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UK surname

Hothersall

In the 1881 census there were 372 people recorded with the Hothersall surname, ranking it #8,399 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 305, ranked #14,576, down from #8,399 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lancaster Borough, Kirkham and Ribchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hyndburn, Preston and Lancaster.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hothersall is 528 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 18.0%.

1881 census count

372

Ranked #8,399

Modern count

305

2016, ranked #14,576

Peak year

1911

528 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hothersall had 372 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,399 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 305 in 2016, ranked #14,576.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 528 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Hothersall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hothersall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hothersall 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 226 #9,487
1861 historical 233 #10,501
1881 historical 372 #8,399
1891 historical 489 #7,570
1901 historical 518 #7,842
1911 historical 528 #7,519
1997 modern 354 #12,060
1998 modern 365 #12,175
1999 modern 362 #12,316
2000 modern 358 #12,356
2001 modern 353 #12,293
2002 modern 345 #12,754
2003 modern 347 #12,479
2004 modern 339 #12,744
2005 modern 324 #13,108
2006 modern 321 #13,258
2007 modern 320 #13,442
2008 modern 311 #13,800
2009 modern 319 #13,832
2010 modern 314 #14,258
2011 modern 301 #14,563
2012 modern 287 #14,978
2013 modern 307 #14,522
2014 modern 309 #14,533
2015 modern 309 #14,430
2016 modern 305 #14,576

Geography

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Where Hothersalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lancaster Borough, Kirkham, Ribchester, Preston and Garstang. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hyndburn, Preston and Lancaster. 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 Lancaster Borough Lancashire
2 Kirkham Lancashire
3 Ribchester Lancashire
4 Preston Lancashire
5 Garstang Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hyndburn 004 Hyndburn
2 Preston 003 Preston
3 Lancaster 003 Lancaster
4 Preston 006 Preston
5 Preston 013 Preston

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hothersall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hothersall

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

Hothersall 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

Hothersall falls in decile 9 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 Hothersall 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hothersall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hothersall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hothersall 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 353 Hothersalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.18x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 353 8.18x
Cheshire 8 1.00x
Pembrokeshire 5 4.32x
Yorkshire 4 0.11x
Channel Islands 1 0.93x
Middlesex 1 0.03x
Staffordshire 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Preston in Lancashire leads with 98 Hothersalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 84.83x.

Place Total Index
Preston 98 84.83x
Blackburn 31 26.99x
Clitheroe 17 133.75x
Kirkham 17 297.72x
Over Darwen 17 49.29x
Rishton 17 335.97x
Fishwick 16 599.25x
Claughton In Garstang 11 1617.65x
Chorlton On Medlock 9 13.12x
Great Bolton 9 15.74x
Accrington 8 20.38x
Aighton Bailey 7 336.54x
Broughton In Preston 7 945.95x
Grimsargh With 7 1521.74x
Hulme 7 7.77x
Knutsford Nether 7 144.33x
Fulwood 6 128.48x
Hothersall 6 3750.00x
Great Little Marsden 5 25.28x
Kirkland 5 1250.00x
Manchester 5 2.58x
Pembroke St Mary 5 33.58x
Salford 5 3.94x
Bowling 4 11.20x
Goosnargh 4 285.71x
Hindley 4 21.73x
Moston 4 92.38x
Ribchester 4 245.40x
Samlesbury 3 315.79x
Alston 2 99.50x
Bilsborrow 2 800.00x
Catterall 2 263.16x
Chipping 2 162.60x
Chorley 2 8.25x
Gorton 2 4.93x
North Meols 2 4.73x
Woodplumpton 2 129.87x
Broughton In Salford 1 2.53x
Bury 1 2.03x
Chester St Oswald 1 6.88x
Clayton Le Moors 1 11.93x
Great Harwood 1 12.82x
Haighton 1 370.37x
Layton With Warbreck 1 6.31x
Little Bolton 1 1.80x
Moss Side 1 4.40x
St Helier 1 2.85x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.77x
Tottenham 1 1.73x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 47
Elizabeth 21
Alice 16
Jane 14
Margaret 11
Ellen 9
Ann 8
Annie 6
Agnes 4
Martha 4
Anne 3
Hannah 3
Jessie 3
Ada 2
Catherine 2
Lucy 2
Margt. 2
Sarah 2
Bertha 1
Cathe 1
Clara 1
Dorothy 1
E.A. 1
Eda 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Ellinor 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Isabella 1
J. 1
Janes 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lizzie 1
Maude 1
May 1
My.Ellen 1
Nancy 1
Nellie 1
Philomana 1
Rachel 1
Rhoda 1
Rosetta 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 31
William 21
James 16
Thomas 16
Robert 12
Henry 10
Richard 8
Edward 7
Joseph 7
George 4
Alfred 3
Charles 2
David 2
Francis 2
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Oliver 2
Roger 2
Stephen 2
Walter 2
Adam 1
Aloysurish 1
Arthur 1
Barnabus 1
Bartholomew 1
Crowder 1
Edwin 1
Enoch 1
Geo.Ewd. 1
Herbert 1
Jno. 1
Knott 1
Matthew 1
Ned 1
R. 1
Richd. 1
Robt.H. 1
Sidney 1
Vincent 1
Walther 1
Wm. 1
Wm.Edmund 1
Zaphaniah 1

FAQ

Hothersall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hothersall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 372 people were recorded with the Hothersall surname. That placed it at #8,399 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hothersall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 305 in 2016. That gives Hothersall a modern rank of #14,576.

What does the Hothersall map show?

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