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UK surname

Hindmarch

An English surname derived from a place name, possibly referring to someone from Hindmarch.

In the 1881 census there were 582 people recorded with the Hindmarch surname, ranking it #5,992 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 963, ranked #5,971, up from #5,992 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Houghton-le-Spring (West Rainton), Pittington (Pittington) and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, Allerdale and Gateshead.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hindmarch is 1,046 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 65.5%.

1881 census count

582

Ranked #5,992

Modern count

963

2016, ranked #5,971

Peak year

2002

1,046 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hindmarch had 582 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,992 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 963 in 2016, ranked #5,971.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 894 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Hindmarch surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hindmarch surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hindmarch 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 451 #5,469
1861 historical 549 #4,796
1881 historical 582 #5,992
1891 historical 819 #4,943
1901 historical 866 #5,290
1911 historical 894 #4,981
1997 modern 995 #5,525
1998 modern 1,034 #5,523
1999 modern 1,026 #5,597
2000 modern 1,043 #5,497
2001 modern 1,008 #5,549
2002 modern 1,046 #5,481
2003 modern 1,004 #5,573
2004 modern 973 #5,723
2005 modern 941 #5,823
2006 modern 943 #5,833
2007 modern 954 #5,835
2008 modern 957 #5,847
2009 modern 976 #5,878
2010 modern 1,013 #5,828
2011 modern 993 #5,853
2012 modern 963 #5,914
2013 modern 995 #5,850
2014 modern 983 #5,939
2015 modern 976 #5,923
2016 modern 963 #5,971

Geography

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Where Hindmarchs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Houghton-le-Spring (West Rainton), Pittington (Pittington), Gateshead, Newcastle All Saints and Long Benton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, Allerdale and Gateshead. 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 Houghton-le-Spring (West Rainton), Pittington (Pittington) Durham
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Newcastle All Saints Northumberland
5 Long Benton Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 059 County Durham
2 County Durham 031 County Durham
3 Allerdale 012 Allerdale
4 County Durham 044 County Durham
5 Gateshead 021 Gateshead

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hindmarch

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hindmarch

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Hindmarch is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hindmarch is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Hindmarch 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 Hindmarch 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hindmarch, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Hindmarch

The surname HINDMARCH is of English origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated from the Old English words "hind," meaning a female deer or hind, and "mearc," meaning a boundary or border. This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a boundary or border where deer or hinds were found.

One of the earliest recorded uses of the name HINDMARCH can be found in the Hundredorum Rolls of Oxfordshire, a survey of landowners in England conducted in 1279. This document mentions a William Hindmarch as a landowner in the county at that time.

The HINDMARCH name also appears in various other historical records from the 13th to the 16th centuries, such as the Lay Subsidy Rolls for Staffordshire in 1327, where a John Hindmarch is listed as a taxpayer. The name is also found in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1462, which mentions a Thomas Hindmarch.

One notable bearer of the HINDMARCH surname was Sir Ralph Hindmarch, a Member of Parliament for Northumberland in the late 16th century. He was born around 1540 and served as a Member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent individual with the HINDMARCH name was Robert Hindmarch, a British explorer and merchant who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in 1761 and is known for his travels to the Arctic regions and his involvement in the whaling industry.

In the 19th century, John Hindmarch, born in 1812, was a prolific author and editor who wrote several books on various subjects, including history, literature, and religion.

The name HINDMARCH has also been associated with place names, such as Hindmarch Chase, a former hunting ground in the county of Northumberland, England. Additionally, there are variations in the spelling of the surname, including Hindmarsh and Hyndmarch, which can be found in historical records.

Overall, the surname HINDMARCH has a rich history and can be traced back to medieval England, where it likely originated from a combination of Old English words related to deer and boundaries.

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1881 census detail

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Hindmarch families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hindmarch 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. Durham leads with 378 Hindmarchs recorded in 1881 and an index of 22.53x.

County Total Index
Durham 378 22.53x
Northumberland 152 18.12x
Yorkshire 26 0.47x
Middlesex 5 0.09x
Cumberland 4 0.82x
Hampshire 3 0.26x
Shetland 3 5.21x
Staffordshire 3 0.16x
Lancashire 2 0.03x
Midlothian 1 0.13x
Surrey 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bishopwearmouth in Durham leads with 67 Hindmarchs recorded in 1881 and an index of 46.53x.

Place Total Index
Bishopwearmouth 67 46.53x
Westoe 38 39.96x
Longbenton 23 64.73x
Tynemouth 21 46.74x
Wolsingham 21 137.34x
Gateshead 16 12.74x
Tudhoe 15 102.18x
Monkwearmouth 13 80.95x
Brotton 12 164.61x
Leemailing 12 3333.33x
Byker 11 26.53x
Darlington 11 16.99x
Elswick 11 16.43x
Brafferton Barmpton 10 1851.85x
Evenwood Barony 10 175.44x
Harlow Hill 10 5555.56x
South Blyth Newsham 10 606.06x
Burradon In Tynemouth 9 420.56x
Ryhope 9 77.25x
Bishop Auckland 8 35.56x
Cowpen 8 41.41x
North Seaton 8 227.27x
Waldridge 8 284.70x
Ryton 7 118.85x
Sunderland 7 23.63x
Willington 7 72.24x
Elvet 6 49.55x
Great Lumley 6 209.06x
Monkwearmouth Shore 6 18.33x
Sedgefield 6 100.33x
Stranton 6 10.63x
Usworth 6 67.34x
Auckland St Helen 5 284.09x
Brandon Byshottles 5 23.80x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 5 6.88x
Newcastle On Tyne St 5 11.50x
Tanfield 5 25.06x
Wallsend 5 18.79x
West Auckland 5 81.57x
West Rainton 5 96.34x
Billingham 4 138.41x
Haswell 4 33.28x
Lamesley 4 44.30x
Pittington 4 84.75x
Auckland St Andrew 3 67.72x
Birtley 3 43.80x
Heworth 3 9.08x
Hotham 3 416.67x
Kirkleatham 3 39.79x
Leeds 3 0.95x
Monk Hesleden 3 64.24x
Pelton 3 37.59x
Rowley Regis 3 5.66x
Scarborough 3 5.91x
Southampton St Mary 3 4.13x
Southwick 3 18.88x
Stockton On Tees 3 3.71x
Alnwick 2 13.87x
Alston 2 22.35x
Conside Knitsley 2 15.34x
Cornforth 2 40.49x
Cramlington 2 18.03x
Egremont 2 17.29x
Lerwick Gulberwick 2 22.45x
Lynesack Softley 2 44.15x
Newbottle 2 21.83x
Paddington London 2 0.96x
Shotton 2 48.19x
South Shields 2 13.39x
Stanhope 2 11.55x
Whitburn 2 51.15x
Bedlington 1 3.57x
Benwell 1 10.91x
Coundon 1 14.71x
Harton 1 15.08x
Hunwick Helmington 1 24.81x
Jesmond 1 8.47x
Shincliffe 1 53.48x
Starforth 1 100.00x
Widdrington 1 49.75x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 53
Elizabeth 36
Margaret 30
Jane 28
Isabella 15
Ann 14
Sarah 13
Hannah 11
Alice 10
Frances 7
Annie 6
Catherine 5
Edith 4
Ellen 4
Amelia 3
Eleanor 3
Agnes 2
Barbara 2
Catharine 2
Elizth. 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Georgina 2
Margret 2
Rebecca 2
Ruth 2
Susana 2
Adelaide 1
Amy 1
Bessie 1
Caroline 1
Christiana 1
Cicely 1
Clara 1
Dora 1
Doro. 1
Dorothy 1
E.A. 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Eliza. 1
Ethel 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Isa 1
Isabelle 1
Jannet 1
Jemima 1
Kate 1
Winnifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 51
Thomas 35
William 31
James 18
George 17
Joseph 15
Robert 15
Charles 7
Henry 6
Edward 5
Joshua 4
Mathew 4
Matthew 3
Michael 3
Ralph 3
Richard 3
Frederick 2
Robt. 2
Thos. 2
Vallentine 2
Willm. 2
Wm. 2
Benjamin 1
C.A. 1
David 1
Dobson 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Fred. 1
Geo.H. 1
Gibson 1
Isaac 1
Jake 1
Jas. 1
Jermiah 1
Jonathan 1
Luke 1
M.A. 1
Mark 1
Noah 1
Oliver 1
Percival 1
Philip 1
Reuben 1
Robinson 1
Robt.Alex 1
Stanley 1
Stephen 1
Theodore 1

FAQ

Hindmarch surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hindmarch surname in 1881?

In 1881, 582 people were recorded with the Hindmarch surname. That placed it at #5,992 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hindmarch surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 963 in 2016. That gives Hindmarch a modern rank of #5,971.

What does the Hindmarch surname mean?

An English surname derived from a place name, possibly referring to someone from Hindmarch.

What does the Hindmarch map show?

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