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UK surname

Flanaghan

In the 1881 census there were 295 people recorded with the Flanaghan surname, ranking it #9,842 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 295, ranked #14,915, down from #9,842 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rochdale, Bedworth and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rotherham and Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Flanaghan is 325 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.0%.

1881 census count

295

Ranked #9,842

Modern count

295

2016, ranked #14,915

Peak year

1901

325 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Flanaghan had 295 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,842 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 295 in 2016, ranked #14,915.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 325 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Flanaghan surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Flanaghan surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Flanaghan 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 111 #16,006
1861 historical 76 #24,114
1881 historical 295 #9,842
1891 historical 199 #14,977
1901 historical 325 #11,017
1911 historical 162 #17,003
1997 modern 269 #14,543
1998 modern 294 #14,060
1999 modern 290 #14,281
2000 modern 297 #14,008
2001 modern 291 #14,000
2002 modern 296 #14,110
2003 modern 285 #14,295
2004 modern 294 #14,055
2005 modern 285 #14,273
2006 modern 281 #14,500
2007 modern 293 #14,272
2008 modern 284 #14,687
2009 modern 272 #15,475
2010 modern 296 #14,877
2011 modern 285 #15,140
2012 modern 292 #14,770
2013 modern 301 #14,718
2014 modern 308 #14,571
2015 modern 299 #14,796
2016 modern 295 #14,915

Geography

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Where Flanaghans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rochdale, Bedworth, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rotherham and Nuneaton and Bedworth. 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 Rochdale Lancashire
2 Bedworth Warwickshire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rotherham 011 Rotherham
2 Rotherham 026 Rotherham
3 Rotherham 009 Rotherham
4 Rotherham 019 Rotherham
5 Nuneaton and Bedworth 014 Nuneaton and Bedworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Flanaghan

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Flanaghan

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

Young Families in Industrial Towns

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

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

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, Flanaghan 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

Flanaghan 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

Flanaghan falls in decile 1 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.

1
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Flanaghan 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 - Irish

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

1881 census detail

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Flanaghan families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Flanaghan 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. Lancashire leads with 141 Flanaghans recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.12x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 141 4.12x
Yorkshire 41 1.43x
Lanarkshire 20 2.14x
Middlesex 17 0.59x
Cheshire 15 2.35x
Durham 15 1.75x
Warwickshire 10 1.37x
Staffordshire 8 0.82x
Renfrewshire 7 3.13x
Hampshire 5 0.84x
Cumberland 4 1.61x
Derbyshire 4 0.88x
Surrey 3 0.21x
Leicestershire 2 0.62x
Kent 1 0.10x
Lincolnshire 1 0.22x
Northumberland 1 0.23x
Selkirkshire 1 3.83x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Warrington in Lancashire leads with 24 Flanaghans recorded in 1881 and an index of 59.10x.

Place Total Index
Warrington 24 59.10x
Manchester 19 12.33x
Liverpool 18 8.65x
Hapton 12 560.75x
Thornley 12 385.85x
Hindley 11 75.29x
Barony 10 4.23x
Bedworth 10 188.32x
Hyde 9 47.85x
Sheffield 9 9.88x
Glasgow 8 4.83x
Oldham 8 7.23x
Preston 8 8.73x
Abbey 7 20.50x
St Marylebone London 7 4.54x
Ecclesall Bierlow 5 8.59x
Everton 5 4.58x
Kimberworth 5 31.49x
Liversedge 5 39.25x
Royton 5 47.71x
Arlecdon 4 60.51x
Derby St Peter 4 27.78x
Gomersal 4 29.96x
Haslingden 4 28.19x
Widnes 4 16.19x
Acton 3 17.72x
Bradford 3 18.70x
Chorley 3 15.61x
Horton In Bradford 3 6.71x
Hutton Henry 3 165.75x
St Giles In Fields London 3 21.19x
Timperley 3 135.14x
Wavertree 3 27.35x
Barwick In Elmet 2 91.32x
Dewsbury 2 6.82x
Dukinfield 2 6.79x
Leeds 2 1.24x
Newcastle Under Lyme 2 11.60x
Newchurch 2 7.14x
Southampton All Sts 2 19.70x
Spotland 2 5.25x
Walsall Foreign 2 3.97x
Aldershot 1 5.05x
Alverstoke 1 4.67x
Barnsley 1 3.39x
Bilston 1 5.29x
Burnley 1 3.47x
Cheadle 1 21.37x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 1.84x
Galashiels 1 10.35x
Gillingham 1 4.92x
Govan 1 0.43x
Great Bolton 1 2.20x
Hampstead London 1 2.22x
Holy Trinity 1 1.45x
Hulme 1 1.40x
Keighley 1 3.28x
Kirkdale 1 1.74x
Lambeth 1 0.40x
Leicester St Leonard 1 33.00x
Leicester St Margaret 1 1.28x
Longbenton 1 5.50x
Macclesfield 1 3.53x
Market Rasen 1 38.76x
Maryhill 1 5.47x
Mile End Old Town London 1 1.63x
Much Woolton 1 21.51x
Parr 1 8.16x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 1.72x
St George Hanover Square 1 1.97x
St Luke London 1 2.16x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.97x
Toxteth Park 1 0.86x
Wandsworth 1 3.60x
West Derby 1 1.00x
Whiston 1 37.45x
Wolstanton 1 3.38x
Yaverland 1 666.67x
York St Mary Castlegate 1 119.05x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Ellen 15
Ann 14
Catherine 11
Bridget 9
Margaret 7
Elizabeth 4
Sarah 4
Agnes 3
Alice 2
Anna 2
Isabella 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Margt. 2
Ada 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Cathe. 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Emma 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Julia 1
Lily 1
Lizey 1
Lydia 1
M.A. 1
Margarat 1
Margarate 1
Margery 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Maryann 1
Nancy 1
Olivia 1
Rebecca 1
Susan 1
Teresa 1
William 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 35
Patrick 14
Thomas 13
James 10
Michael 10
William 9
Edward 4
Timothy 4
Francis 3
David 2
Hugh 2
Joseph 2
Micheal 2
Peter 2
Philip 2
Anthony 1
Charles 1
Chas.Wm. 1
Denis 1
Dominic 1
Ernest 1
Frederick 1
George 1
Jas. 1
Jo.Th. 1
Jos. 1
Lewis 1
Malachi 1
Mark 1
Martin 1
Patsy 1
Reginald 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Simon 1
Stephen 1
Thos. 1
Thos.Hy. 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Flanaghan surname: questions and answers

How common was the Flanaghan surname in 1881?

In 1881, 295 people were recorded with the Flanaghan surname. That placed it at #9,842 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Flanaghan surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 295 in 2016. That gives Flanaghan a modern rank of #14,915.

What does the Flanaghan map show?

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