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UK surname

Hounslow

In the 1881 census there were 401 people recorded with the Hounslow surname, ranking it #7,959 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 583, ranked #8,899, down from #7,959 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Oxford City: St Thomas, Steeple Barton, Westcott Barton and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wiltshire, Monmouthshire and Stockport.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hounslow is 656 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 45.4%.

1881 census count

401

Ranked #7,959

Modern count

583

2016, ranked #8,899

Peak year

1999

656 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hounslow had 401 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,959 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 583 in 2016, ranked #8,899.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 542 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Hounslow surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hounslow surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hounslow 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 223 #9,562
1861 historical 247 #9,977
1881 historical 401 #7,959
1891 historical 444 #8,149
1901 historical 468 #8,458
1911 historical 542 #7,374
1997 modern 594 #8,208
1998 modern 652 #7,890
1999 modern 656 #7,893
2000 modern 641 #8,015
2001 modern 629 #7,985
2002 modern 650 #7,942
2003 modern 623 #8,089
2004 modern 604 #8,309
2005 modern 594 #8,334
2006 modern 576 #8,542
2007 modern 578 #8,595
2008 modern 588 #8,548
2009 modern 620 #8,385
2010 modern 631 #8,449
2011 modern 620 #8,474
2012 modern 610 #8,499
2013 modern 609 #8,636
2014 modern 616 #8,616
2015 modern 599 #8,750
2016 modern 583 #8,899

Geography

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Where Hounslows are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Oxford City: St Thomas, Steeple Barton, Westcott Barton, London parishes, Hardwicke and Maidstone, Linton, Loddington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wiltshire, Monmouthshire, Stockport and East Hertfordshire. 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 Oxford City: St Thomas Oxfordshire
2 Steeple Barton, Westcott Barton Oxfordshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Hardwicke Buckinghamshire
5 Maidstone, Linton, Loddington Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wiltshire 041 Wiltshire
2 Monmouthshire 004 Monmouthshire
3 Stockport 019 Stockport
4 Wiltshire 012 Wiltshire
5 East Hertfordshire 011 East Hertfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hounslow

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hounslow

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

Hounslow 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

Hounslow 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 Hounslow 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 Hounslow, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hounslow families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hounslow 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. Oxfordshire leads with 103 Hounslows recorded in 1881 and an index of 42.64x.

County Total Index
Oxfordshire 103 42.64x
Middlesex 87 2.22x
Buckinghamshire 65 27.49x
Kent 26 1.95x
Lancashire 17 0.37x
Warwickshire 17 1.72x
Hampshire 16 2.00x
Staffordshire 13 0.98x
Berkshire 10 3.41x
Surrey 10 0.52x
Hertfordshire 7 2.60x
Worcestershire 7 1.37x
Yorkshire 7 0.18x
Northumberland 4 0.69x
Sussex 4 0.61x
Essex 3 0.39x
Wiltshire 2 0.58x
Durham 1 0.09x
Midlothian 1 0.19x
Shropshire 1 0.30x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Hardwick in Buckinghamshire leads with 23 Hounslows recorded in 1881 and an index of 7931.03x.

Place Total Index
Hardwick 23 7931.03x
St Pancras London 21 6.67x
Steeple Barton 18 1463.41x
Wing 18 821.92x
Westcote Barton 16 5000.00x
Birmingham 15 4.56x
Islington London 14 3.69x
Oxford St Ebbe 13 182.84x
Maidstone 12 30.19x
Oxford St Peter Le Bailey 11 916.67x
Oxford St Thomas 11 97.60x
Accrington 10 23.70x
Hornsey 10 20.21x
Cumnor 8 592.59x
Fulham London 8 14.10x
Kensington London 8 3.68x
Portsea 8 5.09x
Croxden 7 2916.67x
East Barnet 7 130.84x
Hanley Castle 7 228.76x
Headington 7 186.67x
Weedon 7 1206.90x
Clerkenwell London 6 6.50x
Egham 6 51.28x
Oxford St Clement 6 98.36x
Allerton Mauleverer Cum 5 1428.57x
Bromley London 5 5.81x
Deptford St Paul 5 4.86x
Holywell 5 442.48x
Longdon 5 273.22x
Oxford St Mary Magdalen 5 174.83x
Romsey Extra 5 104.82x
St George Hanover Square 5 7.25x
Stewkley 5 277.78x
Whitchurch 5 515.46x
Oswaldtwistle 4 24.39x
Stonesfield 4 512.82x
Tottenham 4 6.42x
Brighton 3 2.25x
East Farleigh 3 133.93x
Westgate 3 8.32x
Aylesbury 2 19.08x
Bradford 2 9.20x
Cowley 2 26.53x
Ewell 2 49.75x
Hammersmith London 2 2.08x
Ringwood 2 38.99x
Shoreditch London 2 1.18x
Soulbury 2 312.50x
Ashendon 1 303.03x
Aston 1 0.37x
Baschurch 1 43.29x
Bicester Market End 1 22.52x
Bladon 1 121.95x
Britford 1 43.86x
Bromley 1 4.92x
Camberwell 1 0.40x
Duddingston 1 9.51x
Halstead 1 11.10x
Handsworth 1 3.07x
Hastings St Mary 1 6.09x
Jesmond 1 12.21x
Lambeth 1 0.29x
Lewisham 1 1.41x
Linton 1 85.47x
New Windsor 1 10.13x
Nuneaton 1 8.75x
Oxford St Giles 1 8.68x
Oxford St Michael 1 100.00x
Plumstead 1 2.25x
Saddleworth 1 3.34x
Selborne 1 61.35x
Souldern 1 158.73x
Staplehurst 1 45.66x
Sunderland 1 4.87x
Swindon 1 3.73x
Toxteth Park 1 0.64x
West Ham 1 0.59x
Westbere 1 312.50x
Westminster St James 1 2.49x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 27
Sarah 19
Elizabeth 16
Eliza 11
Annie 10
Ann 9
Jane 8
Ellen 5
Emily 5
Louisa 5
Emma 4
Hannah 4
Alice 3
Clara 3
Fanny 3
Florence 3
Julia 3
Kate 3
Margaret 3
Susan 3
Amelia 2
Caroline 2
Edith 2
Helen 2
Louise 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Matilda 2
Rebecca 2
Rose 2
Ruth 2
Anne 1
Carroline 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Deborah 1
Ethel 1
Florance 1
Frances 1
Georgiana 1
Gertrude 1
Girtrude 1
Helena 1
Leah 1
Letitia 1
Leviza 1
Lilla 1
Lizzie 1
Susanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 24
George 20
John 18
Charles 11
Henry 11
Thomas 11
James 10
Frederick 9
Edward 8
Joseph 7
Walter 6
Benjamin 5
Alfred 4
Ernest 4
Albert 3
Arthur 2
Fred 2
Geo. 2
Harry 2
Jno. 2
Jonathan 2
Mark 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Samuel 2
Alexdr. 1
Christopher 1
David 1
Fredrick 1
Ganis 1
Harrold 1
Horace 1
Joe 1
Josephine 1
Manuel 1
Obed 1
Percival 1
Percy 1
Wiliam 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Hounslow surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hounslow surname in 1881?

In 1881, 401 people were recorded with the Hounslow surname. That placed it at #7,959 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hounslow surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 583 in 2016. That gives Hounslow a modern rank of #8,899.

What does the Hounslow map show?

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