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UK surname

Cullingworth

In the 1881 census there were 315 people recorded with the Cullingworth surname, ranking it #9,393 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 267, ranked #16,054, down from #9,393 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall, Barwick-in-Elmett and Spofforth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Leeds, Doncaster and Bradford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cullingworth is 372 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 15.2%.

1881 census count

315

Ranked #9,393

Modern count

267

2016, ranked #16,054

Peak year

1911

372 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cullingworth had 315 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,393 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 267 in 2016, ranked #16,054.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 372 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Cullingworth surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cullingworth surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cullingworth 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 180 #11,300
1861 historical 221 #11,031
1881 historical 315 #9,393
1891 historical 346 #9,920
1901 historical 351 #10,415
1911 historical 372 #9,807
1997 modern 284 #14,006
1998 modern 280 #14,550
1999 modern 292 #14,204
2000 modern 296 #14,044
2001 modern 290 #14,033
2002 modern 291 #14,275
2003 modern 286 #14,259
2004 modern 277 #14,644
2005 modern 276 #14,579
2006 modern 272 #14,834
2007 modern 259 #15,519
2008 modern 262 #15,550
2009 modern 271 #15,511
2010 modern 273 #15,764
2011 modern 274 #15,571
2012 modern 274 #15,498
2013 modern 271 #15,875
2014 modern 276 #15,788
2015 modern 279 #15,527
2016 modern 267 #16,054

Geography

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Where Cullingworths are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall, Barwick-in-Elmett, Spofforth and Leeds. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Leeds, Doncaster, Bradford, Wakefield and Barnsley. 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 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Barwick-in-Elmett Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Spofforth Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Leeds 029 Leeds
2 Doncaster 022 Doncaster
3 Bradford 004 Bradford
4 Wakefield 040 Wakefield
5 Barnsley 005 Barnsley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cullingworth

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cullingworth

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Cullingworth surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Cullingworth household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Cullingworth 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

Cullingworth is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Cullingworth 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Cullingworth is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Cullingworth, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cullingworth families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cullingworth 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 244 Cullingworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.01x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 244 8.01x
Middlesex 19 0.62x
Warwickshire 16 2.06x
Lancashire 13 0.36x
Cheshire 5 0.74x
Durham 5 0.55x
Hampshire 3 0.48x
Kent 2 0.19x
Staffordshire 2 0.19x
Surrey 2 0.13x
Derbyshire 1 0.21x
Lanarkshire 1 0.10x
Northamptonshire 1 0.35x
Sussex 1 0.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 63 Cullingworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 36.64x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 63 36.64x
Holbeck 22 109.07x
Barwick In Elmet 17 729.61x
Aston 16 7.50x
Chapel Allerton 15 328.95x
Dewsbury 12 38.42x
Follifoot 10 1923.08x
Harewood 10 1333.33x
Pannal 10 342.47x
Castleford 8 72.14x
St Giles Cripplegate 8 196.08x
Sandal Magna 7 155.56x
Sheffield 7 7.22x
Shoreditch London 7 5.26x
Wortley In Bramley 7 29.02x
North Meols 6 16.81x
Elland Cum Greetland 5 36.44x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 5 35.34x
Stockport 5 14.32x
Garforth 4 171.67x
Headingley Cum Burley 4 20.41x
Nether Hallam 4 9.71x
Toxteth Park 4 3.24x
Birstwith 3 576.92x
Gateshead 3 4.38x
Hunslet 3 6.32x
Kirk Deighton 3 810.81x
Portsmouth 3 20.69x
Potter Newton 3 55.87x
Roundhay 3 352.94x
Thorner 3 303.03x
Finchley 2 16.98x
Hipperholme Cum 2 14.95x
Keighley 2 6.16x
Scriven Cum Tentergate 2 176.99x
St Lawrence 2 27.74x
Stockton On Tees 2 4.54x
Adel Cum Eccup 1 79.37x
Appleton Roebuck 1 217.39x
Battersea 1 0.88x
Cannock 1 5.52x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 1.73x
Derby St Peter 1 6.53x
Halifax 1 2.24x
Huddersfield 1 2.25x
Islington London 1 0.34x
Kingston On Thames 1 2.78x
Liversedge 1 7.38x
Northampton St Sepulchre 1 6.80x
Otley 1 13.53x
Preston 1 59.52x
Rotherfield 1 21.93x
Rutherglen 1 6.86x
Salford 1 0.93x
Spofforth Cum Stockeld 1 208.33x
St Marylebone London 1 0.61x
Stretford 1 4.99x
Wetherby 1 50.51x
Wolverhampton 1 1.25x
York Marygate St Olave 1 85.47x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 18
Elizabeth 15
Jane 10
Emma 8
Sarah 7
Ada 6
Ann 6
Annie 6
Hannah 6
Clara 5
Ellen 5
Harriet 5
Alice 4
Florence 3
Mabel 3
Ruth 3
Edith 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Isabella 2
Martha 2
Matilda 2
Alberta 1
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Bertha 1
Christina 1
Eliza 1
Emelina 1
Emia 1
Esther 1
Florance 1
Floreisca 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Grace 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Jennette 1
Louisa 1
Louise 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Margaret 1
Maud 1
Minnie 1
Rebecca 1
Rhoda 1
Selena 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 25
William 17
Henry 10
George 9
Charles 8
Thomas 8
James 6
Robert 6
Arthur 5
Harry 5
Frederick 4
Geo. 4
Albert 3
Benjamin 3
Joseph 3
Mark 3
Richard 3
Wm. 3
Chas. 2
Edgar 2
Herbert 2
Percy 2
Walter 2
Abraham 1
Alfred 1
Amos 1
Arther 1
Benj. 1
Benjn. 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
J.W. 1
Jesse 1
Johnston 1
Joshua 1
Laurence 1
Lenard 1
Percival 1
Ralph 1
Regie 1
Sidney 1
Tho. 1
Thos 1
Thos. 1
Watson 1

FAQ

Cullingworth surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cullingworth surname in 1881?

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

How common is the Cullingworth surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 267 in 2016. That gives Cullingworth a modern rank of #16,054.

What does the Cullingworth map show?

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