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UK surname

Glyde

In the 1881 census there were 226 people recorded with the Glyde surname, ranking it #11,889 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 186, ranked #20,575, down from #11,889 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings St Andrew, London parishes and Salehurst. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Hampshire, South Somerset and Southampton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Glyde is 281 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 17.7%.

1881 census count

226

Ranked #11,889

Modern count

186

2016, ranked #20,575

Peak year

1911

281 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Glyde had 226 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,889 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 186 in 2016, ranked #20,575.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 281 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Glyde surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Glyde surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Glyde 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 166 #11,986
1861 historical 174 #13,483
1881 historical 226 #11,889
1891 historical 250 #12,762
1901 historical 244 #13,329
1911 historical 281 #11,953
1997 modern 231 #16,049
1998 modern 241 #16,065
1999 modern 248 #15,884
2000 modern 237 #16,331
2001 modern 228 #16,525
2002 modern 238 #16,378
2003 modern 222 #16,942
2004 modern 224 #16,918
2005 modern 206 #17,786
2006 modern 209 #17,784
2007 modern 213 #17,744
2008 modern 208 #18,171
2009 modern 213 #18,284
2010 modern 214 #18,601
2011 modern 213 #18,502
2012 modern 199 #19,280
2013 modern 198 #19,657
2014 modern 190 #20,374
2015 modern 187 #20,502
2016 modern 186 #20,575

Geography

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Where Glydes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings St Andrew, London parishes, Salehurst, Wootton Fitzpaine, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bettiscombe, Marshwood and Brighton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Hampshire, South Somerset, Southampton, Kensington and Chelsea and Central Bedfordshire. 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 Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings St Andrew Sussex
2 London parishes London 3
3 Salehurst Sussex
4 Wootton Fitzpaine, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bettiscombe, Marshwood Dorset
5 Brighton Sussex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Hampshire 011 East Hampshire
2 South Somerset 010 South Somerset
3 Southampton 028 Southampton
4 Kensington and Chelsea 009 Kensington and Chelsea
5 Central Bedfordshire 015 Central Bedfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Glyde

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Glyde

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Glyde, 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 Glyde surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Glyde 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, Glyde 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

Glyde is most concentrated in decile 3 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Glyde falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Glyde 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 Glyde, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Glyde families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Glyde 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. Sussex leads with 87 Glydes recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.20x.

County Total Index
Sussex 87 23.20x
Yorkshire 27 1.23x
Surrey 19 1.75x
Dorset 18 12.33x
Somerset 17 4.75x
Devon 16 3.46x
Glamorgan 9 2.32x
Hampshire 9 1.97x
Suffolk 8 2.95x
Middlesex 6 0.27x
Bedfordshire 3 2.61x
Cornwall 3 1.19x
Channel Islands 2 3.03x
Warwickshire 2 0.36x
Kent 1 0.13x
Staffordshire 1 0.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 16 Glydes recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.86x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 16 12.86x
Brighton 15 19.83x
Hastings St Mary In The 14 175.00x
Salehurst 13 802.47x
Hastings St Andrew 12 895.52x
Millbrook 9 78.40x
Newington 9 10.95x
Branscombe 8 1269.84x
Mountfield 8 1702.13x
Ewhurst 7 843.37x
Hastings Holy Trinity 7 253.62x
Newmarket St Mary 7 336.54x
Whitchurch Canonicorum 7 864.20x
Camberwell 6 4.22x
Holbeck 6 41.10x
Marshwood 5 1923.08x
Ore 4 143.37x
Roath 4 22.74x
Shipley 4 34.97x
Barnstaple 3 41.27x
Martock 3 128.76x
Merthyr Tydfil 3 8.06x
Portishead 3 112.78x
Portslade 3 131.00x
Southwick 3 151.52x
Tormoham 3 15.31x
Wootton Fitzpaine 3 1764.71x
Yeovil 3 41.27x
Aston 2 1.30x
Bedminster 2 5.95x
Curry Rivell 2 166.67x
Gelligaer 2 22.62x
Ilfracombe 2 41.93x
Kempston 2 76.63x
Lambeth 2 1.03x
St Clement 2 76.05x
St Helier 2 9.32x
St Marylebone London 2 1.68x
Stalbridge 2 143.88x
Allington 1 76.92x
Chelsea London 1 1.49x
Ipswich St Mathew 1 13.18x
Islington London 1 0.46x
Leighton Buzzard 1 20.20x
North Cadbury 1 144.93x
Northfleet 1 14.97x
Sedgley 1 3.59x
Skircoat 1 11.51x
Southwark Christchurch 1 9.60x
St Giles Cripplegate 1 33.90x
St Pancras London 1 0.56x
St Thomas Apostle 1 128.21x
Staplegrove 1 227.27x
Taunton St Mary 1 15.22x
Wells St Cuthbert Out 1 34.72x
Westfield 1 125.00x
Woking 1 15.31x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Elizabeth 7
Sarah 7
Kate 6
Harriett 5
Alice 4
Annie 4
Emma 4
Charlotte 3
Ellen 3
Hannah 3
Henrietta 3
Anne 2
Eliza 2
Fanny 2
Harriet 2
Jane 2
Martha 2
Rose 2
Susan 2
Caroline 1
Charlott 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Ellamary 1
Ellinor 1
Ethel 1
Fennetta 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Georgina 1
Gertrude 1
Grace 1
Henretta 1
Isabella 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Lavinia 1
Leonard 1
Loty 1
Lydia 1
M. 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Margery 1
Marion 1
May 1
Mercy 1
Minnie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 12
William 12
George 9
Henry 9
Thomas 7
Charles 5
James 5
Robert 4
Albert 3
Edward 3
Jabez 3
Lawrence 3
Samuel 3
Arthur 2
Frederick 2
Alfred 1
Amos 1
Benjaman 1
Benjamin 1
David 1
Ely 1
Fredk. 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Job 1
Jonathan 1
Laxington 1
Newland 1
Reginald 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Sydney 1
Tom 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Glyde surname: questions and answers

How common was the Glyde surname in 1881?

In 1881, 226 people were recorded with the Glyde surname. That placed it at #11,889 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Glyde surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 186 in 2016. That gives Glyde a modern rank of #20,575.

What does the Glyde map show?

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