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UK surname

Honeybone

In the 1881 census there were 170 people recorded with the Honeybone surname, ranking it #14,265 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 132, ranked #25,882, down from #14,265 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Fairford and Shrivenham (Shrivenham, Beckett). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Doncaster, Wokingham and West Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Honeybone is 258 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 22.4%.

1881 census count

170

Ranked #14,265

Modern count

132

2016, ranked #25,882

Peak year

1911

258 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Honeybone had 170 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,265 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 132 in 2016, ranked #25,882.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 258 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Honeybone surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Honeybone surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Honeybone 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 82 #19,317
1861 historical 116 #18,751
1881 historical 170 #14,265
1891 historical 191 #15,437
1901 historical 215 #14,478
1911 historical 258 #12,614
1997 modern 165 #19,861
1998 modern 166 #20,329
1999 modern 167 #20,374
2000 modern 160 #20,903
2001 modern 158 #20,788
2002 modern 158 #21,178
2003 modern 152 #21,486
2004 modern 143 #22,471
2005 modern 135 #23,297
2006 modern 139 #23,044
2007 modern 140 #23,231
2008 modern 140 #23,511
2009 modern 140 #24,033
2010 modern 138 #24,801
2011 modern 135 #24,922
2012 modern 138 #24,614
2013 modern 135 #25,395
2014 modern 131 #26,089
2015 modern 130 #26,093
2016 modern 132 #25,882

Geography

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Where Honeybones are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Fairford, Shrivenham (Shrivenham, Beckett) and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Doncaster, Wokingham, West Devon and Wiltshire. 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 Fairford Gloucestershire
4 Shrivenham (Shrivenham, Beckett) Berkshire
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Doncaster 021 Doncaster
2 Wokingham 020 Wokingham
3 West Devon 003 West Devon
4 Wiltshire 018 Wiltshire
5 Wiltshire 020 Wiltshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Honeybone

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Honeybone

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

Honeybone 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

Honeybone falls in decile 10 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 Honeybone 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 Honeybone, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Honeybone families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Honeybone 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 55 Honeybones recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.30x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 55 3.30x
Berkshire 19 15.18x
Oxfordshire 17 16.50x
Hampshire 16 4.68x
Wiltshire 14 9.49x
Gloucestershire 8 2.45x
Kent 8 1.41x
Somerset 8 2.98x
Essex 6 1.82x
Bedfordshire 5 5.79x
Derbyshire 5 1.91x
Worcestershire 3 1.38x
Surrey 2 0.25x
Warwickshire 2 0.48x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.99x
Dorset 1 0.91x
Sussex 1 0.36x

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 31 Honeybones recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.18x.

Place Total Index
Islington London 31 19.18x
Dorchester 9 1551.72x
South Stoneham 9 121.29x
Ascott Under Wychwood 7 3043.48x
Kington Langley 7 2187.50x
Bathwick 6 202.02x
Bexley 6 119.28x
Fairford 6 689.66x
Wallingford St Mary Le 6 845.07x
West Ham 6 8.25x
Luton 5 33.44x
Southampton St Mary 5 23.26x
St Pancras London 5 3.72x
Stapenhill 5 128.53x
Willesden 5 31.81x
Chelsea London 4 7.96x
Dauntsey 4 1428.57x
New Windsor 4 95.01x
Claines 3 50.17x
Cookham 3 76.92x
Shrivenham 3 483.87x
Battersea 2 3.26x
Birmingham 2 1.43x
Bristol St James St Paul 2 18.33x
Ealing 2 13.41x
Great Bedwin 2 190.48x
Lewisham 2 6.59x
Paddington London 2 3.26x
Shoreditch London 2 2.77x
Walcot 2 13.99x
Aldershot 1 8.73x
Bray 1 27.17x
Brighton 1 1.76x
Farnborough 1 27.86x
Hammersmith London 1 2.43x
Harrow 1 39.22x
Horton 1 204.08x
Marlborough St Mary Virgin 1 96.15x
Mile End Old Town London 1 2.82x
Radipole 1 131.58x
Reading St Mary 1 9.97x
St Luke London 1 3.74x
Steeple Barton 1 192.31x
Sunninghill 1 57.47x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 13
William 10
Charles 8
Thomas 6
George 5
Frederick 3
Henry 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Frank 2
Geo. 2
Harry 2
James 2
Alfd. 1
Ernest 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Fredk. 1
H.G. 1
Herbert 1
Hy. 1
Jeremiah 1
Job 1
Leonard 1
Ludwig 1
Michael 1
Richard 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1
Wm.Jas. 1

FAQ

Honeybone surname: questions and answers

How common was the Honeybone surname in 1881?

In 1881, 170 people were recorded with the Honeybone surname. That placed it at #14,265 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Honeybone surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 132 in 2016. That gives Honeybone a modern rank of #25,882.

What does the Honeybone map show?

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