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UK surname

Ebbage

In the 1881 census there were 163 people recorded with the Ebbage surname, ranking it #14,689 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 329, ranked #13,798, up from #14,689 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Silkstone, London parishes and Pulham St Mary the Virgin. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Doncaster, South Holland and Tunbridge Wells.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ebbage is 346 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 101.8%.

1881 census count

163

Ranked #14,689

Modern count

329

2016, ranked #13,798

Peak year

2002

346 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ebbage had 163 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,689 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 329 in 2016, ranked #13,798.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 253 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ebbage surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ebbage surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ebbage 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 99 #17,294
1861 historical 94 #21,883
1881 historical 163 #14,689
1891 historical 184 #15,869
1901 historical 207 #14,803
1911 historical 253 #12,776
1997 modern 325 #12,832
1998 modern 330 #13,046
1999 modern 331 #13,106
2000 modern 341 #12,801
2001 modern 332 #12,841
2002 modern 346 #12,733
2003 modern 333 #12,875
2004 modern 330 #12,994
2005 modern 336 #12,767
2006 modern 316 #13,402
2007 modern 306 #13,862
2008 modern 310 #13,834
2009 modern 323 #13,720
2010 modern 329 #13,818
2011 modern 333 #13,577
2012 modern 324 #13,751
2013 modern 323 #14,003
2014 modern 326 #14,006
2015 modern 334 #13,645
2016 modern 329 #13,798

Geography

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Where Ebbages are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Silkstone, London parishes, Pulham St Mary the Virgin, Ranworth, Panxworth and South Walsham St Mary and St Lawrence. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Doncaster, South Holland and Tunbridge Wells. 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 Silkstone Yorkshire, West Riding
2 London parishes London 3
3 Pulham St Mary the Virgin Norfolk
4 Ranworth, Panxworth Norfolk
5 South Walsham St Mary and St Lawrence Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Doncaster 003 Doncaster
2 Doncaster 001 Doncaster
3 South Holland 010 South Holland
4 Tunbridge Wells 012 Tunbridge Wells
5 South Holland 003 South Holland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ebbage

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ebbage

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Ebbage 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

Ebbage 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

Ebbage falls in decile 2 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 Ebbage 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 Ebbage, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ebbage families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ebbage 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. Norfolk leads with 126 Ebbages recorded in 1881 and an index of 51.54x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 126 51.54x
Yorkshire 10 0.63x
Durham 8 1.69x
Middlesex 6 0.38x
Suffolk 6 3.10x
Bedfordshire 2 2.43x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.93x
Surrey 2 0.26x
Hampshire 1 0.31x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Pulham St Mary Virgin in Norfolk leads with 26 Ebbages recorded in 1881 and an index of 5777.78x.

Place Total Index
Pulham St Mary Virgin 26 5777.78x
Guist 21 10000.00x
South Walsham St Lawrence 11 9166.67x
South Walsham St Mary 11 5500.00x
Great Yarmouth 10 49.38x
Ranworth 10 6250.00x
Hunslet 7 28.49x
Stockton On Tees 5 21.93x
Foulsham 4 769.23x
Halesworth 4 291.97x
Shipdham 4 481.93x
Stibbard 4 1538.46x
Barnsley 3 18.46x
Norwich St Peter Mancroft 3 243.90x
Attleborough 2 162.60x
Bedford St Peter 2 93.46x
Clarborough 2 125.00x
Clerkenwell London 2 5.33x
Fakenham 2 166.67x
Norwich St Peter Hungate 2 952.38x
Upton With Fishley 2 689.66x
Anmer 1 1111.11x
Bintree 1 400.00x
Bishop Middleham 1 400.00x
Bodham 1 625.00x
Congham 1 555.56x
Edmonton 1 7.81x
Felthorpe 1 400.00x
Ferryhill 1 60.61x
Hackney London 1 1.12x
Hampstead London 1 4.04x
Hemblington 1 769.23x
Hickling 1 222.22x
Hunstanton 1 120.48x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 1 13.62x
Kingston On Thames 1 5.37x
Lambeth 1 0.72x
Lowestoft 1 10.93x
Middlestone 1 105.26x
Norwich St Giles 1 128.21x
Norwich St John Sepulchre 1 62.89x
Portchester 1 238.10x
Pulham St Mary Magdalen 1 163.93x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.57x
Twyford 1 3333.33x
West Lynn 1 322.58x
Yoxford 1 172.41x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Elizabeth 10
Sarah 6
Emma 5
Ann 3
Edith 3
Harriet 3
Jane 3
Anna 2
Eliza 2
Helen 2
Margaret 2
Maryann 2
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Anne 1
Barbara 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Cordelia 1
E. 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Hannah 1
Honor 1
Jessie 1
Lavinia 1
Leah 1
Mahala 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Noveni 1
Ruth 1
Sofia 1
Susan 1
Thirza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Robert 10
William 10
George 9
James 8
Henry 6
John 4
Samuel 4
Walter 4
Ernest 3
Albert 2
Charles 2
Thomas 2
Alfred 1
Ammon 1
Arthur 1
Barnaby 1
Berthed 1
David 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Fredrick 1
Richard 1
Thos. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Ebbage surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ebbage surname in 1881?

In 1881, 163 people were recorded with the Ebbage surname. That placed it at #14,689 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ebbage surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 329 in 2016. That gives Ebbage a modern rank of #13,798.

What does the Ebbage map show?

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