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UK surname

Daddy

In the 1881 census there were 65 people recorded with the Daddy surname, ranking it #24,420 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 149, ranked #23,844, up from #24,420 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Sutton and Stoneferry, Gorleston and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kingston upon Hull.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Daddy is 168 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 129.2%.

1881 census count

65

Ranked #24,420

Modern count

149

2016, ranked #23,844

Peak year

1999

168 bearers

Map years

4

1911 to 2016

Key insights

  • Daddy had 65 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #24,420 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 149 in 2016, ranked #23,844.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 132 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Daddy surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Daddy surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Daddy 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 38 #26,502
1861 historical 54 #27,127
1881 historical 65 #24,420
1891 historical 86 #25,951
1901 historical 93 #23,689
1911 historical 132 #19,313
1997 modern 162 #20,107
1998 modern 166 #20,329
1999 modern 168 #20,312
2000 modern 163 #20,657
2001 modern 156 #20,974
2002 modern 159 #21,086
2003 modern 150 #21,669
2004 modern 143 #22,471
2005 modern 145 #22,253
2006 modern 138 #23,156
2007 modern 144 #22,804
2008 modern 147 #22,720
2009 modern 147 #23,248
2010 modern 161 #22,385
2011 modern 162 #22,101
2012 modern 158 #22,460
2013 modern 156 #23,004
2014 modern 154 #23,439
2015 modern 152 #23,507
2016 modern 149 #23,844

Geography

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Where Daddys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Sutton and Stoneferry, Gorleston, Manchester, Chesterfield and Barton St Peter and St Mary. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kingston upon Hull. 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 Sutton and Stoneferry Yorkshire, East Riding
2 Gorleston Suffolk
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Chesterfield Derbyshire
5 Barton St Peter and St Mary Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kingston upon Hull 004 Kingston upon Hull, City of
2 Kingston upon Hull 016 Kingston upon Hull, City of
3 Kingston upon Hull 017 Kingston upon Hull, City of
4 Kingston upon Hull 022 Kingston upon Hull, City of
5 Kingston upon Hull 026 Kingston upon Hull, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Daddy

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Daddy

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Daddy surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Daddy household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Daddy 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

Daddy is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Daddy falls in decile 1 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Daddy is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Daddy, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Daddy families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Daddy 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 31 Daddys recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.93x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 31 4.93x
Lincolnshire 14 13.81x
Surrey 4 1.30x
Derbyshire 3 3.02x
Middlesex 3 0.47x
Norfolk 3 3.08x
Suffolk 3 3.89x
Cheshire 1 0.71x
Lancashire 1 0.13x
Sussex 1 0.94x
Warwickshire 1 0.63x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sutton Stoneferry in Yorkshire leads with 23 Daddys recorded in 1881 and an index of 1277.78x.

Place Total Index
Sutton Stoneferry 23 1277.78x
Barton St Mary 6 1176.47x
Northallerton 5 625.00x
Barton St Peter 4 869.57x
Lambeth 4 7.24x
Gorleston 3 153.06x
Great Yarmouth 3 37.17x
Sutton 3 416.67x
Whittington 3 218.98x
Glanford Brigg 2 555.56x
Islington London 2 3.26x
Birkenhead 1 8.96x
Birmingham 1 1.88x
Hastings All Sts 1 99.01x
St Nicholas Lincoln 1 103.09x
St Pancras London 1 1.96x
Ulceby 1 400.00x
Wigan 1 9.51x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 5
Isabella 3
Sarah 3
Hannah 2
Jane 2
Ada 1
Annie 1
Catherine 1
E.L. 1
Eliza 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Harriet 1
Julia 1
Mabel 1
Maria 1
S.J. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 4
George 3
John 3
William 3
Edward 2
Geo. 2
Thomas 2
A.G. 1
A.J. 1
Albert 1
Amos 1
Bartram 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Hezikiah 1
Lonsdale 1
Michael 1
Moses 1
Oliver 1
Samuel 1
Walter 1
Wm. 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 Daddy households.

FAQ

Daddy surname: questions and answers

How common was the Daddy surname in 1881?

In 1881, 65 people were recorded with the Daddy surname. That placed it at #24,420 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Daddy surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 149 in 2016. That gives Daddy a modern rank of #23,844.

What does the Daddy map show?

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