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UK surname

Crathorne

In the 1881 census there were 119 people recorded with the Crathorne surname, ranking it #17,841 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 166, ranked #22,140, down from #17,841 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Kings Norton and Wintringham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Dover, County Durham and Redditch.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crathorne is 169 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 39.5%.

1881 census count

119

Ranked #17,841

Modern count

166

2016, ranked #22,140

Peak year

2010

169 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crathorne had 119 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,841 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 166 in 2016, ranked #22,140.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 147 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Crathorne surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Crathorne surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Crathorne 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 53 #23,739
1861 historical 38 #29,216
1881 historical 119 #17,841
1891 historical 115 #21,878
1901 historical 114 #21,166
1911 historical 147 #18,104
1997 modern 152 #20,948
1998 modern 160 #20,832
1999 modern 163 #20,698
2000 modern 163 #20,657
2001 modern 162 #20,460
2002 modern 161 #20,925
2003 modern 165 #20,401
2004 modern 166 #20,441
2005 modern 146 #22,146
2006 modern 160 #21,066
2007 modern 162 #21,115
2008 modern 157 #21,766
2009 modern 155 #22,438
2010 modern 169 #21,652
2011 modern 161 #22,187
2012 modern 164 #21,883
2013 modern 160 #22,621
2014 modern 161 #22,728
2015 modern 161 #22,599
2016 modern 166 #22,140

Geography

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Where Crathornes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Kings Norton, Wintringham, Beverley St Mary and Beverley St Martin and St Nicholas. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Dover, County Durham, Redditch, South Staffordshire and Dudley. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Kings Norton Worcestershire
3 Wintringham Yorkshire, North Riding
4 Beverley St Mary Yorkshire, East Riding
5 Beverley St Martin and St Nicholas Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Dover 001 Dover
2 County Durham 034 County Durham
3 Redditch 010 Redditch
4 South Staffordshire 013 South Staffordshire
5 Dudley 041 Dudley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crathorne

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crathorne

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Crathorne, 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 Crathorne surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Crathorne 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, Crathorne 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

Crathorne is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Crathorne 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 Crathorne is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Crathorne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Crathorne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crathorne 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. Warwickshire leads with 54 Crathornes recorded in 1881 and an index of 18.45x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 54 18.45x
Yorkshire 33 2.87x
Durham 12 3.48x
Worcestershire 9 5.94x
Somerset 6 3.21x
Gloucestershire 2 0.88x
Lancashire 2 0.15x
Norfolk 1 0.56x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 31 Crathornes recorded in 1881 and an index of 38.46x.

Place Total Index
Aston 31 38.46x
Birmingham 22 22.55x
Bewholme Nunkeeling 6 5454.55x
Portishead 6 431.65x
Beverley St Martin 5 260.42x
Beverley St Nicholas 5 531.91x
Bishopwearmouth 5 16.87x
Kings Norton 5 36.79x
Beverley St Mary 4 238.10x
Northfield 4 138.89x
Whitworth 4 158.10x
Carlton Miniott 3 2000.00x
Dewsbury 3 25.42x
Leeds 3 4.62x
Holy Trinity 2 7.23x
Hornsea 2 273.97x
Mainsforth 2 4000.00x
Bristol St Nicholas 1 243.90x
Fishburn 1 769.23x
Great Crosby 1 26.67x
Great Massingham 1 285.71x
Solihull 1 47.62x
West Derby 1 2.48x
Westbury On Trym 1 12.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 6
Jane 4
Clara 3
Eliza 3
Sarah 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Lavinia 2
Louisa 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Babe 1
Caroline 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Eva 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Hilda 1
Lillian 1
Lydia 1
Marian 1
Martha 1
Minnie 1
Nellie 1
Penelope 1
Rachel 1
Sealy 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 8
George 6
John 5
Robert 4
Alfred 3
Charles 3
Joseph 3
Arthur 2
Edmund 2
Frederick 2
Josiah 2
Thomas 2
Allan 1
Ambrose 1
Chas. 1
Frank 1
Fredk. 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Lizzie 1
Matthew 1
Thomson 1
Thos.D. 1
Walter 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Crathorne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crathorne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 119 people were recorded with the Crathorne surname. That placed it at #17,841 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crathorne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 166 in 2016. That gives Crathorne a modern rank of #22,140.

What does the Crathorne map show?

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