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UK surname

Frankton

In the 1881 census there were 134 people recorded with the Frankton surname, ranking it #16,602 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 101, ranked #30,929, down from #16,602 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rugby, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Shipton Moyne. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Coventry, Rugby and Weymouth and Portland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Frankton is 205 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 24.6%.

1881 census count

134

Ranked #16,602

Modern count

101

2016, ranked #30,929

Peak year

1861

205 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Frankton had 134 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,602 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 101 in 2016, ranked #30,929.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 205 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Frankton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Frankton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Frankton 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 89 #18,446
1861 historical 205 #11,769
1881 historical 134 #16,602
1891 historical 159 #17,636
1901 historical 133 #19,372
1911 historical 159 #17,219
1997 modern 113 #25,106
1998 modern 118 #25,041
1999 modern 116 #25,487
2000 modern 106 #26,848
2001 modern 107 #26,328
2002 modern 114 #25,886
2003 modern 112 #25,948
2004 modern 116 #25,580
2005 modern 100 #28,025
2006 modern 96 #28,946
2007 modern 98 #29,019
2008 modern 104 #28,341
2009 modern 110 #27,991
2010 modern 112 #28,336
2011 modern 123 #26,512
2012 modern 100 #30,258
2013 modern 99 #30,934
2014 modern 102 #30,714
2015 modern 101 #30,816
2016 modern 101 #30,929

Geography

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Where Franktons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rugby, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Shipton Moyne, Nottingham St Mary and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Coventry, Rugby, Weymouth and Portland, Pembrokeshire and Warwick. 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 Rugby Warwickshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Shipton Moyne Gloucestershire
4 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire
5 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Coventry 029 Coventry
2 Rugby 001 Rugby
3 Weymouth and Portland 008 Weymouth and Portland
4 Pembrokeshire 006 Pembrokeshire
5 Warwick 007 Warwick

Forenames

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First names often paired with Frankton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Frankton

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Frankton surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Frankton household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Frankton 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

Frankton 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

Frankton falls in decile 9 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Frankton 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 Frankton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Frankton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Frankton 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. Warwickshire leads with 74 Franktons recorded in 1881 and an index of 22.45x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 74 22.45x
Nottinghamshire 18 10.22x
Yorkshire 8 0.62x
Middlesex 7 0.54x
Buckinghamshire 6 7.59x
Durham 5 1.29x
Gloucestershire 4 1.56x
Staffordshire 4 0.91x
Essex 3 1.16x
Surrey 2 0.31x
Midlothian 1 0.57x
Montgomeryshire 1 3.34x
Somerset 1 0.48x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Nottingham St Mary in Nottinghamshire leads with 18 Franktons recorded in 1881 and an index of 39.50x.

Place Total Index
Nottingham St Mary 18 39.50x
Rugby 16 358.74x
Dunchurch 13 2888.89x
Church Lawford 10 8333.33x
Doncaster 7 74.00x
Leamington Priors 7 86.31x
Bulkington 6 845.07x
Thornborough 6 2307.69x
Old Stratford 5 267.38x
Willington 5 222.22x
Coventry St Michael 4 37.77x
Cubbington 4 909.09x
Sapperton 4 1666.67x
St Pancras London 4 3.80x
Epping 3 285.71x
Sedgley 3 18.30x
Coventry Holy Trinity 2 20.33x
Long Lawford 2 645.16x
Bilton 1 131.58x
Birmingham 1 0.91x
Bradford 1 3.19x
Brinklow 1 285.71x
Edgbaston 1 9.78x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 1.42x
Egham 1 25.58x
Guilsfield 1 91.74x
Hillmorton 1 169.49x
Kensington London 1 1.38x
Lambeth 1 0.88x
North Cadbury 1 250.00x
Paddington London 1 2.08x
St Marylebone London 1 1.43x
Walsall Foreign 1 4.39x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 10
Mary 9
Elizabeth 5
Ann 4
Edith 3
Ellen 3
Hannah 3
Maria 3
Alice 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Jane 2
Patence 2
Annie 1
Cecil 1
Elizebeth 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Geraldine 1
Henrietta 1
Laura 1
Lillian 1
Louisa 1
Marion 1
Matilda 1
Rhoda 1
Rose 1
Saboure 1
Selina 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 10
Thomas 9
William 9
George 8
Harry 4
Edward 3
Henry 3
James 3
Walter 3
Alfred 2
Edwin 2
Authur 1
Daniel 1
Eward 1
Frederick 1
Henery 1
Jabez 1
Joseph 1
Maurice 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Frankton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Frankton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 134 people were recorded with the Frankton surname. That placed it at #16,602 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Frankton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 101 in 2016. That gives Frankton a modern rank of #30,929.

What does the Frankton map show?

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