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UK surname

Hindhaugh

In the 1881 census there were 198 people recorded with the Hindhaugh surname, ranking it #12,922 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 409, ranked #11,694, up from #12,922 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead and Long Benton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Northumberland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hindhaugh is 439 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 106.6%.

1881 census count

198

Ranked #12,922

Modern count

409

2016, ranked #11,694

Peak year

1999

439 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hindhaugh had 198 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,922 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 409 in 2016, ranked #11,694.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 340 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Hindhaugh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hindhaugh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hindhaugh 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 187 #10,978
1861 historical 194 #12,310
1881 historical 198 #12,922
1891 historical 237 #13,242
1901 historical 309 #11,418
1911 historical 340 #10,490
1997 modern 405 #10,908
1998 modern 420 #10,973
1999 modern 439 #10,673
2000 modern 434 #10,730
2001 modern 423 #10,757
2002 modern 430 #10,840
2003 modern 433 #10,614
2004 modern 426 #10,768
2005 modern 416 #10,855
2006 modern 421 #10,798
2007 modern 427 #10,782
2008 modern 425 #10,934
2009 modern 435 #10,991
2010 modern 418 #11,582
2011 modern 413 #11,560
2012 modern 410 #11,518
2013 modern 425 #11,382
2014 modern 415 #11,688
2015 modern 419 #11,483
2016 modern 409 #11,694

Geography

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Where Hindhaughs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead, Long Benton, Bedlington and Tynemouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Northumberland. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Long Benton Northumberland
4 Bedlington Northumberland
5 Tynemouth Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Northumberland 010 Northumberland
2 Northumberland 006 Northumberland
3 Northumberland 017 Northumberland
4 Northumberland 021 Northumberland
5 Northumberland 012 Northumberland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hindhaugh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hindhaugh

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Hindhaugh is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Hindhaugh is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Hindhaugh 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 Hindhaugh is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Hindhaugh, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hindhaugh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hindhaugh 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. Northumberland leads with 155 Hindhaughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 53.94x.

County Total Index
Northumberland 155 53.94x
Durham 32 5.57x
Yorkshire 6 0.31x
Middlesex 4 0.21x
Hampshire 1 0.25x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bedlington in Northumberland leads with 21 Hindhaughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 218.75x.

Place Total Index
Bedlington 21 218.75x
Longbenton 16 131.47x
Berwick Upon Tweed 15 246.31x
Elswick 11 47.97x
Tynemouth 11 71.48x
Westoe 11 33.77x
Newham In Belford 8 5000.00x
Benwell 7 222.93x
Boldon 7 341.46x
Low Buston 7 11666.67x
Cramlington 6 157.89x
Heworth 6 53.00x
Hollinghill 6 10000.00x
Raw 6 10000.00x
Alnwick 5 101.21x
Hauxley 5 781.25x
Longhurst 5 892.86x
Newbiggin In Morpeth 4 434.78x
Old Moor 4 8000.00x
Ryton 4 198.02x
Westgate 4 22.47x
Gateshead 3 6.97x
Holy Trinity 3 6.52x
Byker 2 14.07x
Earsdon 2 85.47x
Headingley Cum Burley 2 16.23x
Limehouse London 2 9.43x
Mount Healey 2 10000.00x
Corbridge 1 95.24x
Cresswell 1 769.23x
East Matfen 1 1000.00x
Holdenhurst 1 9.63x
Islington London 1 0.53x
Monkwearmouth Shore 1 8.91x
Morpeth 1 29.59x
Newcastle On Tyne St 1 6.71x
Pannal 1 54.35x
Rothbury 1 120.48x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.94x
Ulgham 1 208.33x
West Chevington 1 303.03x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Elizabeth 16
Catherine 8
Ann 7
Isabella 5
Jane 5
Margaret 5
Alice 4
Eleanor 4
Annie 3
Ellen 3
Esther 3
Florence 3
Hannah 3
Martha 3
Margt. 2
Sarah 2
Charlotte 1
Christian 1
Daisy 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Emma 1
Fanney 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Janie 1
Jennie 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
P. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
Robert 14
William 7
George 6
James 6
Thomas 6
Edwin 3
Gabriel 3
Charles 2
Jacob 2
Joseph 2
Mark 2
Matthew 2
Peter 2
Alexander 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Geoe. 1
Henry 1
Jas. 1
Luke 1
Richard 1
Richd. 1
Robt. 1
Thos. 1
Watson 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Hindhaugh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hindhaugh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 198 people were recorded with the Hindhaugh surname. That placed it at #12,922 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hindhaugh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 409 in 2016. That gives Hindhaugh a modern rank of #11,694.

What does the Hindhaugh map show?

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