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UK surname

Cutt

A variant of "Cutts", an occupational surname referring to a cutter of wood or cloth.

In the 1881 census there were 307 people recorded with the Cutt surname, ranking it #9,568 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 218, ranked #18,481, down from #9,568 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kirkwall and St.Ola, Silkstone and Thornhill. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Colinton Mains and Firrhill, Central Shetland and Babergh.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cutt is 364 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 29.0%.

1881 census count

307

Ranked #9,568

Modern count

218

2016, ranked #18,481

Peak year

1891

364 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cutt had 307 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,568 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016, ranked #18,481.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 364 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Cutt surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cutt surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cutt 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 349 #6,747
1861 historical 331 #7,706
1881 historical 307 #9,568
1891 historical 364 #9,538
1901 historical 334 #10,818
1911 historical 232 #13,592
1997 modern 228 #16,211
1998 modern 231 #16,555
1999 modern 235 #16,458
2000 modern 236 #16,380
2001 modern 216 #17,103
2002 modern 222 #17,147
2003 modern 217 #17,176
2004 modern 215 #17,384
2005 modern 211 #17,520
2006 modern 215 #17,441
2007 modern 214 #17,688
2008 modern 210 #18,052
2009 modern 207 #18,600
2010 modern 224 #18,047
2011 modern 227 #17,733
2012 modern 216 #18,251
2013 modern 228 #17,864
2014 modern 231 #17,813
2015 modern 229 #17,846
2016 modern 218 #18,481

Geography

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Where Cutts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kirkwall and St.Ola, Silkstone, Thornhill, Kirby, South and Cross and Burness. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Colinton Mains and Firrhill, Central Shetland, Babergh, Woking and Selby. 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 Kirkwall and St.Ola Orkney
2 Silkstone Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Thornhill Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Kirby, South Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Cross and Burness Orkney

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Colinton Mains and Firrhill City of Edinburgh
2 Central Shetland Shetland Islands
3 Babergh 004 Babergh
4 Woking 011 Woking
5 Selby 002 Selby

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cutt

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cutt

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

European Enclaves

Within London, Cutt is most associated with areas classed as European Enclaves, 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

Many residents of these accessible neighbourhoods have wide-ranging non-UK European origins. Typically residing in privately rented flats, many residents live alone and are beyond normal retirement age. There are more students than elsewhere in the Supergroup, some of which live in communal establishments. Household residents are often drawn from different ethnic groups.

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

Cutt is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Cutt falls in decile 6 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 Cutt 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 Cutt, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Cutt

The surname CUTT originated in England and has its roots dating back to the medieval era. It is derived from the Old English word "cyta," which means a cottage or small dwelling. This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive one, referring to someone who lived in a humble abode or a person who worked as a cottager.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name CUTT can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Leicestershire from the year 1200, where a Robert le Cutte is mentioned. This spelling variation, "le Cutte," indicates the name's Norman-French influence, as many English surnames adopted the "le" prefix during the Norman Conquest.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, there is a reference to a Walter Cutte, who resided in Oxfordshire. This record provides evidence of the name's early presence in different parts of England.

The Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation conducted in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror, does not contain any direct mentions of the surname CUTT. However, it does include several place names that may have contributed to the formation of this surname, such as Cutteslowe in Oxfordshire and Cuttenhall in Staffordshire.

One notable figure with the surname CUTT was John Cutt (1613-1681), an English-born merchant and mill owner who later became the first president of the Provincial Council of New Hampshire in colonial America.

Another prominent individual was Sir John Cutt (1770-1849), a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars and was knighted for his distinguished service.

In the literary world, Samuel Cutt (1785-1860) was an English poet and writer known for his collection of poems titled "The Poetical Works of Samuel Cutt."

The surname CUTT also has a connection to the religious sphere, with John Cutt (1718-1795) being an English clergyman and author who served as the rector of Chiddingstone in Kent.

Lastly, Edward Cutt (1909-1996) was a British artist and printmaker renowned for his etchings and engravings depicting rural landscapes and architectural subjects.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Cutt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cutt 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. Orkney leads with 107 Cutts recorded in 1881 and an index of 324.73x.

County Total Index
Orkney 107 324.73x
Yorkshire 81 2.73x
Surrey 42 2.88x
Middlesex 21 0.70x
Sussex 13 2.57x
Derbyshire 11 2.35x
Kent 9 0.88x
Monmouthshire 6 2.77x
Suffolk 4 1.10x
Buckinghamshire 3 1.66x
Dorset 3 1.53x
Worcestershire 2 0.51x
Essex 1 0.17x
Northumberland 1 0.22x
Royal Navy 1 2.80x
Shetland 1 3.27x
Wiltshire 1 0.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cross Burness N in Orkney leads with 55 Cutts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3197.67x.

Place Total Index
Cross Burness N 55 3197.67x
Kirkwall St Ola 32 649.09x
Kimberworth 15 91.07x
Barnsley 12 39.20x
Horsham 11 112.13x
Nether Hallam 11 27.40x
Sheffield 10 10.58x
Kensington London 8 4.80x
Ockham 8 1428.57x
Birsay Harray 7 292.89x
Send Ripley 7 368.42x
South Kirkby 7 1076.92x
Killamarsh 6 205.48x
Paddington London 6 5.45x
Thornhill 6 69.28x
West Horsley 6 983.61x
Deptford St Nicholas 5 61.65x
Newington 5 4.52x
Stronsay Eday 5 232.56x
Trevethin 5 24.46x
Adwick Le Street 4 1538.46x
Croydon 4 4.94x
Hillingdon 4 41.88x
Leiston 4 159.36x
Shapinshay 4 400.00x
Thorp Audlin 4 1538.46x
Woking 4 45.51x
Charlton Marshall 3 447.76x
East Hardwick 3 1304.35x
Iver 3 128.76x
Sutton Cum Duckmanton 3 612.24x
Upton 3 1111.11x
Bolsover 2 85.11x
Kings Norton 2 5.70x
Lambeth 2 0.77x
Pannal 2 70.18x
Rye 2 41.67x
Streatham 2 9.00x
Uxbridge 2 58.48x
Barking 1 5.78x
Berwick Upon Tweed 1 10.59x
Brightside Bierlow 1 1.72x
Camberwell 1 0.52x
Carlton In Barnsley 1 90.09x
Delting 1 58.14x
Eltham 1 16.69x
Farnborough 1 67.11x
Ham Kingston On Thames 1 156.25x
Holm 1 90.91x
Lady 1 102.04x
Leeds 1 133.33x
Leeds 1 0.60x
Llanover 1 13.53x
Orphir 1 95.24x
Richmond 1 4.89x
Rochester St Margaret 1 9.29x
Rousay Egilshay 1 86.96x
Royal Navy 1 3.28x
Stoke Newington London 1 4.29x
Swindon 1 4.87x
Wandsworth 1 3.47x
Wheatley 1 98.04x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Sarah 12
Emily 7
Alice 6
Elizabeth 6
Ada 4
Ann 4
Annie 4
Eliza 4
Emma 3
Fanny 2
Harriett 2
Henrietta 2
Jane 2
Blinder 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Ellen 1
Esther 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 12
John 12
James 11
Thomas 8
William 7
Arthur 6
Albert 4
Joseph 4
Samuel 4
Edward 3
Ernest 3
Alfred 2
Charles 2
David 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
Isaac 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Alma 1
Clifford 1
Di...kles 1
Edgar 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Jane 1
Leonard 1
Louis 1
Percival 1
Robt. 1
Sydney 1
Willie 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Cutt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cutt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 307 people were recorded with the Cutt surname. That placed it at #9,568 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cutt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016. That gives Cutt a modern rank of #18,481.

What does the Cutt surname mean?

A variant of "Cutts", an occupational surname referring to a cutter of wood or cloth.

What does the Cutt map show?

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