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UK surname

Frankham

In the 1881 census there were 406 people recorded with the Frankham surname, ranking it #7,880 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 545, ranked #9,349, down from #7,880 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes and St Pancras. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Maidstone, Bath and North East Somerset and West Berkshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Frankham is 587 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.2%.

1881 census count

406

Ranked #7,880

Modern count

545

2016, ranked #9,349

Peak year

1911

587 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Frankham had 406 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,880 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 545 in 2016, ranked #9,349.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 587 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Frankham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Frankham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Frankham 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 240 #9,068
1861 historical 305 #8,321
1881 historical 406 #7,880
1891 historical 470 #7,798
1901 historical 483 #8,256
1911 historical 587 #6,951
1997 modern 529 #8,923
1998 modern 548 #8,960
1999 modern 546 #9,038
2000 modern 535 #9,144
2001 modern 521 #9,174
2002 modern 530 #9,242
2003 modern 522 #9,204
2004 modern 526 #9,167
2005 modern 526 #9,109
2006 modern 510 #9,342
2007 modern 499 #9,574
2008 modern 525 #9,286
2009 modern 549 #9,190
2010 modern 562 #9,200
2011 modern 564 #9,095
2012 modern 548 #9,194
2013 modern 559 #9,212
2014 modern 550 #9,395
2015 modern 545 #9,387
2016 modern 545 #9,349

Geography

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Where Frankhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes, St Pancras, Keynsham and Bedwelty. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Maidstone, Bath and North East Somerset, West Berkshire, Walsall and Lichfield. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Keynsham Somerset
5 Bedwelty Monmouthshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Maidstone 017 Maidstone
2 Bath and North East Somerset 023 Bath and North East Somerset
3 West Berkshire 011 West Berkshire
4 Walsall 021 Walsall
5 Lichfield 009 Lichfield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Frankham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Frankham

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Frankham, 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 Frankham surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Frankham 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Frankham 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

Frankham 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.

5
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Frankham falls in decile 6 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Frankham 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Frankham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Frankham 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 89 Frankhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.33x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 89 2.33x
Somerset 69 11.21x
Staffordshire 47 3.64x
Surrey 23 1.23x
Hampshire 21 2.68x
Cambridgeshire 20 8.26x
Essex 18 2.38x
Berkshire 17 5.92x
Gloucestershire 15 2.00x
Lancashire 13 0.29x
Worcestershire 10 2.00x
Northamptonshire 9 2.50x
Monmouthshire 7 2.53x
Wiltshire 7 2.07x
Yorkshire 7 0.18x
Kent 4 0.31x
Sussex 4 0.62x
Huntingdonshire 3 3.95x
Warwickshire 3 0.31x
Brecknockshire 1 1.31x
Glamorgan 1 0.15x
Leicestershire 1 0.24x
Lincolnshire 1 0.16x
Oxfordshire 1 0.42x
Royal Navy 1 2.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Walsall Borough in Staffordshire leads with 19 Frankhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 189.62x.

Place Total Index
Walsall Borough 19 189.62x
Walsall Foreign 18 27.00x
West Ham 18 10.80x
Keynsham 17 384.62x
Shoreditch London 12 7.24x
Longstow 11 3055.56x
St Marylebone London 11 5.39x
Weston 11 232.56x
Aldermaston 10 1428.57x
Lambeth 10 3.00x
Saltford 10 1724.14x
Toxteth Park 10 6.51x
Lyncombe Widcombe 9 55.83x
St George Hanover Square 9 13.36x
Portsea 8 5.21x
Westminster St John 8 17.18x
Wickham 8 555.56x
Chesterton 7 93.71x
Old Sodbury 7 744.68x
St Pancras London 7 2.27x
Trevethin 7 26.82x
Bow London 6 12.33x
Raunds 6 163.93x
Reading St Mary 6 26.10x
St George Bloomsbury 6 27.35x
Trowbridge 6 40.13x
Bromley London 5 5.94x
Camberwell 5 2.05x
Hammersmith London 5 5.31x
Priston 5 1470.59x
Rushall 5 65.79x
Walcot 5 15.25x
Dudley 4 6.59x
Eltham 4 52.29x
Harborne 4 9.67x
Hunslet 4 6.77x
Islington London 4 1.08x
Rye 4 65.25x
Southwark St George Martyr 4 5.20x
St Andrew Holborn London 4 24.17x
The Hill 4 124.61x
Almondsbury 3 104.90x
Aston 3 1.13x
Basingstoke 3 33.30x
Batheaston 3 142.18x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 3 4.25x
Holbeck 3 11.95x
Stanton Prior 3 2307.69x
Bedminster 2 3.46x
Clerkenwell London 2 2.22x
Kensington London 2 0.94x
Leighton 2 454.55x
Rotherhithe 2 4.23x
St Giles In Fields London 2 10.66x
Tichmarsh 2 165.29x
Upperswinford 2 47.28x
Westminster St James 2 5.09x
Bath St Catherine 1 555.56x
Bath St James 1 15.58x
Box 1 34.72x
Bristol St Mary Redcliff 1 14.64x
Chelsea London 1 0.87x
Clifton 1 2.64x
Finstock Fawler 1 126.58x
Frome 1 6.79x
Habergham Eaves 1 2.41x
Harlton 1 243.90x
Heap 1 4.15x
Huntingdon St John 1 45.45x
Llanelly 1 10.93x
Llantwit Vairdre 1 13.37x
Nosely 1 1111.11x
Old Artillery Ground 1 30.40x
Over Darwen 1 2.76x
Putney 1 5.74x
Royal Navy 1 2.57x
Streatham 1 3.52x
Tottenham 1 1.64x
Twerton 1 15.75x
Twickenham 1 6.10x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 24
John 23
George 21
Charles 13
James 12
Henry 10
Thomas 9
Edward 6
Alfred 5
Ernest 5
Albert 4
Frederick 4
Walter 4
Arthur 3
Herbert 3
Joseph 3
Abraham 2
Harry 2
Joshua 2
Moses 2
Richard 2
Saml. 2
Aaron 1
Charley 1
Collin 1
Daniel 1
Edwin 1
Elam 1
Elias 1
Elijah 1
Gilbert 1
Harrie 1
Hizekiah 1
Isacc 1
Isaiah 1
Maurice 1
Nathaniel 1
Oliver 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Reuben 1
Robert 1
Samson 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Thisydia 1
Willm.Fredk. 1
Wm.Hy. 1
Wydham 1

FAQ

Frankham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Frankham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 406 people were recorded with the Frankham surname. That placed it at #7,880 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Frankham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 545 in 2016. That gives Frankham a modern rank of #9,349.

What does the Frankham map show?

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