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UK surname

Damant

In the 1881 census there were 184 people recorded with the Damant surname, ranking it #13,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 213, ranked #18,785, down from #13,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a, Tuddenham and Woodbridge. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Babergh, East Staffordshire and South Somerset.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Damant is 287 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.8%.

1881 census count

184

Ranked #13,551

Modern count

213

2016, ranked #18,785

Peak year

1901

287 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Damant had 184 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 213 in 2016, ranked #18,785.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 287 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Damant surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Damant surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Damant 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 104 #16,746
1861 historical 115 #18,880
1881 historical 184 #13,551
1891 historical 232 #13,429
1901 historical 287 #12,001
1911 historical 285 #11,837
1997 modern 217 #16,761
1998 modern 230 #16,607
1999 modern 223 #17,025
2000 modern 228 #16,743
2001 modern 210 #17,425
2002 modern 211 #17,696
2003 modern 211 #17,513
2004 modern 206 #17,883
2005 modern 200 #18,144
2006 modern 210 #17,718
2007 modern 207 #18,080
2008 modern 205 #18,359
2009 modern 219 #17,960
2010 modern 220 #18,265
2011 modern 209 #18,730
2012 modern 213 #18,422
2013 modern 216 #18,543
2014 modern 213 #18,883
2015 modern 213 #18,769
2016 modern 213 #18,785

Geography

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Where Damants are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a, Tuddenham, Woodbridge, Helmingham 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 Babergh, East Staffordshire, South Somerset, Aylesbury Vale and Ipswich. 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 Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a Essex
2 Tuddenham Suffolk
3 Woodbridge Suffolk
4 Helmingham Suffolk
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Babergh 005 Babergh
2 East Staffordshire 011 East Staffordshire
3 South Somerset 002 South Somerset
4 Aylesbury Vale 006 Aylesbury Vale
5 Ipswich 015 Ipswich

Forenames

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First names often paired with Damant

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Damant

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Damant 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

Damant is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Damant 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 Damant 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 Damant, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Damant families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Damant 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. Suffolk leads with 111 Damants recorded in 1881 and an index of 51.33x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 111 51.33x
Middlesex 23 1.30x
Essex 16 4.57x
Hampshire 12 3.30x
Kent 6 0.99x
Norfolk 3 1.10x
Surrey 3 0.35x
Sussex 3 1.00x
Cornwall 1 0.50x
Devon 1 0.27x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Oxfordshire 1 0.91x
Staffordshire 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ipswich St Margaret in Suffolk leads with 16 Damants recorded in 1881 and an index of 217.98x.

Place Total Index
Ipswich St Margaret 16 217.98x
Tuddenham St Martin 12 5454.55x
Helmingham 11 5238.10x
Islington London 10 5.81x
Witnesham 10 3225.81x
Grundisburgh 9 1800.00x
Colchester St Runwald 8 4210.53x
Sibton 8 2666.67x
Coddenham 6 1200.00x
Ipswich St Lawrence 6 2068.97x
Northwood 6 115.83x
St Pancras London 6 4.20x
West Ham 6 7.75x
Charlton Next Woolwich 5 79.11x
Martlesham 5 1666.67x
Debenham 4 555.56x
Easton 4 1538.46x
Hillingdon 4 70.67x
Ipswich St Clement 4 72.73x
Melton 4 470.59x
South Stoneham 3 38.02x
Sutton 3 47.92x
Brighton 2 3.31x
Foulsham 2 344.83x
Framlingham 2 129.87x
Kensington London 2 2.03x
Wenhaston 2 377.36x
Westerfield 2 952.38x
Whitchurch 2 173.91x
Bromley London 1 2.56x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 2.99x
Colchester St Mary At 1 80.65x
Cransford 1 909.09x
Gosbeck 1 526.32x
Handsworth 1 6.77x
Hollington 1 93.46x
Ipswich St Helen 1 39.06x
Ipswich St Nicholas 1 84.03x
Jacobstowe 1 714.29x
Lee 1 11.38x
Lowestoft 1 9.79x
Manningtree 1 175.44x
Saltash 1 64.10x
Stibbard 1 344.83x
Stoke Lyne 1 294.12x
Warblington 1 69.44x
Woodbridge 1 36.23x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 11
John 7
Arthur 5
James 5
Alfred 4
Henry 4
Joseph 4
Samuel 4
Charles 3
George 3
Harry 3
Thomas 3
Walter 3
Allan 2
Daniel 2
Edmund 2
Ernest 2
Frederick 2
Abraham 1
Athelstone 1
Clarence 1
David 1
Edward 1
Francis 1
Guybou 1
Isaac 1
Josiah 1
Michal 1
Nelson 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Reuben 1
Robert 1
Temple 1

FAQ

Damant surname: questions and answers

How common was the Damant surname in 1881?

In 1881, 184 people were recorded with the Damant surname. That placed it at #13,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Damant surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 213 in 2016. That gives Damant a modern rank of #18,785.

What does the Damant map show?

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