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UK surname

Glenton

In the 1881 census there were 223 people recorded with the Glenton surname, ranking it #11,998 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 342, ranked #13,398, down from #11,998 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hull Holy Trinity, Birstall and Richmond. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Northumberland and York.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Glenton is 399 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 53.4%.

1881 census count

223

Ranked #11,998

Modern count

342

2016, ranked #13,398

Peak year

1999

399 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Glenton had 223 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,998 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 342 in 2016, ranked #13,398.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 346 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Glenton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Glenton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Glenton 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 159 #12,400
1861 historical 116 #18,751
1881 historical 223 #11,998
1891 historical 268 #12,087
1901 historical 299 #11,673
1911 historical 346 #10,341
1997 modern 369 #11,690
1998 modern 390 #11,563
1999 modern 399 #11,463
2000 modern 385 #11,738
2001 modern 383 #11,580
2002 modern 376 #11,989
2003 modern 389 #11,490
2004 modern 386 #11,579
2005 modern 378 #11,692
2006 modern 371 #11,916
2007 modern 364 #12,237
2008 modern 364 #12,328
2009 modern 351 #12,940
2010 modern 365 #12,825
2011 modern 356 #12,943
2012 modern 350 #12,965
2013 modern 347 #13,260
2014 modern 355 #13,125
2015 modern 347 #13,252
2016 modern 342 #13,398

Geography

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Where Glentons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hull Holy Trinity, Birstall, Richmond, West Derby and Bradford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Northumberland and York. 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 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
2 Birstall Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Richmond Yorkshire, North Riding
4 West Derby Lancashire
5 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Northumberland 012 Northumberland
2 Northumberland 010 Northumberland
3 Northumberland 002 Northumberland
4 York 009 York
5 Northumberland 013 Northumberland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Glenton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Glenton

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

Glenton 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

Glenton 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 Glenton 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 Glenton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Glenton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Glenton 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 153 Glentons recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.10x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 153 7.10x
Lancashire 19 0.74x
Durham 17 2.63x
Northumberland 17 5.25x
Surrey 7 0.66x
Middlesex 3 0.14x
Cheshire 2 0.42x
Kent 2 0.27x
Sussex 2 0.55x
Gloucestershire 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. Holy Trinity in Yorkshire leads with 33 Glentons recorded in 1881 and an index of 63.65x.

Place Total Index
Holy Trinity 33 63.65x
Leeds 18 14.79x
Richmond 16 474.78x
Wallsend 9 87.72x
Hunmanby 8 792.08x
Sutton Stoneferry 8 129.66x
Bowling 7 32.79x
Camberwell 7 5.04x
Hipswell 7 3500.00x
Holy Trinity St Mary 7 213.41x
West Derby 7 9.27x
Elswick 6 23.23x
Horton In Bradford 6 17.83x
Brancepeth 5 423.73x
Eastrington 5 1785.71x
Sheffield 5 7.29x
Wolsingham 5 84.75x
Hawsker Cum Stainsacre 4 555.56x
Liverpool 4 2.55x
Wavertree 4 48.43x
Carlton In Selby 3 535.71x
Crossgate 3 106.01x
Elvet 3 64.24x
Flamborough 3 288.46x
Newington 3 50.51x
Baildon 2 49.26x
Charlton Next Woolwich 2 25.84x
Hoose 2 222.22x
Hove 2 12.43x
Hudswell 2 1428.57x
Sculcoates 2 5.85x
South Mimms 2 67.11x
Ulrome 2 1333.33x
Widnes 2 10.74x
York St Mary 2 22.40x
Bainton 1 333.33x
Batley 1 4.88x
Bedlington 1 9.25x
Bradford 1 1.92x
Bridlington 1 20.24x
Bury 1 3.39x
Elloughton Cum Brough 1 151.52x
Esh 1 21.23x
Everton 1 1.22x
Gloucester St Nicholas 1 50.51x
Great Ouseburn 1 270.27x
Islington London 1 0.47x
Jesmond 1 21.98x
Kingstonupon Hull 1 57.80x
Reighton 1 526.32x
Scarborough 1 5.10x
Skelton In Guisbrough 1 17.15x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Elizabeth 14
Jane 6
Annie 5
Emily 5
Sarah 5
Ann 4
Emma 4
Hannah 4
Margaret 4
Edith 3
Florence 3
Frances 3
Maria 3
Martha 3
Alice 2
Charlotte 2
Eliza 2
Harriet 2
Selina 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Caroline 1
Christiana 1
Dora 1
Ed.Gwendoline 1
Ellen 1
Ethel 1
Feby 1
Florance 1
G. 1
Grace 1
Isabella 1
Kate 1
Lily 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margerita 1
May 1
Rachel 1
Rebecca 1
Susan 1
Susanh 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Glenton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Glenton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 223 people were recorded with the Glenton surname. That placed it at #11,998 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Glenton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 342 in 2016. That gives Glenton a modern rank of #13,398.

What does the Glenton map show?

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