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UK surname

Greenhalf

In the 1881 census there were 89 people recorded with the Greenhalf surname, ranking it #21,091 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 167, ranked #22,055, down from #21,091 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings St Andrew, Broadwell and Finedon or Thingdon. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mid Devon, South Oxfordshire and Cheshire West and Chester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Greenhalf is 184 in 2006. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 87.6%.

1881 census count

89

Ranked #21,091

Modern count

167

2016, ranked #22,055

Peak year

2006

184 bearers

Map years

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1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Greenhalf had 89 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #21,091 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 167 in 2016, ranked #22,055.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 153 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Greenhalf surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Greenhalf surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Greenhalf 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 74 #20,443
1861 historical 97 #21,503
1881 historical 89 #21,091
1891 historical 126 #20,604
1901 historical 126 #19,970
1911 historical 153 #17,633
1997 modern 172 #19,371
1998 modern 175 #19,658
1999 modern 173 #19,935
2000 modern 166 #20,426
2001 modern 163 #20,372
2002 modern 158 #21,178
2003 modern 169 #20,092
2004 modern 178 #19,603
2005 modern 175 #19,727
2006 modern 184 #19,254
2007 modern 178 #19,887
2008 modern 178 #20,094
2009 modern 180 #20,341
2010 modern 182 #20,662
2011 modern 183 #20,425
2012 modern 165 #21,782
2013 modern 161 #22,521
2014 modern 167 #22,180
2015 modern 165 #22,241
2016 modern 167 #22,055

Geography

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Where Greenhalfs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings St Andrew, Broadwell, Finedon or Thingdon, East Dean, Little Dean, Flaxley, Abinghall, Weston-under-Penyard (Ross, Herefordshire), Lea (Ross, H and Bedwelty. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mid Devon, South Oxfordshire, Cheshire West and Chester, Wyre and Torfaen. 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 Broadwell Oxfordshire
3 Finedon or Thingdon Northamptonshire
4 East Dean, Little Dean, Flaxley, Abinghall, Weston-under-Penyard (Ross, Herefordshire), Lea (Ross, H Gloucestershire
5 Bedwelty Monmouthshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mid Devon 009 Mid Devon
2 South Oxfordshire 008 South Oxfordshire
3 Cheshire West and Chester 024 Cheshire West and Chester
4 Wyre 007 Wyre
5 Torfaen 003 Torfaen

Forenames

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First names often paired with Greenhalf

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Greenhalf

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Greenhalf, 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 Greenhalf surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Greenhalf 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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Greenhalf 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

Greenhalf is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Greenhalf falls in decile 6 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Greenhalf families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Greenhalf 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. Gloucestershire leads with 47 Greenhalfs recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.61x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 47 27.61x
Oxfordshire 12 22.39x
Berkshire 9 13.81x
Middlesex 7 0.81x
Bedfordshire 5 11.13x
Sussex 4 2.73x
Hertfordshire 2 3.34x
Monmouthshire 1 1.59x
Somerset 1 0.72x
Staffordshire 1 0.34x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Winchcomb in Gloucestershire leads with 28 Greenhalfs recorded in 1881 and an index of 3333.33x.

Place Total Index
Winchcomb 28 3333.33x
Bradwell 9 11250.00x
Westbury On Severn East 9 233.77x
East Hendred 6 2500.00x
Luton 5 64.27x
Hastings St Mary In The 4 128.21x
Temple Guiting 4 2500.00x
Bray 3 157.07x
Paddington London 3 9.40x
Clanfield 2 1333.33x
Great Wymondley 2 2500.00x
Guiting Power 2 1111.11x
Mile End Old Town London 2 10.83x
Dowdeswell 1 666.67x
Gloucester St John Baptist 1 90.91x
Long Ashton 1 144.93x
Prestbury 1 238.10x
St Marylebone London 1 2.16x
St Pancras London 1 1.43x
Trevethin 1 16.86x
Upper Swell 1 5000.00x
West Bromwich 1 5.96x
Wychwood 1 1666.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 6
Thomas 4
Henry 3
John 3
Joseph 3
Robert 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Amos 1
Charlie 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Elisha 1
George 1
Harry 1
Julian 1
Lambert 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1

FAQ

Greenhalf surname: questions and answers

How common was the Greenhalf surname in 1881?

In 1881, 89 people were recorded with the Greenhalf surname. That placed it at #21,091 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Greenhalf surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 167 in 2016. That gives Greenhalf a modern rank of #22,055.

What does the Greenhalf map show?

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