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UK surname

Gillibrand

In the 1881 census there were 609 people recorded with the Gillibrand surname, ranking it #5,757 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 646, ranked #8,212, down from #5,757 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Preston and Blackburn. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Ribble Valley, South Ribble and Chorley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Gillibrand is 848 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 6.1%.

1881 census count

609

Ranked #5,757

Modern count

646

2016, ranked #8,212

Peak year

1911

848 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Gillibrand had 609 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,757 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 646 in 2016, ranked #8,212.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 848 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Gillibrand surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Gillibrand surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Gillibrand 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 220 #9,671
1861 historical 327 #7,788
1881 historical 609 #5,757
1891 historical 566 #6,713
1901 historical 807 #5,591
1911 historical 848 #5,237
1997 modern 736 #6,974
1998 modern 747 #7,124
1999 modern 763 #7,047
2000 modern 759 #7,038
2001 modern 751 #6,980
2002 modern 741 #7,174
2003 modern 743 #7,071
2004 modern 746 #7,050
2005 modern 719 #7,169
2006 modern 699 #7,356
2007 modern 696 #7,455
2008 modern 697 #7,512
2009 modern 702 #7,626
2010 modern 706 #7,735
2011 modern 698 #7,706
2012 modern 682 #7,772
2013 modern 663 #8,082
2014 modern 661 #8,143
2015 modern 653 #8,165
2016 modern 646 #8,212

Geography

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Where Gillibrands are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Preston, Blackburn, Bolton-le-Moors and Chorley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Ribble Valley, South Ribble, Chorley and Blackburn with Darwen. 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 Manchester Lancashire
2 Preston Lancashire
3 Blackburn Lancashire
4 Bolton-le-Moors Lancashire
5 Chorley Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Ribble Valley 007 Ribble Valley
2 South Ribble 002 South Ribble
3 Chorley 006 Chorley
4 Ribble Valley 008 Ribble Valley
5 Blackburn with Darwen 006 Blackburn with Darwen

Forenames

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First names often paired with Gillibrand

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Gillibrand

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Gillibrand, 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 Gillibrand surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Gillibrand 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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

Senior Professionals

Within London, Gillibrand 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

Gillibrand is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Gillibrand falls in decile 1 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 Gillibrand is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Gillibrand, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Gillibrand families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Gillibrand 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. Lancashire leads with 530 Gillibrands recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.53x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 530 7.53x
Cheshire 47 3.59x
Yorkshire 16 0.27x
Suffolk 7 0.97x
Staffordshire 3 0.15x
Worcestershire 3 0.39x
Herefordshire 1 0.41x
Warwickshire 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Blackburn in Lancashire leads with 80 Gillibrands recorded in 1881 and an index of 42.72x.

Place Total Index
Blackburn 80 42.72x
Chorley 64 162.07x
Prestwich 50 284.74x
Over Darwen 41 72.94x
Little Bolton 31 34.26x
Mellor 30 1345.29x
Manchester 22 6.95x
Preston 20 10.62x
Dukinfield 17 28.10x
Barton Upon Irwell 16 30.20x
Dunham Massey 15 374.06x
Farnworth 15 35.57x
Altrincham 12 52.45x
Fishwick 10 229.89x
Lower Darwen 9 97.40x
West Derby 9 4.37x
Broughton In Salford 8 12.43x
Bury 8 9.95x
Eccleshill 8 522.88x
Pendleton In Salford 8 9.54x
Standish With Langtree 8 92.27x
Tyldesley Cum Shakerley 8 39.49x
Worsley 8 18.44x
Danby 7 294.12x
Great Bolton 7 7.51x
Pilkington 7 26.19x
Breightmet 6 193.55x
Darcy Lever 6 148.15x
Entwistle 6 869.57x
Adlington 5 75.87x
Aldeburgh 5 116.82x
Newton 5 9.22x
Bradford 4 2.81x
Harwood 4 108.70x
Layton With Warbreck 4 15.49x
Wadsworth 4 41.80x
Walton Le Dale 4 21.15x
Ashton Under Lyne 3 1.95x
Handsworth 3 6.08x
Kings Norton 3 4.32x
Livesey 3 24.29x
Penwortham 3 90.09x
Turton 3 26.04x
Bollington In 2 17.17x
Salford 2 0.97x
Wigan 2 2.03x
Balderstone 1 101.01x
Birkenhead 1 0.96x
Birmingham 1 0.20x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 1 7.37x
Chadderton 1 2.91x
Failsworth 1 6.21x
Great Harwood 1 7.86x
Habergham Eaves 1 1.55x
Ipswich St Margaret 1 4.08x
Leominster 1 9.93x
Little Hulton 1 8.58x
Pemberton 1 3.56x
Saddleworth 1 2.21x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 45
Elizabeth 33
Jane 21
Ann 19
Sarah 19
Ellen 17
Alice 15
Margaret 15
Annie 9
Emily 9
Martha 7
Esther 5
Hannah 5
Agnes 4
Clara 4
Betty 3
Catherine 3
Charlotte 3
Louisa 3
Lucy 3
Betsy 2
Elizth. 2
Emma 2
Ethel 2
Fanny 2
Florence 2
Gertrude 2
Harriet 2
Isabella 2
Jessie 2
Kate 2
Mercy 2
Nancy 2
Peggy 2
Susannah 2
Bertha 1
Dorcas 1
Eleanor 1
Eliz.Ellen 1
Eliza 1
Elizth.Ellen 1
Ella 1
Ellin 1
Helen 1
Hetty 1
Jannet 1
Johannah 1
Margret 1
Maria 1
Voilet 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 54
Thomas 39
James 29
William 29
Joseph 12
Robert 12
Henry 9
Charles 8
Richard 8
Edward 7
George 7
Walter 6
Arthur 5
Samuel 5
Frederick 4
Adam 3
Philip 3
Roger 3
Albert 2
David 2
Edwin 2
Enoch 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Fredrick 2
Thos. 2
Ambrose 1
Amos 1
Andrew 1
Benjamin 1
Blake 1
Clement 1
F.W. 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Geffrey 1
Geo. 1
Geoffrey 1
Gilbert 1
J.C. 1
Jas. 1
Jeffrey 1
Jeremiah 1
Jesse 1
Kay 1
Louis 1
Luke 1
Mark 1
Matthew 1

FAQ

Gillibrand surname: questions and answers

How common was the Gillibrand surname in 1881?

In 1881, 609 people were recorded with the Gillibrand surname. That placed it at #5,757 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Gillibrand surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 646 in 2016. That gives Gillibrand a modern rank of #8,212.

What does the Gillibrand map show?

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