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UK surname

Crimp

In the 1881 census there were 314 people recorded with the Crimp surname, ranking it #9,417 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 199, ranked #19,653, down from #9,417 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Modbury, Bigbury, Ermington, Kingston and Kingsbridge. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Hams, West Devon and Plymouth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crimp is 384 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 36.6%.

1881 census count

314

Ranked #9,417

Modern count

199

2016, ranked #19,653

Peak year

1911

384 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crimp had 314 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,417 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 199 in 2016, ranked #19,653.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 384 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Crimp surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Crimp surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Crimp 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 253 #8,709
1861 historical 270 #9,216
1881 historical 314 #9,417
1891 historical 355 #9,721
1901 historical 332 #10,863
1911 historical 384 #9,571
1997 modern 241 #15,638
1998 modern 241 #16,065
1999 modern 232 #16,594
2000 modern 239 #16,239
2001 modern 228 #16,525
2002 modern 237 #16,413
2003 modern 216 #17,229
2004 modern 215 #17,384
2005 modern 213 #17,435
2006 modern 217 #17,349
2007 modern 209 #17,951
2008 modern 211 #17,997
2009 modern 214 #18,220
2010 modern 233 #17,606
2011 modern 225 #17,841
2012 modern 203 #19,025
2013 modern 205 #19,218
2014 modern 212 #18,945
2015 modern 196 #19,840
2016 modern 199 #19,653

Geography

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Where Crimps are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Modbury, Bigbury, Ermington, Kingston, Kingsbridge, Plymouth St Charles the Martyr and Plymouth St Andrew (incl. Eddystone Lighthouse in 1841). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Hams, West Devon, Plymouth and Three Rivers. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Modbury, Bigbury, Ermington, Kingston Devon
3 Kingsbridge Devon
4 Plymouth St Charles the Martyr Devon
5 Plymouth St Andrew (incl. Eddystone Lighthouse in 1841) Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Hams 006 South Hams
2 West Devon 007 West Devon
3 Plymouth 029 Plymouth
4 South Hams 002 South Hams
5 Three Rivers 005 Three Rivers

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crimp

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crimp

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Crimp 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

Crimp is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

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

Crimp falls in decile 6 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Crimp 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 Crimp, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Crimp families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crimp 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. Devon leads with 198 Crimps recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.66x.

County Total Index
Devon 198 30.66x
Middlesex 52 1.68x
Surrey 17 1.12x
Worcestershire 10 2.47x
Berkshire 9 3.87x
Staffordshire 9 0.86x
Channel Islands 5 5.44x
Kent 5 0.47x
Gloucestershire 3 0.49x
Lancashire 3 0.08x
Cornwall 2 0.57x
Cheshire 1 0.15x
Monmouthshire 1 0.45x
Royal Navy 1 2.71x
Sussex 1 0.19x
Yorkshire 1 0.03x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Plymouth St Andrew in Devon leads with 27 Crimps recorded in 1881 and an index of 54.28x.

Place Total Index
Plymouth St Andrew 27 54.28x
Ermington 21 893.62x
Chelsea London 14 14.98x
Dodbrooke 13 1015.63x
South Huish 13 4062.50x
Kingsbridge 12 740.74x
Plymouth Charles The 12 42.18x
Stoke Damerel 12 26.55x
St George Hanover Square 10 18.30x
Bigbury 9 1875.00x
Rattery 9 2142.86x
Staverton 9 1139.24x
West Bromwich 9 15.02x
Bermondsey 8 8.66x
Berry Pomeroy 8 747.66x
Reading St Giles 8 35.03x
Stokenham 8 439.56x
Bishopsteignton 7 573.77x
West Alvington 7 769.23x
Bethnal Green London 5 3.71x
Kings Norton 5 13.77x
Lambeth 5 1.85x
Mile End Old Town London 5 7.57x
St Marylebone London 5 3.02x
St Peter Port 5 29.41x
Acton 4 22.00x
Holbeton 4 338.98x
Ribbesford 4 118.69x
Ringmore 4 1481.48x
Exeter St Thomas The 3 45.59x
Harford 3 1578.95x
South Brent 3 215.83x
Southwark St Olave 3 126.58x
Woolwich 3 7.67x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 2 3.49x
Folkestone 2 9.74x
Hampstead London 2 4.14x
Islington London 2 0.67x
Liverpool 2 0.89x
South Milton 2 540.54x
Tormoham 2 7.32x
Abbots Kerswell 1 217.39x
Ashprington 1 208.33x
Aveton Gifford 1 107.53x
Brighton 1 0.95x
Charleton 1 172.41x
East Portlemouth 1 303.03x
Fulham London 1 2.22x
Hindley 1 6.37x
Horsley 1 37.17x
Ipplepen 1 113.64x
New Windsor 1 12.77x
Paddington London 1 0.88x
Paignton 1 20.37x
Royal Navy 1 3.16x
Shoreditch London 1 0.74x
South Pool 1 238.10x
St Agnes 1 20.33x
St Botolph Aldgate London 1 15.65x
St Budeaux 1 49.75x
St Germans 1 40.82x
St Pancras London 1 0.40x
St Woollos 1 4.00x
Sutton 1 28.57x
Tamerton Foliott 1 80.65x
Tranmere 1 3.97x
Wimbledon 1 5.89x
Worcester St Peter 1 13.04x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 31
Elizabeth 12
Sarah 10
Jane 6
Matilda 6
Eliza 5
Ellen 5
Emma 4
Florence 4
Susan 4
Agnes 3
Bessie 3
Edith 3
Emily 3
Jessie 3
Amelia 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Catherine 2
Hannah 2
Julia 2
Laura 2
Annia 1
Betsey 1
Blanch 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Dora 1
Elizth. 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Georgina 1
Harriet 1
Janet 1
Jemma 1
Kate 1
Lavenia 1
Lavinia 1
Leah 1
Lilian 1
Lily 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Margery 1
Mercy 1
Mildred 1
Nancy 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 23
William 20
George 12
Charles 8
Henry 8
James 6
Richard 6
Frank 5
Frederick 5
Joseph 5
Albert 4
Arthur 4
Francis 4
Robert 4
Samuel 4
Thomas 4
Edward 3
Harris 3
Nicholas 3
Walter 3
Charley 2
Edwin 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Abijah 1
Alfred 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Edwd. 1
G.H. 1
Garland 1
Joshua 1
Percy 1
R.C. 1
Reuben 1
Robt. 1
Sidney 1
Stanley 1
Stephen 1
Thornton 1
Victor 1
Waster 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Crimp surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crimp surname in 1881?

In 1881, 314 people were recorded with the Crimp surname. That placed it at #9,417 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crimp surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 199 in 2016. That gives Crimp a modern rank of #19,653.

What does the Crimp map show?

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