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UK surname

Hayburn

An English surname derived from the placename Hayburn in Yorkshire.

In the 1881 census there were 56 people recorded with the Hayburn surname, ranking it #25,733 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 120, ranked #27,563, down from #25,733 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to No data. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Auchterarder, Possil Park and Wakefield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hayburn is 133 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 114.3%.

1881 census count

56

Ranked #25,733

Modern count

120

2016, ranked #27,563

Peak year

2010

133 bearers

Map years

3

1998 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hayburn had 56 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #25,733 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 120 in 2016, ranked #27,563.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 83 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Hayburn surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hayburn surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Hayburn 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 51 #24,096
1861 historical 46 #28,170
1881 historical 56 #25,733
1891 historical 53 #29,946
1901 historical 83 #24,900
1911 historical 13 #32,172
1997 modern 117 #24,553
1998 modern 126 #24,094
1999 modern 123 #24,643
2000 modern 126 #24,220
2001 modern 123 #24,242
2002 modern 121 #24,984
2003 modern 122 #24,628
2004 modern 118 #25,317
2005 modern 125 #24,398
2006 modern 119 #25,413
2007 modern 117 #26,066
2008 modern 119 #26,067
2009 modern 127 #25,564
2010 modern 133 #25,379
2011 modern 131 #25,430
2012 modern 131 #25,439
2013 modern 130 #26,074
2014 modern 132 #25,971
2015 modern 125 #26,808
2016 modern 120 #27,563

Geography

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Where Hayburns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around No data. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Auchterarder, Possil Park, Wakefield and Derby. 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 No data No data

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Auchterarder Perth and Kinross
2 Possil Park Glasgow City
3 Wakefield 015 Wakefield
4 Derby 010 Derby
5 Wakefield 027 Wakefield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hayburn

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hayburn

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Hayburn, 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 Hayburn surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Hayburn 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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Hayburn is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Hayburn 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

Hayburn 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hayburn is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Hayburn, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Hayburn

The surname Hayburn is of English origin and can be traced back to the early medieval period. It is believed to have originated from a place name, likely a small hamlet or village in northern England. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "haeg," meaning a hedge or enclosed area, and "burna," meaning a stream or brook. This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a hedged or enclosed stream or brook.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hayburn appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1297, where a John de Hayburne is mentioned. This indicates that the name was already in use as a locative surname by the end of the 13th century.

In the 14th century, records show a Richard de Hayburne from Lancashire, suggesting that the name had spread to other parts of northern England by that time.

The Hayburn surname is also found in the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1674, which recorded households and their tax payments. This suggests that the name had become established among English families by the late 17th century.

One notable person with the surname Hayburn was John Hayburn, an English Catholic priest and martyr who was born in 1556 and executed in 1587 for his religious beliefs during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another significant figure was Sir John Hayburn, a Member of Parliament for Beverley in Yorkshire, who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

In the 18th century, Thomas Hayburn, born in 1739, was a prominent English architect who designed several notable buildings in London and the surrounding areas.

The name Hayburn also appears in the records of the American colonies, with John Hayburn, born in 1758, serving as a Captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Finally, a notable 19th-century figure with the surname Hayburn was William Hayburn, born in 1827, an English landscape painter who was renowned for his depictions of rural scenes and pastoral landscapes.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Hayburn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hayburn 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 15 Hayburns recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.91x.

County Total Index
Lanarkshire 15 9.91x
Kent 10 6.26x
Lancashire 6 1.08x
Surrey 6 2.63x
Buteshire 5 176.06x
Ayrshire 3 8.56x
Channel Islands 1 7.21x
Middlesex 1 0.21x
Renfrewshire 1 2.76x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Glasgow in Lanarkshire leads with 7 Hayburns recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.04x.

Place Total Index
Glasgow 7 26.04x
Barony 6 15.66x
Liverpool 6 17.79x
Southwark St George Martyr 6 63.69x
Hythe St Leonard 5 892.86x
Kingarth 5 2500.00x
Ramsgate 5 191.57x
Irvine 2 206.19x
Ayr 1 60.61x
Cathcart 1 51.02x
Hamilton 1 23.70x
New Monkland 1 22.37x
St Mary 1 625.00x
St Marylebone London 1 4.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Agnes 3
Annie 2
Emily 1
Julier 1
Magaret 1
Margaret 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 3
Joseph 2
William 2
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
George 1
Hugh 1
Robert 1
Thomas 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Hayburn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hayburn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 56 people were recorded with the Hayburn surname. That placed it at #25,733 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hayburn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 120 in 2016. That gives Hayburn a modern rank of #27,563.

What does the Hayburn surname mean?

An English surname derived from the placename Hayburn in Yorkshire.

What does the Hayburn map show?

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