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UK surname

Hindes

A surname derived from the Old English word "hind" meaning a female deer or stag.

In the 1881 census there were 310 people recorded with the Hindes surname, ranking it #9,488 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 234, ranked #17,572, down from #9,488 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Pancras and Beccles. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Waveney, Warrington and Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hindes is 464 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 24.5%.

1881 census count

310

Ranked #9,488

Modern count

234

2016, ranked #17,572

Peak year

1901

464 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hindes had 310 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,488 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016, ranked #17,572.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 464 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Hindes surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hindes surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hindes 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 262 #8,456
1861 historical 194 #12,310
1881 historical 310 #9,488
1891 historical 327 #10,379
1901 historical 464 #8,512
1911 historical 461 #8,344
1997 modern 287 #13,912
1998 modern 286 #14,318
1999 modern 293 #14,175
2000 modern 284 #14,457
2001 modern 277 #14,474
2002 modern 268 #15,081
2003 modern 258 #15,293
2004 modern 261 #15,274
2005 modern 249 #15,679
2006 modern 243 #16,052
2007 modern 240 #16,392
2008 modern 242 #16,432
2009 modern 248 #16,509
2010 modern 253 #16,652
2011 modern 249 #16,684
2012 modern 233 #17,339
2013 modern 246 #16,979
2014 modern 247 #17,035
2015 modern 242 #17,191
2016 modern 234 #17,572

Geography

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Where Hindes' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Pancras, Beccles, St Giles Camberwell and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Waveney, Warrington, Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish, Northumberland and Elgin Cathedral to Ashgrove and Pinefield. 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 St Pancras London (North Districts)
3 Beccles Suffolk
4 St Giles Camberwell London (South Districts)
5 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Waveney 002 Waveney
2 Warrington 012 Warrington
3 Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish Moray
4 Northumberland 029 Northumberland
5 Elgin Cathedral to Ashgrove and Pinefield Moray

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hindes

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hindes

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Hindes 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

Hindes is most concentrated in decile 7 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

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

Meaning and origin of Hindes

The surname HINDES has its origins in England, with records of the name dating back to the 12th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English word "hind," meaning a female deer or hart. This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked with deer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname is found in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire from 1195, which mentions a Richard Hind. The surname also appears in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, a census-like record of landowners in various English counties.

During the medieval period, the name was often associated with people who lived in or near areas known for deer hunting or forestry. For example, the surname HINDES is found in records from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, a region historically known for its deer population and hunting grounds.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named John Hynde was a member of Parliament for Wiltshire in 1322. Around the same time, a Nicholas Hynde was recorded as a landowner in Somerset in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1327.

As the surname evolved, variations in spelling emerged, such as Hind, Hinde, Hynde, and Hyndes. These variations were often influenced by local dialects and scribal interpretations of the name.

One of the earliest known uses of the spelling "HINDES" can be found in the records of the College of Arms in London, which document the granting of a coat of arms to a family named HINDES in 1586.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure named Samuel HINDES (1596-1662) was an English clergyman and theologian who served as a prebendary of Peterborough Cathedral. He was known for his writings on religious topics and his participation in the Westminster Assembly.

Another notable individual with the surname was Sir John HINDES (1612-1668), a Member of Parliament during the English Civil War and the Commonwealth period. He was a supporter of Oliver Cromwell and served as a Commissioner for the Navy.

In the 18th century, James HINDES (1733-1812) was a notable English engraver and printmaker known for his landscape prints and illustrations of architectural subjects.

The HINDES surname has been carried by many individuals throughout history, with various spellings and geographic associations reflecting its English origins and connections to areas known for deer hunting and forestry.

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1881 census detail

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Hindes families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hindes 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. Suffolk leads with 49 Hindes' recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.39x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 49 13.39x
Norfolk 41 8.88x
Surrey 41 2.80x
Lancashire 28 0.79x
Middlesex 23 0.77x
Kent 21 2.05x
Cambridgeshire 15 7.88x
Yorkshire 11 0.37x
Staffordshire 10 0.99x
Buckinghamshire 9 4.96x
Northamptonshire 9 3.18x
Essex 7 1.18x
Bedfordshire 5 3.21x
Warwickshire 5 0.66x
Wiltshire 5 1.88x
Carmarthenshire 4 3.16x
Glamorgan 4 0.76x
Oxfordshire 4 2.16x
Hertfordshire 3 1.45x
Gloucestershire 2 0.34x
Hampshire 2 0.32x
Midlothian 2 0.50x
Sussex 2 0.39x
Berkshire 1 0.44x
Cumberland 1 0.39x
Derbyshire 1 0.21x
Leicestershire 1 0.30x
Lincolnshire 1 0.21x
Somerset 1 0.21x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Beccles in Suffolk leads with 21 Hindes' recorded in 1881 and an index of 356.54x.

Place Total Index
Beccles 21 356.54x
Comberton 15 2542.37x
Camberwell 14 7.30x
Great Yarmouth 13 33.98x
Battersea 11 9.95x
Plumstead 10 29.27x
St Pancras London 10 4.14x
Lambeth 9 3.44x
Blundeston 8 1095.89x
Harrow On The Hill 8 133.33x
Carlton Colville 7 522.39x
Lee 7 47.04x
Westcott 7 2916.67x
Gorleston 6 64.52x
Salford 6 5.72x
Chapel Allerton 5 112.11x
Lingwood 5 1219.51x
Newington 5 4.51x
Runham 5 543.48x
Salisbury St Edmund 5 117.37x
Slapton 5 2941.18x
Tipton 5 16.10x
Westoning 5 735.29x
Freethorpe 4 975.61x
Hook Norton 4 314.96x
Llantwit Major 4 392.16x
Manchester 4 2.50x
Southchurch 4 727.27x
Toxteth Park 4 3.31x
Willenhall 4 21.06x
Abthorpe 3 638.30x
Aston 3 1.44x
Frindsbury 3 77.72x
Lindsey 3 1304.35x
Penboyr 3 227.27x
Ashton Under Lyne 2 2.57x
Bayford 2 714.29x
Birmingham 2 0.79x
Blackburn 2 2.11x
Bristol St James St Paul 2 10.18x
Brockdish 2 444.44x
Dalkeith 2 25.19x
Everton 2 1.76x
Ipswich St Mathew 2 19.49x
New Shoreham 2 65.79x
North Lopham 2 277.78x
Norwich All Sts 2 512.82x
Norwich St Clement 2 37.38x
Old Buckenham 2 169.49x
Sheffield 2 2.11x
Southampton St Mary 2 5.17x
Warrington 2 4.73x
West Ham 2 1.53x
Wotton Underwood 2 869.57x
Aldenham 1 53.19x
Amcotts 1 243.90x
Baildon 1 17.83x
Batheaston 1 60.24x
Caistor Next Yarmouth 1 61.35x
Chelsea London 1 1.10x
Cockermouth 1 18.35x
Colton 1 53.76x
Habergham Eaves 1 3.07x
Hulme 1 1.34x
Kensington London 1 0.60x
Liverpool 1 0.46x
Llangathen 1 112.36x
Lowestoft 1 5.78x
North Kilworth 1 217.39x
Norwich St Stephen 1 23.58x
Rushmere 1 125.00x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 1.65x
St Luke London 1 2.08x
St Marylebone London 1 0.62x
Stretford 1 5.10x
Sudbury 1 185.19x
Sunninghill 1 31.95x
Walkington 1 99.01x
Walsall Borough 1 12.71x
York St Mary 1 8.11x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
William 16
Henry 11
Robert 10
Thomas 10
Charles 6
George 6
James 6
Richard 6
Edward 5
Walter 5
Arthur 4
Herbert 4
Frederick 3
Albert 2
Edmund 2
Ernest 2
Joseph 2
Matthew 2
Aaron 1
An 1
Andrew 1
Ayton 1
Ben 1
Benjamin 1
Charley 1
Chas.J. 1
Christman 1
Cyril 1
Francis 1
Fredrick 1
Harry 1
Hugh 1
Jeremiah 1
Jesse 1
Job 1
Julien 1
Leonard 1
Mark 1
Martin 1
Patrick 1
Samuel 1
Stephen 1
Sydney 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Hindes surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hindes surname in 1881?

In 1881, 310 people were recorded with the Hindes surname. That placed it at #9,488 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hindes surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016. That gives Hindes a modern rank of #17,572.

What does the Hindes surname mean?

A surname derived from the Old English word "hind" meaning a female deer or stag.

What does the Hindes map show?

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