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UK surname

Fishbourne

In the 1881 census there were 70 people recorded with the Fishbourne surname, ranking it #23,670 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 97, ranked #31,585, down from #23,670 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to No data. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Caerphilly, Braintree and Great Yarmouth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fishbourne is 104 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 38.6%.

1881 census count

70

Ranked #23,670

Modern count

97

2016, ranked #31,585

Peak year

1997

104 bearers

Map years

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1998 to 1998

Key insights

  • Fishbourne had 70 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #23,670 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 97 in 2016, ranked #31,585.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 92 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Fishbourne surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fishbourne surname density by area, 1998 modern.

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Timeline

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Fishbourne 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 9 #31,675
1861 historical 42 #28,691
1881 historical 70 #23,670
1891 historical 92 #25,109
1901 historical 78 #25,500
1911 historical 86 #24,243
1997 modern 104 #26,351
1998 modern 102 #27,314
1999 modern 100 #27,757
2000 modern 95 #28,441
2001 modern 92 #28,528
2002 modern 91 #29,181
2003 modern 93 #28,829
2004 modern 91 #29,345
2005 modern 86 #30,094
2006 modern 84 #30,665
2007 modern 88 #30,515
2008 modern 90 #30,567
2009 modern 94 #30,538
2010 modern 98 #30,540
2011 modern 93 #31,169
2012 modern 92 #31,528
2013 modern 101 #30,591
2014 modern 99 #31,186
2015 modern 97 #31,499
2016 modern 97 #31,585

Geography

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Where Fishbournes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around No data. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Caerphilly, Braintree, Great Yarmouth and Birmingham. 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 No data No data

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Caerphilly 018 Caerphilly
2 Braintree 006 Braintree
3 Great Yarmouth 012 Great Yarmouth
4 Caerphilly 019 Caerphilly
5 Birmingham 110 Birmingham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fishbourne

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

Historical female names

No Forenames Found

Historical male names

No Forenames Found

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fishbourne

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Fishbourne, 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 Fishbourne surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Fishbourne 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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Fishbourne is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Fishbourne is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Fishbourne falls in decile 8 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 Fishbourne 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 Fishbourne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Fishbourne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fishbourne 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 12 Fishbournes recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.76x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 12 1.76x
Surrey 9 2.71x
Cheshire 8 5.31x
Gloucestershire 8 5.97x
Yorkshire 8 1.18x
Norfolk 6 5.72x
Kent 5 2.15x
Lancashire 4 0.49x
Glamorgan 2 1.68x
Sussex 2 1.74x
Argyllshire 1 5.26x
Dunbartonshire 1 5.45x
Essex 1 0.74x
Herefordshire 1 3.57x
Pembrokeshire 1 4.61x
Rutland 1 19.96x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Tortworth in Gloucestershire leads with 8 Fishbournes recorded in 1881 and an index of 16000.00x.

Place Total Index
Tortworth 8 16000.00x
Eastham 7 3500.00x
St Pancras London 7 12.74x
North Creake 6 4285.71x
Folkestone 5 110.62x
Kensington London 5 13.17x
Lambeth 4 6.72x
Brightside Bierlow 3 22.61x
Preston 3 13.84x
Scarborough 3 48.78x
Battersea 2 7.96x
Llandaff 2 50.63x
Nether Hallam 2 21.86x
South Bersted 2 204.08x
Barnes 1 70.92x
Camberwell 1 2.29x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 7.77x
Colchester St Giles 1 75.19x
Dumbarton 1 39.22x
Dunoon Kilmun 1 67.57x
East Molesey 1 129.87x
Lower Bullingham 1 909.09x
Oakham Lordshold 1 192.31x
Tenby St Mary In 1 90.91x
Upton By Birkenhead 1 666.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Elizabeth 2
Elizth. 2
Frances 2
Mary 2
Ann 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Bessy 1
Catherine 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Ella 1
Ellen 1
Eva 1
Fcs.Elizth. 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Kathleen 1
Laura 1
Lillian 1
Louisa 1
Marak 1
Margaret 1
Marjory 1
Rose 1
Sarah 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 6
George 3
Joseph 3
Charles 2
Edward 2
Thomas 2
A. 1
Archa 1
Edwd.A. 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
James 1
John 1
Wm. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Fishbourne households.

FAQ

Fishbourne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fishbourne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 70 people were recorded with the Fishbourne surname. That placed it at #23,670 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fishbourne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 97 in 2016. That gives Fishbourne a modern rank of #31,585.

What does the Fishbourne map show?

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