanark
5 Walton-on-the-Hill Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Flintshire 002 Flintshire
2 Kingston upon Hull 008 Kingston upon Hull, City of
3 Barrow-in-Furness 009 Barrow-in-Furness
4 Monmouthshire 001 Monmouthshire
5 Purbeck 004 Purbeck

Forenames

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First names often paired with Corran

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Corran

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Corran surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Corran 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 neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Corran is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Corran 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

Corran falls in decile 1 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 Corran is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Corran, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Corran families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Corran 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. Lancashire leads with 41 Corrans recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.07x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 41 2.07x
Lanarkshire 30 5.56x
Isle of Man 20 64.58x
Yorkshire 19 1.15x
Durham 16 3.22x
Renfrewshire 8 6.19x
Dunbartonshire 7 15.62x
Kent 5 0.88x
Northumberland 5 2.01x
Argyllshire 4 8.62x
East Lothian 4 18.11x
Midlothian 3 1.34x
Glamorgan 2 0.69x
Inverness-shire 2 4.02x
Cheshire 1 0.27x
Middlesex 1 0.06x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.44x
Somerset 1 0.37x
Stirlingshire 1 1.63x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barony in Lanarkshire leads with 17 Corrans recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.45x.

Place Total Index
Barony 17 12.45x
Monkwearmouth 15 315.79x
Onchan 12 134.53x
Toxteth Park 10 14.92x
Kirkintilloch 7 114.94x
Paisley Low Church 7 171.15x
Huddersfield 6 24.92x
North Bierley 6 67.26x
West Derby 6 10.36x
Kirkdale 5 15.02x
Manchester 5 5.62x
Old Monkland 5 23.36x
Pendleton In Salford 5 21.20x
Woolwich 5 23.79x
Berwick North 4 258.06x
Byker 4 32.60x
Govan 4 3.00x
Kilchrenan 4 2500.00x
Liverpool 4 3.33x
Marown 4 701.75x
Maughold 3 125.52x
Newbattle 3 157.07x
Widnes 3 21.02x
Cottingham 2 56.18x
Everton 2 3.17x
Glasgow 2 2.09x
Manningham 2 9.82x
Penarth 2 70.42x
Petty 2 229.89x
Willerby In Sculcoates 2 1052.63x
Birkenhead 1 3.41x
Bothwell 1 6.84x
Bowland Forest High 1 769.23x
Clapton 1 909.09x
Dalziel 1 17.24x
Douglas 1 222.22x
Gargunnock 1 250.00x
Garston 1 17.12x
Neilston 1 15.41x
Ovington 1 333.33x
Snenton 1 11.33x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.40x
Tudhoe 1 23.04x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 11
John 9
Thomas 6
James 4
Edward 3
Matthias 3
Robert 3
George 2
Henry 2
Anthony 1
Arthur 1
Chas 1
Earnest 1
Frederick 1
Hanis 1
Herbert 1
J. 1
Jhra.B. 1
Joseph 1
Matthew 1
Owen 1
Samuel 1
Stanley 1
Stephen 1
Willimina 1
Wm.B. 1

FAQ

Corran surname: questions and answers

How common was the Corran surname in 1881?

In 1881, 152 people were recorded with the Corran surname. That placed it at #15,372 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Corran surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 207 in 2016. That gives Corran a modern rank of #19,118.

What does the Corran map show?

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