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UK surname

Dorricott

In the 1881 census there were 278 people recorded with the Dorricott surname, ranking it #10,259 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 627, ranked #8,409, up from #10,259 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wellington, Wrockwardine, Eyton-on-the-Moors, Preston-on-the-Moors, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Dorricott is 630 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 125.5%.

1881 census count

278

Ranked #10,259

Modern count

627

2016, ranked #8,409

Peak year

2014

630 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Dorricott had 278 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,259 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 627 in 2016, ranked #8,409.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 475 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Dorricott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Dorricott surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Dorricott 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 116 #15,545
1861 historical 132 #16,957
1881 historical 278 #10,259
1891 historical 280 #11,665
1901 historical 421 #9,141
1911 historical 475 #8,144
1997 modern 602 #8,123
1998 modern 607 #8,318
1999 modern 602 #8,425
2000 modern 615 #8,287
2001 modern 596 #8,335
2002 modern 616 #8,298
2003 modern 614 #8,178
2004 modern 609 #8,257
2005 modern 590 #8,378
2006 modern 603 #8,256
2007 modern 588 #8,486
2008 modern 583 #8,606
2009 modern 606 #8,535
2010 modern 612 #8,654
2011 modern 609 #8,585
2012 modern 598 #8,627
2013 modern 624 #8,477
2014 modern 630 #8,453
2015 modern 619 #8,517
2016 modern 627 #8,409

Geography

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Where Dorricotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wellington, Wrockwardine, Eyton-on-the-Moors, Preston-on-the-Moors, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace, Manchester, Pontesbury and Madeley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. 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 Wellington, Wrockwardine, Eyton-on-the-Moors, Preston-on-the-Moors Shropshire
2 Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace Shropshire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Pontesbury Shropshire
5 Madeley Shropshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 018 Shropshire
2 Telford and Wrekin 014 Telford and Wrekin
3 Shropshire 021 Shropshire
4 Shropshire 029 Shropshire
5 Shropshire 008 Shropshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Dorricott

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Dorricott

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Dorricott surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Dorricott 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Dorricott 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

Dorricott 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

Dorricott falls in decile 5 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 Dorricott 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Dorricott, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Dorricott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Dorricott 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. Shropshire leads with 170 Dorricotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 72.57x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 170 72.57x
Staffordshire 34 3.71x
Warwickshire 26 3.80x
Gloucestershire 10 1.88x
Worcestershire 10 2.82x
Middlesex 8 0.30x
Northumberland 8 1.98x
Lancashire 7 0.22x
Monmouthshire 2 1.02x
Derbyshire 1 0.24x
Kent 1 0.11x
Yorkshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Madeley in Shropshire leads with 18 Dorricotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 209.55x.

Place Total Index
Madeley 18 209.55x
Wrockwardine 16 310.68x
Aston 15 7.97x
Pontesbury 15 526.32x
Wombridge 15 519.03x
Worthen 14 562.25x
Minsterley 13 1511.63x
Cannock 12 75.14x
Edgbaston 10 47.17x
Shrewsbury St Alkmond 10 769.23x
Tettenhall 10 178.57x
Alberbury 9 1636.36x
Lilleshall 9 251.40x
Fitz 8 2962.96x
Limehouse London 8 26.87x
Claines 7 72.02x
Clifton 7 26.03x
Tipton 7 24.97x
Upton Magna 7 1627.91x
Westbury 6 495.87x
Cramlington 5 93.81x
Gt Hanwood 5 1666.67x
Worsley 5 25.21x
Baschurch 4 250.00x
Montford 4 869.57x
Burradon In Tynemouth 3 291.26x
Hatherop 3 937.50x
Kings Norton 3 9.45x
Shrewsbury St Mary 3 32.47x
Wellington 3 22.78x
Bilston 2 11.27x
Leighton 2 714.29x
Much Wenlock 2 92.59x
Shrewsbury St Chad 2 24.33x
Willenhall 2 11.67x
Aberystruth 1 5.79x
Accrington 1 3.42x
Birmingham 1 0.44x
Blackburn 1 1.17x
Ecclesfield 1 5.08x
Frodesley 1 454.55x
Gillingham 1 5.24x
Habberley 1 769.23x
Meole Brace 1 82.64x
Monmouth 1 19.23x
North Wingfield 1 52.63x
Rodington 1 270.27x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 1 38.61x
Stone 1 8.54x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 28
Sarah 19
Elizabeth 9
Jane 8
Martha 8
Alice 7
Emily 5
Annie 4
Edith 4
Ada 3
Agnes 3
Ann 3
Eliza 3
Emma 3
Rebecca 3
Hannah 2
Harriett 2
Anne 1
Beatrice 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Elen 1
Eliz.Sarah 1
Elizh. 1
Florance 1
Hanah 1
Harriet 1
Isabel 1
Jemima 1
Julia 1
Kerna 1
Lizzie 1
Louise 1
Lucy 1
M.A. 1
Madeline 1
Marian 1
Matilda 1
May 1
Minnie 1
Naomi 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 21
William 17
Thomas 15
Edward 8
Charles 6
George 6
Henry 6
Joseph 6
James 5
Richard 5
Alfred 4
Andrew 4
Albert 2
Enock 2
Ernest 2
Isaac 2
Samuel 2
Wm. 2
Benjamin 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Emmanuel 1
Enoch 1
Enos 1
Geoe. 1
Harry 1
Henery 1
Herbert 1
Isaiah 1
Jack 1
Jesse 1
Jno. 1
Jonathan 1
Mark 1
Newman 1
Peter 1
Robert 1
Rowland 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Dorricott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Dorricott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 278 people were recorded with the Dorricott surname. That placed it at #10,259 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Dorricott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 627 in 2016. That gives Dorricott a modern rank of #8,409.

What does the Dorricott map show?

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