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UK surname

Hartup

A topographic surname referring to someone who lived on or near a wooded hill.

In the 1881 census there were 96 people recorded with the Hartup surname, ranking it #20,248 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 175, ranked #21,383, down from #20,248 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Denton, Chalk, Southampton St Mary and Linford, Great. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Gravesham, Fareham and Three Rivers.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hartup is 206 in 2008. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 82.3%.

1881 census count

96

Ranked #20,248

Modern count

175

2016, ranked #21,383

Peak year

2008

206 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hartup had 96 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,248 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016, ranked #21,383.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 200 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Hartup surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hartup surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Hartup 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 105 #16,618
1861 historical 107 #20,008
1881 historical 96 #20,248
1891 historical 115 #21,878
1901 historical 146 #18,335
1911 historical 200 #14,960
1997 modern 188 #18,324
1998 modern 196 #18,342
1999 modern 195 #18,517
2000 modern 193 #18,616
2001 modern 190 #18,520
2002 modern 203 #18,115
2003 modern 190 #18,683
2004 modern 197 #18,368
2005 modern 189 #18,807
2006 modern 197 #18,465
2007 modern 198 #18,600
2008 modern 206 #18,300
2009 modern 204 #18,779
2010 modern 200 #19,457
2011 modern 198 #19,410
2012 modern 190 #19,864
2013 modern 190 #20,201
2014 modern 183 #20,880
2015 modern 188 #20,417
2016 modern 175 #21,383

Geography

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Where Hartups are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Denton, Chalk, Southampton St Mary, Linford, Great, Luton and Blackburn. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Gravesham, Fareham, Three Rivers, Central Bedfordshire and Luton. 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 Denton, Chalk Kent
2 Southampton St Mary Hampshire
3 Linford, Great Buckinghamshire
4 Luton Bedfordshire
5 Blackburn Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Gravesham 006 Gravesham
2 Fareham 003 Fareham
3 Three Rivers 005 Three Rivers
4 Central Bedfordshire 012 Central Bedfordshire
5 Luton 009 Luton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hartup

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hartup

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Hartup surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Hartup household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Hartup is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hartup 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

Hartup falls in decile 3 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 Hartup 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 Hartup, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Hartup

The surname HARTUP has its origins in the northern English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, emerging in the late 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "heorot" meaning "hart" or "stag" and "hop" meaning a small enclosed valley or hollow. Thus, the name likely referred to someone who lived in a deer-inhabited valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HARTUP appears in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, which lists one Robert Harthupp. The name is also found in the Lancashire Inquistions Post Mortem of 1505, referring to lands in Hartup, suggesting the surname may have originated as a place name.

In the 16th century, the HARTUP name is documented in the parish records of Mitton, Lancashire, with the baptism of John Hartupp in 1587. Around the same time, the variant spelling HARTOP is recorded in the nearby parish of Downham, with the marriage of William Hartop in 1593.

Notable individuals with the HARTUP surname include Richard Hartup (c.1553-1626), an English clergyman who served as the Archdeacon of Coventry from 1616 until his death. In the 17th century, John Hartup (1639-1711) was a prominent merchant and landowner in Ripon, Yorkshire.

Moving into the 18th century, the HARTUP name is found in the baptismal records of St. Mary's Church in Beverley, Yorkshire, with the christening of William Hartup in 1723. Samuel Hartup (1780-1858) was a renowned clockmaker and watchmaker from Oldham, Lancashire, whose timepieces are highly sought after by collectors.

In the 19th century, Sir William Edmund Hartup (1824-1909) was a British colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Sierra Leone from 1876 to 1881. He was knighted for his services to the British Empire.

Throughout its history, the HARTUP surname has maintained a strong presence in the northern counties of England, particularly in Yorkshire and Lancashire, where it originated. While variations in spelling have occurred over time, the name's roots can be traced back to the late 13th century and the Old English language.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Hartup families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hartup 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. Kent leads with 51 Hartups recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.80x.

County Total Index
Kent 51 15.80x
Buckinghamshire 14 24.48x
Northamptonshire 10 11.24x
Hampshire 5 2.58x
Bedfordshire 4 8.17x
Middlesex 4 0.42x
Surrey 3 0.65x
Norfolk 2 1.38x
Channel Islands 1 3.57x
Oxfordshire 1 1.71x
Somerset 1 0.66x
Sussex 1 0.63x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Southfleet in Kent leads with 12 Hartups recorded in 1881 and an index of 4000.00x.

Place Total Index
Southfleet 12 4000.00x
Northampton Priory St 10 187.27x
Milton In Gravesend 7 144.63x
Northfleet 6 211.27x
Tonbridge 6 51.55x
Chalk 5 4545.45x
Southampton St Mary 5 41.02x
Boughton Monchelsea 4 1111.11x
Bradwell 4 500.00x
Fenny Stratford 4 740.74x
Luton 3 35.38x
Maidstone 3 31.22x
Milton Keynes 3 3750.00x
Rainham 3 337.08x
Croydon 2 7.82x
Heigham 2 25.61x
Upchurch 2 555.56x
Bath St Michael 1 129.87x
Bledlow 1 285.71x
Camberwell 1 1.66x
Chatham 1 11.26x
Cliffe 1 136.99x
Eversholt 1 400.00x
Gravesend 1 36.63x
Hackney London 1 1.89x
Mayfield 1 106.38x
Neithrop 1 51.02x
Newport Pagnell 1 83.33x
St Helier 1 10.95x
St Marylebone London 1 1.98x
Stoke Hammond 1 833.33x
Stoke Newington London 1 13.57x
Willesden 1 11.21x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Elizabeth 5
Catherine 3
Eliza 3
Emily 3
Emma 3
Sarah 3
Ann 2
Edith 2
Florence 2
Jane 2
Adelaide 1
Alice 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Harriet 1
Kate 1
Lauria 1
Leta.L./ 1
Louisa 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Martilda 1
Nellie 1
Rose 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 7
George 6
Thomas 4
Henry 3
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Geo. 2
John 2
Amos 1
Andrew 1
Barnet 1
Benjamin 1
Daniel 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Frederic 1
Harry 1
James 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1

FAQ

Hartup surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hartup surname in 1881?

In 1881, 96 people were recorded with the Hartup surname. That placed it at #20,248 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hartup surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016. That gives Hartup a modern rank of #21,383.

What does the Hartup surname mean?

A topographic surname referring to someone who lived on or near a wooded hill.

What does the Hartup map show?

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