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UK surname

Harbon

In the 1881 census there were 147 people recorded with the Harbon surname, ranking it #15,674 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 219, ranked #18,422, down from #15,674 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kings Norton, Ipsley and St Pancras. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bradford, Broxtowe and Sefton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Harbon is 225 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 49.0%.

1881 census count

147

Ranked #15,674

Modern count

219

2016, ranked #18,422

Peak year

2014

225 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Harbon had 147 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,674 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016, ranked #18,422.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 166 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Harbon surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Harbon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Harbon 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 38 #26,502
1861 historical 89 #22,419
1881 historical 147 #15,674
1891 historical 141 #19,108
1901 historical 164 #17,144
1911 historical 166 #16,756
1997 modern 197 #17,792
1998 modern 201 #18,047
1999 modern 202 #18,127
2000 modern 200 #18,209
2001 modern 196 #18,146
2002 modern 199 #18,350
2003 modern 197 #18,311
2004 modern 191 #18,723
2005 modern 193 #18,572
2006 modern 196 #18,512
2007 modern 198 #18,600
2008 modern 196 #18,895
2009 modern 206 #18,657
2010 modern 212 #18,726
2011 modern 206 #18,907
2012 modern 211 #18,539
2013 modern 218 #18,441
2014 modern 225 #18,142
2015 modern 221 #18,289
2016 modern 219 #18,422

Geography

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Where Harbons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kings Norton, Ipsley, St Pancras, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace and Tardebigg. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bradford, Broxtowe, Sefton and Redditch. 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 Kings Norton Worcestershire
2 Ipsley Warwickshire
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace Shropshire
5 Tardebigg Worcestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bradford 061 Bradford
2 Broxtowe 002 Broxtowe
3 Sefton 012 Sefton
4 Redditch 004 Redditch
5 Bradford 059 Bradford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Harbon

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Harbon

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

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Harbon surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Harbon 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 neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

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, Harbon 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

Harbon is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Harbon falls in decile 2 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Harbon 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 Harbon, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Harbon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Harbon 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. Warwickshire leads with 40 Harbons recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.99x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 40 10.99x
Worcestershire 37 19.63x
Middlesex 21 1.45x
Staffordshire 13 2.67x
Yorkshire 10 0.70x
Shropshire 8 6.41x
Lancashire 5 0.29x
Hertfordshire 4 4.02x
Durham 3 0.70x
Leicestershire 2 1.25x
Nottinghamshire 2 1.03x
Kent 1 0.20x
Lincolnshire 1 0.43x
Oxfordshire 1 1.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Redditch in Worcestershire leads with 27 Harbons recorded in 1881 and an index of 706.81x.

Place Total Index
Redditch 27 706.81x
Aston 11 10.97x
Shrewsbury St Julian 8 258.90x
St Pancras London 8 6.89x
Nether Whitacre 7 2413.79x
Birmingham 6 4.95x
Hatfield In Thorne 6 674.16x
Bromley London 5 15.74x
Claverdon 5 1785.71x
Handsworth 5 41.63x
Wolverhampton 5 13.35x
Hitchin 4 89.09x
Ipsley 4 597.01x
Liverpool 4 3.85x
Whitwood 4 197.04x
Bushbury 3 340.91x
Grimley 3 833.33x
Kings Norton 3 17.75x
Sambourn 3 1153.85x
St George In East London 3 22.09x
Tudhoe 3 79.79x
Warwick St Mary 3 94.94x
Alvechurch 2 250.00x
East Leake 2 425.53x
Loughborough 2 27.55x
The Hill 2 165.29x
Westminster St Margaret 2 28.74x
Arley 1 1000.00x
Great Grimsby 1 6.83x
Islington London 1 0.71x
Oxford St Giles 1 23.53x
Pembury 1 142.86x
St Marylebone London 1 1.30x
Toxteth Park 1 1.72x
Twickenham 1 16.16x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 12
William 10
Henry 6
Charles 5
Alfred 4
Frederick 4
George 3
Harry 3
Thomas 3
Walter 3
Frank 2
Cheston 1
David 1
Edwin 1
Elias 1
Francis 1
Georgie 1
Henery 1
Isaac 1
James 1
Jos.J. 1
Joseph 1
Owen 1
Percy 1
Polly 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1

FAQ

Harbon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Harbon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 147 people were recorded with the Harbon surname. That placed it at #15,674 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Harbon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016. That gives Harbon a modern rank of #18,422.

What does the Harbon map show?

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