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UK surname

Huntingdon

In the 1881 census there were 207 people recorded with the Huntingdon surname, ranking it #12,555 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 170, ranked #21,801, down from #12,555 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Crayford, London parishes and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, Weymouth and Portland and Sheffield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Huntingdon is 274 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 17.9%.

1881 census count

207

Ranked #12,555

Modern count

170

2016, ranked #21,801

Peak year

1911

274 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Huntingdon had 207 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,555 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 170 in 2016, ranked #21,801.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 274 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Huntingdon surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Huntingdon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Huntingdon 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 144 #13,277
1861 historical 193 #12,371
1881 historical 207 #12,555
1891 historical 262 #12,297
1901 historical 207 #14,803
1911 historical 274 #12,150
1997 modern 203 #17,457
1998 modern 206 #17,796
1999 modern 213 #17,550
2000 modern 213 #17,503
2001 modern 208 #17,513
2002 modern 198 #18,410
2003 modern 183 #19,152
2004 modern 179 #19,523
2005 modern 177 #19,598
2006 modern 179 #19,592
2007 modern 182 #19,618
2008 modern 181 #19,875
2009 modern 192 #19,527
2010 modern 191 #20,015
2011 modern 185 #20,288
2012 modern 177 #20,836
2013 modern 173 #21,486
2014 modern 173 #21,639
2015 modern 169 #21,888
2016 modern 170 #21,801

Geography

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Where Huntingdons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Crayford, London parishes, Manchester, Hartlepool and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, Weymouth and Portland and Sheffield. 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 Crayford Kent
2 London parishes London 1
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Hartlepool Durham
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 034 County Durham
2 County Durham 027 County Durham
3 County Durham 032 County Durham
4 Weymouth and Portland 009 Weymouth and Portland
5 Sheffield 005 Sheffield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Huntingdon

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Huntingdon

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Huntingdon, 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 Huntingdon surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Huntingdon 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, Huntingdon 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

Huntingdon 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

Huntingdon falls in decile 3 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 Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Huntingdon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Huntingdon 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 38 Huntingdons recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.58x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 38 1.58x
Yorkshire 35 1.74x
Middlesex 31 1.53x
Cheshire 24 5.36x
Durham 21 3.48x
Kent 19 2.74x
Cornwall 8 3.48x
Nottinghamshire 8 2.93x
Surrey 4 0.40x
Cumberland 3 1.72x
Lincolnshire 3 0.92x
Northumberland 3 0.99x
Hampshire 2 0.48x
Sussex 2 0.58x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.78x
Devon 1 0.24x
Hertfordshire 1 0.72x
Royal Navy 1 4.14x
Somerset 1 0.31x
Westmorland 1 2.24x
Worcestershire 1 0.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Blackburn in Lancashire leads with 16 Huntingdons recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.98x.

Place Total Index
Blackburn 16 24.98x
Hartlepool 9 104.90x
Crayford 8 264.90x
Deptford St Paul 8 14.98x
Dunham On The Hill 8 4210.53x
Madron Penzance 8 95.81x
Morley 8 76.56x
Wallasey 8 526.32x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 7 37.37x
Worksop 6 73.98x
Caton 5 666.67x
Sunderland 5 46.90x
Wingate 5 120.77x
Bethnal Green London 4 4.54x
Bow London 4 15.49x
Islington London 4 2.03x
St Luke London 4 12.29x
Tottington Lower End 4 34.97x
Barlings 3 909.09x
Chelsea London 3 4.91x
Chester St Peter St 3 625.00x
Churwell 3 218.98x
Huddersfield 3 10.24x
Pontefract 3 69.28x
Tranmere 3 18.23x
Brighton 2 2.90x
East Cowton 2 740.74x
Hulme 2 3.98x
Kensington London 2 1.77x
Lancaster 2 13.97x
Lewisham 2 5.42x
Leyburn 2 294.12x
Mansfield Woodhouse 2 109.89x
Preston 2 3.11x
Richmond 2 14.44x
Sheffield 2 3.12x
Shoreditch London 2 2.27x
Silverdale 2 588.24x
Ackworth 1 64.94x
Bedminster 1 3.26x
Beeston 1 49.26x
Cheetham 1 5.57x
Darlington 1 4.29x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 2.45x
Fareham 1 20.00x
Grange 1 1250.00x
Greenwich 1 3.10x
Hackney London 1 0.88x
Hammersmith London 1 2.00x
Hanley Castle 1 62.89x
Hapsford 1 2000.00x
Hatfield 1 35.34x
Lathom 1 34.36x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 1 5.55x
Newcastle On Tyne St John 1 25.19x
Patterdale 1 204.08x
Penrith 1 15.50x
Plymouth Charles The 1 5.37x
Portsmouth 1 10.44x
Royal Navy 1 4.84x
Sculcoates 1 3.14x
Spotland 1 3.74x
St Andrewthe Less 1 6.81x
St Cuthbert W O 1 11.75x
St George Bloomsbury 1 8.59x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.80x
St George Martyr London 1 24.33x
St Giles Cripplegate 1 37.17x
St Marylebone London 1 0.92x
Tong 1 25.77x
Tynemouth 1 6.18x
Upholland 1 32.47x
Wandsworth 1 5.12x
Westminster St Margaret 1 10.21x
Westward 1 136.99x
Wimbledon 1 9.01x
Witton 1 33.00x
Witton Le Wear 1 58.48x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 13
Mary 10
Margaret 7
Jane 6
Ann 5
Sarah 5
Annie 4
Ellen 4
Hannah 4
Caroline 3
Martha 3
Catherine 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Isabella 2
Kate 2
Lucy 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Bertha 1
Cecily 1
Dorothy 1
E.E. 1
Edith 1
Effie 1
Eleanor 1
Eugenia 1
Eva 1
Frances 1
Grace 1
Louisa 1
Maggie 1
Maria 1
Marian 1
Marrian 1
Rebecca 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 20
William 12
Edward 8
George 6
James 6
Joseph 5
Thomas 5
Charles 4
Henry 3
Richard 3
Arthur 2
Edwd. 2
Frederick 2
Isaac 2
Squire 2
Albert 1
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Coyne 1
Eber 1
Edmund 1
Edwin 1
Eugene 1
Gifford 1
Herbert 1
Joe 1
Josh. 1
Lancelot 1
Lewis 1
Major 1
Marsh 1
Nathan 1
Nathaniel 1
Noah 1
Percy 1
Reuben 1
Robert 1
Theodore 1
Tho.F.E. 1
Thos. 1
Thos.Jas. 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Huntingdon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Huntingdon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 207 people were recorded with the Huntingdon surname. That placed it at #12,555 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Huntingdon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 170 in 2016. That gives Huntingdon a modern rank of #21,801.

What does the Huntingdon map show?

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