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UK surname

Guttridge

A topographic or locational surname indicating one from an area with a trench or ditch.

In the 1881 census there were 589 people recorded with the Guttridge surname, ranking it #5,928 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 679, ranked #7,896, down from #5,928 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Newchurch and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hartlepool, Shropshire and Cherwell.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Guttridge is 886 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.3%.

1881 census count

589

Ranked #5,928

Modern count

679

2016, ranked #7,896

Peak year

1901

886 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Guttridge had 589 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,928 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 679 in 2016, ranked #7,896.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 886 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Guttridge surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Guttridge surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Guttridge 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 459 #5,397
1861 historical 335 #7,610
1881 historical 589 #5,928
1891 historical 725 #5,454
1901 historical 886 #5,198
1911 historical 873 #5,094
1997 modern 713 #7,150
1998 modern 768 #6,981
1999 modern 762 #7,057
2000 modern 752 #7,089
2001 modern 727 #7,146
2002 modern 749 #7,118
2003 modern 697 #7,403
2004 modern 675 #7,621
2005 modern 649 #7,781
2006 modern 681 #7,534
2007 modern 689 #7,515
2008 modern 677 #7,676
2009 modern 704 #7,608
2010 modern 723 #7,590
2011 modern 724 #7,506
2012 modern 683 #7,759
2013 modern 700 #7,725
2014 modern 715 #7,646
2015 modern 706 #7,671
2016 modern 679 #7,896

Geography

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Where Guttridges are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Newchurch, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Desford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hartlepool, Shropshire, Cherwell and Doncaster. 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 1
2 Newchurch Hampshire
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Desford Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hartlepool 002 Hartlepool
2 Hartlepool 003 Hartlepool
3 Shropshire 028 Shropshire
4 Cherwell 013 Cherwell
5 Doncaster 005 Doncaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Guttridge

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Guttridge

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Guttridge 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

Guttridge 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

Guttridge 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Guttridge 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Guttridge, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Guttridge

The surname Guttridge is of English origin, first appearing in the early 16th century. It is believed to be a locational name derived from a now lost or unidentified place, possibly in the county of Wiltshire. The name may have originated from a combination of Old English words "gut" meaning a narrow stream or channel, and "ridge" referring to a long, narrow hill or elevated land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Guttridge can be found in the Parish Registers of St. Nicholas, Chiswick, Middlesex, where a certain John Guttridge was listed in 1564. This suggests that the name was already established and in use by the mid-16th century.

Historical records show that the name Guttridge was particularly prevalent in the counties of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Somerset. In the Subsidy Rolls of Wiltshire from 1576, there is mention of a Thomas Guttridge. Similarly, the Gloucestershire Musters of 1608 list a William Guttridge.

Variations in the spelling of the name were common in earlier times, including Guttredge, Guttrigge, and Gutteridge. These alternative spellings can be found in various historical documents, such as parish records and tax rolls.

One notable individual bearing the Guttridge surname was Sir Thomas Guttridge (1599-1672), an English lawyer and Member of Parliament who served as a Sergeant-at-Law during the reign of King Charles I. Another prominent figure was John Guttridge (1745-1831), a British architect and surveyor known for his work on several churches and public buildings in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Other individuals of historical significance include William Guttridge (1798-1876), a British clergyman and author who wrote several religious works, and Samuel Guttridge (1817-1892), a successful entrepreneur and industrialist who established a successful textile manufacturing business in Yorkshire.

The surname Guttridge has also been associated with places like Guttridge Farm in Somerset, which dates back to the 17th century, and Guttridge Hill in Gloucestershire, further reinforcing its locational origins.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Guttridge families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Guttridge 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. Middlesex leads with 72 Guttridges recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.26x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 72 1.26x
Hampshire 65 5.53x
Nottinghamshire 63 8.15x
Lancashire 52 0.76x
Staffordshire 43 2.22x
Warwickshire 35 2.42x
Norfolk 30 3.40x
Leicestershire 27 4.25x
Yorkshire 20 0.35x
Kent 19 0.97x
Essex 18 1.59x
Northumberland 18 2.11x
Lincolnshire 16 1.74x
Surrey 15 0.54x
Buckinghamshire 14 4.04x
Durham 11 0.64x
Cheshire 10 0.79x
Derbyshire 10 1.11x
Sussex 7 0.72x
Berkshire 6 1.39x
Oxfordshire 6 1.69x
Stirlingshire 6 2.84x
Bedfordshire 5 1.68x
Northamptonshire 5 0.93x
Cambridgeshire 3 0.83x
Wigtownshire 3 3.94x
Hertfordshire 2 0.51x
Worcestershire 2 0.27x
Cumberland 1 0.20x
Devon 1 0.08x
Gloucestershire 1 0.09x
Shropshire 1 0.20x
Suffolk 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Radford in Nottinghamshire leads with 21 Guttridges recorded in 1881 and an index of 53.46x.

Place Total Index
Radford 21 53.46x
Brading 17 108.83x
Nottingham St Mary 17 8.50x
Coventry St Michael 16 34.43x
Aston 15 3.77x
Desford 15 847.46x
Tipton 15 25.30x
Bromley London 14 11.09x
Basford 13 36.49x
Holme 11 2115.38x
West Ham 11 4.40x
Hackney London 10 3.11x
Chatton 9 343.51x
Deptford St Paul 9 5.96x
Portsea 9 3.91x
Wainfleet All Sts 9 337.08x
Wednesbury 9 18.60x
Arreton 8 212.20x
Nottingham St Nicholas 8 75.97x
Ecclesfield 7 16.79x
Gateshead 7 5.48x
Lancaster 7 17.28x
Lewisham 7 6.71x
Runcorn 7 23.98x
Snettisham 7 286.89x
South Weald 7 72.16x
Willenhall 7 19.31x
Bradford 6 18.83x
Derby All Sts 6 80.00x
Hambleden 6 202.70x
Heston 6 31.50x
Mile End Old Town London 6 4.91x
Stirling 6 22.50x
Watlington 6 491.80x
Whippingham 6 67.42x
Windle 6 15.67x
Aldershot 5 12.70x
Ashton In Makerfield 5 25.80x
Great Marlow 5 53.42x
Harborne 5 8.06x
Leicester St Leonard 5 83.06x
Luton 5 9.73x
Newington 5 2.36x
Newport 5 78.37x
Preston 5 2.75x
Shalfleet 5 220.26x
Tottenham 5 5.47x
Chelsea London 4 2.31x
Haydock 4 34.10x
Ilkestonderbypart 4 152.09x
Kingsbury 4 268.46x
Liverpool 4 0.97x
Newchurch 4 149.81x
Ore 4 55.56x
Reading St Mary 4 11.60x
Salford 4 2.00x
Standground 4 155.04x
Ulgham 4 281.69x
Upwell 4 97.32x
Wakefield 4 9.17x
Bix 3 357.14x
Chorlton On Medlock 3 2.77x
Clapham 3 4.18x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 3 4.06x
Kensington London 3 0.94x
Kirkmaiden 3 62.24x
Longbenton 3 8.30x
Nether Hallam 3 3.90x
Newton In Makerfield 3 14.40x
Northwood 3 17.92x
Poplar London 3 2.77x
Snenton 3 9.87x
St Luke London 3 3.26x
Stoke Newington London 3 6.71x
Streatham 3 7.05x
Tydd St Mary 3 164.84x
Castle Acre 2 76.34x
Paddington London 2 0.95x
Widnes 2 4.07x
Woolwich 2 2.77x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 48
John 26
James 18
Thomas 18
George 14
Henry 14
Joseph 11
Charles 10
Edward 8
Robert 7
Samuel 6
Albert 5
David 5
Ernest 5
Richard 5
Frank 4
Herbert 4
Edwin 3
Frederick 3
Alfred 2
Benjamin 2
Daniel 2
Francis 2
Harry 2
Jno. 2
Josiah 2
Rowland 2
Thos. 2
Walter 2
Alferd 1
Arthur 1
Ashby 1
Cyril 1
Dennis 1
Fred 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Gerard 1
Gladstone 1
Harnold 1
Hutchinson 1
Leonard 1
Levi 1
Lewis 1
Llewellyn 1
Loftus 1
Owen 1
Peter 1
Robt. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Guttridge surname: questions and answers

How common was the Guttridge surname in 1881?

In 1881, 589 people were recorded with the Guttridge surname. That placed it at #5,928 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Guttridge surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 679 in 2016. That gives Guttridge a modern rank of #7,896.

What does the Guttridge surname mean?

A topographic or locational surname indicating one from an area with a trench or ditch.

What does the Guttridge map show?

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