UK surname
The strongest historical links point to Prestbury, St James and St Ives. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include No data.
Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Empty is 175 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has changed.
1881 census count
-
Modern count
7
2016, ranked #37,967
Peak year
1861
175 bearers
Map years
1
1861 to 1861
Key insights
Map
Back to topThe map shows where the Empty surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.
Distribution map
Empty surname density by area, 1861 census.
Timeline
Back to topThe 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 | 9 | #31,675 |
| 1861 | historical | 175 | #13,409 |
| 1891 | historical | 6 | #33,800 |
| 1997 | modern | 9 | #37,214 |
| 1998 | modern | 7 | #37,533 |
| 1999 | modern | 4 | #38,100 |
| 2000 | modern | 5 | #37,823 |
| 2001 | modern | 5 | #37,652 |
| 2002 | modern | 6 | #37,532 |
| 2003 | modern | 7 | #37,397 |
| 2004 | modern | 8 | #37,346 |
| 2005 | modern | 7 | #37,581 |
| 2006 | modern | 8 | #37,481 |
| 2007 | modern | 6 | #37,837 |
| 2008 | modern | 8 | #37,597 |
| 2009 | modern | 6 | #37,953 |
| 2010 | modern | 8 | #37,769 |
| 2011 | modern | 7 | #37,865 |
| 2012 | modern | 7 | #37,854 |
| 2013 | modern | 7 | #37,909 |
| 2014 | modern | 7 | #37,929 |
| 2015 | modern | 7 | #37,920 |
| 2016 | modern | 7 | #37,967 |
Geography
Back to topHistorical parish links are strongest around Prestbury, St James, St Ives, St Pancras and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.
The modern local-area list points to No data. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.
| Rank | Parish | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prestbury | Cheshire |
| 2 | St James | Suffolk |
| 3 | St Ives | Huntingdonshire |
| 4 | St Pancras | London (North Districts) |
| 5 | Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory | Northamptonshire |
| Rank | Area | District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No data | No data |
Forenames
Back to topThese lists show first names that appear often with the Empty surname in historical and recent records.
Recent female names
Recent male names
Modern profile
Back to topModern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Empty, 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
Supergroup
No data
Group
No data
Nationally, the Empty surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as No data, within No data. This does not mean every Empty household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.
London neighbourhood type
Supergroup
No data
Group
No data
Within London, Empty is most associated with areas classed as No data, part of No data. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.
Broadband speed
The modern neighbourhood pattern for Empty is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of No data.
Area snapshot
This describes the area pattern most associated with Empty, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.
FAQ
The latest modern count shown here is 7 in 2016. That gives Empty a modern rank of #37,967.
The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Empty bearers relative to the surrounding population.
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.