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UK surname

Fromant

In the 1881 census there were 116 people recorded with the Fromant surname, ranking it #18,126 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 86, ranked #32,570, down from #18,126 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Swavesey and Horningsea. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Northamptonshire, Powys and Bristol.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fromant is 145 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 25.9%.

1881 census count

116

Ranked #18,126

Modern count

86

2016, ranked #32,570

Peak year

1911

145 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 1998

Key insights

  • Fromant had 116 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,126 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 86 in 2016, ranked #32,570.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 145 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Fromant surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fromant surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fromant 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 22 #29,378
1861 historical 68 #25,196
1881 historical 116 #18,126
1891 historical 122 #21,053
1901 historical 131 #19,552
1911 historical 145 #18,255
1997 modern 113 #25,106
1998 modern 125 #24,198
1999 modern 121 #24,855
2000 modern 113 #25,843
2001 modern 112 #25,644
2002 modern 111 #26,291
2003 modern 104 #27,101
2004 modern 102 #27,637
2005 modern 93 #29,133
2006 modern 92 #29,576
2007 modern 91 #30,061
2008 modern 91 #30,431
2009 modern 91 #30,944
2010 modern 90 #31,621
2011 modern 94 #31,016
2012 modern 88 #32,064
2013 modern 88 #32,349
2014 modern 87 #32,585
2015 modern 85 #32,693
2016 modern 86 #32,570

Geography

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Where Fromants are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Swavesey, Horningsea and Cambridge: St Andrew the Less, St Andrew the Great, Holy Trinity, St Benedict. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Northamptonshire, Powys, Bristol, Central Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire. 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 London parishes London 1
2 Swavesey Huntingdonshire
3 Horningsea Cambridgeshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Cambridge: St Andrew the Less, St Andrew the Great, Holy Trinity, St Benedict Cambridgeshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Northamptonshire 001 South Northamptonshire
2 Powys 015 Powys
3 Bristol 030 Bristol, City of
4 Central Bedfordshire 028 Central Bedfordshire
5 Huntingdonshire 021 Huntingdonshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fromant

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fromant

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Fromant surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Fromant household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Fromant is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Fromant is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Fromant 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Fromant is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 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 Fromant, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Fromant families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fromant 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. Cambridgeshire leads with 83 Fromants recorded in 1881 and an index of 115.81x.

County Total Index
Cambridgeshire 83 115.81x
Huntingdonshire 13 57.85x
Middlesex 10 0.88x
Surrey 7 1.27x
Leicestershire 1 0.80x
Suffolk 1 0.73x
Sussex 1 0.52x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Swavesey in Cambridgeshire leads with 28 Fromants recorded in 1881 and an index of 6086.96x.

Place Total Index
Swavesey 28 6086.96x
Holy Trinity Cambridge 14 1794.87x
Horningsea 13 8125.00x
Cottenham 7 736.84x
Great Staughton 6 1363.64x
St Andrewthe Great 6 645.16x
St Ives 6 517.24x
All Saints Cambridge 5 1000.00x
Edmonton 5 54.82x
Lambeth 4 4.05x
St Marylebone London 4 6.62x
Trumpington 4 1111.11x
St Andrewthe Less 3 36.63x
Battersea 2 4.80x
Frant 1 74.07x
Hadleigh 1 74.63x
Kensington London 1 1.59x
Kingston On Thames 1 7.55x
Leicester St Margaret 1 3.27x
St Edward Cambridge 1 434.78x
St Neots 1 81.97x
The Holy Sepulchre 1 555.56x
Waterbeach 1 172.41x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 5
Emily 4
Elizabeth 3
Mary 3
Susan 3
Bertha 2
Caroline 2
Harriett 2
Julia 2
Lizzie 2
Martha 2
(Miss) 1
Ada 1
Alexandra 1
Alice 1
Christiabella 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Jane 1
Liley 1
Louisa 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1
Maude 1
Naomi 1
Nellie 1
Pheobe 1
Rebecca 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 9
Herbert 6
Charles 5
Henry 4
Walter 4
Alfred 3
Thomas 3
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Robert 2
Tom 2
(Mr) 1
Arthur 1
David 1
E. 1
Edmund 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fredrick 1
Fredy 1
Henery 1
Isaac 1
John 1
Joseph 1
Lucus 1
Mary 1
Morris 1
Moses 1
Oriel 1
Phillip 1
Uriah 1

FAQ

Fromant surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fromant surname in 1881?

In 1881, 116 people were recorded with the Fromant surname. That placed it at #18,126 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fromant surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 86 in 2016. That gives Fromant a modern rank of #32,570.

What does the Fromant map show?

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