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UK surname

Crownshaw

In the 1881 census there were 97 people recorded with the Crownshaw surname, ranking it #20,127 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 175, ranked #21,383, down from #20,127 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ecclesfield, Rochdale and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sheffield and Cheltenham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crownshaw is 204 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 80.4%.

1881 census count

97

Ranked #20,127

Modern count

175

2016, ranked #21,383

Peak year

2000

204 bearers

Map years

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1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crownshaw had 97 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,127 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016, ranked #21,383.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 144 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Crownshaw surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Crownshaw surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Crownshaw 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 57 #23,092
1861 historical 70 #24,911
1881 historical 97 #20,127
1891 historical 132 #19,976
1901 historical 109 #21,712
1911 historical 144 #18,325
1997 modern 203 #17,457
1998 modern 199 #18,177
1999 modern 200 #18,237
2000 modern 204 #17,987
2001 modern 197 #18,108
2002 modern 201 #18,236
2003 modern 199 #18,195
2004 modern 191 #18,723
2005 modern 182 #19,259
2006 modern 193 #18,675
2007 modern 187 #19,271
2008 modern 177 #20,169
2009 modern 174 #20,782
2010 modern 175 #21,186
2011 modern 171 #21,337
2012 modern 163 #21,989
2013 modern 175 #21,320
2014 modern 177 #21,340
2015 modern 176 #21,291
2016 modern 175 #21,383

Geography

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Where Crownshaws are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ecclesfield, Rochdale, Sheffield, Wath-on-Dearn and Bidstone. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sheffield and Cheltenham. 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 Ecclesfield Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Rochdale Lancashire
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Wath-on-Dearn Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Bidstone Cheshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sheffield 008 Sheffield
2 Sheffield 045 Sheffield
3 Sheffield 037 Sheffield
4 Cheltenham 009 Cheltenham
5 Sheffield 021 Sheffield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crownshaw

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crownshaw

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Crownshaw surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Crownshaw 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Crownshaw 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

Crownshaw 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

Crownshaw falls in decile 7 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Crownshaw families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crownshaw 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. Yorkshire leads with 93 Crownshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.92x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 93 9.92x
Cheshire 3 1.44x
Lancashire 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ecclesfield in Yorkshire leads with 49 Crownshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 713.25x.

Place Total Index
Ecclesfield 49 713.25x
Nether Hallam 39 307.57x
Birkenhead 3 18.02x
Bradfield 3 83.10x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 5.24x
North Meols 1 9.10x
Sheffield 1 3.35x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Sarah 7
Ann 4
Elizabeth 4
Eliza 3
Hannah 3
Annie 2
Ellen 2
Ada 1
Anne 1
Bertha 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Elizibeth 1
Emma 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Harriot 1
Jane 1
Julia 1
Lavina 1
Marian 1
Rosa 1
Ruth 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 8
John 6
William 6
Thomas 4
Charles 3
Henry 2
Joseph 2
Simeon 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Christopher 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Herbert 1
In 1
James 1
Matthew 1
Stacy 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Willey 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 Crownshaw households.

FAQ

Crownshaw surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crownshaw surname in 1881?

In 1881, 97 people were recorded with the Crownshaw surname. That placed it at #20,127 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crownshaw surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016. That gives Crownshaw a modern rank of #21,383.

What does the Crownshaw map show?

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