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UK surname

Ebsworth

In the 1881 census there were 277 people recorded with the Ebsworth surname, ranking it #10,283 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 536, ranked #9,486, up from #10,283 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Llanedy and Isleworth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Carmarthenshire, Gosport and Cherwell.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ebsworth is 604 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 93.5%.

1881 census count

277

Ranked #10,283

Modern count

536

2016, ranked #9,486

Peak year

1999

604 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ebsworth had 277 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,283 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 536 in 2016, ranked #9,486.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 419 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ebsworth surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ebsworth surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ebsworth 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 239 #9,092
1861 historical 156 #14,813
1881 historical 277 #10,283
1891 historical 312 #10,744
1901 historical 368 #10,057
1911 historical 419 #8,985
1997 modern 555 #8,600
1998 modern 598 #8,414
1999 modern 604 #8,407
2000 modern 578 #8,625
2001 modern 570 #8,590
2002 modern 584 #8,598
2003 modern 569 #8,624
2004 modern 556 #8,794
2005 modern 551 #8,767
2006 modern 551 #8,799
2007 modern 557 #8,813
2008 modern 561 #8,822
2009 modern 561 #9,028
2010 modern 562 #9,200
2011 modern 544 #9,358
2012 modern 547 #9,203
2013 modern 546 #9,392
2014 modern 554 #9,331
2015 modern 543 #9,419
2016 modern 536 #9,486

Geography

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Where Ebsworths are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Llanedy, Isleworth and St Pancras. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Carmarthenshire, Gosport, Cherwell and Alva. 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 London parishes London 1
2 Llanedy Carmarthenshire
3 Isleworth Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
4 London parishes London 3
5 St Pancras London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Carmarthenshire 027 Carmarthenshire
2 Gosport 004 Gosport
3 Cherwell 014 Cherwell
4 Carmarthenshire 013 Carmarthenshire
5 Alva Clackmannanshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ebsworth

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ebsworth

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Ebsworth is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Ebsworth is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Ebsworth 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Ebsworth 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 Ebsworth, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ebsworth families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ebsworth 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. Middlesex leads with 59 Ebsworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.18x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 59 2.18x
Surrey 35 2.66x
Berkshire 29 14.30x
Gloucestershire 23 4.34x
Carmarthenshire 22 19.32x
Pembrokeshire 14 16.30x
Essex 12 2.25x
Bedfordshire 10 7.15x
Worcestershire 10 2.83x
Kent 8 0.87x
Glamorgan 7 1.49x
Oxfordshire 6 3.60x
Staffordshire 6 0.66x
Lancashire 5 0.16x
Leicestershire 5 1.67x
Monmouthshire 5 2.56x
Wiltshire 5 2.09x
Hertfordshire 4 2.15x
Devon 2 0.36x
Hampshire 2 0.36x
Sussex 2 0.44x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.58x
Denbighshire 1 0.98x
Dorset 1 0.56x
Midlothian 1 0.28x
Suffolk 1 0.30x
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. Bermondsey in Surrey leads with 16 Ebsworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.89x.

Place Total Index
Bermondsey 16 19.89x
Hackney London 14 9.24x
Isleworth 13 108.24x
Amroth 12 1764.71x
Blewbury 12 1739.13x
Kidderminster Borough 10 48.43x
West Ham 10 8.49x
Southrop 8 2500.00x
St Pancras London 7 3.22x
Camberwell 6 3.48x
Clifton Hampden 6 1875.00x
Eglwys Cymmin 6 2500.00x
Frampton Cotterell 6 322.58x
Islington London 6 2.29x
Penge 6 34.76x
Stotfold 6 223.88x
Wednesbury 6 26.33x
Aldbourn 5 359.71x
Childrey 5 1041.67x
Clerkenwell London 5 7.84x
Croxton Keyrial 5 980.39x
Greenwich 5 11.63x
Harrow 5 121.07x
Llannon 5 320.51x
Toxteth Park 5 4.61x
West Dean 5 58.07x
Aberdare 4 12.38x
Biggleswade 4 87.34x
Kensington London 4 2.66x
Newington 4 4.01x
Watford 4 27.70x
Ashbury 3 476.19x
Llandowror 3 1111.11x
Pendine 3 1875.00x
St Woollos 3 13.76x
Bedwellty 2 5.80x
Clase 2 11.44x
Cookham 2 31.65x
Cyffic 2 476.19x
Ilfracombe 2 34.54x
Pembroke St Mary 2 18.08x
Romford 2 23.72x
Shrivenham 2 200.00x
Wantage 2 61.92x
Brighton 1 1.09x
Challock 1 303.03x
Clapham 1 2.96x
Deptford St Paul 1 1.41x
East West Challow 1 188.68x
Farnborough 1 17.18x
Hampstead London 1 2.38x
Holy Trinity 1 1.55x
Hove 1 5.00x
Lambeth 1 0.42x
Lambourn 1 49.75x
Laugharne 1 66.23x
Llanfihangel Abercowin 1 133.33x
Llangain 1 322.58x
Mile End Old Town London 1 1.74x
Newmarket All Sts 1 79.37x
Plumstead 1 3.25x
Portland 1 10.48x
Reading St Giles 1 5.03x
Ryde 1 8.40x
Shoreditch London 1 0.85x
Siddington 1 222.22x
South Leith 1 2.46x
Southwold 1 51.28x
St Luke London 1 2.31x
St Marylebone London 1 0.69x
Tormarton 1 256.41x
Westbury On Trym 1 5.57x
Weybridge 1 35.46x
Wotton Under Edge 1 32.05x
Wrexham Regis 1 13.19x
Ystradyfodwg 1 2.42x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 16
Thomas 13
John 9
George 7
Robert 6
Alfred 5
Henry 5
Arthur 4
Charles 4
Edwin 4
Fredk. 4
Albert 3
David 3
Edward 3
Richard 3
F. 2
Francis 2
Harry 2
Job 2
Joseph 2
Silas 2
A. 1
Anthony 1
Besy 1
Cecil 1
Dennis 1
Edgar 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Gordon 1
H. 1
Horace 1
Hubert 1
J. 1
James 1
Jenkin 1
Morris 1
Nat 1
Noah 1
Orson 1
Percy 1
R. 1
Reginald 1
Robt 1
Robt.M. 1
Sarah 1
Valentine 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Ebsworth surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ebsworth surname in 1881?

In 1881, 277 people were recorded with the Ebsworth surname. That placed it at #10,283 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ebsworth surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 536 in 2016. That gives Ebsworth a modern rank of #9,486.

What does the Ebsworth map show?

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