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UK surname

Holborow

In the 1881 census there were 154 people recorded with the Holborow surname, ranking it #15,259 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 180, ranked #21,022, down from #15,259 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wraxhall, North, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and Hawkesbury. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wiltshire, Swansea and Swindon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Holborow is 254 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 16.9%.

1881 census count

154

Ranked #15,259

Modern count

180

2016, ranked #21,022

Peak year

1901

254 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Holborow had 154 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,259 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 180 in 2016, ranked #21,022.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 254 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Holborow surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Holborow surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Holborow 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 94 #17,837
1861 historical 92 #22,112
1881 historical 154 #15,259
1891 historical 213 #14,269
1901 historical 254 #13,005
1911 historical 223 #13,951
1997 modern 175 #19,161
1998 modern 187 #18,857
1999 modern 187 #18,999
2000 modern 177 #19,634
2001 modern 173 #19,635
2002 modern 189 #18,950
2003 modern 184 #19,075
2004 modern 181 #19,363
2005 modern 185 #19,051
2006 modern 183 #19,326
2007 modern 182 #19,618
2008 modern 180 #19,946
2009 modern 177 #20,560
2010 modern 187 #20,309
2011 modern 189 #19,997
2012 modern 200 #19,207
2013 modern 208 #19,041
2014 modern 206 #19,318
2015 modern 190 #20,272
2016 modern 180 #21,022

Geography

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Where Holborows are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wraxhall, North, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Hawkesbury, London parishes and Sherston Magna, Luckington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wiltshire, Swansea and Swindon. 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 Wraxhall, North Wiltshire
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 Hawkesbury Gloucestershire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Sherston Magna, Luckington Wiltshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wiltshire 024 Wiltshire
2 Swansea 007 Swansea
3 Swansea 005 Swansea
4 Wiltshire 012 Wiltshire
5 Swindon 013 Swindon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Holborow

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Holborow

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Holborow 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

Holborow is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Holborow falls in decile 7 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 Holborow 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 Holborow, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Holborow families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Holborow 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. Gloucestershire leads with 62 Holborows recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.04x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 62 21.04x
Wiltshire 59 44.41x
Middlesex 13 0.87x
Somerset 7 2.90x
Herefordshire 4 6.49x
Surrey 4 0.55x
Buckinghamshire 2 2.20x
Hertfordshire 2 1.93x
Yorkshire 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sherston Magna in Wiltshire leads with 25 Holborows recorded in 1881 and an index of 3125.00x.

Place Total Index
Sherston Magna 25 3125.00x
North Wraxall 17 7391.30x
Tetbury 16 958.08x
Walcot 7 54.35x
Hawkesbury 6 600.00x
Hullavington 6 1875.00x
Kingstanley 6 550.46x
Weston Birt 5 8333.33x
Ashley 4 8000.00x
Bristol St James St Paul 4 40.73x
Oldbury On Hill 4 2000.00x
St Dunstan In East London 4 3333.33x
Wellington 4 1290.32x
Camberwell 3 3.13x
Chipping Sodbury 3 545.45x
Great Badminton 3 1200.00x
Horsley 3 229.01x
Mile End Old Town London 3 9.38x
Newington Bagpath 3 3000.00x
St Botolph Aldgate London 3 97.09x
St Marylebone London 3 3.74x
Upton St Leonards 3 400.00x
Alderton 2 3333.33x
Avening 2 192.31x
Cheltenham 2 8.80x
Clifton 2 13.43x
Little Gaddesden 2 1052.63x
Wolverton 2 106.38x
Berwick St John 1 500.00x
Castle Combe 1 400.00x
Chippenham 1 35.84x
Dauntsey 1 400.00x
Luckington 1 588.24x
Southwark St Saviour 1 12.95x
Woolley 1 322.58x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Sarah 6
Annie 5
Elizabeth 5
Ellen 4
Ann 3
Charlotte 3
Jane 3
Maria 3
Martha 3
Catherine 2
Eliza 2
Emma 2
Julia 2
Kate 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Eunice 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Laura 1
Lizzie 1
Lousia 1
Lucy 1
Luessia 1
Lydia 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Pheobe 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1
Thursza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 11
Daniel 8
Henry 6
John 5
Richard 4
Thomas 4
Albert 3
Francis 3
George 3
James 3
Joseph 3
Robert 3
Arthur 2
Isaac 2
Ulrick 2
Walter 2
Allen 1
Caleb 1
Charles 1
David 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Fred. 1
G.W.Robert 1
Jesse 1
Percy 1
Rufus 1
Thos. 1
Wilfred 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Holborow surname: questions and answers

How common was the Holborow surname in 1881?

In 1881, 154 people were recorded with the Holborow surname. That placed it at #15,259 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Holborow surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 180 in 2016. That gives Holborow a modern rank of #21,022.

What does the Holborow map show?

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