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UK surname

Gloag

In the 1881 census there were 271 people recorded with the Gloag surname, ranking it #10,449 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 121, ranked #27,399, down from #10,449 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Blackford, London parishes and Edinburgh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Trafford, Hambleton and Stobswell.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Gloag is 301 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 55.4%.

1881 census count

271

Ranked #10,449

Modern count

121

2016, ranked #27,399

Peak year

1891

301 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Gloag had 271 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,449 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 121 in 2016, ranked #27,399.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 301 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Gloag surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Gloag surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Gloag 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 184 #11,120
1861 historical 164 #14,188
1881 historical 271 #10,449
1891 historical 301 #11,092
1901 historical 296 #11,749
1911 historical 127 #19,749
1997 modern 128 #23,238
1998 modern 119 #24,918
1999 modern 124 #24,508
2000 modern 124 #24,469
2001 modern 116 #25,089
2002 modern 125 #24,492
2003 modern 123 #24,497
2004 modern 123 #24,679
2005 modern 124 #24,529
2006 modern 118 #25,556
2007 modern 114 #26,491
2008 modern 114 #26,796
2009 modern 125 #25,823
2010 modern 126 #26,312
2011 modern 125 #26,220
2012 modern 121 #26,829
2013 modern 128 #26,336
2014 modern 127 #26,634
2015 modern 122 #27,245
2016 modern 121 #27,399

Geography

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Where Gloags are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Blackford, London parishes, Edinburgh, Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry and Manchester. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Trafford, Hambleton, Stobswell, Kirriemuir Landward and Harrogate. 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 Blackford Perth
2 London parishes London 3
3 Edinburgh Edinburgh
4 Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry Forfar
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Trafford 019 Trafford
2 Hambleton 002 Hambleton
3 Stobswell Dundee City
4 Kirriemuir Landward Angus
5 Harrogate 007 Harrogate

Forenames

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First names often paired with Gloag

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Gloag

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Gloag surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Gloag household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Gloag 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

Gloag 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

Gloag falls in decile 7 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Gloag families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Gloag 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. Midlothian leads with 64 Gloags recorded in 1881 and an index of 18.01x.

County Total Index
Midlothian 64 18.01x
Perthshire 47 39.47x
Angus 28 11.39x
Lancashire 21 0.67x
Cumberland 17 7.44x
Fife 16 10.19x
Middlesex 14 0.53x
Ayrshire 10 5.04x
Lanarkshire 10 1.17x
Surrey 10 0.77x
Stirlingshire 8 8.17x
Kent 7 0.77x
Clackmannanshire 6 27.38x
Northumberland 3 0.76x
Devon 2 0.36x
East Lothian 2 5.69x
Hampshire 2 0.37x
Selkirkshire 2 8.33x
Glamorgan 1 0.22x
Gloucestershire 1 0.19x
Yorkshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Edinburgh St Cuthberts in Midlothian leads with 50 Gloags recorded in 1881 and an index of 34.97x.

Place Total Index
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 50 34.97x
Dundee 28 30.51x
Manchester 15 10.59x
Camberwell 9 5.31x
Dunning 9 604.03x
Crieff 8 180.59x
Edinburgh St Stephens 8 114.29x
Loudoun 8 167.36x
Barony 7 3.22x
Blackford 7 479.45x
Deptford St Paul 7 10.03x
Alloa 6 56.44x
Brigham 6 555.56x
Edinburgh Buccleuch 6 71.34x
Falkirk 6 26.19x
Hackney London 6 4.03x
Newton 6 24.72x
Kensington London 5 3.39x
Low Bolton 5 862.07x
Methven 5 285.71x
Muthill 5 322.58x
Cupar 4 58.57x
Arngask 3 600.00x
Hexham 3 49.10x
Leslie 3 75.38x
Perth East Church 3 26.71x
Aspatria 2 90.91x
Berwick North 2 81.30x
Galashiels 2 22.55x
Georgeham 2 289.86x
Glasgow 2 1.31x
Kinnoull 2 63.90x
Muckhart 2 363.64x
Portsea 2 1.88x
Twickenham 2 17.57x
Waverton 2 454.55x
Wemyss 2 30.08x
Auchtergaven 1 50.00x
Bristol St Augustine 1 11.90x
Burntisland 1 22.78x
Caputh 1 53.48x
Comrie 1 58.82x
Findo Gask 1 303.03x
Godalming 1 12.29x
Hamilton 1 4.18x
Hatfield In Thorne 1 60.98x
Inverkeithing 1 42.19x
Irvine 1 18.12x
Kilspindie 1 158.73x
Largo 1 49.02x
Largs 1 21.37x
Markinch 1 18.76x
Paddington London 1 1.03x
Perth Middle Church 1 22.32x
St Ninians 1 10.31x
Stirling 1 8.10x
Underskiddaw 1 204.08x
Wreay 1 588.24x
Ystradyfodwg 1 2.47x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 5
Sarah 5
Harriet 3
Eliza 2
Helen 2
Isabel 2
Jane 2
Martha 2
Ada 1
Amy 1
Ann 1
Barbara 1
Elizabth. 1
Emma 1
Florence 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Mannee 1
Rachael 1
Rosa 1
Ruth 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Gloag surname: questions and answers

How common was the Gloag surname in 1881?

In 1881, 271 people were recorded with the Gloag surname. That placed it at #10,449 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Gloag surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 121 in 2016. That gives Gloag a modern rank of #27,399.

What does the Gloag map show?

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