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UK surname

Hoare

A surname originally denoting an individual from a remote minor settlement.

In the 1881 census there were 5,826 people recorded with the Hoare surname, ranking it #756 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 6,568, ranked #1,027, down from #756 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Pancras and Portsmouth, Portsea. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Forest of Dean, Cornwall and Cotswold.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hoare is 8,416 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 12.7%.

1881 census count

5,826

Ranked #756

Modern count

6,568

2016, ranked #1,027

Peak year

1911

8,416 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hoare had 5,826 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #756 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 6,568 in 2016, ranked #1,027.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 8,416 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Hoare surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hoare surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hoare 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 3,029 #958
1861 historical 2,638 #1,114
1881 historical 5,826 #756
1891 historical 6,228 #744
1901 historical 7,402 #723
1911 historical 8,416 #593
1997 modern 7,481 #860
1998 modern 7,731 #869
1999 modern 7,725 #874
2000 modern 7,592 #885
2001 modern 7,371 #893
2002 modern 7,487 #898
2003 modern 7,291 #901
2004 modern 7,201 #916
2005 modern 6,895 #944
2006 modern 6,837 #958
2007 modern 6,777 #970
2008 modern 6,743 #984
2009 modern 6,861 #992
2010 modern 6,933 #1,001
2011 modern 6,874 #994
2012 modern 6,658 #1,004
2013 modern 6,818 #1,003
2014 modern 6,804 #1,009
2015 modern 6,661 #1,018
2016 modern 6,568 #1,027

Geography

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Where Hoares are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Pancras, Portsmouth, Portsea and Lambeth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Forest of Dean, Cornwall and Cotswold. 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 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
5 Lambeth London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Forest of Dean 007 Forest of Dean
2 Cornwall 013 Cornwall
3 Forest of Dean 008 Forest of Dean
4 Cotswold 011 Cotswold
5 Cornwall 012 Cornwall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hoare

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hoare

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Hoare surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Hoare 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 residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Hoare 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

Hoare is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

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

Meaning and origin of Hoare

The surname Hoare originates from the Old English word 'hor', meaning white or gray-haired. It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone with gray hair, which was later adopted as a hereditary surname. The name is thought to have first appeared in England during the Anglo-Saxon period, around the 5th to 11th centuries.

The Hoare surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Wiltshire, Somerset, and Devon in the southwest of England. It is believed that the name may have derived from the Old English place name 'Horah', which later evolved into the modern-day village of Huish in Somerset.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Hoare surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as 'Hore'. This historical document, commissioned by William the Conqueror, provides a valuable record of landowners and their properties in England at that time.

In the 13th century, the Hoare surname appeared in various records, including the Assize Rolls of Somerset, where a Robert Hore was mentioned in 1268. During this period, the name was also spelled as 'Hore', 'Hoore', and 'Hoor'.

Notable individuals with the Hoare surname include:

1. Sir Richard Hoare (1648-1719), an English banker and politician who founded the Hoare's Bank in 1672, one of the oldest surviving private banks in the world. 2. Prince William Henry Hoare (1751-1828), an English landowner and art collector, known for his collection of classical antiquities at Stourhead. 3. Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880-1959), a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Air and Secretary of State for India. 4. Sir Samuel Hoare (1841-1915), an English lawyer and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1913 to 1915. 5. William Hoare (1707-1792), an English portrait painter who was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

The Hoare surname has been linked to various place names, such as Huish Episcopi and Huish Champflower in Somerset, as well as Hoare Cross in Staffordshire. These place names likely derived from the same Old English root as the surname itself.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Hoare families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hoare 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. Middlesex leads with 1,080 Hoares recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.89x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 1,080 1.89x
Surrey 697 2.51x
Hampshire 557 4.77x
Kent 490 2.52x
Devon 484 4.08x
Dorset 318 8.50x
Somerset 254 2.77x
Sussex 230 2.39x
Lancashire 221 0.33x
Gloucestershire 212 1.90x
Cornwall 167 2.59x
Oxfordshire 114 3.24x
Berkshire 103 2.41x
Wiltshire 89 1.77x
Yorkshire 85 0.15x
Glamorgan 83 0.84x
Buckinghamshire 81 2.35x
Warwickshire 77 0.54x
Essex 56 0.50x
Herefordshire 40 1.71x
Midlothian 37 0.48x
Norfolk 37 0.42x
Northamptonshire 34 0.63x
Staffordshire 31 0.16x
Shropshire 29 0.59x
Derbyshire 27 0.30x
Cheshire 25 0.20x
Leicestershire 23 0.36x
Bedfordshire 19 0.64x
Hertfordshire 19 0.48x
Worcestershire 19 0.26x
Durham 18 0.11x
Channel Islands 14 0.83x
Northumberland 13 0.15x
Nottinghamshire 11 0.14x
Inverness-shire 9 0.53x
Cambridgeshire 7 0.19x
Royal Navy 6 0.88x
Suffolk 6 0.09x
Lincolnshire 4 0.04x
Monmouthshire 4 0.10x
Ayrshire 2 0.05x
Rutland 2 0.48x
Anglesey 1 0.10x
Banffshire 1 0.08x
Brecknockshire 1 0.09x
Fife 1 0.03x
Kirkcudbrightshire 1 0.12x
Merionethshire 1 0.10x
Pembrokeshire 1 0.06x
Perthshire 1 0.04x
Stirlingshire 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Islington London in Middlesex leads with 168 Hoares recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.04x.

Place Total Index
Islington London 168 3.04x
Camberwell 94 2.58x
Lambeth 93 1.87x
St Pancras London 87 1.90x
Kensington London 85 2.68x
Portsea 82 3.58x
St Marylebone London 69 2.27x
Newington 59 2.80x
Paddington London 54 2.58x
Battersea 50 2.38x
Bermondsey 49 2.89x
Hampstead London 46 5.18x
Buckfastleigh 44 80.35x
Chelsea London 43 2.50x
Lewisham 43 4.15x
St George Hanover Square 42 4.18x
Birmingham 41 0.86x
Colyton 41 89.97x
West Dean 41 22.57x
Selborne 39 163.93x
Alverstoke 38 8.98x
Brighton 38 1.96x
Hackney London 38 1.19x
Croydon 37 2.40x
Mile End Old Town London 37 3.05x
Axminster 36 64.71x
Hammersmith London 33 2.35x
Chartham 32 66.02x
Canford Magna 29 134.26x
Musbury 28 269.23x
Greenwich 27 2.98x
Plymouth St Andrew 27 2.95x
Holdenhurst 26 8.48x
Bethnal Green London 25 1.01x
Bridport 25 32.46x
Ditcheat 24 152.19x
Uplyme 24 134.98x
West Ham 24 0.97x
Christchurch 23 9.08x
Liverpool 23 0.56x
Westminster St John 23 3.31x
Farnham 22 10.19x
Southampton St Mary 22 2.99x
Tackley 22 208.73x
Bootle Cum Linacre 21 3.91x
Bromley 21 7.08x
Everton 21 0.97x
Kenwyn 21 12.44x
Kinson 21 28.72x
Loughborough 21 7.32x
Maidstone 21 3.62x
Roath 21 4.66x
St Luke London 21 2.30x
Deptford St Paul 20 1.33x
Faversham 20 10.78x
Kingston On Thames 20 3.00x
Swansea Town 20 2.46x
Westminster St James 20 3.41x
Hampreston 19 69.90x
Southampton St Michael 19 49.38x
St George In East London 19 3.54x
South Stoneham 18 7.10x
Weston 18 25.51x
Bradpole 17 55.45x
Breage 17 28.86x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 17 1.61x
Dawlish 17 19.20x
Great Bedwin 17 47.47x
Shoreditch London 17 0.69x
Southwark St George Martyr 17 1.48x
Bristol St Paul In 16 5.37x
Derby St Peter 16 5.63x
Edinburgh St Johns 16 33.20x
Fareham 16 11.39x
Rumbolds Wyke 16 90.70x
Sevenoaks 16 10.15x
Walton On Thames 16 12.55x
Weybridge 16 26.85x
Woking 16 9.56x
Wootton 16 75.87x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 317
Elizabeth 219
Sarah 163
Emma 111
Eliza 105
Annie 101
Ellen 98
Emily 95
Alice 94
Jane 92
Ann 91
Louisa 53
Martha 49
Caroline 45
Charlotte 44
Edith 44
Harriet 41
Kate 40
Florence 38
Maria 38
Fanny 37
Margaret 34
Catherine 33
Ada 30
Susan 29
Frances 27
Harriett 21
Anne 20
Clara 20
Rose 20
Agnes 19
Bessie 19
Hannah 19
Matilda 19
Amelia 18
Lucy 18
Rebecca 17
Amy 15
Ethel 15
Isabella 15
Esther 14
Gertrude 14
Sophia 14
Minnie 13
Eleanor 12
Henrietta 12
Jessie 12
Laura 12
Beatrice 11
Lydia 11

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 323
John 259
George 197
James 188
Henry 186
Thomas 172
Charles 140
Alfred 85
Edward 85
Frederick 67
Joseph 67
Arthur 52
Samuel 51
Robert 48
Richard 47
Albert 46
Harry 46
Walter 45
Ernest 35
Frank 35
Francis 30
Edwin 27
Herbert 26
Stephen 17
Fred 16
Fredrick 15
Sidney 13
Wm. 13
Isaac 12
Daniel 11
David 10
Benjamin 9
Chas. 9
Michael 8
Percy 8
Fredk. 7
Oliver 7
Patrick 7
Peter 7
Thos. 7
Tom 7
Alexander 5
Christopher 5
Geo. 5
Sydney 5
Abraham 4
Horace 4
Lewis 4
Mark 4
Reginald 4

FAQ

Hoare surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hoare surname in 1881?

In 1881, 5,826 people were recorded with the Hoare surname. That placed it at #756 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hoare surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 6,568 in 2016. That gives Hoare a modern rank of #1,027.

What does the Hoare surname mean?

A surname originally denoting an individual from a remote minor settlement.

What does the Hoare map show?

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