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UK surname

Culliford

In the 1881 census there were 315 people recorded with the Culliford surname, ranking it #9,393 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 301, ranked #14,696, down from #9,393 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Somerton and Martock. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mendip, Bridgend and North Somerset.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Culliford is 395 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 4.4%.

1881 census count

315

Ranked #9,393

Modern count

301

2016, ranked #14,696

Peak year

1911

395 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Culliford had 315 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,393 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 301 in 2016, ranked #14,696.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 395 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Culliford surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Culliford surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Culliford 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 266 #8,373
1861 historical 251 #9,830
1881 historical 315 #9,393
1891 historical 325 #10,426
1901 historical 376 #9,899
1911 historical 395 #9,373
1997 modern 310 #13,241
1998 modern 315 #13,452
1999 modern 306 #13,782
2000 modern 298 #13,981
2001 modern 298 #13,784
2002 modern 301 #13,962
2003 modern 302 #13,752
2004 modern 299 #13,904
2005 modern 296 #13,947
2006 modern 287 #14,295
2007 modern 286 #14,496
2008 modern 291 #14,430
2009 modern 299 #14,445
2010 modern 306 #14,529
2011 modern 291 #14,903
2012 modern 299 #14,537
2013 modern 304 #14,614
2014 modern 298 #14,911
2015 modern 295 #14,935
2016 modern 301 #14,696

Geography

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Where Cullifords are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Somerton, Martock, Walcott, Charlcome and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mendip, Bridgend and North Somerset. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Somerton Somerset
3 Martock Somerset
4 Walcott, Charlcome Somerset
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mendip 014 Mendip
2 Mendip 012 Mendip
3 Mendip 011 Mendip
4 Bridgend 003 Bridgend
5 North Somerset 026 North Somerset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Culliford

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Culliford

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Culliford is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

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

Culliford 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

Culliford 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 Culliford 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Culliford families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Culliford 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. Somerset leads with 151 Cullifords recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.53x.

County Total Index
Somerset 151 30.53x
Middlesex 43 1.40x
Gloucestershire 39 6.47x
Surrey 16 1.07x
Glamorgan 10 1.87x
Kent 7 0.67x
Cardiganshire 6 8.01x
Devon 6 0.94x
Durham 5 0.55x
Shropshire 5 1.88x
Staffordshire 5 0.48x
Buckinghamshire 4 2.15x
Cheshire 4 0.59x
Hampshire 4 0.64x
Warwickshire 4 0.52x
Berkshire 2 0.87x
Lancashire 2 0.05x
Cornwall 1 0.29x
Dorset 1 0.50x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bridgewater in Somerset leads with 25 Cullifords recorded in 1881 and an index of 186.15x.

Place Total Index
Bridgewater 25 186.15x
Martock 22 683.23x
Islington London 17 5.71x
Somerton 17 841.58x
Bristol St George 15 53.82x
Street 11 410.45x
Penarth 9 172.08x
St George In East London 9 31.14x
Yeovil 9 89.55x
Clevedon 8 155.64x
Mangotsfield 8 133.11x
St Andrew Holborn London 7 52.63x
Aberystwith 6 93.02x
Kingston On Thames 6 16.68x
Lewisham 6 10.73x
Long Sutton 6 652.17x
Wayford 6 2500.00x
Bishopwearmouth 5 6.37x
Curry Rivell 5 303.03x
Ilchester 5 694.44x
Langport 5 2083.33x
Lyncombe Widcombe 5 38.61x
Marshfield 5 310.56x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 5 170.65x
Wolverhampton 5 6.27x
Aston 4 1.87x
Bethnal Green London 4 3.00x
Bristol St James St Paul 4 19.91x
Chester St Oswald 4 32.57x
Eton 4 95.01x
Horfield 4 66.01x
Newington 4 3.52x
Plymouth St Andrew 4 8.12x
Twerton 4 78.43x
Buckland St Mary 3 468.75x
Chilthorne Domer 3 1428.57x
Hornsey 3 7.72x
Lambeth 3 1.12x
Otterhampton 3 1200.00x
Ashburton 2 65.36x
Bath St James 2 38.76x
Cheltenham 2 4.30x
Fulwood 2 50.76x
High Ham 2 169.49x
Reading St Lawrence 2 40.57x
Shepton Mallet 2 36.04x
Streatham 2 8.77x
Walcot 2 7.59x
Westminster St James 2 6.33x
Aberdare 1 2.72x
Alverstoke 1 4.39x
Bathwick 1 18.28x
Bradford Abbas 1 185.19x
Cannington 1 68.03x
Croydon 1 1.20x
Dartford 1 9.33x
Limington 1 322.58x
North Petherton 1 25.06x
North Stoneham 1 69.93x
Portsmouth 1 6.90x
South Hayling 1 89.29x
St Ewe 1 95.24x
St Marylebone London 1 0.61x
Wells St Cuthbert Out 1 25.13x
Westbury On Trym 1 4.90x
Yatton 1 52.08x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Elizabeth 18
Sarah 14
Eliza 9
Jane 8
Ellen 6
Kate 6
Annie 5
Caroline 5
Florence 5
Louisa 4
Clara 3
Emma 3
Frances 3
Julia 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Bessie 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Ethel 2
Letitia 2
Lucy 2
Martha 2
Sophia 2
Amie 1
Amy 1
Anna 1
Beatrice 1
C.L. 1
Charlotte 1
Chorliott 1
Flora 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Haphzebah 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Henretta 1
Henrietta 1
Katie 1
Keza 1
Mabel 1
Margarett 1
Margrat 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Penelope 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 25
Charles 14
James 12
Henry 11
George 9
John 9
Frank 6
Albert 5
Ernest 5
Edwin 4
Thomas 4
Edward 3
Frederick 3
Richard 3
Samuel 3
Arthur 2
Francis 2
Fredk. 2
Joseph 2
Robert 2
Sidney 2
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Anman 1
Chas 1
Chas. 1
Christopher 1
Clifford 1
Fred.J. 1
H.E. 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Isaac 1
J.L. 1
J.W.W. 1
Job 1
Oliver 1
Tom 1
Vincent 1
Walter 1
Wm.Edw. 1
Wm.Thos. 1

FAQ

Culliford surname: questions and answers

How common was the Culliford surname in 1881?

In 1881, 315 people were recorded with the Culliford surname. That placed it at #9,393 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Culliford surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 301 in 2016. That gives Culliford a modern rank of #14,696.

What does the Culliford map show?

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