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UK surname

Cudlipp

In the 1881 census there were 128 people recorded with the Cudlipp surname, ranking it #17,079 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 108, ranked #29,578, down from #17,079 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Portsmouth, Portsea and Hound. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall, Torbay and South Holland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cudlipp is 157 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 15.6%.

1881 census count

128

Ranked #17,079

Modern count

108

2016, ranked #29,578

Peak year

1901

157 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cudlipp had 128 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,079 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 108 in 2016, ranked #29,578.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 157 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Cudlipp surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cudlipp surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cudlipp 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 103 #16,835
1861 historical 127 #17,469
1881 historical 128 #17,079
1891 historical 137 #19,501
1901 historical 157 #17,577
1911 historical 141 #18,571
1997 modern 136 #22,398
1998 modern 138 #22,814
1999 modern 146 #22,202
2000 modern 136 #23,155
2001 modern 136 #22,855
2002 modern 142 #22,687
2003 modern 134 #23,260
2004 modern 127 #24,224
2005 modern 129 #23,963
2006 modern 124 #24,750
2007 modern 120 #25,606
2008 modern 119 #26,067
2009 modern 121 #26,373
2010 modern 117 #27,557
2011 modern 113 #27,967
2012 modern 116 #27,550
2013 modern 113 #28,502
2014 modern 115 #28,439
2015 modern 106 #29,895
2016 modern 108 #29,578

Geography

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Where Cudlipps are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Portsmouth, Portsea, Hound, Lifton, Bratton Clovelly, Broadwood Widger and Tavistock. Whitechurch, St Peter Tavy. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall, Torbay, South Holland, County Durham and North Dorset. 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 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
3 Hound Hampshire
4 Lifton, Bratton Clovelly, Broadwood Widger Devon
5 Tavistock. Whitechurch, St Peter Tavy Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 028 Cornwall
2 Torbay 011 Torbay
3 South Holland 002 South Holland
4 County Durham 015 County Durham
5 North Dorset 004 North Dorset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cudlipp

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cudlipp

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

Spacious Rural Living

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

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

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, Cudlipp 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

Cudlipp is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Cudlipp falls in decile 3 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.

3
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Cudlipp families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cudlipp 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 42 Cudlipps recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.67x.

County Total Index
Devon 42 14.67x
Hampshire 31 11.00x
Surrey 15 2.24x
Middlesex 14 1.02x
Channel Islands 12 29.44x
Cornwall 12 7.71x
Glamorgan 4 1.67x
Cumberland 2 1.69x
Somerset 2 0.90x
Cambridgeshire 1 1.15x
Durham 1 0.24x
Monmouthshire 1 1.01x
Oxfordshire 1 1.18x
Royal Navy 1 6.10x
Sussex 1 0.43x
Wiltshire 1 0.82x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Portsea in Hampshire leads with 15 Cudlipps recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.15x.

Place Total Index
Portsea 15 27.15x
Windlesham 11 873.02x
St Mary Magdalene 10 877.19x
Tavistock 8 245.40x
Berry Pomeroy 7 1489.36x
St Peter Port 6 79.58x
Bere Ferrers 5 1063.83x
Bursledon 5 1612.90x
Hackney London 5 6.48x
Lamerton 5 925.93x
Lifton 5 724.64x
Roath 4 36.76x
St Mary Extra 4 176.21x
St Saviour 4 177.78x
Camberwell 3 3.41x
Hound 3 157.07x
Kensington London 3 3.92x
Marytavy 3 714.29x
South Stoneham 3 49.02x
St Marylebone London 3 4.09x
St Pancras London 3 2.71x
Stoke Damerel 3 14.97x
Bath St Michael 2 178.57x
Lamplugh 2 338.98x
Tormoham 2 16.52x
Beddington 1 38.61x
Broadwater 1 18.80x
Calstock 1 32.79x
Clytha 1 714.29x
East Stonehouse 1 17.73x
Fisherton Anger 1 44.44x
Lawhitton 1 500.00x
Milford 1 121.95x
Milton Abbott 1 243.90x
Plymouth Charles The 1 7.93x
Plymouth St Andrew 1 4.54x
Royal Navy 1 7.14x
St Andrewthe Great 1 88.50x
St Helier 1 7.54x
Tanfield 1 20.53x
Trinity 1 106.38x
Waterstock 1 1666.67x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 15
Charles 5
George 5
John 5
Benjamin 4
James 4
Edward 3
Andrew 2
Joseph 2
Richard 2
Thomas 2
Albert 1
Alec.Chs. 1
Arthur 1
Daniel 1
Donager 1
Edwin 1
Fredk.Charles 1
Henry 1
Jno. 1
Ralph 1
Reuben 1
Robert 1
Tom 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Cudlipp surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cudlipp surname in 1881?

In 1881, 128 people were recorded with the Cudlipp surname. That placed it at #17,079 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cudlipp surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 108 in 2016. That gives Cudlipp a modern rank of #29,578.

What does the Cudlipp map show?

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