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UK surname

Flockton

In the 1881 census there were 310 people recorded with the Flockton surname, ranking it #9,488 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 301, ranked #14,696, down from #9,488 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton, Sheffield and Rothwell. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wakefield, Leeds and North Tyneside.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Flockton is 331 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 2.9%.

1881 census count

310

Ranked #9,488

Modern count

301

2016, ranked #14,696

Peak year

2002

331 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Flockton had 310 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,488 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 301 in 2016, ranked #14,696.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 327 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Flockton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Flockton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Flockton 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 250 #8,788
1861 historical 214 #11,365
1881 historical 310 #9,488
1891 historical 226 #13,668
1901 historical 302 #11,592
1911 historical 327 #10,742
1997 modern 313 #13,158
1998 modern 314 #13,483
1999 modern 329 #13,147
2000 modern 324 #13,243
2001 modern 318 #13,205
2002 modern 331 #13,115
2003 modern 317 #13,328
2004 modern 313 #13,502
2005 modern 310 #13,518
2006 modern 296 #14,030
2007 modern 299 #14,077
2008 modern 297 #14,230
2009 modern 303 #14,315
2010 modern 309 #14,420
2011 modern 305 #14,439
2012 modern 299 #14,537
2013 modern 306 #14,557
2014 modern 309 #14,533
2015 modern 308 #14,463
2016 modern 301 #14,696

Geography

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Where Flocktons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton, Sheffield, Rothwell and Leeds. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wakefield, Leeds and North Tyneside. 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 Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton Durham
2 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Rothwell Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wakefield 004 Wakefield
2 Leeds 103 Leeds
3 Wakefield 003 Wakefield
4 North Tyneside 030 North Tyneside
5 Leeds 069 Leeds

Forenames

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First names often paired with Flockton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Flockton

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Flockton, 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 Flockton surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Flockton 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, Flockton 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

Flockton 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

Flockton falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Flockton is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Flockton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Flockton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Flockton 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 200 Flocktons recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.72x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 200 6.72x
Lancashire 26 0.73x
Middlesex 24 0.80x
Surrey 14 0.96x
Cheshire 12 1.81x
Durham 12 1.34x
Nottinghamshire 4 0.99x
Buckinghamshire 3 1.65x
Lincolnshire 2 0.42x
Sussex 2 0.39x
Berkshire 1 0.44x
Denbighshire 1 0.88x
Derbyshire 1 0.21x
Devon 1 0.16x
Hampshire 1 0.16x
Kent 1 0.10x
Royal Navy 1 2.79x
Staffordshire 1 0.10x
Suffolk 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 48 Flocktons recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.55x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 48 28.55x
Oulton Cum Woodlesford 30 1239.67x
Holbeck 18 91.28x
Wortley In Bramley 14 59.37x
Ecclesall Bierlow 13 21.47x
Hunslet 13 28.01x
Camberwell 12 6.25x
Stockton On Tees 11 25.53x
Swinton In Rotherham 10 127.06x
Salford 8 7.63x
Methley 7 167.06x
Mile End Old Town London 7 10.95x
Newington 6 73.17x
Rothwell 6 99.83x
Sandbach 6 106.01x
Thornaby 6 53.96x
Armley 5 38.08x
Cottingham 5 77.88x
Oldham 5 4.35x
Bromley London 4 6.05x
Hulme 4 5.37x
Nottingham St Mary 4 3.82x
Bethnal Green London 3 2.30x
Chorlton On Medlock 3 5.30x
Datchet 3 241.94x
Lofthouse Cum Carlton 3 82.64x
Newton In Northwich 3 148.51x
Over 3 44.51x
Baildon 2 35.65x
Dewsbury 2 6.55x
East Ardsley 2 77.52x
Harrow 2 43.57x
Owston 2 147.06x
St George Hanover Square 2 3.78x
Ashton Under Lyne 1 1.28x
Brightside Bierlow 1 1.71x
Buxted 1 50.51x
Castleton 1 2.81x
Caterham 1 15.46x
Clerkenwell London 1 1.41x
Clifton In York 1 16.05x
Devonport 1 13.91x
East Hartburn 1 270.27x
Gillingham 1 4.73x
Goole 1 20.04x
Hampstead London 1 2.14x
Hathersage 1 75.76x
Heaton 1 31.25x
Hove 1 4.50x
Huyton With Roby 1 23.92x
Islington London 1 0.34x
Kimberworth 1 6.05x
Kingston On Thames 1 2.84x
Llandrillo Yn Rhos 1 59.52x
Manchester 1 0.62x
Morley 1 6.46x
Newmarket St Mary 1 35.59x
Portsea 1 0.83x
Reading St Lawrence 1 20.75x
Royal Navy 1 3.27x
Scarborough 1 3.70x
Selby 1 16.08x
St Andrew Holborn London 1 7.69x
St Marylebone London 1 0.62x
St Pancras London 1 0.41x
Tottington Lower End 1 5.90x
Toxteth Park 1 0.83x
Wakefield 1 4.37x
Wentworth 1 54.35x
Yoxall 1 74.63x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 20
Sarah 14
Annie 11
Elizabeth 11
Alice 7
Ann 6
Emily 6
Hannah 6
Jane 6
Maria 6
Eliza 5
Emma 5
Louisa 5
Ada 4
Ellen 3
Martha 3
Amelia 2
Anne 2
Catherine 2
Eleanor 2
Fanny 2
Florence 2
Henrietta 2
Kate 2
Lydia 2
Minnie 2
Selina 2
Susannah 2
Anna 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Cath. 1
Clara 1
Emley 1
Ester 1
Eva 1
Florance 1
Florrie 1
Hennrietta 1
Isabel 1
Jammia 1
Janet 1
Lavinia 1
Lilley 1
Lilly 1
Lizzie 1
Lucey 1
Margaret 1
Marria 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 26
John 21
Joseph 9
Thomas 9
George 8
Arthur 5
Benjamin 4
Edward 4
Harry 4
Henry 4
Alfred 3
Frederick 3
Chas. 2
Edwin 2
James 2
Samuel 2
A.Edward 1
Amos 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Infant 1
Jesse 1
Jno.H. 1
Joan 1
Josiah 1
Landrer 1
Marmaduke 1
Osman 1
Redginald 1
Richard 1
Richd. 1
Sam 1
Saml. 1
Walter 1
Webster 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Flockton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Flockton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 310 people were recorded with the Flockton surname. That placed it at #9,488 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Flockton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 301 in 2016. That gives Flockton a modern rank of #14,696.

What does the Flockton map show?

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