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UK surname

Glanfield

In the 1881 census there were 365 people recorded with the Glanfield surname, ranking it #8,506 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 435, ranked #11,084, down from #8,506 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Paddington and Wickham Market. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Plymouth, South Norfolk and Taunton Deane.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Glanfield is 524 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 19.2%.

1881 census count

365

Ranked #8,506

Modern count

435

2016, ranked #11,084

Peak year

1911

524 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Glanfield had 365 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,506 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 435 in 2016, ranked #11,084.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 524 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Glanfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Glanfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Glanfield 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 337 #6,953
1861 historical 303 #8,365
1881 historical 365 #8,506
1891 historical 455 #8,009
1901 historical 508 #7,960
1911 historical 524 #7,563
1997 modern 487 #9,482
1998 modern 496 #9,658
1999 modern 487 #9,866
2000 modern 477 #9,989
2001 modern 467 #9,965
2002 modern 467 #10,136
2003 modern 449 #10,313
2004 modern 440 #10,494
2005 modern 447 #10,266
2006 modern 446 #10,301
2007 modern 443 #10,467
2008 modern 436 #10,710
2009 modern 429 #11,094
2010 modern 426 #11,396
2011 modern 444 #10,902
2012 modern 419 #11,295
2013 modern 432 #11,210
2014 modern 433 #11,262
2015 modern 436 #11,099
2016 modern 435 #11,084

Geography

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Where Glanfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Paddington, Wickham Market and Crediton, Colebroke, Shobrooke, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Cruwys Morchard. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Plymouth, South Norfolk, Taunton Deane and Stroud. 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 Paddington London (West Districts)
3 London parishes London 3
4 Wickham Market Suffolk
5 Crediton, Colebroke, Shobrooke, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Cruwys Morchard Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Plymouth 028 Plymouth
2 South Norfolk 008 South Norfolk
3 Taunton Deane 013 Taunton Deane
4 Plymouth 025 Plymouth
5 Stroud 010 Stroud

Forenames

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First names often paired with Glanfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Glanfield

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Glanfield 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

Glanfield is most concentrated in decile 8 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.

8
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Glanfield falls in decile 4 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.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Glanfield 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Glanfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Glanfield 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. Devon leads with 105 Glanfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.17x.

County Total Index
Devon 105 14.17x
Suffolk 87 20.06x
Middlesex 56 1.57x
Norfolk 27 4.93x
Surrey 16 0.92x
Cornwall 11 2.73x
Essex 11 1.57x
Hampshire 8 1.10x
Somerset 8 1.40x
Berkshire 6 2.25x
Kent 6 0.49x
Dorset 4 1.71x
Sussex 4 0.67x
Lancashire 3 0.07x
Gloucestershire 2 0.29x
Hertfordshire 2 0.82x
Oxfordshire 2 0.91x
Wiltshire 2 0.64x
Ayrshire 1 0.38x
Royal Navy 1 2.36x
Shropshire 1 0.33x
Worcestershire 1 0.22x
Yorkshire 1 0.03x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wickham Market in Suffolk leads with 22 Glanfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 1229.05x.

Place Total Index
Wickham Market 22 1229.05x
Paddington London 17 12.99x
Trimley St Martin 13 1756.76x
Bermondsey 11 10.38x
Ipswich St Helen 11 214.01x
Newton Abbot St Mary 11 176.85x
Great Yarmouth 10 22.05x
Chudleigh 9 381.36x
St Pancras London 9 3.14x
Winfarthing 9 1216.22x
Exeter St David 8 126.38x
Ipswich St Margaret 8 54.38x
South Tawton 8 522.88x
St Marylebone London 8 4.21x
Tiverton 8 62.65x
Walthamstow 8 31.62x
Bredfield 7 1320.75x
Calverleigh 7 7000.00x
Exeter St Thomas The 7 92.72x
Ipswich St Clement 7 63.52x
Lapford 7 972.22x
Bromley London 6 7.66x
Exeter St George The 6 731.71x
West Teignmouth 6 105.82x
Belstone 5 2631.58x
Calstock 5 63.29x
Clutton 5 403.23x
Hacheston 5 943.40x
Pettistree 5 1470.59x
Roydon In Guiltcross 5 666.67x
Fareham 4 45.61x
Plymouth Charles The 4 12.25x
Reading St Mary 4 18.68x
St Austell 4 29.03x
Sunbury 4 93.46x
Tormoham 4 12.76x
Wimborne 4 141.34x
Colebrooke 3 348.84x
Folkestone 3 12.73x
Kenn 3 260.87x
Livesey 3 40.49x
Stoke Damerel 3 5.78x
Tottenham 3 5.29x
Willesden 3 8.94x
Bedminster 2 3.71x
Brighton 2 1.65x
Crediton 2 28.49x
Dorking 2 17.17x
Essendon 2 270.27x
Ipswich St Mathew 2 16.46x
Lewisham 2 3.09x
Little Cornard 2 425.53x
Milford 2 118.34x
Portsea 2 1.40x
Shire Hall Yard 2 540.54x
St Botolph Billingsgate 2 2857.14x
Sudbury St Gregory 2 57.47x
Titchfield 2 36.36x
Banbury 1 22.73x
Camberwell 1 0.44x
Chipping Campden 1 44.05x
Diss 1 21.32x
Dunsford 1 105.26x
Great Bentley 1 89.29x
Great Malvern 1 10.31x
Horfield 1 14.22x
Hove 1 3.80x
Lambeth 1 0.32x
Lee 1 5.67x
Newport 1 26.95x
Sandhurst 1 19.31x
Shelley 1 666.67x
South Bersted 1 19.57x
St George Bloomsbury 1 4.89x
St George Hanover Square 1 1.59x
St Ives 1 12.67x
Stadhampton 1 222.22x
Taunton St Mary 1 9.51x
West Looe 1 94.34x
Whitechapel London 1 2.85x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 25
John 20
James 17
George 11
Charles 7
Henry 7
Samuel 7
Thomas 7
Frederick 5
Robert 5
Stephen 5
Albert 3
Ernest 3
Frank 3
Walter 3
Edwin 2
Eli 2
Geo. 2
Gregory 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Nicholas 2
Arthur 1
Bernard 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Elijah 1
Ethelbert 1
Federick 1
Fred 1
Freddy 1
Fredk. 1
Gilbert 1
H. 1
Jeremiah 1
Laura 1
Mark 1
Matthew 1
Noah 1
Peter 1
Richard 1
Rodger 1
Roger 1
Sidney 1
Silas 1
Stanley 1
Sydney 1
Theopholus 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Glanfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Glanfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 365 people were recorded with the Glanfield surname. That placed it at #8,506 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Glanfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 435 in 2016. That gives Glanfield a modern rank of #11,084.

What does the Glanfield map show?

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