NameCensus.

UK surname

Estcourt

In the 1881 census there were 163 people recorded with the Estcourt surname, ranking it #14,689 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 223, ranked #18,222, down from #14,689 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Newnton, Long and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire East, Bristol and Bracknell Forest.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Estcourt is 253 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.8%.

1881 census count

163

Ranked #14,689

Modern count

223

2016, ranked #18,222

Peak year

1911

253 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Estcourt had 163 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,689 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 223 in 2016, ranked #18,222.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 253 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Estcourt surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Estcourt surname density by area, 1881 census.

Loading map
Lower densityMedium densityHigh density

Timeline

Back to top

Estcourt 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 115 #15,634
1861 historical 127 #17,469
1881 historical 163 #14,689
1891 historical 203 #14,754
1901 historical 229 #13,894
1911 historical 253 #12,776
1997 modern 239 #15,718
1998 modern 238 #16,218
1999 modern 246 #15,974
2000 modern 238 #16,290
2001 modern 239 #15,963
2002 modern 253 #15,677
2003 modern 234 #16,343
2004 modern 231 #16,591
2005 modern 230 #16,583
2006 modern 234 #16,493
2007 modern 243 #16,243
2008 modern 234 #16,827
2009 modern 229 #17,431
2010 modern 230 #17,750
2011 modern 223 #17,940
2012 modern 226 #17,679
2013 modern 224 #18,080
2014 modern 223 #18,279
2015 modern 223 #18,165
2016 modern 223 #18,222

Geography

Back to top

Where Estcourts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Newnton, Long, Manchester, St Matthew Bethnal Green and Painswick. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire East, Bristol and Bracknell Forest. 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 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
2 Newnton, Long Gloucestershire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 St Matthew Bethnal Green London (East Districts)
5 Painswick Gloucestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire East 025 Cheshire East
2 Cheshire East 024 Cheshire East
3 Bristol 008 Bristol, City of
4 Bristol 003 Bristol, City of
5 Bracknell Forest 007 Bracknell Forest

Forenames

Back to top

First names often paired with Estcourt

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

Modern profile

Back to top

Neighbourhood profile for Estcourt

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Estcourt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Estcourt household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

Read profile summary

Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Estcourt 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.

Read profile summary

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

Estcourt is most concentrated in decile 3 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.

3
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Estcourt falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

9
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Estcourt 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.

9
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

Back to top

Estcourt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Estcourt 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 54 Estcourts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.48x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 54 3.48x
Gloucestershire 47 15.45x
Lancashire 15 0.82x
Glamorgan 8 2.96x
Hampshire 7 2.20x
Surrey 5 0.66x
Wiltshire 5 3.65x
Cheshire 4 1.17x
Norfolk 3 1.26x
Berkshire 2 1.72x
Somerset 2 0.80x
Brecknockshire 1 3.22x
Derbyshire 1 0.41x
Kent 1 0.19x
Monmouthshire 1 0.89x
Sussex 1 0.38x
Warwickshire 1 0.26x
Yorkshire 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Painswick in Gloucestershire leads with 15 Estcourts recorded in 1881 and an index of 697.67x.

Place Total Index
Painswick 15 697.67x
Shoreditch London 12 17.85x
Gloucester St Michael 9 1285.71x
Pendleton In Salford 8 36.48x
Swansea Town 8 36.13x
Edmonton 7 56.00x
Arreton 6 588.24x
Bromley London 6 17.59x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 6 107.72x
Enfield 5 49.12x
Long Newnton 5 3333.33x
Tottenham 5 20.24x
Withington 5 84.32x
Churchdown 4 655.74x
Altrincham 3 50.17x
Gloucester Barton St 3 168.54x
Gloucester Kingsholm St 3 265.49x
Gloucester St Mary Lode 3 422.54x
Great Yarmouth 3 15.19x
Islington London 3 2.00x
St Andrew Holborn London 3 44.71x
St Marylebone London 3 3.62x
Westminster St John 3 15.88x
Bedminster 2 8.53x
Bethnal Green London 2 2.97x
Cookham 2 55.10x
Shipton Moyne 2 869.57x
St George Martyr London 2 63.69x
Ashborne 1 60.61x
Battersea 1 1.75x
Brecknock St John 1 38.17x
Cheltenham 1 4.26x
Eastbourne 1 8.31x
Freshwater 1 68.97x
Goldcliff 1 833.33x
Headingley Cum Burley 1 10.11x
Lambeth 1 0.74x
Lancaster 1 9.13x
Leamington Priors 1 10.40x
Manchester 1 1.21x
Paddington London 1 1.75x
Reigate Foreign 1 12.22x
Sandbach 1 34.25x
Southwark Christchurch 1 13.76x
St Pancras London 1 0.80x
Stonehouse 1 57.80x
Streatham 1 8.69x
Tonbridge 1 5.24x
Westminster St James 1 6.27x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Charles 7
William 7
George 6
Robert 5
Albert 4
James 4
John 4
Thomas 4
Arthur 3
Edmund 3
Frederick 3
Henry 3
Edwin 2
Harry 2
Walter 2
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Angus 1
Edgar 1
Edwd.Solomon 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fredrick 1
Henery 1
Howard 1
Joseph 1
Mary 1
Oliver 1
Philip 1
Roland 1
Solomon 1
Stanley 1

FAQ

Estcourt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Estcourt surname in 1881?

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

How common is the Estcourt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 223 in 2016. That gives Estcourt a modern rank of #18,222.

What does the Estcourt map show?

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