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UK surname

Horrobin

In the 1881 census there were 338 people recorded with the Horrobin surname, ranking it #8,962 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 493, ranked #10,082, down from #8,962 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Prestwich and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wigan, Doncaster and North West Leicestershire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Horrobin is 552 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 45.9%.

1881 census count

338

Ranked #8,962

Modern count

493

2016, ranked #10,082

Peak year

2002

552 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Horrobin had 338 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,962 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 493 in 2016, ranked #10,082.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 472 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Horrobin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Horrobin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Horrobin 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 154 #12,668
1861 historical 127 #17,469
1881 historical 338 #8,962
1891 historical 352 #9,781
1901 historical 472 #8,407
1911 historical 436 #8,711
1997 modern 517 #9,079
1998 modern 528 #9,211
1999 modern 549 #8,996
2000 modern 531 #9,194
2001 modern 533 #9,013
2002 modern 552 #8,961
2003 modern 547 #8,872
2004 modern 532 #9,083
2005 modern 503 #9,405
2006 modern 508 #9,369
2007 modern 505 #9,496
2008 modern 508 #9,521
2009 modern 534 #9,377
2010 modern 528 #9,651
2011 modern 526 #9,598
2012 modern 496 #9,921
2013 modern 509 #9,892
2014 modern 506 #9,991
2015 modern 503 #9,956
2016 modern 493 #10,082

Geography

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Where Horrobins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Prestwich, Birmingham Town: Birmingham, Bolton-le-Moors and Prescot. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wigan, Doncaster and North West Leicestershire. 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 Manchester Lancashire
2 Prestwich Lancashire
3 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire
4 Bolton-le-Moors Lancashire
5 Prescot Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wigan 010 Wigan
2 Doncaster 002 Doncaster
3 North West Leicestershire 009 North West Leicestershire
4 Wigan 005 Wigan
5 North West Leicestershire 011 North West Leicestershire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Horrobin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Horrobin

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

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Horrobin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Horrobin household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

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, Horrobin 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

Horrobin 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

Horrobin 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Horrobin is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Horrobin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Horrobin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Horrobin 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. Lancashire leads with 192 Horrobins recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.89x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 192 4.89x
Staffordshire 62 5.55x
Derbyshire 29 5.60x
Warwickshire 11 1.32x
Flintshire 8 9.00x
Kent 7 0.62x
Leicestershire 7 1.91x
Nottinghamshire 7 1.57x
Yorkshire 5 0.15x
Middlesex 4 0.12x
Herefordshire 3 2.21x
Cheshire 2 0.27x
Hertfordshire 1 0.44x
Lincolnshire 1 0.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Little Bolton in Lancashire leads with 43 Horrobins recorded in 1881 and an index of 85.23x.

Place Total Index
Little Bolton 43 85.23x
Newton 23 76.06x
Great Bolton 22 42.33x
Dilhorne 15 806.45x
Sandiacre 13 702.70x
Stoke Upon Trent 13 10.98x
Oldham 12 9.48x
Manchester 10 5.67x
Trentham 10 105.37x
Bradford 9 48.99x
Fernilee 9 750.00x
Great Lever 9 216.35x
Wolverhampton 9 10.49x
Birmingham 8 2.88x
Haslingden 8 49.23x
Holywell 8 71.68x
Hugglescote 7 129.87x
Hulme 7 8.54x
Lewisham 7 11.64x
Stapenhill 6 77.82x
Garston 5 43.18x
Pennington In Leigh 5 66.40x
Stretford 5 23.16x
Warsop 5 423.73x
West Bromwich 5 7.82x
Chelsea London 4 4.01x
Halliwell 4 28.01x
Wakefield 4 15.90x
Aston 3 1.31x
Chadderton 3 15.64x
Darcy Lever 3 132.74x
Farnworth 3 12.76x
Hereford All Sts 3 48.31x
Liverpool 3 1.26x
Moss Side 3 14.53x
Tonge With Haulgh 3 39.27x
Wigan 3 5.47x
Harborne 2 5.59x
Milwich 2 322.58x
Parr 2 14.25x
Salford 2 1.73x
Tutbury 2 73.53x
Atherton 1 7.00x
Barnton 1 57.47x
Castle Church 1 14.90x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 1.60x
Duffield 1 24.51x
Ellenhall 1 384.62x
Headingley Cum Burley 1 4.74x
High Offley 1 108.70x
Hitchin 1 9.72x
Mansfield 1 6.49x
Newcastle Under Lyme 1 5.06x
Preston 1 0.95x
Scotter 1 82.64x
Skelmersdale 1 15.29x
Toxteth Park 1 0.75x
Warsop Soulkholme 1 277.78x
Winnington 1 123.46x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 20
Elizabeth 19
Sarah 16
Alice 12
Emily 9
Jane 7
Ann 6
Eliza 6
Annie 5
Ellen 5
Margaret 5
Louisa 4
Martha 4
Emma 3
Ada 2
Agnes 2
Amelia 2
Catherine 2
Esther 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Nancy 2
Violet 2
Betsy 1
Bridget 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Dreska 1
Edith 1
Elizh. 1
Eva 1
Evelyn 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Jennett 1
Kate 1
Leah 1
Liza 1
Lizzie 1
Meniah 1
Patience 1
Phoebe 1
Prudent 1
Ruth 1
Sara 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 24
Thomas 19
John 18
James 15
Joseph 11
Albert 6
Richard 6
Robert 6
Charles 5
George 5
Samuel 5
Arthur 3
Frederick 3
Thos. 3
Alfred 2
Chas. 2
Fred 2
Henry 2
Philip 2
Abraham 1
Alexander 1
Andrew 1
Edwin 1
Eldrick 1
Ellsrick 1
Enoch 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederic 1
Jacob 1
Jho. 1
Jos. 1
Martin 1
Michael 1
Noah 1
Percival 1
Percy 1
Perkin 1
Simon 1
Solomon 1
Theodore 1
Walt.H. 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1
Zacharias 1

FAQ

Horrobin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Horrobin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 338 people were recorded with the Horrobin surname. That placed it at #8,962 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Horrobin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 493 in 2016. That gives Horrobin a modern rank of #10,082.

What does the Horrobin map show?

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