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UK surname

Dunnicliffe

In the 1881 census there were 121 people recorded with the Dunnicliffe surname, ranking it #17,671 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 112, ranked #28,844, down from #17,671 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Chellaston, Sawley and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North West Leicestershire, Erewash and Mid Suffolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Dunnicliffe is 167 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 7.4%.

1881 census count

121

Ranked #17,671

Modern count

112

2016, ranked #28,844

Peak year

1901

167 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Dunnicliffe had 121 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,671 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 112 in 2016, ranked #28,844.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 167 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Dunnicliffe surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Dunnicliffe surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Dunnicliffe 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 26 #28,667
1861 historical 25 #30,804
1881 historical 121 #17,671
1891 historical 138 #19,411
1901 historical 167 #16,943
1911 historical 165 #16,808
1997 modern 121 #24,019
1998 modern 124 #24,316
1999 modern 126 #24,239
2000 modern 124 #24,469
2001 modern 116 #25,089
2002 modern 116 #25,632
2003 modern 120 #24,909
2004 modern 113 #25,999
2005 modern 108 #26,736
2006 modern 107 #27,179
2007 modern 109 #27,253
2008 modern 112 #27,061
2009 modern 112 #27,685
2010 modern 114 #28,017
2011 modern 117 #27,334
2012 modern 117 #27,394
2013 modern 118 #27,686
2014 modern 121 #27,503
2015 modern 115 #28,319
2016 modern 112 #28,844

Geography

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Where Dunnicliffes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Chellaston, Sawley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, St Werburgh and Manchester. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North West Leicestershire, Erewash, Mid Suffolk and Derby. 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 Chellaston Derbyshire
2 Sawley Derbyshire
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 St Werburgh Derbyshire
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North West Leicestershire 003 North West Leicestershire
2 Erewash 010 Erewash
3 North West Leicestershire 013 North West Leicestershire
4 Mid Suffolk 002 Mid Suffolk
5 Derby 030 Derby

Forenames

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First names often paired with Dunnicliffe

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Dunnicliffe

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

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Dunnicliffe is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, 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

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Dunnicliffe is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Dunnicliffe falls in decile 7 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 Dunnicliffe is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Dunnicliffe, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Dunnicliffe families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Dunnicliffe 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. Derbyshire leads with 53 Dunnicliffes recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.68x.

County Total Index
Derbyshire 53 28.68x
Lancashire 19 1.36x
Staffordshire 12 3.01x
Leicestershire 8 6.11x
Nottinghamshire 8 5.03x
Warwickshire 6 2.02x
Middlesex 5 0.42x
Midlothian 5 3.16x
Yorkshire 4 0.34x
Kent 1 0.25x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Chellaston in Derbyshire leads with 14 Dunnicliffes recorded in 1881 and an index of 7000.00x.

Place Total Index
Chellaston 14 7000.00x
Derby St Werburgh 13 121.84x
Hulme 10 34.20x
Ilam 9 11250.00x
Broughton In Salford 5 39.03x
Long Eaton 5 204.92x
Radford 5 61.88x
Sawley 5 892.86x
South Leith 5 28.11x
Ashby De La Zouch 4 132.01x
Aston 4 4.88x
Chelsea London 4 11.25x
Findern 4 2500.00x
Kimberworth 4 61.63x
Horninglow 3 159.57x
Manchester 3 4.76x
Nottingham St Mary 3 7.29x
Castle Donnington 2 183.49x
Coventry St Michael 2 20.92x
Derby All Sts 2 129.87x
Derby St Alkmund 2 36.10x
Staveley 2 60.98x
Willington 2 952.38x
Ardwick 1 7.92x
Derby St Peter 1 16.98x
Great Bowden 1 84.03x
Melbourne 1 79.37x
Melton Mowbray 1 42.55x
Ockbrook 1 128.21x
Rochester St Margaret 1 23.53x
Westminster St James 1 8.24x
Whittington 1 39.06x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 11
Edith 4
Elizabeth 4
Annie 3
Eliza 3
Emma 3
Hannah 3
Frances 2
Martha 2
Alice 1
Ann 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Constance 1
Dinna 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Geo 1
Gertrude 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Jane 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Lily 1
Lydia 1
Rachael 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 8
Charles 7
John 7
George 6
Thos. 5
William 5
Frederick 3
Joseph 3
Geo. 2
James 2
Samuel 2
Albert 1
Arnall 1
Chas. 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Fred 1
Jessie 1
Robert 1
Rueben 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Dunnicliffe surname: questions and answers

How common was the Dunnicliffe surname in 1881?

In 1881, 121 people were recorded with the Dunnicliffe surname. That placed it at #17,671 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Dunnicliffe surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 112 in 2016. That gives Dunnicliffe a modern rank of #28,844.

What does the Dunnicliffe map show?

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