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UK surname

Hoodless

In the 1881 census there were 195 people recorded with the Hoodless surname, ranking it #13,054 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 448, ranked #10,842, up from #13,054 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Somercoates, North, Carlisle St Cuthbert and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Allerdale, Greenock East and Newton Stewart.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hoodless is 506 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 129.7%.

1881 census count

195

Ranked #13,054

Modern count

448

2016, ranked #10,842

Peak year

2010

506 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hoodless had 195 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,054 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 448 in 2016, ranked #10,842.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 416 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Hoodless surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hoodless surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hoodless 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 118 #15,362
1861 historical 105 #20,298
1881 historical 195 #13,054
1891 historical 254 #12,598
1901 historical 339 #10,682
1911 historical 416 #9,028
1997 modern 476 #9,665
1998 modern 480 #9,909
1999 modern 488 #9,846
2000 modern 467 #10,144
2001 modern 454 #10,162
2002 modern 475 #10,014
2003 modern 455 #10,201
2004 modern 460 #10,120
2005 modern 449 #10,230
2006 modern 477 #9,821
2007 modern 476 #9,916
2008 modern 489 #9,808
2009 modern 496 #9,929
2010 modern 506 #9,971
2011 modern 485 #10,180
2012 modern 460 #10,498
2013 modern 453 #10,774
2014 modern 451 #10,882
2015 modern 454 #10,751
2016 modern 448 #10,842

Geography

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Where Hoodless' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Somercoates, North, Carlisle St Cuthbert, London parishes, St Pancras and Gainsborough, Paddocks. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Allerdale, Greenock East, Newton Stewart, Kirklees and North Lincolnshire. 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 Somercoates, North Lincolnshire
2 Carlisle St Cuthbert Cumberland
3 London parishes London 1
4 St Pancras London (North Districts)
5 Gainsborough, Paddocks Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Allerdale 001 Allerdale
2 Greenock East Inverclyde
3 Newton Stewart Dumfries and Galloway
4 Kirklees 016 Kirklees
5 North Lincolnshire 015 North Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hoodless

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hoodless

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

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Hoodless surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Hoodless 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 households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Hoodless 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

Hoodless 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

Hoodless 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hoodless 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 Hoodless, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hoodless families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hoodless 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. Lincolnshire leads with 73 Hoodless' recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.00x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 73 24.00x
Cumberland 62 37.86x
Middlesex 20 1.05x
Surrey 15 1.62x
Yorkshire 14 0.74x
Nottinghamshire 7 2.73x
Devon 2 0.51x
Essex 1 0.27x
Kent 1 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Cuthbert W O in Cumberland leads with 13 Hoodless' recorded in 1881 and an index of 162.91x.

Place Total Index
St Cuthbert W O 13 162.91x
St Pancras London 13 8.49x
Cleethorpes 11 614.53x
Dalston 9 708.66x
Gainsborough 9 125.52x
South Reston 7 4666.67x
Southcoates 7 66.92x
Spridlington 7 3684.21x
Crosscanonby 6 110.70x
Dalston Buckabank 6 1818.18x
Barton St Peter 5 359.71x
Bromfield 5 2000.00x
Camberwell 5 4.12x
Hornsey 5 20.79x
Barton St Mary St Peter 4 714.29x
Brigham 4 519.48x
Camerton 4 1739.13x
Hogsthorpe 4 851.06x
Holy Trinity 4 8.82x
Newington 4 5.69x
Snitterby 4 2222.22x
St Cuthbert Within 4 210.53x
Walmsgate 4 8000.00x
East Stockwith 3 1428.57x
Great Grimsby 3 15.54x
South Kelsey 3 750.00x
Walkeringham 3 652.17x
Wigton 3 121.95x
Battersea 2 2.86x
Bishop Norton 2 869.57x
Goxhill 2 266.67x
Lambeth 2 1.21x
Littleham 2 69.20x
Mablethorpe 2 476.19x
North Somercotes 2 250.00x
Penrith 2 33.06x
Wetheral 2 92.17x
Authorpe 1 1000.00x
Burwell 1 1000.00x
Dorking 1 16.08x
East Firsby 1 5000.00x
Hackney London 1 0.94x
Harrington 1 50.51x
Hayton 1 107.53x
Hesket In Forest 1 78.13x
Islington London 1 0.54x
Leeds 1 0.94x
Margate St John Baptist 1 8.42x
Richmond 1 7.70x
Rickergate 1 28.82x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 1 11.42x
Sutton Stoneferry 1 18.55x
Tathwell 1 370.37x
Wanstead 1 15.20x
West Stockwith 1 232.56x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Sarah 8
Elizabeth 7
Jane 7
Ann 3
Annie 3
Catherine 3
Eliza 3
Hannah 3
Emma 2
Esther 2
Margaret 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Barbara 1
Barbra 1
Beatrice 1
Betsey 1
Cathrine 1
Charlotte 1
Dinah 1
Elizh. 1
Elizth.S. 1
Ellen 1
Fanney 1
Harriet 1
Isabel 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
M. 1
Marian 1
Salome 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 12
Thomas 10
William 10
George 7
Henry 7
James 6
Joseph 5
Charles 4
Frederick 4
Edward 3
Albert 2
Archibald 2
Frank 2
Fredk. 2
Harry 2
Robert 2
Robt. 2
Saint 2
Samuel 2
Thos. 2
Adam 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Daniel 1
H. 1
Israel 1
Jacob 1
Maleleel 1
Theophus 1
Valentine 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Hoodless surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hoodless surname in 1881?

In 1881, 195 people were recorded with the Hoodless surname. That placed it at #13,054 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hoodless surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 448 in 2016. That gives Hoodless a modern rank of #10,842.

What does the Hoodless map show?

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