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UK surname

Haythorne

A habitational surname derived from a location name meaning "hedge thorn".

In the 1881 census there were 116 people recorded with the Haythorne surname, ranking it #18,126 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 307, ranked #14,508, up from #18,126 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Batley and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sheffield and Rotherham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Haythorne is 312 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 164.7%.

1881 census count

116

Ranked #18,126

Modern count

307

2016, ranked #14,508

Peak year

2010

312 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Haythorne had 116 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,126 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 307 in 2016, ranked #14,508.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 237 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Haythorne surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Haythorne surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Haythorne 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 41 #25,926
1861 historical 43 #28,562
1881 historical 116 #18,126
1891 historical 133 #19,870
1901 historical 237 #13,574
1911 historical 204 #14,784
1997 modern 271 #14,486
1998 modern 267 #15,016
1999 modern 269 #15,040
2000 modern 268 #15,018
2001 modern 270 #14,734
2002 modern 276 #14,794
2003 modern 278 #14,540
2004 modern 291 #14,138
2005 modern 291 #14,105
2006 modern 289 #14,234
2007 modern 297 #14,135
2008 modern 304 #14,000
2009 modern 308 #14,161
2010 modern 312 #14,314
2011 modern 312 #14,230
2012 modern 300 #14,505
2013 modern 299 #14,780
2014 modern 297 #14,943
2015 modern 303 #14,646
2016 modern 307 #14,508

Geography

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Where Haythornes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Batley, Sheffield, St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles and Scarborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sheffield and Rotherham. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Batley Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles Yorkshire, East Riding
5 Scarborough Yorkshire, North Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sheffield 039 Sheffield
2 Sheffield 076 Sheffield
3 Sheffield 062 Sheffield
4 Rotherham 016 Rotherham
5 Rotherham 027 Rotherham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Haythorne

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Haythorne

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Haythorne, 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 Haythorne surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Haythorne 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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Haythorne is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Haythorne 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

Haythorne 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 Haythorne 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 Haythorne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Haythorne

The surname Haythorne is of English origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "hæg" meaning hedge and "thorn" meaning thorn bush, likely referring to a person who lived near a thorn hedge.

The earliest known record of the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273, where it is spelled "de Heythorn". This early spelling suggests the name may have originally referred to someone from a place called Haythorne.

In the 14th century, the name was recorded in various forms such as "Haythorne", "Heythorne", and "Hethorne" in tax records and court rolls across England, particularly in the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hertfordshire.

One notable early bearer of the name was John Haythorne, a landowner in Oxfordshire, who was mentioned in the Feet of Fines records in 1381. Another was William Haythorne, a merchant from London, whose will was recorded in 1437.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Haythorne family was well-established in the village of Haversham, Buckinghamshire. Thomas Haythorne, born in 1564, was a prominent member of the community and served as a church warden.

In the 18th century, the name appeared in various parish records across England, including the baptism of William Haythorne in 1712 in Dinton, Buckinghamshire, and the marriage of John Haythorne and Mary Smith in 1748 in Northamptonshire.

Notable bearers of the name in more recent history include Sir Edmund Haythorne (1809-1894), a British military officer who served in the Crimean War, and James Haythorne (1856-1932), a renowned architect and designer of several notable buildings in London.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Haythorne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Haythorne 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 86 Haythornes recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.67x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 86 7.67x
Derbyshire 8 4.52x
Cumberland 7 7.19x
Middlesex 6 0.53x
Dorset 3 4.04x
Warwickshire 2 0.70x
Lancashire 1 0.07x
Lincolnshire 1 0.55x
Monmouthshire 1 1.22x
Surrey 1 0.18x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sheffield in Yorkshire leads with 16 Haythornes recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.82x.

Place Total Index
Sheffield 16 44.82x
Dewsbury 15 130.43x
Alderwasley 8 5333.33x
Brightside Bierlow 8 36.38x
Falsgrave 8 484.85x
Workington 7 125.45x
Greasbrough 6 405.41x
Monk Bretton 5 438.60x
Scarborough 5 49.07x
Islington London 4 3.65x
Rotherham 4 63.29x
Bilham 3 30000.00x
Gate Fulford 3 114.50x
Handsworth 3 101.35x
Birmingham 2 2.10x
Kimberworth 2 32.15x
Limehouse London 2 16.10x
Melcombe Regis 2 64.94x
Thornhill 2 61.16x
Bedwellty 1 6.93x
Camberwell 1 1.38x
Doncaster 1 12.21x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 4.38x
Gedney 1 135.14x
Hapton 1 119.05x
High Melton 1 1666.67x
Knaresborough 1 56.82x
Myton On Swale 1 1428.57x
Radipole 1 196.08x
Settrington 1 476.19x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Ann 6
Sarah 6
Elizabeth 3
Lucy 3
Alice 2
Annie 2
Dora 2
Emma 2
Hannah 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Alma 1
Betsey 1
Betty 1
Bridget 1
Catherine 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Elizh.A. 1
Elizth. 1
Fanny 1
Harriot 1
Henrietta 1
Hilda 1
Margaret 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 15
George 7
John 7
Charles 4
James 4
Samuel 3
Albert 2
David 2
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Chas. 1
Dan 1
Edmund 1
Henry 1
Hy. 1
Jas.C. 1
Joseph 1
Robert 1
Thomas 1
Walter 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Haythorne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Haythorne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 116 people were recorded with the Haythorne surname. That placed it at #18,126 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Haythorne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 307 in 2016. That gives Haythorne a modern rank of #14,508.

What does the Haythorne surname mean?

A habitational surname derived from a location name meaning "hedge thorn".

What does the Haythorne map show?

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