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UK surname

Groocock

In the 1881 census there were 272 people recorded with the Groocock surname, ranking it #10,409 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 262, ranked #16,256, down from #10,409 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Blaby, Allerdale and Shropshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Groocock is 294 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 3.7%.

1881 census count

272

Ranked #10,409

Modern count

262

2016, ranked #16,256

Peak year

1911

294 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Groocock had 272 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,409 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 262 in 2016, ranked #16,256.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 294 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Groocock surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Groocock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Groocock 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 193 #10,704
1861 historical 173 #13,553
1881 historical 272 #10,409
1891 historical 259 #12,399
1901 historical 274 #12,370
1911 historical 294 #11,622
1997 modern 265 #14,692
1998 modern 252 #15,584
1999 modern 260 #15,390
2000 modern 248 #15,827
2001 modern 248 #15,606
2002 modern 244 #16,085
2003 modern 242 #15,960
2004 modern 233 #16,471
2005 modern 232 #16,480
2006 modern 236 #16,384
2007 modern 244 #16,186
2008 modern 250 #16,065
2009 modern 254 #16,230
2010 modern 259 #16,386
2011 modern 266 #15,937
2012 modern 269 #15,706
2013 modern 279 #15,574
2014 modern 278 #15,692
2015 modern 271 #15,881
2016 modern 262 #16,256

Geography

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Where Groococks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars, Birmingham Town: Aston and Rothwell. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Blaby, Allerdale, Shropshire, Charnwood and Harborough. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
3 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
4 Birmingham Town: Aston Warwickshire
5 Rothwell Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Blaby 012 Blaby
2 Allerdale 012 Allerdale
3 Shropshire 026 Shropshire
4 Charnwood 021 Charnwood
5 Harborough 004 Harborough

Forenames

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First names often paired with Groocock

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Groocock

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Groocock surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Groocock household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

Professional Periphery

Within London, Groocock is most associated with areas classed as Professional Periphery, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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 neighbourhoods predominantly house residents aged 45+, with many aged 85+. Most employed residents work in senior roles, and relatively few work in unskilled jobs. Terraced housing is comparatively rare, but communal living is more common. More residents identify as of Indian ethnicity and more affiliate with non-Christian religions. Disability levels are below the Supergroup average.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Groocock is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Groocock 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Groocock is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Groocock, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Groocock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Groocock 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. Leicestershire leads with 122 Groococks recorded in 1881 and an index of 41.47x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 122 41.47x
Northamptonshire 39 15.63x
Yorkshire 29 1.10x
Warwickshire 22 3.29x
Lancashire 19 0.60x
Lincolnshire 9 2.12x
Buckinghamshire 8 4.99x
Cambridgeshire 6 3.57x
Middlesex 5 0.19x
Kent 4 0.44x
Surrey 4 0.31x
Berkshire 1 0.50x
Cheshire 1 0.17x
Hampshire 1 0.18x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.28x
Rutland 1 5.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Margaret in Leicestershire leads with 40 Groococks recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.76x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Margaret 40 55.76x
Leicester St Mary 22 92.55x
Desborough 17 909.09x
Hulme 10 15.21x
Belgrave 9 135.54x
Birmingham 9 4.04x
Holbeck 9 51.66x
Lowick 9 2571.43x
Sapcote 9 1428.57x
Hanslope 8 555.56x
Broughton Astley 7 1093.75x
Kimberworth 7 47.98x
Aston 6 3.26x
Leeds 6 4.04x
Northampton Priory St 6 40.08x
Rugby 6 66.30x
St Andrewthe Less 6 31.25x
St Mary Magdalen Lincoln 6 1052.63x
Barby Cum Onley 5 961.54x
Whetstone 5 462.96x
Lambeth 4 1.73x
Leicester All Sts 4 69.20x
Milton In Gravesend 4 29.48x
Rothwell 4 159.36x
Tadcaster West 4 192.31x
Aylestone 3 129.31x
Cottingham 3 348.84x
Hackney London 3 2.02x
Kibworth Beauchamp 3 294.12x
Leicester St Leonard 3 107.91x
Spittlegate 3 51.11x
Arnesby 2 526.32x
Ashley 2 740.74x
Barwell 2 128.21x
Islington London 2 0.78x
Loughborough 2 14.98x
Melton Mowbray 2 37.81x
Northampton St Sepulchre 2 15.75x
Sheffield 2 2.39x
Wigston Magna 2 51.28x
Bisbrooke 1 416.67x
Bruntingthorpe 1 357.14x
Chester St John Baptist 1 9.50x
Enderby 1 65.79x
Great Bowden 1 37.31x
Great Claybrooke 1 256.41x
Harbrough Magna 1 322.58x
Kingstone On Soar 1 555.56x
Little Claybrooke 1 185.19x
Maltby In Rotherham 1 136.99x
Markfield 1 68.49x
Sandhurst 1 25.91x
Scalford 1 161.29x
St Helens 1 25.32x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 17
Mary 16
Sarah 9
Ann 7
Clara 7
Emma 7
Jane 5
Annie 4
Hannah 4
Kate 4
Ada 3
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Elizth. 3
Fanny 3
Harriett 3
Adeline 2
Agnes 2
Betsy 2
Catherine 2
Elleanor 2
Emily 2
Florence 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Martha 2
Selina 2
Adelaide 1
Alice 1
Amy 1
Catharine 1
Clarissa 1
Dinah 1
Elisa 1
Elizath. 1
Ethel 1
Eugenna 1
Florance 1
Gertrude 1
Harriott 1
Helna 1
Isabella 1
Maria 1
Milly 1
Minnie 1
Rebecca 1
Rosamond 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1
Sophy 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 16
George 13
Thomas 10
Henry 9
Arthur 8
Charles 7
Edward 7
John 7
Joseph 6
Samuel 6
Walter 6
Alfred 4
Edwin 3
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Fredk. 2
Herbert 2
James 2
Albert 1
Benjamin 1
Elias 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Fredrick 1
Harry 1
Mathew 1
Matthew 1
Myles 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Sam 1
Wilfred 1
Wm 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Groocock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Groocock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 272 people were recorded with the Groocock surname. That placed it at #10,409 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Groocock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 262 in 2016. That gives Groocock a modern rank of #16,256.

What does the Groocock map show?

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