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UK surname

Etty

In the 1881 census there were 176 people recorded with the Etty surname, ranking it #13,930 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 99, ranked #31,358, down from #13,930 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bulmer and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Riding of Yorkshire, Enfield and North Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Etty is 199 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 43.8%.

1881 census count

176

Ranked #13,930

Modern count

99

2016, ranked #31,358

Peak year

1901

199 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2006

Key insights

  • Etty had 176 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,930 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016, ranked #31,358.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 199 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Etty surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Etty surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Etty 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 140 #13,593
1861 historical 145 #15,715
1881 historical 176 #13,930
1891 historical 189 #15,547
1901 historical 199 #15,173
1911 historical 191 #15,392
1997 modern 127 #23,352
1998 modern 141 #22,517
1999 modern 134 #23,378
2000 modern 130 #23,785
2001 modern 122 #24,366
2002 modern 114 #25,886
2003 modern 112 #25,948
2004 modern 119 #25,200
2005 modern 112 #26,114
2006 modern 114 #26,120
2007 modern 113 #26,641
2008 modern 112 #27,061
2009 modern 112 #27,685
2010 modern 112 #28,336
2011 modern 111 #28,294
2012 modern 98 #30,612
2013 modern 98 #31,078
2014 modern 103 #30,539
2015 modern 102 #30,624
2016 modern 99 #31,358

Geography

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Where Ettys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bulmer, London parishes, Wimbledon and Sleaford, New. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Riding of Yorkshire, Enfield, North Lincolnshire, Plymouth and Uttlesford. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Bulmer Yorkshire, North Riding
3 London parishes London 3
4 Wimbledon Surrey
5 Sleaford, New Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Riding of Yorkshire 009 East Riding of Yorkshire
2 Enfield 036 Enfield
3 North Lincolnshire 011 North Lincolnshire
4 Plymouth 023 Plymouth
5 Uttlesford 007 Uttlesford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Etty

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Etty

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

Etty is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Etty falls in decile 10 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Etty is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Etty, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Etty families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Etty 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. Yorkshire leads with 107 Ettys recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.29x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 107 6.29x
Hampshire 13 3.69x
Lancashire 9 0.44x
Lincolnshire 9 3.28x
Middlesex 9 0.52x
Essex 5 1.48x
Gloucestershire 4 1.19x
Kent 4 0.68x
Midlothian 4 1.74x
Wiltshire 4 2.63x
Surrey 3 0.36x
Berkshire 2 1.55x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.96x
Oxfordshire 1 0.94x
Sussex 1 0.35x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Portsea in Hampshire leads with 11 Ettys recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.95x.

Place Total Index
Portsea 11 15.95x
Birdsall 8 4210.53x
Bridlington 8 205.66x
Leeds 7 7.29x
Kensington London 6 6.29x
Manchester 6 6.55x
New Sealford 6 1071.43x
Settrington 6 1818.18x
Sutton On Derwent 6 3000.00x
York St Denis In 6 800.00x
York St Mary 6 85.11x
Bulmer Stittenham 5 2631.58x
Dewsbury 5 28.65x
Huttons Ambo 5 2083.33x
West Ham 5 6.68x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 4 4.32x
Holy Trinity 4 9.78x
Swindon 4 33.96x
York St Lawrence 4 225.99x
York St Maurice 4 125.00x
Beddington 3 92.88x
Bristol St James St Paul 3 26.71x
Foston 3 5000.00x
Girsby 3 7500.00x
Huntington 3 857.14x
Kirby Under Dale 3 1666.67x
Rillington 3 576.92x
Soothill 3 48.86x
Aldershot 2 16.96x
Goole 2 70.18x
Great Crosby 2 36.04x
Lee 2 23.53x
Lewisham 2 6.40x
Liversedge 2 26.42x
Mirfield 2 21.41x
New Malton 2 98.52x
New Sleaford 2 113.64x
Scarborough 2 12.94x
St Marylebone London 2 2.18x
Thatcham 2 100.50x
Amotherby 1 625.00x
Banbury 1 47.17x
Brighton 1 1.71x
Bristol St Paul In 1 11.15x
Friesthorpe 1 2500.00x
Hulme 1 2.35x
Newton On Derwent 1 833.33x
Northowram 1 8.38x
St Pancras London 1 0.72x
Wakefield 1 7.66x
Wendover 1 89.29x
York St Martin Mklgt W 1 263.16x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Thomas 13
John 11
Charles 8
William 8
Henry 7
James 4
George 3
Robert 3
Arthur 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Jacob 2
Samuel 2
Tom 2
Alfred 1
Chas. 1
Chas.W. 1
Christopher 1
David 1
Earnist 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Jas. 1
Jonathan 1
Joseph 1
Kelita 1
Lyttelton 1
Preston 1
W.H. 1

FAQ

Etty surname: questions and answers

How common was the Etty surname in 1881?

In 1881, 176 people were recorded with the Etty surname. That placed it at #13,930 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Etty surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016. That gives Etty a modern rank of #31,358.

What does the Etty map show?

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