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UK surname

Gleadhill

In the 1881 census there were 130 people recorded with the Gleadhill surname, ranking it #16,911 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 216, ranked #18,613, down from #16,911 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Winestead and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bridgend, Kingston upon Hull and North Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Gleadhill is 218 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 66.2%.

1881 census count

130

Ranked #16,911

Modern count

216

2016, ranked #18,613

Peak year

2002

218 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Gleadhill had 130 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,911 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 216 in 2016, ranked #18,613.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 203 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Gleadhill surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Gleadhill surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Gleadhill 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 141 #13,507
1861 historical 101 #20,955
1881 historical 130 #16,911
1891 historical 195 #15,211
1901 historical 169 #16,824
1911 historical 203 #14,831
1997 modern 214 #16,893
1998 modern 209 #17,650
1999 modern 211 #17,662
2000 modern 209 #17,723
2001 modern 204 #17,736
2002 modern 218 #17,338
2003 modern 210 #17,559
2004 modern 197 #18,368
2005 modern 193 #18,572
2006 modern 189 #18,961
2007 modern 199 #18,542
2008 modern 210 #18,052
2009 modern 204 #18,779
2010 modern 211 #18,774
2011 modern 209 #18,730
2012 modern 214 #18,358
2013 modern 216 #18,543
2014 modern 217 #18,645
2015 modern 212 #18,842
2016 modern 216 #18,613

Geography

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Where Gleadhills are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Winestead, Sheffield, Beverley St Martin and St Nicholas and Ecclesfield (Ecclesfield), Rotherham (Dalton), Conisborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bridgend, Kingston upon Hull, North Devon, Sheffield and Leeds. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Winestead Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Beverley St Martin and St Nicholas Yorkshire, East Riding
5 Ecclesfield (Ecclesfield), Rotherham (Dalton), Conisborough Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bridgend 004 Bridgend
2 Kingston upon Hull 019 Kingston upon Hull, City of
3 North Devon 005 North Devon
4 Sheffield 012 Sheffield
5 Leeds 081 Leeds

Forenames

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First names often paired with Gleadhill

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Gleadhill

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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Gleadhill is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Gleadhill is most concentrated in decile 10 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.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Gleadhill 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Gleadhill families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Gleadhill 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. Yorkshire leads with 92 Gleadhills recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.32x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 92 7.32x
Lancashire 16 1.06x
Norfolk 8 4.10x
Middlesex 6 0.47x
Somerset 3 1.47x
Derbyshire 1 0.50x
Devon 1 0.38x
Dunbartonshire 1 2.94x
Lincolnshire 1 0.49x
Staffordshire 1 0.23x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sculcoates in Yorkshire leads with 11 Gleadhills recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.22x.

Place Total Index
Sculcoates 11 55.22x
Ecclesfield 10 108.58x
South Lynn 8 363.64x
Aldbrough In Skirlaugh 7 3043.48x
Beverley St Martin 7 333.33x
Nether Hallam 7 41.18x
Sheffield 7 17.50x
Brightside Bierlow 6 24.35x
Harpurhey 6 287.08x
Southcoates 6 86.08x
Winestead 6 8571.43x
Doncaster 5 54.47x
Holy Trinity 5 16.55x
Chorlton On Medlock 4 16.74x
Islington London 3 2.44x
Liverpool 3 3.28x
Lyncombe Widcombe 3 56.18x
Middlesbrough 3 18.34x
St Pancras London 3 2.94x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 3 51.37x
Sutton 3 209.79x
Ardwick 2 14.74x
Halifax 2 10.84x
Little Driffield 2 2222.22x
Brampton 1 36.10x
Devonport 1 33.00x
Kirkintilloch 1 21.60x
Kirton In Lindsey 1 125.00x
Leeds 1 1.41x
Rotherham 1 14.12x
Stretford 1 12.08x
Wolverhampton 1 3.04x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 8
Arthur 4
Charles 3
George 3
James 3
Richard 3
Thomas 3
William 3
Benjamin 2
David 2
Frank 2
Henry 2
Samuel 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Andrew 1
Benjm. 1
Daniel 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Infant 1
Joseph 1
Obadiah 1
Robt. 1
Sidney 1
Stephen 1
Wm.C. 1

FAQ

Gleadhill surname: questions and answers

How common was the Gleadhill surname in 1881?

In 1881, 130 people were recorded with the Gleadhill surname. That placed it at #16,911 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Gleadhill surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 216 in 2016. That gives Gleadhill a modern rank of #18,613.

What does the Gleadhill map show?

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