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UK surname

Dinnie

In the 1881 census there were 149 people recorded with the Dinnie surname, ranking it #15,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 210, ranked #18,965, down from #15,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Marykirk, Birse and Govan Combination. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Aboyne and South Deeside, Keppochhill and Kintore.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Dinnie is 210 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 40.9%.

1881 census count

149

Ranked #15,551

Modern count

210

2016, ranked #18,965

Peak year

2000

210 bearers

Map years

6

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Dinnie had 149 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 210 in 2016, ranked #18,965.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 198 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Dinnie surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Dinnie surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Dinnie 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 79 #19,712
1861 historical 97 #21,503
1881 historical 149 #15,551
1891 historical 198 #15,033
1901 historical 196 #15,329
1911 historical 16 #31,804
1997 modern 189 #18,267
1998 modern 202 #17,991
1999 modern 205 #17,960
2000 modern 210 #17,670
2001 modern 201 #17,885
2002 modern 208 #17,848
2003 modern 194 #18,463
2004 modern 186 #19,059
2005 modern 206 #17,786
2006 modern 192 #18,753
2007 modern 183 #19,553
2008 modern 184 #19,666
2009 modern 189 #19,727
2010 modern 194 #19,819
2011 modern 189 #19,997
2012 modern 188 #20,018
2013 modern 195 #19,857
2014 modern 202 #19,575
2015 modern 205 #19,269
2016 modern 210 #18,965

Geography

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Where Dinnies are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Marykirk, Birse, Govan Combination, Edinburgh and Crieff. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Aboyne and South Deeside, Keppochhill, Kintore, Howe of Alford and Possil Park. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Marykirk Kincardine
2 Birse Aberdeen
3 Govan Combination Lanark
4 Edinburgh Edinburgh
5 Crieff Perth

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Aboyne and South Deeside Aberdeenshire
2 Keppochhill Glasgow City
3 Kintore Aberdeenshire
4 Howe of Alford Aberdeenshire
5 Possil Park Glasgow City

Forenames

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First names often paired with Dinnie

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Dinnie

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Dinnie surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Dinnie household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Dinnie is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Dinnie 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

Dinnie falls in decile 8 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 Dinnie 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 Dinnie, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Dinnie families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Dinnie 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. Aberdeenshire leads with 71 Dinnies recorded in 1881 and an index of 53.11x.

County Total Index
Aberdeenshire 71 53.11x
Angus 21 15.70x
Kincardineshire 16 91.01x
Midlothian 13 6.72x
Perthshire 8 12.35x
Berwickshire 6 34.32x
Durham 5 1.16x
Lanarkshire 3 0.64x
Middlesex 2 0.14x
Ayrshire 1 0.93x
Lincolnshire 1 0.43x
Renfrewshire 1 0.89x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birse in Aberdeenshire leads with 23 Dinnies recorded in 1881 and an index of 4259.26x.

Place Total Index
Birse 23 4259.26x
Aberdeen Old Machar 18 64.49x
Aberdeen St Nicholas 10 39.98x
Brechin 8 152.09x
Edinburgh Canongate 8 162.60x
Logie Pert 8 1632.65x
Cluny 7 1093.75x
Comrie 7 752.69x
Earlston 6 681.82x
Laurencekirk 6 588.24x
Fordoun 5 510.20x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 5 26.88x
Aboyne 4 563.38x
Monymusk 4 701.75x
Dundee 3 6.01x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 3 3.86x
Kincardine O Neil 2 210.53x
Maryhill 2 21.88x
St Cyrus 2 273.97x
Abbey 1 5.86x
Alyth 1 57.47x
Cambusnethan 1 9.64x
Drumoak 1 217.39x
Edinburgh St Marys 1 26.60x
Edinburgh Tolbooth 1 88.50x
Fearn 1 625.00x
Fettercairn 1 133.33x
Glenbervie 1 208.33x
Glenmuick Tullich 1 104.17x
Great Grimsby 1 6.83x
Maryculter 1 188.68x
Midmar 1 192.31x
Mile End Old Town London 1 3.26x
Montrose 1 12.35x
Stewarton 1 46.73x
Westminster St Margaret 1 14.37x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Isabella 1
Kate 1
Martha 1
May 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Robert 2
John 1
Walter 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 Dinnie households.

FAQ

Dinnie surname: questions and answers

How common was the Dinnie surname in 1881?

In 1881, 149 people were recorded with the Dinnie surname. That placed it at #15,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Dinnie surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 210 in 2016. That gives Dinnie a modern rank of #18,965.

What does the Dinnie map show?

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