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UK surname

Goldney

In the 1881 census there were 129 people recorded with the Goldney surname, ranking it #17,013 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 114, ranked #28,515, down from #17,013 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wingrave with Rowsham, Drayton Beauchamp, Buckland, London parishes and Bedford St Paul. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Aylesbury Vale, South Northamptonshire and Bournemouth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Goldney is 187 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 11.6%.

1881 census count

129

Ranked #17,013

Modern count

114

2016, ranked #28,515

Peak year

1891

187 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Goldney had 129 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,013 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 114 in 2016, ranked #28,515.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 187 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Goldney surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Goldney surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Goldney 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 124 #14,792
1861 historical 131 #17,052
1881 historical 129 #17,013
1891 historical 187 #15,679
1901 historical 181 #16,107
1911 historical 168 #16,620
1997 modern 132 #22,821
1998 modern 131 #23,495
1999 modern 131 #23,709
2000 modern 127 #24,121
2001 modern 131 #23,343
2002 modern 123 #24,735
2003 modern 121 #24,776
2004 modern 131 #23,756
2005 modern 115 #25,702
2006 modern 119 #25,413
2007 modern 113 #26,641
2008 modern 113 #26,920
2009 modern 113 #27,520
2010 modern 112 #28,336
2011 modern 115 #27,634
2012 modern 108 #28,849
2013 modern 117 #27,838
2014 modern 117 #28,109
2015 modern 114 #28,478
2016 modern 114 #28,515

Geography

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Where Goldneys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wingrave with Rowsham, Drayton Beauchamp, Buckland, London parishes, Bedford St Paul, Lambeth and Devizes St John the Baptist. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Aylesbury Vale, South Northamptonshire, Bournemouth and Plymouth. 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 Wingrave with Rowsham, Drayton Beauchamp, Buckland Buckinghamshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Bedford St Paul Bedfordshire
4 Lambeth London (South Districts)
5 Devizes St John the Baptist Wiltshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Aylesbury Vale 007 Aylesbury Vale
2 South Northamptonshire 008 South Northamptonshire
3 Aylesbury Vale 022 Aylesbury Vale
4 Bournemouth 020 Bournemouth
5 Plymouth 010 Plymouth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Goldney

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Goldney

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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Goldney is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Goldney is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Goldney falls in decile 8 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 Goldney 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 Goldney, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Goldney families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Goldney 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. Buckinghamshire leads with 39 Goldneys recorded in 1881 and an index of 51.66x.

County Total Index
Buckinghamshire 39 51.66x
Middlesex 25 2.00x
Bedfordshire 11 17.01x
Wiltshire 10 9.06x
Staffordshire 9 2.14x
Yorkshire 7 0.57x
Gloucestershire 5 2.04x
Somerset 5 2.49x
Devon 3 1.15x
Leicestershire 3 2.17x
Surrey 3 0.49x
Hampshire 2 0.78x
Northamptonshire 2 1.70x
Durham 1 0.27x
Kent 1 0.23x
Lancashire 1 0.07x
Midlothian 1 0.60x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wingrave in Buckinghamshire leads with 31 Goldneys recorded in 1881 and an index of 7948.72x.

Place Total Index
Wingrave 31 7948.72x
Bedford St Paul 11 248.31x
Lichfield St Mary 8 655.74x
Greasbrough 7 429.45x
St Giles In Fields London 7 114.19x
Chippenham 6 258.62x
Hammersmith London 5 16.25x
Langley Marish 4 430.11x
St George Hanover Square 4 18.18x
Bierton With Broughton 3 857.14x
Bristol St Michael 3 142.86x
Ealing 3 26.88x
East Pennard 3 1153.85x
Hackney London 3 4.29x
Leicester St Margaret 3 8.89x
Tormoham 3 27.27x
Bathwick 2 90.09x
Clifton 2 16.16x
Devizes St James 2 136.05x
Devizes St John 2 240.96x
Northampton Priory St 2 28.37x
Ryde 2 36.36x
Aylesbury 1 29.94x
Crossgate 1 61.73x
Eltham 1 40.00x
Everton 1 2.12x
Hampstead London 1 5.14x
Kew 1 285.71x
Lambeth 1 0.92x
South Leith 1 5.31x
St Pancras London 1 1.00x
Stafford St Mary 1 16.75x
Streatham 1 10.80x
Westminster St James 1 7.79x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Elizabeth 3
Ellen 3
Alice 2
Amelia 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Beatrice 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Florence 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Margaret 2
Sarah 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Anne 1
Blanche 1
Clementine 1
Effie 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Jane 1
Jessie 1
Katherine 1
Lois 1
Lousia 1
Mabel 1
Marcia 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Rebecca 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 6
Thomas 6
Gabriel 4
John 4
William 4
Arthur 3
George 3
Charles 2
Edwin 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Jno. 2
Richard 2
Samuel 2
Adam 1
Alfred 1
Edmund 1
Ellen 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Fredrick 1
Godfrey 1
Harrold 1
Horace 1
Job 1
Oliver 1

FAQ

Goldney surname: questions and answers

How common was the Goldney surname in 1881?

In 1881, 129 people were recorded with the Goldney surname. That placed it at #17,013 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Goldney surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 114 in 2016. That gives Goldney a modern rank of #28,515.

What does the Goldney map show?

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