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UK surname

Cringle

In the 1881 census there were 85 people recorded with the Cringle surname, ranking it #21,573 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 150, ranked #23,724, down from #21,573 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to No data. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Lakeland, Liverpool and Wirral.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cringle is 156 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 76.5%.

1881 census count

85

Ranked #21,573

Modern count

150

2016, ranked #23,724

Peak year

1999

156 bearers

Map years

3

1998 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cringle had 85 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #21,573 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 150 in 2016, ranked #23,724.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 85 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Cringle surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cringle surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Cringle 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 54 #23,577
1861 historical 67 #25,342
1881 historical 85 #21,573
1891 historical 83 #26,376
1901 historical 66 #26,794
1911 historical 81 #24,719
1997 modern 135 #22,499
1998 modern 141 #22,517
1999 modern 156 #21,290
2000 modern 154 #21,415
2001 modern 153 #21,197
2002 modern 153 #21,609
2003 modern 147 #21,977
2004 modern 141 #22,689
2005 modern 146 #22,146
2006 modern 151 #21,818
2007 modern 151 #22,120
2008 modern 148 #22,627
2009 modern 146 #23,352
2010 modern 150 #23,482
2011 modern 146 #23,736
2012 modern 145 #23,780
2013 modern 146 #24,107
2014 modern 145 #24,395
2015 modern 149 #23,817
2016 modern 150 #23,724

Geography

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Where Cringles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around No data. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Lakeland, Liverpool, Wirral and Birmingham. 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 No data No data

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Lakeland 007 South Lakeland
2 Liverpool 021 Liverpool
3 Wirral 016 Wirral
4 Birmingham 079 Birmingham
5 Wirral 025 Wirral

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cringle

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cringle

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

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Cringle surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Cringle household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Cringle 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

Cringle is most concentrated in decile 9 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

Cringle 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.

1
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Cringle is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Cringle, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cringle families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cringle 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 132 Cringles recorded in 1881 and an index of 335.88x.

County Total Index
Isle of Man 132 335.88x
Lancashire 29 1.15x
Lanarkshire 14 2.05x
Norfolk 8 2.46x
Devon 6 1.36x
Middlesex 6 0.28x
Wigtownshire 5 17.79x
Durham 4 0.64x
Stirlingshire 4 5.12x
Ayrshire 3 1.89x
Surrey 3 0.29x
Hampshire 1 0.23x
Kent 1 0.14x
Renfrewshire 1 0.61x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. German Peel in Isle of Man leads with 39 Cringles recorded in 1881 and an index of 1725.66x.

Place Total Index
German Peel 39 1725.66x
Onchan 37 326.86x
German 16 747.66x
Patrick 13 677.08x
Braddan 10 465.12x
Liverpool 10 6.56x
Everton 8 9.99x
Arbory 7 813.95x
Glasgow 7 5.76x
Kirkdale 7 16.57x
Exeter Holy Trinity 5 289.02x
Wigtown 5 312.50x
Falkirk 4 21.89x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 4 40.94x
Lezayre 4 227.27x
Rutherglen 4 39.84x
Wells Next Sea 4 210.53x
Barrow In Furness 3 8.78x
Hornsey 3 11.21x
Southwark St George Martyr 3 7.04x
Stevenston 3 72.64x
Bishopwearmouth 2 3.70x
Bothwell 2 10.78x
Islington London 2 0.97x
Malew 2 58.31x
Malew Castletown 2 2857.14x
Abbey 1 4.00x
Alverstoke 1 6.37x
Barony 1 0.58x
Deptford St Paul 1 1.80x
Devonport 1 19.76x
Douglas 1 175.44x
Michael 1 125.00x
Paddington London 1 1.29x
Penshaw 1 52.91x
West Derby 1 1.36x
Westoe 1 2.80x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Catherine 11
Elizabeth 11
Margaret 9
Ann 8
Mary 7
Eliza 6
Ellen 5
Annie 4
Jane 4
Sarah 4
Eleanor 2
Elizth. 2
Emily 2
Maria 2
Susan 2
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Edith 1
Elenor 1
Ellenor 1
Ellin 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Maggie 1
Priscilla 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 23
John 20
James 8
Thomas 8
Edward 3
Henry 3
Charles 2
George 2
Philip 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Wm. 2
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Davis 1
Ed. 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
Hugh 1
J. 1
Joseph 1
Matthias 1
Phillip 1
Robt. 1
Tomas 1
Wm.Edwin 1

FAQ

Cringle surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cringle surname in 1881?

In 1881, 85 people were recorded with the Cringle surname. That placed it at #21,573 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cringle surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 150 in 2016. That gives Cringle a modern rank of #23,724.

What does the Cringle map show?

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