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UK surname

Haggitt

A locational surname derived from a place called Haggett in Scotland.

In the 1881 census there were 134 people recorded with the Haggitt surname, ranking it #16,602 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 110, ranked #29,225, down from #16,602 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hanley Castle, Hull Holy Trinity and Ottringham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Malvern Hills, Wychavon and Warwick.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Haggitt is 161 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 17.9%.

1881 census count

134

Ranked #16,602

Modern count

110

2016, ranked #29,225

Peak year

1911

161 bearers

Map years

8

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Haggitt had 134 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,602 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016, ranked #29,225.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 161 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Haggitt surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Haggitt surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Haggitt 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 101 #17,036
1861 historical 80 #23,566
1881 historical 134 #16,602
1891 historical 144 #18,842
1901 historical 133 #19,372
1911 historical 161 #17,072
1997 modern 120 #24,158
1998 modern 120 #24,793
1999 modern 119 #25,095
2000 modern 109 #26,381
2001 modern 114 #25,344
2002 modern 116 #25,632
2003 modern 106 #26,775
2004 modern 111 #26,293
2005 modern 107 #26,875
2006 modern 104 #27,646
2007 modern 106 #27,722
2008 modern 100 #29,001
2009 modern 111 #27,846
2010 modern 107 #29,153
2011 modern 103 #29,589
2012 modern 109 #28,689
2013 modern 116 #27,992
2014 modern 116 #28,253
2015 modern 111 #28,986
2016 modern 110 #29,225

Geography

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Where Haggitts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hanley Castle, Hull Holy Trinity, Ottringham, Fulbrook, Swinbrook, Taynton, Asthall and Brandesburton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Malvern Hills, Wychavon, Warwick and East Riding of Yorkshire. 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 Hanley Castle Worcestershire
2 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Ottringham Yorkshire, East Riding
4 Fulbrook, Swinbrook, Taynton, Asthall Oxfordshire
5 Brandesburton Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Malvern Hills 007 Malvern Hills
2 Wychavon 017 Wychavon
3 Malvern Hills 009 Malvern Hills
4 Warwick 015 Warwick
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 012 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Haggitt

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Haggitt

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Haggitt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Haggitt 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 households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Haggitt 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

Haggitt is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Haggitt falls in decile 9 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Haggitt is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Haggitt, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Haggitt

The surname Haggitt is of English origin, originating from the northern English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "hag" meaning a small wooded area or enclosure, and "geat" meaning a gap or passage, suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a small wooded area with an entrance or passageway.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, where it is spelled as "Haggit." This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by the late 14th century.

In the 16th century, the name is found in various spellings such as "Hagget," "Haggett," and "Haggate" in parish records from the areas around Halifax and Bradford in West Yorkshire, as well as in Lancashire.

A notable bearer of the name was John Haggitt, a merchant and alderman of York, who was mentioned in records from the late 16th century. Another early example is William Haggitt, who was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, around 1620.

The Haggitt family seems to have been particularly prevalent in the village of Ovenden, near Halifax, where several members are recorded in parish registers from the 17th and 18th centuries. One such individual was Joshua Haggitt, a yeoman farmer born in Ovenden in 1683.

Moving into the 19th century, there are records of a George Haggitt, born in 1812 in Halifax, who worked as a wool spinner. Another notable figure was John Haggitt, a prominent architect from Bradford, Yorkshire, who lived from 1835 to 1910 and designed several churches and public buildings in the area.

While the surname Haggitt is not particularly common today, it remains rooted in its northern English origins, with many bearers still residing in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, where the name has been present for centuries.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Haggitt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Haggitt 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. Yorkshire leads with 51 Haggitts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.94x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 51 3.94x
Lincolnshire 22 10.53x
Middlesex 14 1.07x
Oxfordshire 11 13.63x
Suffolk 8 5.03x
Somerset 5 2.38x
Norfolk 4 1.99x
Staffordshire 4 0.91x
Wiltshire 4 3.46x
Kent 3 0.67x
Surrey 3 0.47x
Berkshire 1 1.02x
Derbyshire 1 0.49x
Durham 1 0.26x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Worcestershire 1 0.59x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brandesburton in Yorkshire leads with 13 Haggitts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3823.53x.

Place Total Index
Brandesburton 13 3823.53x
Little Welnetham 8 11428.57x
Wold Newton 8 11428.57x
Leeds 7 9.57x
St Marylebone London 7 10.03x
Asthall 6 3529.41x
Burton Agnes 6 3750.00x
Holy Trinity 6 19.26x
North South Killingholme 6 1714.29x
Ottringham 6 2307.69x
Burford 5 714.29x
Pilton 5 1000.00x
Highworth 4 270.27x
Kilham 4 740.74x
North Walsham 4 275.86x
Thornton Curtis 4 1904.76x
Wednesbury 4 36.26x
Ellerby In Skirlaugh 3 2000.00x
Hackney London 3 4.09x
Hammersmith London 3 9.32x
Camberwell 2 2.40x
Deptford St Paul 2 5.81x
Falsgrave 2 104.71x
Goxhill 2 392.16x
Welwick 2 1333.33x
Winterton 2 277.78x
Abingdon St Helen 1 34.84x
Ardwick 1 7.15x
Church Lench 1 588.24x
Cleckheaton 1 20.96x
Croydon 1 2.83x
Shoreditch London 1 1.76x
Staveley 1 27.55x
Sutton Stoneferry 1 26.95x
Westoe 1 4.54x
Woolwich 1 6.07x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 8
Sarah 7
Mary 5
Eliza 3
Harriet 3
Ada 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Charlotte 2
Harriett 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Rose 2
Alice 1
Betsey 1
Betsy 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Emily 1
Emley 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Hannah 1
Hattie 1
J.H.D. 1
Maria 1
Marion 1
Martha 1
Mercy 1
Phoebe 1
Rebecca 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 11
George 10
James 5
Robert 5
William 5
Walter 4
Charles 3
Edward 3
Henry 3
Francis 2
Jesse 2
Joseph 2
Tom 2
Arthur 1
Edwin 1
Eli 1
Frederick 1
H.P.H. 1
Halold 1
Harvey 1
Herbert 1
Hiram 1
Robt. 1
Thomas 1
W.J.T. 1
Wesley 1

FAQ

Haggitt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Haggitt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 134 people were recorded with the Haggitt surname. That placed it at #16,602 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Haggitt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016. That gives Haggitt a modern rank of #29,225.

What does the Haggitt surname mean?

A locational surname derived from a place called Haggett in Scotland.

What does the Haggitt map show?

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