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UK surname

Crebbin

In the 1881 census there were 42 people recorded with the Crebbin surname, ranking it #27,721 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 139, ranked #25,001, up from #27,721 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Toxteth Park, St Leonard Bromley and West Derby. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stockport, Wirral and Liverpool.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crebbin is 167 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 231.0%.

1881 census count

42

Ranked #27,721

Modern count

139

2016, ranked #25,001

Peak year

2000

167 bearers

Map years

4

1911 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crebbin had 42 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #27,721 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 139 in 2016, ranked #25,001.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 132 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Crebbin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Crebbin surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Crebbin 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 5 #32,456
1861 historical 27 #30,543
1881 historical 42 #27,721
1891 historical 76 #27,290
1901 historical 95 #23,462
1911 historical 132 #19,313
1997 modern 154 #20,780
1998 modern 155 #21,227
1999 modern 158 #21,102
2000 modern 167 #20,332
2001 modern 157 #20,884
2002 modern 159 #21,086
2003 modern 151 #21,574
2004 modern 165 #20,530
2005 modern 164 #20,552
2006 modern 154 #21,576
2007 modern 142 #23,025
2008 modern 141 #23,383
2009 modern 140 #24,033
2010 modern 142 #24,352
2011 modern 143 #24,056
2012 modern 134 #25,059
2013 modern 140 #24,779
2014 modern 140 #24,977
2015 modern 138 #25,103
2016 modern 139 #25,001

Geography

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Where Crebbins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Toxteth Park, St Leonard Bromley, West Derby, Bradford and St Luke. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stockport, Wirral, Liverpool, Canterbury and Swale. 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 St Leonard Bromley London (East Districts)
3 West Derby Lancashire
4 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
5 St Luke London (Central Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stockport 010 Stockport
2 Wirral 031 Wirral
3 Liverpool 028 Liverpool
4 Canterbury 017 Canterbury
5 Swale 017 Swale

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crebbin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crebbin

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Crebbin 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

Crebbin is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Crebbin 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 Crebbin 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 Crebbin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Crebbin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crebbin 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. Isle of Man leads with 186 Crebbins recorded in 1881 and an index of 450.36x.

County Total Index
Isle of Man 186 450.36x
Lancashire 22 0.83x
Middlesex 9 0.40x
Yorkshire 9 0.41x
Glamorgan 2 0.52x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Rushen in Isle of Man leads with 130 Crebbins recorded in 1881 and an index of 4659.50x.

Place Total Index
Rushen 130 4659.50x
German Peel 18 756.30x
West Derby 14 18.13x
Lonan 9 360.00x
Arbory 6 666.67x
Everton 6 7.13x
Lezayre 5 270.27x
St Luke London 5 14.02x
Bromley London 4 8.17x
Horton In Bradford 4 11.62x
Maughold 4 125.39x
Northowram 4 25.89x
Andreas 3 267.86x
Malew Castletown 3 4285.71x
Braddan 2 88.50x
Llansamlet Lower 2 56.98x
Malew 2 55.40x
Onchan 2 16.81x
Toxteth Park 2 2.24x
Bradford 1 1.87x
Jurby 1 200.00x
Patrick 1 49.75x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Catherine 13
Elizabeth 13
Margaret 10
Annie 7
Ann 6
Jane 6
Eleanor 5
Anne 4
Emma 4
Mary 4
Isabella 3
Margt. 3
Martha 3
Christian 2
Eliz. 2
Eliza 2
Matilda 2
Adelaide 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Barbara 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Elena 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Emmeline 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Grace 1
Islin 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Louisa 1
Margret 1
Maud 1
Meta 1
Mgt. 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 22
John 21
William 19
James 10
Henry 9
Edward 5
Thos. 3
Alfred 2
Frederick 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Albert 1
Charles 1
Edwd.C. 1
Ernest 1
Evan 1
Fredk.H. 1
George 1
Harlin 1
Herbert 1
Joseph 1
Julius 1
Samuel 1
Thos.Edwd. 1
Thos.Rd. 1
Thos.Sansbury 1
Timothy 1

FAQ

Crebbin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crebbin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 42 people were recorded with the Crebbin surname. That placed it at #27,721 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crebbin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 139 in 2016. That gives Crebbin a modern rank of #25,001.

What does the Crebbin map show?

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