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UK surname

Fotherby

In the 1881 census there were 259 people recorded with the Fotherby surname, ranking it #10,808 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 233, ranked #17,625, down from #10,808 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Clifton, North, Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton and North Muskham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include High Peak, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fotherby is 325 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 10.0%.

1881 census count

259

Ranked #10,808

Modern count

233

2016, ranked #17,625

Peak year

1901

325 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Fotherby had 259 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,808 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 233 in 2016, ranked #17,625.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 325 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Fotherby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fotherby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fotherby 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 213 #9,934
1861 historical 197 #12,166
1881 historical 259 #10,808
1891 historical 280 #11,665
1901 historical 325 #11,017
1911 historical 300 #11,441
1997 modern 236 #15,852
1998 modern 268 #14,978
1999 modern 270 #14,992
2000 modern 266 #15,096
2001 modern 259 #15,151
2002 modern 273 #14,892
2003 modern 265 #15,025
2004 modern 262 #15,233
2005 modern 238 #16,198
2006 modern 240 #16,177
2007 modern 238 #16,505
2008 modern 244 #16,346
2009 modern 241 #16,848
2010 modern 247 #16,931
2011 modern 247 #16,783
2012 modern 241 #16,925
2013 modern 233 #17,606
2014 modern 230 #17,872
2015 modern 230 #17,795
2016 modern 233 #17,625

Geography

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Where Fotherbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Clifton, North, Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton, North Muskham, Beckingham and Auborn. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to High Peak, Doncaster, North Lincolnshire, Harrogate and East Riding of Yorkshire. 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 Clifton, North Nottinghamshire
2 Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton Nottinghamshire
3 North Muskham Nottinghamshire
4 Beckingham Lincolnshire
5 Auborn Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 High Peak 013 High Peak
2 Doncaster 024 Doncaster
3 North Lincolnshire 020 North Lincolnshire
4 Harrogate 020 Harrogate
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 006 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fotherby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fotherby

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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Fotherby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Fotherby 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 comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

Senior Professionals

Within London, Fotherby is most associated with areas classed as Senior Professionals, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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 very central neighbourhoods house residents whose ages are more skewed towards older age cohorts than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Few households have young children. Rates of illness are low. Indian ethnicity is rare compared to the Supergroup mean. Property under occupation is more common, despite the centrality of neighbourhoods, and more residents live in communal establishments than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Fotherby is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

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

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

1881 census detail

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Fotherby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fotherby 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 95 Fotherbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.79x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 95 3.79x
Nottinghamshire 67 19.67x
Lincolnshire 42 10.40x
Surrey 18 1.46x
Huntingdonshire 11 21.93x
Middlesex 11 0.44x
Kent 4 0.46x
Derbyshire 3 0.76x
Northamptonshire 2 0.84x
Staffordshire 2 0.23x
Warwickshire 2 0.31x
Hertfordshire 1 0.57x
Leicestershire 1 0.36x

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 63 Fotherbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.56x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 63 44.56x
Newark Upon Trent 22 179.74x
North Muskham 16 3404.26x
Greasley 10 130.21x
Southwark St George Martyr 9 17.70x
Bow London 8 24.88x
Thorpe On The Hill 8 3200.00x
Beckingham 7 1794.87x
Brampton 7 673.08x
Eccleshill 7 114.94x
Sandal Magna 7 189.19x
Wandsworth 7 28.78x
Temple Bruer 6 3529.41x
Ecclesall Bierlow 5 9.82x
Haddington 5 7142.86x
Cheriton 4 113.96x
North Scarle 4 888.89x
Wistow 4 1176.47x
Brightside Bierlow 3 6.11x
Glossop Dale 3 16.20x
St Swithin Lincoln 3 47.24x
Apley 2 1250.00x
Bilton 2 136.05x
Great Grimsby 2 7.80x
Harby 2 666.67x
Peakirk 2 952.38x
Rothwell 2 39.53x
Skellingthorpe 2 322.58x
St Luke London 2 4.94x
St Martin Lincoln 2 53.33x
Abbots Bromley 1 79.37x
Averham 1 714.29x
Battersea 1 1.08x
Carlton Le Moorland 1 370.37x
Castle Donnington 1 43.10x
Caterham 1 18.38x
Churwell 1 58.48x
Coddington 1 222.22x
Cropwell Butler 1 212.77x
East Retford 1 33.90x
Falsgrave 1 27.10x
Fiskerton 1 263.16x
Fledborough 1 1111.11x
Gate Fulford 1 17.09x
Hallam 1 400.00x
Headingley Cum Burley 1 6.20x
Hertford All Saints 1 103.09x
Holbeck 1 6.03x
Hornsey 1 3.13x
Hunslet 1 2.56x
Knottingley 1 22.73x
Langtoft 1 196.08x
Market Rasen 1 44.25x
Norwell Woodhouse 1 1250.00x
Sheffield 1 1.25x
Snenton 1 7.47x
St Paul Lincoln 1 140.85x
St Peterin Eastgate 1 80.00x
Styrrup 1 196.08x
Tyrley 1 151.52x
Welbourn 1 208.33x
Wigsley 1 1250.00x
Yarborough 1 416.67x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 19
John 14
George 11
Thomas 11
Charles 9
Joseph 7
Henry 6
James 5
Samuel 5
Arthur 4
Fred 3
Frederick 3
Alfred 2
Edward 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Wm. 2
Albert 1
Bryan 1
C. 1
Chas.Herbert 1
Christopher 1
Daniel 1
Edwin 1
Elijah 1
Francis 1
Jonah 1
Noah 1
Sidney 1
Thos. 1
Thos.H. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Fotherby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fotherby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 259 people were recorded with the Fotherby surname. That placed it at #10,808 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fotherby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 233 in 2016. That gives Fotherby a modern rank of #17,625.

What does the Fotherby map show?

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