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UK surname

Hurman

In the 1881 census there were 143 people recorded with the Hurman surname, ranking it #15,955 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 226, ranked #18,044, down from #15,955 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes and Roath. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Darlington, Haringey and Islington.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hurman is 246 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 58.0%.

1881 census count

143

Ranked #15,955

Modern count

226

2016, ranked #18,044

Peak year

2002

246 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hurman had 143 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,955 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 226 in 2016, ranked #18,044.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 203 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Hurman surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hurman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hurman 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 104 #16,746
1861 historical 189 #12,570
1881 historical 143 #15,955
1891 historical 199 #14,977
1901 historical 126 #19,970
1911 historical 203 #14,831
1997 modern 237 #15,809
1998 modern 243 #15,993
1999 modern 239 #16,268
2000 modern 244 #16,004
2001 modern 241 #15,870
2002 modern 246 #15,988
2003 modern 233 #16,394
2004 modern 234 #16,416
2005 modern 221 #17,028
2006 modern 218 #17,297
2007 modern 222 #17,288
2008 modern 220 #17,544
2009 modern 223 #17,735
2010 modern 223 #18,096
2011 modern 228 #17,673
2012 modern 220 #18,034
2013 modern 224 #18,080
2014 modern 225 #18,142
2015 modern 226 #17,995
2016 modern 226 #18,044

Geography

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Where Hurmans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes, Roath, Cardiff St John and St Mary and Bridgwater, Goathurst, Durleigh, Wembdon, Chilton Trinity. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Darlington, Haringey, Islington and Herefordshire. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 London parishes London 1
3 Roath Glamorganshire
4 Cardiff St John and St Mary Glamorganshire
5 Bridgwater, Goathurst, Durleigh, Wembdon, Chilton Trinity Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Darlington 013 Darlington
2 Haringey 036 Haringey
3 Islington 001 Islington
4 Haringey 028 Haringey
5 Herefordshire 019 Herefordshire, County of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hurman

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hurman

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

Hurman is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Hurman falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Hurman is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Hurman, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hurman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hurman 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. Somerset leads with 48 Hurmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.38x.

County Total Index
Somerset 48 21.38x
Glamorgan 18 7.41x
Bedfordshire 14 19.39x
Middlesex 12 0.86x
Gloucestershire 9 3.29x
Kent 9 1.89x
Worcestershire 6 3.29x
Oxfordshire 5 5.81x
Yorkshire 5 0.36x
Sussex 4 1.70x
Warwickshire 4 1.14x
Durham 3 0.72x
Norfolk 3 1.40x
Surrey 2 0.29x
Lancashire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Weston Super Mare in Somerset leads with 19 Hurmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 335.10x.

Place Total Index
Weston Super Mare 19 335.10x
Bridgewater 10 164.20x
Cardiff St John 9 113.49x
Bedford St Paul 8 161.62x
Bedford St Peter 6 319.15x
Claines 6 120.00x
Llanwonno 6 68.73x
Nether Hallam 5 26.74x
Woolwich 5 28.44x
Bedminster 4 18.96x
Birmingham 4 3.41x
Bristol Temple 4 222.22x
Deptford St Paul 4 10.90x
St George Hanover Square 4 16.28x
Chinnor 3 500.00x
Heigham 3 26.06x
Pitminster 3 454.55x
Ryton 3 205.48x
Acton Turville 2 1428.57x
Bawdrip 2 1052.63x
Brighton 2 4.22x
Cardiff St Mary 2 14.95x
East Chiltington 2 1000.00x
Fiddington 2 1666.67x
Hendon 2 39.84x
Huntspill 2 217.39x
Islington London 2 1.48x
Newington 2 3.88x
Queen Camel 2 769.23x
St Marylebone London 2 2.69x
Westbury On Trym 2 21.58x
Witney 2 138.89x
Woolavington 2 1176.47x
Bishops Lydeard 1 175.44x
Bristol St James In 1 24.88x
Creech St Michael 1 178.57x
Kensington London 1 1.29x
Llandaff 1 12.38x
Oldham 1 1.87x
Westminster St Margaret 1 14.86x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 11
Sarah 5
Caroline 4
Lucy 4
Eliza 3
Jane 3
Louisa 3
Annie 2
Charlotte 2
Ellen 2
Florence 2
Kate 2
Margaret 2
Matilda 2
Ada 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Anne 1
Augusta 1
Bessie 1
El.Mary 1
Elizabeth 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Grace 1
Laura 1
Leainier 1
Lilly 1
Louie 1
M. 1
Maria 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Rosma 1
S.J.C. 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 11
Henry 9
Edward 5
James 5
Thomas 5
Walter 4
Frederick 3
Abraham 2
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Benjamin 2
Francis 2
Frank 2
George 2
Richard 2
Albert 1
Amos 1
Anthony 1
Harry 1
Hugh 1
J. 1
John 1
Joseph 1
Josiah 1
Mark 1
Samuel 1
W.Henry 1

FAQ

Hurman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hurman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 143 people were recorded with the Hurman surname. That placed it at #15,955 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hurman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 226 in 2016. That gives Hurman a modern rank of #18,044.

What does the Hurman map show?

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