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UK surname

Halket

In the 1881 census there were 181 people recorded with the Halket surname, ranking it #13,690 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 131, ranked #26,004, down from #13,690 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to New Deer, Govan Combination and Edinburgh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include New Pitsligo, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Halket is 182 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 27.6%.

1881 census count

181

Ranked #13,690

Modern count

131

2016, ranked #26,004

Peak year

1861

182 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Halket had 181 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,690 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 131 in 2016, ranked #26,004.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 182 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Halket surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Halket surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Halket 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 144 #13,277
1861 historical 182 #12,949
1881 historical 181 #13,690
1891 historical 181 #16,065
1901 historical 150 #18,075
1911 historical 17 #31,675
1997 modern 69 #30,712
1998 modern 116 #25,332
1999 modern 122 #24,745
2000 modern 120 #24,950
2001 modern 116 #25,089
2002 modern 117 #25,494
2003 modern 108 #26,486
2004 modern 125 #24,443
2005 modern 116 #25,564
2006 modern 123 #24,873
2007 modern 121 #25,469
2008 modern 121 #25,785
2009 modern 125 #25,823
2010 modern 122 #26,876
2011 modern 129 #25,673
2012 modern 126 #26,148
2013 modern 130 #26,074
2014 modern 128 #26,490
2015 modern 127 #26,494
2016 modern 131 #26,004

Geography

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Where Halkets are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around New Deer, Govan Combination, Edinburgh, Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to New Pitsligo, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent. 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 New Deer Aberdeen
2 Govan Combination Lanark
3 Edinburgh Edinburgh
4 Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry Forfar
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 New Pitsligo Aberdeenshire
2 Stafford 001 Stafford
3 Stoke-on-Trent 022 Stoke-on-Trent
4 Stoke-on-Trent 025 Stoke-on-Trent
5 Stoke-on-Trent 030 Stoke-on-Trent

Forenames

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First names often paired with Halket

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Halket

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Halket 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

Halket is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Halket 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 Halket 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Halket families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Halket 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. Lanarkshire leads with 68 Halkets recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.11x.

County Total Index
Lanarkshire 68 12.11x
Angus 21 13.06x
Renfrewshire 14 10.41x
Banffshire 13 36.10x
Lancashire 11 0.53x
Aberdeenshire 10 6.22x
Perthshire 8 10.27x
Fife 7 6.81x
Midlothian 7 3.01x
Stirlingshire 6 9.37x
Dunbartonshire 4 8.57x
Cumberland 3 2.01x
Middlesex 3 0.17x
Hampshire 1 0.28x
Leicestershire 1 0.52x
Morayshire 1 3.71x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barony in Lanarkshire leads with 45 Halkets recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.67x.

Place Total Index
Barony 45 31.67x
Dundee 10 16.65x
New Deer 10 343.64x
Banff 9 287.54x
Culross 8 1194.03x
Cathcart 7 96.15x
Culcheth 7 518.52x
Neilston 7 103.70x
Old Monkland 7 31.42x
Arbroath 6 112.57x
Bothwell 6 39.40x
Dysart 6 86.71x
Glasgow 5 5.02x
Cumbernauld 4 156.25x
Forfar 4 45.92x
Liverpool 4 3.20x
Dunipace 3 267.86x
Edinburgh High Church 3 205.48x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 3 3.21x
Gamrie 3 74.63x
Larbert 3 78.33x
Lesmahagow 3 50.51x
Rickergate 3 94.94x
Paddington London 2 3.13x
Auchterhouse 1 250.00x
Cupar 1 22.37x
Edinburgh Old Church 1 53.48x
Elgin 1 19.05x
Govan 1 0.72x
Hamilton 1 6.39x
Hound 1 41.32x
Kensington London 1 1.04x
Loughborough 1 11.44x
Marnoch 1 51.81x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Agness 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Louisa 1
Margaret 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
David 2
George 2
Alexander 1
Andrew 1
Augustus 1
James 1
John 1
Primrose 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Halket households.

FAQ

Halket surname: questions and answers

How common was the Halket surname in 1881?

In 1881, 181 people were recorded with the Halket surname. That placed it at #13,690 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Halket surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 131 in 2016. That gives Halket a modern rank of #26,004.

What does the Halket map show?

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