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UK surname

Heugh

In the 1881 census there were 178 people recorded with the Heugh surname, ranking it #13,840 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 86, ranked #32,570, down from #13,840 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dunbar, Chirnside and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Richmondshire, Hambleton and Alloa South and East.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Heugh is 213 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 51.7%.

1881 census count

178

Ranked #13,840

Modern count

86

2016, ranked #32,570

Peak year

1891

213 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 1911

Key insights

  • Heugh had 178 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,840 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 86 in 2016, ranked #32,570.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 213 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Heugh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Heugh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Heugh 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 145 #13,223
1861 historical 168 #13,895
1881 historical 178 #13,840
1891 historical 213 #14,269
1901 historical 180 #16,171
1911 historical 101 #22,589
1997 modern 72 #30,415
1998 modern 90 #28,920
1999 modern 100 #27,757
2000 modern 87 #29,377
2001 modern 83 #29,617
2002 modern 90 #29,314
2003 modern 93 #28,829
2004 modern 88 #29,758
2005 modern 84 #30,359
2006 modern 80 #31,149
2007 modern 80 #31,527
2008 modern 83 #31,483
2009 modern 82 #32,048
2010 modern 87 #31,990
2011 modern 85 #32,127
2012 modern 74 #33,348
2013 modern 79 #33,142
2014 modern 86 #32,663
2015 modern 86 #32,604
2016 modern 86 #32,570

Geography

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Where Heughs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dunbar, Chirnside, London parishes, Airth and Edinburgh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Richmondshire, Hambleton, Alloa South and East and Alva. 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 Dunbar Haddington
2 Chirnside Berwick
3 London parishes London 3
4 Airth Stirling
5 Edinburgh Edinburgh

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Richmondshire 006 Richmondshire
2 Hambleton 006 Hambleton
3 Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire
4 Hambleton 008 Hambleton
5 Alva Clackmannanshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Heugh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Heugh

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Heugh, 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 Heugh surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Heugh 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, Heugh 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

Heugh 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

Heugh falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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

1881 census detail

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Heugh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Heugh 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 47 Heughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.84x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 47 2.84x
Lanarkshire 18 3.34x
Lincolnshire 14 5.25x
Berwickshire 12 59.41x
Surrey 12 1.48x
Fife 10 10.13x
Renfrewshire 9 6.96x
Peeblesshire 7 89.29x
West Lothian 7 27.87x
Norfolk 6 2.34x
East Lothian 5 22.63x
Durham 4 0.81x
Midlothian 4 1.79x
Cheshire 3 0.81x
Kent 3 0.53x
Stirlingshire 3 4.88x
Kirkcudbrightshire 2 8.29x
Somerset 2 0.75x
Inverness-shire 1 2.01x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Middlesex 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Patrck Brmptn Newton in Yorkshire leads with 13 Heughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 4333.33x.

Place Total Index
Patrck Brmptn Newton 13 4333.33x
Chirnside 10 1149.43x
Cambusnethan 9 75.13x
Crakehall 8 2857.14x
Romanby 8 3333.33x
Stamford St John 8 2222.22x
Innerleithen 7 336.54x
Kirkheaton 7 261.19x
Rotherhithe 6 29.11x
Abbotshall 5 135.50x
Barony 5 3.66x
Brancaster 5 1136.36x
Clee With Weelsby 5 85.62x
Dunbar 5 161.29x
East Layton 5 5555.56x
Kilrenny 5 273.22x
Bermondsey 4 8.06x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 4 4.45x
Houston Killallan 4 320.00x
Linlithgow 4 124.22x
Airth 3 384.62x
Bathgate 3 55.05x
Chorley In Macclesfield 3 267.86x
East Greenock 3 24.57x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 3 13.96x
New Monkland 3 18.82x
Buckland Dinham 2 769.23x
Camberwell 2 1.88x
Gilling 2 400.00x
Gordon 2 416.67x
Kirkpatrick Durham 2 266.67x
Plumstead 2 10.54x
Scruton 2 1000.00x
West Greenock 2 8.62x
Docking 1 123.46x
Glasgow 1 1.04x
Great Grimsby 1 5.91x
Greenwich 1 3.77x
Haughton Le Skerne 1 243.90x
Kiltarlity 1 81.97x
Poplar London 1 3.18x
Preston 1 1.89x
Topcliffe 1 285.71x
York St Maurice 1 32.15x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Elizabeth 6
Sarah 6
Margaret 4
Annie 3
Jane 3
Emily 2
Kate 2
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Eliza 1
Geogina 1
Gertrude 1
Isabella 1
Matilda 1
Penelope 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Heugh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Heugh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 178 people were recorded with the Heugh surname. That placed it at #13,840 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Heugh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 86 in 2016. That gives Heugh a modern rank of #32,570.

What does the Heugh map show?

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