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UK surname

Helmore

In the 1881 census there were 149 people recorded with the Helmore surname, ranking it #15,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 190, ranked #20,262, down from #15,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Tormoham with Torquay and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Teignbridge, Chichester and Torbay.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Helmore is 232 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 27.5%.

1881 census count

149

Ranked #15,551

Modern count

190

2016, ranked #20,262

Peak year

1911

232 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Helmore had 149 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 190 in 2016, ranked #20,262.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 232 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Helmore surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Helmore surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Helmore 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 143 #13,343
1861 historical 102 #20,797
1881 historical 149 #15,551
1891 historical 167 #17,006
1901 historical 195 #15,380
1911 historical 232 #13,592
1997 modern 224 #16,392
1998 modern 228 #16,706
1999 modern 227 #16,834
2000 modern 220 #17,138
2001 modern 207 #17,573
2002 modern 222 #17,147
2003 modern 220 #17,033
2004 modern 218 #17,230
2005 modern 215 #17,334
2006 modern 211 #17,662
2007 modern 212 #17,803
2008 modern 206 #18,300
2009 modern 208 #18,551
2010 modern 197 #19,640
2011 modern 205 #18,965
2012 modern 197 #19,408
2013 modern 201 #19,454
2014 modern 197 #19,903
2015 modern 191 #20,205
2016 modern 190 #20,262

Geography

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Where Helmores are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Tormoham with Torquay, London parishes and Kenn, Ide, Ashton, Exminster. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Teignbridge, Chichester, Torbay and Caerphilly. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Tormoham with Torquay Devon
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 Kenn, Ide, Ashton, Exminster Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Teignbridge 008 Teignbridge
2 Chichester 009 Chichester
3 Torbay 019 Torbay
4 Caerphilly 015 Caerphilly
5 Torbay 011 Torbay

Forenames

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First names often paired with Helmore

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Helmore

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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Helmore is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Helmore is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Helmore falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Helmore 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 Helmore, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Helmore families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Helmore 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. Devon leads with 71 Helmores recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.47x.

County Total Index
Devon 71 23.47x
Middlesex 21 1.44x
Kent 16 3.23x
Somerset 8 3.42x
Sussex 8 3.26x
Yorkshire 6 0.42x
Berkshire 5 4.58x
Gloucestershire 5 1.75x
Warwickshire 4 1.09x
Surrey 3 0.42x
Derbyshire 1 0.44x
Royal Navy 1 5.77x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Dawlish in Devon leads with 17 Helmores recorded in 1881 and an index of 752.21x.

Place Total Index
Dawlish 17 752.21x
Exeter St Thomas The 16 519.48x
Tormoham 13 101.56x
Beckenham 9 138.89x
Bedminster 8 36.40x
Exminster 8 733.95x
St George Hanover Square 7 27.33x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 6 44.71x
Brighton 5 10.11x
Bolehall Glascote 4 258.06x
Canterbury Christchurch 4 3636.36x
Clifton 4 27.76x
Crediton 4 139.37x
Brampford Speke 3 1250.00x
Ermington 3 272.73x
Hammersmith London 3 8.38x
Horsham 3 63.03x
Lambeth 3 2.37x
Reading St Mary 3 34.32x
Bray 2 62.31x
Deal 2 47.28x
Exeter St Mary Major 2 109.89x
Kensington London 2 2.48x
Shoreditch London 2 3.17x
South Brent 2 307.69x
St Marylebone London 2 2.58x
Westminster St Margaret 2 28.53x
Charlton Kings 1 50.76x
Derby St Alkmund 1 14.66x
East Bedfont 1 138.89x
Exeter Holy Trinity 1 84.03x
Exeter St Sidwell 1 14.43x
Gillingham 1 9.78x
Islington London 1 0.71x
Kilmington 1 400.00x
Royal Navy 1 6.76x
St George Bloomsbury 1 11.99x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 7
Emma 5
Alice 3
Sarah 3
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Emily 2
Eva 2
Jessica 2
Jessie 2
Kate 2
Maud 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Annie 1
Beatrice 1
Bessy 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Cilia 1
Clara 1
Deborah 1
Edith 1
Effie 1
Elizth. 1
Eunice 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Georgina 1
Harriet 1
Harritt 1
Helen 1
Jane 1
Katherine 1
Louisa 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Olive 1
Prudence 1
Rose 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 10
William 9
John 7
Frederick 5
Walter 5
Alfred 3
Henry 3
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Frank 2
Harry 2
James 2
Mark 2
Percy 2
Reginald 2
Robert 2
Thomas 2
Thos. 2
Ernest 1
F.J. 1
Jas.C. 1
Maude 1
Richard 1
Sidney 1
Thos.F. 1
Wilfred 1
Wm.G. 1

FAQ

Helmore surname: questions and answers

How common was the Helmore surname in 1881?

In 1881, 149 people were recorded with the Helmore surname. That placed it at #15,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Helmore surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 190 in 2016. That gives Helmore a modern rank of #20,262.

What does the Helmore map show?

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