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UK surname

Haxby

A surname originating from a hamlet near York, England.

In the 1881 census there were 268 people recorded with the Haxby surname, ranking it #10,542 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 301, ranked #14,696, down from #10,542 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Otley, St Mary Bishopshill Senior and Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Scarborough, Kensington and Chelsea and North East Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Haxby is 339 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 12.3%.

1881 census count

268

Ranked #10,542

Modern count

301

2016, ranked #14,696

Peak year

1901

339 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Haxby had 268 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,542 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 301 in 2016, ranked #14,696.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 339 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Haxby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Haxby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Haxby 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 175 #11,542
1861 historical 167 #13,956
1881 historical 268 #10,542
1891 historical 252 #12,685
1901 historical 339 #10,682
1911 historical 324 #10,814
1997 modern 303 #13,433
1998 modern 316 #13,424
1999 modern 322 #13,335
2000 modern 323 #13,268
2001 modern 312 #13,392
2002 modern 320 #13,414
2003 modern 305 #13,662
2004 modern 320 #13,311
2005 modern 316 #13,351
2006 modern 309 #13,633
2007 modern 313 #13,648
2008 modern 308 #13,882
2009 modern 309 #14,135
2010 modern 315 #14,223
2011 modern 319 #14,000
2012 modern 314 #14,063
2013 modern 324 #13,961
2014 modern 328 #13,951
2015 modern 305 #14,579
2016 modern 301 #14,696

Geography

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Where Haxbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Otley, St Mary Bishopshill Senior, Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall, Filey and Hampsthwaite. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Scarborough, Kensington and Chelsea, North East Lincolnshire, Nottingham and Leeds. 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 Otley Yorkshire, West Riding
2 St Mary Bishopshill Senior Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Filey Yorkshire, North Riding
5 Hampsthwaite Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Scarborough 014 Scarborough
2 Kensington and Chelsea 010 Kensington and Chelsea
3 North East Lincolnshire 023 North East Lincolnshire
4 Nottingham 005 Nottingham
5 Leeds 079 Leeds

Forenames

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First names often paired with Haxby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Haxby

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Haxby is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Haxby is most concentrated in decile 9 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

Haxby falls in decile 1 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.

1
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Haxby 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Haxby

The surname Haxby is of English origin, derived from the village of Haxby near York in North Yorkshire. The name is believed to have originated in the late Anglo-Saxon era, around the 10th or 11th century.

The name Haxby is thought to be derived from the Old English words "hæcc," meaning a gate or hatch, and "by," meaning a village or settlement. This suggests that the name referred to a village or settlement with a gate or hatch, possibly a reference to a fortified or defensive structure in the area.

One of the earliest known references to the name Haxby can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as "Haxebi." This entry provides evidence that the name and the village existed during the Norman Conquest and were significant enough to be recorded in the comprehensive survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror.

In the 13th century, records show a John de Haxby who was a prominent landowner in the Haxby area. This suggests that the surname was well-established by this time and associated with individuals of some social standing.

Another notable figure with the surname Haxby was Sir William Haxby, a 14th-century English knight and member of the Order of the Garter, who was born around 1330 and died in 1400.

In the 16th century, a family of Haxbys was known to have resided in the village of Haxby, as evidenced by various records and documents from that period.

During the 17th century, a notable individual named Thomas Haxby (1617-1676) was a clergyman and academic who served as the Rector of Haxby and later became a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname Haxby was John Haxby (1720-1792), a renowned clockmaker and watchmaker from Yorkshire, who is credited with creating some of the finest timepieces of his era.

Throughout history, the surname Haxby has maintained its connection to the village and surrounding areas of North Yorkshire, where it originated. While the name has spread to other parts of England and beyond, its roots can be traced back to this historic region and the Anglo-Saxon heritage of the area.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Haxby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Haxby 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 221 Haxbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.59x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 221 8.59x
Lincolnshire 17 4.10x
Nottinghamshire 12 3.43x
Middlesex 8 0.31x
Durham 4 0.52x
Gloucestershire 2 0.39x
Derbyshire 1 0.25x
Royal Navy 1 3.23x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. York St Mary in Yorkshire leads with 18 Haxbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 169.01x.

Place Total Index
York St Mary 18 169.01x
Filey 17 817.31x
Hampsthwaite 17 4146.34x
Farnley In Bramley 11 342.68x
Bradford 10 16.06x
Esholt 10 2941.18x
Skircoat 9 88.76x
Horton In Bradford 8 19.93x
Leeds 8 5.51x
Norton In Malton 8 256.41x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 7 79.64x
Hatcliffe 7 3888.89x
Menston 7 1186.44x
St Pancras London 7 3.35x
Wortley In Bramley 7 34.38x
Halifax 6 15.89x
Newholme Cum Dunsley 6 1666.67x
Norland 6 340.91x
North Wheatley 6 1714.29x
Potter Newton 6 132.16x
Sawley In Ripon 6 1818.18x
Bishop Thornton 5 1162.79x
Burley In Wharfdale 5 220.26x
Great Grimsby 5 18.99x
Bowling 4 15.70x
East Retford 4 132.01x
Sculcoates 4 9.81x
Stranton 4 15.39x
York Holy Trinity 4 180.18x
Dacre 3 526.32x
Keighley 3 10.94x
Manningham 3 9.47x
Bristol St James St Paul 2 11.79x
Clee With Weelsby 2 22.03x
Hilderthorpe 2 153.85x
Kirk Deighton 2 645.16x
Pickering 2 61.73x
Sandal Magna 2 52.63x
Thornton Le Clay 2 833.33x
Yeadon 2 34.42x
Asenby 1 666.67x
Barnby Moor 1 476.19x
Clifton In York 1 18.59x
Eccleshill 1 15.97x
Haverah Park 1 1666.67x
Markington Cum 1 243.90x
Middleton In Pickering 1 400.00x
Monk Frystone 1 222.22x
Pannal 1 40.49x
Royal Navy 1 3.78x
Scremby 1 666.67x
St Marylebone London 1 0.72x
Sutton On Derwent 1 333.33x
Thirsk 1 33.67x
West Ravendale 1 2000.00x
Whittington 1 17.79x
Wilsford 1 163.93x
Worksop 1 9.64x
York St Giles In 1 41.32x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Ann 13
Elizabeth 12
Sarah 12
Ellen 6
Annie 5
Hannah 5
Alice 4
Eliza 4
Emily 4
Jane 4
Margaret 4
Maria 4
Ada 3
Grace 3
Dinah 2
Ethel 2
Frances 2
Harriet 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Sophia 2
Agnes 1
Bessey 1
Christina 1
Dora 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Emma 1
Eveline 1
H. 1
Harriett 1
Isabel 1
Kate 1
Lily 1
Lucy 1
M. 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1
Nancy 1
Paulina 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1
Selina 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 22
William 16
Thomas 11
George 10
Robert 7
Joseph 6
Richard 5
Charles 4
Frederick 4
Henry 4
Walter 4
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Abraham 2
Arthur 2
Harry 2
Jenkinson 2
Matthew 2
Aaron 1
Albert 1
Asquith 1
Benjamin 1
Edwin 1
Emmanuel 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Horace 1
Loftas 1
Loftus 1
Mathew 1
Michael 1
Moses 1
Nathaniel 1
Ralph 1
Roger 1
Sam 1
Tom 1
Twislleton 1

FAQ

Haxby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Haxby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 268 people were recorded with the Haxby surname. That placed it at #10,542 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Haxby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 301 in 2016. That gives Haxby a modern rank of #14,696.

What does the Haxby surname mean?

A surname originating from a hamlet near York, England.

What does the Haxby map show?

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