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UK surname

Corrigall

In the 1881 census there were 202 people recorded with the Corrigall surname, ranking it #12,753 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 102, ranked #30,722, down from #12,753 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kirkwall and St.Ola, Evie and Rendall and Stromness. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Skye North East, West Mainland and Glenfarg, Dunning and Rhynd.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Corrigall is 209 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 49.5%.

1881 census count

202

Ranked #12,753

Modern count

102

2016, ranked #30,722

Peak year

1891

209 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Corrigall had 202 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,753 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 102 in 2016, ranked #30,722.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 209 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Corrigall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Corrigall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Corrigall 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 119 #15,247
1861 historical 183 #12,903
1881 historical 202 #12,753
1891 historical 209 #14,459
1901 historical 178 #16,284
1911 historical 22 #31,030
1997 modern 78 #29,785
1998 modern 81 #29,849
1999 modern 83 #29,823
2000 modern 84 #29,706
2001 modern 89 #28,932
2002 modern 86 #29,771
2003 modern 97 #28,217
2004 modern 109 #26,607
2005 modern 106 #27,044
2006 modern 105 #27,479
2007 modern 106 #27,722
2008 modern 105 #28,180
2009 modern 108 #28,311
2010 modern 111 #28,509
2011 modern 97 #30,552
2012 modern 94 #31,258
2013 modern 98 #31,078
2014 modern 101 #30,855
2015 modern 105 #30,092
2016 modern 102 #30,722

Geography

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Where Corrigalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kirkwall and St.Ola, Evie and Rendall, Stromness, Birsay and Harray and Firth and Stenness. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Skye North East, West Mainland, Glenfarg, Dunning and Rhynd, West Kirkwall and North Tyneside. 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 Kirkwall and St.Ola Orkney
2 Evie and Rendall Orkney
3 Stromness Orkney
4 Birsay and Harray Orkney
5 Firth and Stenness Orkney

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Skye North East Highland
2 West Mainland Orkney Islands
3 Glenfarg, Dunning and Rhynd Perth and Kinross
4 West Kirkwall Orkney Islands
5 North Tyneside 001 North Tyneside

Forenames

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First names often paired with Corrigall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Corrigall

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Corrigall 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

Corrigall is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Corrigall falls in decile 7 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 Corrigall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Corrigall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Corrigall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Corrigall 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. Orkney leads with 179 Corrigalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 825.65x.

County Total Index
Orkney 179 825.65x
Midlothian 9 3.41x
Northumberland 9 3.07x
Shetland 2 9.94x
Argyllshire 1 1.82x
Carmarthenshire 1 1.20x
Lanarkshire 1 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birsay Harray in Orkney leads with 64 Corrigalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 4076.43x.

Place Total Index
Birsay Harray 64 4076.43x
Evie Rendall 56 6086.96x
Stromness 17 1042.94x
Walls Flotta 14 1372.55x
Sandwick 10 1234.57x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 7 6.59x
St Andrews Deerness 7 614.04x
Elswick 6 25.64x
Kirkwall St Ola 6 184.62x
Firth Stenness 5 537.63x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 3 17.13x
North Leith 2 16.37x
Unst 2 136.05x
Glassary 1 33.90x
Govan 1 0.63x
Llanelly 1 5.34x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Ann 1
Elizabeth 1
Jane 1
Larua 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 2
William 2
Thomas 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Corrigall households.

FAQ

Corrigall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Corrigall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 202 people were recorded with the Corrigall surname. That placed it at #12,753 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Corrigall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 102 in 2016. That gives Corrigall a modern rank of #30,722.

What does the Corrigall map show?

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