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UK surname

Honeybourne

In the 1881 census there were 114 people recorded with the Honeybourne surname, ranking it #18,324 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 141, ranked #24,753, down from #18,324 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Newchurch and Portsmouth, Portsea. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bedford, Isle of Wight and Wychavon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Honeybourne is 188 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 23.7%.

1881 census count

114

Ranked #18,324

Modern count

141

2016, ranked #24,753

Peak year

1911

188 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Honeybourne had 114 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,324 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 141 in 2016, ranked #24,753.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 188 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Honeybourne surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Honeybourne surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Honeybourne 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 25 #28,853
1861 historical 52 #27,369
1881 historical 114 #18,324
1891 historical 107 #22,967
1901 historical 157 #17,577
1911 historical 188 #15,550
1997 modern 148 #21,295
1998 modern 157 #21,058
1999 modern 155 #21,375
2000 modern 150 #21,781
2001 modern 148 #21,664
2002 modern 158 #21,178
2003 modern 150 #21,669
2004 modern 149 #21,905
2005 modern 145 #22,253
2006 modern 136 #23,378
2007 modern 137 #23,590
2008 modern 137 #23,883
2009 modern 147 #23,248
2010 modern 141 #24,460
2011 modern 145 #23,837
2012 modern 143 #24,019
2013 modern 141 #24,670
2014 modern 141 #24,855
2015 modern 139 #24,956
2016 modern 141 #24,753

Geography

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Where Honeybournes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Newchurch, Portsmouth, Portsea, Melcombe Regis and Swansea. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bedford, Isle of Wight, Wychavon, Slateford and Chesser and Shropshire. 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 Newchurch Hampshire
3 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
4 Melcombe Regis Dorset
5 Swansea Glamorganshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bedford 003 Bedford
2 Isle of Wight 018 Isle of Wight
3 Wychavon 010 Wychavon
4 Slateford and Chesser City of Edinburgh
5 Shropshire 035 Shropshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Honeybourne

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Honeybourne

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Honeybourne is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Honeybourne 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

Honeybourne 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 Honeybourne is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Honeybourne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Honeybourne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Honeybourne 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. Hampshire leads with 28 Honeybournes recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.29x.

County Total Index
Hampshire 28 12.29x
Worcestershire 18 12.40x
Middlesex 12 1.08x
Oxfordshire 10 14.56x
Dorset 9 12.33x
Shropshire 9 9.37x
Warwickshire 9 3.21x
Hertfordshire 7 9.13x
Kent 6 1.58x
Huntingdonshire 3 13.59x
Monmouthshire 1 1.24x
Sussex 1 0.53x
Yorkshire 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ascott Under Wychwood in Oxfordshire leads with 10 Honeybournes recorded in 1881 and an index of 6666.67x.

Place Total Index
Ascott Under Wychwood 10 6666.67x
Portsea 10 22.39x
Birmingham 9 9.63x
Cleobury Mortimer 8 1311.48x
East Barnet 6 394.74x
Melcombe Regis 6 198.68x
Northfield 6 218.18x
Shanklin 6 882.35x
St Pancras London 6 6.70x
Droitwich St Nicholas 5 925.93x
St Martin In Fields 4 60.06x
Cheriton 3 193.55x
Ryde 3 61.22x
St Ives 3 263.16x
Whippingham 3 173.41x
Oldbury 2 28.01x
Portland 2 51.02x
Southampton St Mary 2 13.96x
Woolwich 2 14.27x
Worcester St Andrew 2 408.16x
Brightside Bierlow 1 4.63x
Bromsgrove 1 20.45x
Charlton 1 39.68x
Chelsea London 1 2.99x
Chipping Barnet 1 74.63x
Claines 1 25.13x
Crondall 1 81.97x
Evesham All Sts 1 147.06x
Farnborough 1 41.84x
Frant 1 75.19x
Hopton Wafers 1 625.00x
Llantillio Crossenny 1 400.00x
Paddington London 1 2.45x
Portsmouth 1 19.05x
Winchfield 1 714.29x
Wyke Regis 1 95.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 7
Jane 7
Mary 5
Emma 4
Annie 3
Ellen 3
Susan 3
Sophia 2
Ada 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Elizbth. 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Marie 1
May 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Sarah 1
Susannah 1
Virginnia 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Honeybourne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Honeybourne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 114 people were recorded with the Honeybourne surname. That placed it at #18,324 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Honeybourne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 141 in 2016. That gives Honeybourne a modern rank of #24,753.

What does the Honeybourne map show?

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