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Flintoft

In the 1881 census there were 140 people recorded with the Flintoft surname, ranking it #16,151 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 413, ranked #11,609, up from #16,151 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Strensall, Lastingham and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Riding of Yorkshire, Ryedale and Scarborough.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Flintoft is 413 in 2016. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 195.0%.

1881 census count

140

Ranked #16,151

Modern count

413

2016, ranked #11,609

Peak year

2016

413 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Flintoft had 140 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,151 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 413 in 2016, ranked #11,609.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 242 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Flintoft surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Flintoft surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Flintoft 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 81 #19,457
1861 historical 98 #21,388
1881 historical 140 #16,151
1891 historical 175 #16,467
1901 historical 189 #15,684
1911 historical 242 #13,193
1997 modern 328 #12,758
1998 modern 342 #12,739
1999 modern 341 #12,851
2000 modern 360 #12,309
2001 modern 359 #12,153
2002 modern 361 #12,337
2003 modern 356 #12,258
2004 modern 354 #12,358
2005 modern 355 #12,243
2006 modern 374 #11,822
2007 modern 378 #11,877
2008 modern 374 #12,086
2009 modern 384 #12,100
2010 modern 402 #11,949
2011 modern 401 #11,843
2012 modern 392 #11,898
2013 modern 391 #12,123
2014 modern 404 #11,906
2015 modern 407 #11,760
2016 modern 413 #11,609

Geography

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Where Flintofts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Strensall, Lastingham, London parishes, Peterborough St John the Baptist and Driffield. 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, Ryedale, Scarborough and Hambleton. 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 Strensall Yorkshire, East Riding
2 Lastingham Yorkshire, North Riding
3 London parishes London 3
4 Peterborough St John the Baptist Northamptonshire
5 Driffield Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Riding of Yorkshire 045 East Riding of Yorkshire
2 Ryedale 003 Ryedale
3 East Riding of Yorkshire 008 East Riding of Yorkshire
4 Scarborough 002 Scarborough
5 Hambleton 005 Hambleton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Flintoft

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Flintoft

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Flintoft surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Flintoft 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Flintoft 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.

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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

Flintoft 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

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

1881 census detail

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Flintoft families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Flintoft 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 101 Flintofts recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.46x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 101 7.46x
Northamptonshire 14 10.90x
Cambridgeshire 10 11.56x
Lancashire 9 0.56x
Sussex 4 1.74x
Kent 1 0.21x
Lincolnshire 1 0.46x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Peterborough in Northamptonshire leads with 14 Flintofts recorded in 1881 and an index of 150.54x.

Place Total Index
Peterborough 14 150.54x
Strensall 12 5714.29x
Lastingham 11 12222.22x
Thorney 10 1041.67x
Danby 9 1636.36x
Helmsley 8 1095.89x
Walmersley Cum 8 308.88x
Ampleforth Birdforth 6 6666.67x
Falsgrave 6 301.51x
Great Driffield 6 215.83x
Sproxton 6 7500.00x
Eskdaleside 5 746.27x
Bridlington 4 129.03x
Fadmoor 4 5714.29x
Rumbolds Wyke 4 952.38x
Mirfield 3 40.38x
Salton 3 4285.71x
Ampleforth St Peter 2 1818.18x
Ecclesall Bierlow 2 7.27x
Rowley 2 666.67x
Sutton On Derwent 2 1250.00x
Whitby 2 43.86x
Erith 1 21.79x
Glaisdale 1 192.31x
Heap 1 11.64x
Leake 1 100.00x
Lockton 1 526.32x
Melsonby 1 400.00x
Monkton Moor 1 833.33x
Overton 1 3333.33x
Sessay 1 666.67x
West Ness 1 3333.33x
York St Mary 1 17.86x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 7
Sarah 7
Jane 6
Ann 4
Hannah 4
Alice 3
Annie 3
Martha 3
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Minnie 2
Ada 1
Betsey 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Grace 1
J.A. 1
Lilly 1
Margaret 1
Patince 1
Rachel 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
Thomas 12
George 10
William 6
Francis 4
Robert 3
Charles 2
Frederick 2
James 2
Joseph 2
Arthur 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
F. 1
Frank 1
G.S. 1
H.W. 1
Henry 1
Leonard 1
Levi 1
W.F. 1
Walker 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Flintoft surname: questions and answers

How common was the Flintoft surname in 1881?

In 1881, 140 people were recorded with the Flintoft surname. That placed it at #16,151 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Flintoft surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 413 in 2016. That gives Flintoft a modern rank of #11,609.

What does the Flintoft map show?

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