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UK surname

Fanshaw

In the 1881 census there were 106 people recorded with the Fanshaw surname, ranking it #19,083 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 85, ranked #32,637, down from #19,083 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Eckington and Hope. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Chesterfield and Bolsover.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fanshaw is 138 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 19.8%.

1881 census count

106

Ranked #19,083

Modern count

85

2016, ranked #32,637

Peak year

1861

138 bearers

Map years

7

1851 to 1998

Key insights

  • Fanshaw had 106 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,083 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 85 in 2016, ranked #32,637.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 138 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Fanshaw surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fanshaw surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fanshaw 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 118 #15,362
1861 historical 138 #16,365
1881 historical 106 #19,083
1891 historical 122 #21,053
1901 historical 130 #19,649
1911 historical 116 #20,850
1997 modern 102 #26,638
1998 modern 102 #27,314
1999 modern 103 #27,305
2000 modern 97 #28,142
2001 modern 90 #28,793
2002 modern 101 #27,766
2003 modern 99 #27,871
2004 modern 93 #29,065
2005 modern 88 #29,831
2006 modern 87 #30,292
2007 modern 88 #30,515
2008 modern 89 #30,713
2009 modern 93 #30,682
2010 modern 94 #31,111
2011 modern 95 #30,877
2012 modern 92 #31,528
2013 modern 90 #32,146
2014 modern 85 #32,743
2015 modern 86 #32,604
2016 modern 85 #32,637

Geography

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Where Fanshaws are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Eckington, Hope, Chesterfield and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Chesterfield and Bolsover. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Eckington Derbyshire
3 Hope Derbyshire
4 Chesterfield Derbyshire
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Chesterfield 005 Chesterfield
2 Bolsover 006 Bolsover
3 Chesterfield 007 Chesterfield
4 Bolsover 004 Bolsover
5 Bolsover 007 Bolsover

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fanshaw

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fanshaw

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Fanshaw surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Fanshaw household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Fanshaw 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

Fanshaw 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

Fanshaw 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 Fanshaw 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 Fanshaw, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Fanshaw families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fanshaw 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. Derbyshire leads with 42 Fanshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 25.00x.

County Total Index
Derbyshire 42 25.00x
Yorkshire 22 2.07x
Staffordshire 12 3.31x
Middlesex 10 0.93x
Cheshire 6 2.53x
Channel Islands 4 12.58x
Lancashire 4 0.31x
Sussex 3 1.66x
Wiltshire 2 2.11x
Cornwall 1 0.82x
Hampshire 1 0.45x
Kent 1 0.27x
Lincolnshire 1 0.58x
Somerset 1 0.58x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Eckington in Derbyshire leads with 16 Fanshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 392.16x.

Place Total Index
Eckington 16 392.16x
Fairfield 9 803.57x
Wednesfield 7 131.33x
Ecclesall Bierlow 6 27.74x
St Bartholomew Great 6 612.24x
Cheadle 5 110.62x
Hunshelf 5 961.54x
Whittington 5 215.52x
Beighton 4 526.32x
Brightside Bierlow 4 19.18x
Nether Hallam 4 27.80x
Norton 4 289.86x
St Sampson 4 279.72x
Wolverhampton 4 14.36x
Broadwater 2 48.19x
Chesterfield 2 31.75x
Wardleworth 2 27.47x
Alford 1 94.34x
Alsager 1 169.49x
Bradfield 1 24.39x
Ecclesfield 1 12.82x
Elton 1 22.73x
Hastings St Mary 1 22.22x
Henstridge 1 208.33x
Islington London 1 0.96x
Madron Penzance 1 22.62x
Marlborough St Mary Virgin 1 149.25x
Marlborough St Peter St 1 204.08x
Newbold Dunston 1 62.50x
North Meols 1 8.03x
Sheffield 1 2.95x
St George Hanover Square 1 5.29x
St Mary Kalendar 1 217.39x
St Pancras London 1 1.16x
Staveley 1 33.56x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 2.60x
Tottenham 1 5.85x
Walmer 1 62.89x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Sarah 8
Elizabeth 4
Martha 4
Alice 3
Emma 3
Ada 2
Betsy 2
Florence 2
Francis 2
Hannah 2
Harriett 2
Althea 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Charlott 1
Clara 1
Clarissa 1
Eliza 1
Fanny 1
Grace 1
Jane 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Teresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 7
Charles 6
William 6
John 5
Robert 4
Frank 3
Alfred 2
Herbert 2
Peter 2
Thomas 2
Adolphus 1
Albert 1
Arthur 1
David 1
Edgar 1
Edwin 1
Enoch 1
Fredrick 1
Horatio 1
Hubert 1
James 1
Samuel 1
Stephen 1

FAQ

Fanshaw surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fanshaw surname in 1881?

In 1881, 106 people were recorded with the Fanshaw surname. That placed it at #19,083 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fanshaw surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 85 in 2016. That gives Fanshaw a modern rank of #32,637.

What does the Fanshaw map show?

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