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UK surname

Crolla

In the 1881 census there were 23 people recorded with the Crolla surname, ranking it #30,339 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 700, ranked #7,703, up from #30,339 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Gateshead, Edinburgh and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Duddingston and Portobello South, Craigentinny and Hillside and Calton Hill.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crolla is 712 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 2943.5%.

1881 census count

23

Ranked #30,339

Modern count

700

2016, ranked #7,703

Peak year

2010

712 bearers

Map years

5

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crolla had 23 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #30,339 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 700 in 2016, ranked #7,703.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 134 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established Mature Families.

Crolla surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Crolla surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Crolla 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 1 #33,412
1881 historical 23 #30,339
1891 historical 74 #27,538
1901 historical 134 #19,288
1911 historical 113 #21,168
1997 modern 565 #8,493
1998 modern 600 #8,397
1999 modern 594 #8,497
2000 modern 624 #8,197
2001 modern 609 #8,208
2002 modern 645 #7,998
2003 modern 624 #8,076
2004 modern 610 #8,246
2005 modern 611 #8,162
2006 modern 620 #8,082
2007 modern 640 #7,962
2008 modern 643 #7,982
2009 modern 680 #7,823
2010 modern 712 #7,679
2011 modern 688 #7,791
2012 modern 679 #7,800
2013 modern 703 #7,697
2014 modern 700 #7,768
2015 modern 695 #7,756
2016 modern 700 #7,703

Geography

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Where Crollas are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Gateshead, Edinburgh, Manchester, Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall and Bangor. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Duddingston and Portobello South, Craigentinny, Hillside and Calton Hill, Manchester and Lochmaben. 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 Gateshead Durham
2 Edinburgh Edinburgh
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Bangor Carnarvonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Duddingston and Portobello South City of Edinburgh
2 Craigentinny City of Edinburgh
3 Hillside and Calton Hill City of Edinburgh
4 Manchester 011 Manchester
5 Lochmaben Dumfries and Galloway

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crolla

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crolla

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

Established Mature Families

Nationally, the Crolla surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established Mature Families, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Crolla household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Married couples predominate, many with older dependent children. Detached housing is common. Homeownership rates are the highest within this Supergroup. The presence of some students suggests that households are towards the end of a child rearing phase. Many residents have degree level qualifications, and the occupational profile is heavily skewed towards managerial and professional occupations. Residential developments commonly occur on the periphery of major urban cities or conurbations.

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, Crolla 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

Crolla 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

Crolla falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Crolla is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 - Other

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

1881 census detail

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Crolla families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crolla 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. Lancashire leads with 19 Crollas recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.84x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 19 6.84x
Cambridgeshire 2 13.50x
Middlesex 2 0.85x
Yorkshire 1 0.43x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Manchester in Lancashire leads with 17 Crollas recorded in 1881 and an index of 136.11x.

Place Total Index
Manchester 17 136.11x
Liverpool 2 11.86x
St Andrew Holborn London 2 198.02x
Wisbech St Peter 2 270.27x
Keighley 1 40.49x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Marie 2
Carmanella 1
Cordnia 1
Felis 1
Johann 1
Juanita 1
Mary 1
May 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Antonio 2
Diamond 1
Emmidio 1
Gatard 1
Gerard 1
Iwan 1
Jean 1
John 1
Jraney 1
Merit 1
Michael 1
Michele 1
Victorie 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 Crolla households.

FAQ

Crolla surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crolla surname in 1881?

In 1881, 23 people were recorded with the Crolla surname. That placed it at #30,339 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crolla surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 700 in 2016. That gives Crolla a modern rank of #7,703.

What does the Crolla map show?

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