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UK surname

Hyam

In the 1881 census there were 471 people recorded with the Hyam surname, ranking it #7,088 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 685, ranked #7,831, down from #7,088 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Monmouth and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Maldon and Tendring.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hyam is 779 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 45.4%.

1881 census count

471

Ranked #7,088

Modern count

685

2016, ranked #7,831

Peak year

1999

779 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hyam had 471 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,088 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 685 in 2016, ranked #7,831.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 608 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Hyam surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hyam surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hyam 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 422 #5,779
1861 historical 377 #6,777
1881 historical 471 #7,088
1891 historical 535 #7,026
1901 historical 567 #7,374
1911 historical 608 #6,777
1997 modern 717 #7,115
1998 modern 755 #7,059
1999 modern 779 #6,938
2000 modern 755 #7,066
2001 modern 728 #7,134
2002 modern 758 #7,055
2003 modern 745 #7,058
2004 modern 725 #7,191
2005 modern 711 #7,237
2006 modern 727 #7,154
2007 modern 722 #7,259
2008 modern 722 #7,305
2009 modern 733 #7,372
2010 modern 738 #7,464
2011 modern 724 #7,506
2012 modern 681 #7,786
2013 modern 714 #7,617
2014 modern 699 #7,777
2015 modern 693 #7,783
2016 modern 685 #7,831

Geography

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Where Hyams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Monmouth, London parishes and Paddington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Maldon, Tendring, Tunbridge Wells and Kingston upon Hull. 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 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
2 Monmouth Monmouthshire
3 London parishes London 1
4 Paddington London (West Districts)
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 007 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
2 Maldon 008 Maldon
3 Tendring 015 Tendring
4 Tunbridge Wells 006 Tunbridge Wells
5 Kingston upon Hull 011 Kingston upon Hull, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hyam

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hyam

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Hyam surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Hyam household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Hyam 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

Hyam is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

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

1881 census detail

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Hyam families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hyam 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. Middlesex leads with 103 Hyams recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.24x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 103 2.24x
Essex 91 10.03x
Lancashire 49 0.90x
Surrey 36 1.61x
Kent 29 1.85x
Warwickshire 28 2.42x
Yorkshire 26 0.57x
Somerset 23 3.11x
Nottinghamshire 19 3.07x
Gloucestershire 18 2.00x
Monmouthshire 12 3.61x
Norfolk 12 1.70x
Suffolk 4 0.71x
Cheshire 3 0.30x
Hampshire 3 0.32x
Denbighshire 2 1.15x
Devon 2 0.21x
Roxburghshire 2 2.40x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.34x
Derbyshire 1 0.14x
Durham 1 0.07x
Hertfordshire 1 0.32x
Leicestershire 1 0.20x
Lincolnshire 1 0.14x
Northumberland 1 0.15x
Shropshire 1 0.25x
Staffordshire 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. Great Wigborough in Essex leads with 30 Hyams recorded in 1881 and an index of 7142.86x.

Place Total Index
Great Wigborough 30 7142.86x
St Pancras London 21 5.68x
Bradwell 17 1096.77x
Leamington 17 221.35x
Lambeth 13 3.25x
Deptford St Paul 12 9.92x
Shepton Mallet 12 144.58x
Monmouth 11 124.86x
Brandon 10 263.16x
Bruton 10 343.64x
Eastchurch 10 645.16x
Layer Breton 10 2173.91x
Mile End Old Town London 10 10.23x
Nottingham Standard 10 632.91x
Aspull 9 70.20x
Bethnal Green London 9 4.51x
Copford 9 865.38x
Manchester 9 3.67x
Nottingham St Mary 9 5.62x
Shoreditch London 9 4.52x
Southwark Christchurch 9 41.80x
Ecclesall Bierlow 8 8.64x
Everton 8 4.60x
Paddington London 8 4.74x
South Hamlet 8 143.37x
Colchester St Martin 7 421.69x
Kensington London 7 2.74x
Shadwell London 7 54.43x
Camberwell 6 2.04x
St Botolph Aldgate London 6 63.42x
St Bride London 6 224.72x
Colchester St Giles 5 55.80x
Gloucester Kingsholm St 5 148.81x
Marks Tey 5 769.23x
Ratcliffe London 5 19.71x
Sutton Stoneferry 5 38.37x
Birmingham 4 1.04x
Croydon 4 3.22x
Drypool 4 57.39x
Liverpool 4 1.21x
Salford 4 2.49x
Worsbrough 4 29.99x
Ardwick 3 6.10x
Aston 3 0.94x
Chester St John Baptist 3 16.46x
Great Bolton 3 4.15x
Greenwich 3 4.10x
Ham Kingston On Thames 3 306.12x
Sudbury St Gregory 3 66.82x
Berkswell 2 87.34x
Bromley London 2 1.98x
Failsworth 2 16.04x
Gloucester St Owen 2 202.02x
Hawick 2 10.74x
Hythe St Leonard 2 36.10x
Manningham 2 3.57x
Portsea 2 1.08x
Sidmouth 2 36.56x
St Andrew Holborn London 2 10.06x
Stretford 2 6.67x
Thetford St Mary 2 104.17x
West Ham 2 1.00x
Westminster St Margaret 2 9.03x
Wrexham Regis 2 15.52x
Abberton 1 263.16x
Altcar 1 116.28x
Birch 1 67.11x
Cheltenham 1 1.44x
Colchester Holy Trinity 1 49.75x
Edgbaston 1 2.78x
Great Grimsby 1 2.14x
Hammersmith London 1 0.88x
Hemel Hempstead 1 7.01x
Hornsey 1 1.72x
Leamington Priors 1 3.51x
Monk Sherborne 1 133.33x
Parham 1 142.86x
Sheffield 1 0.69x
Westgate 1 2.36x
Whiston 1 23.53x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 18
Mary 17
Ann 12
Eliza 11
Ellen 11
Sarah 11
Alice 10
Hannah 9
Emily 8
Emma 7
Florence 7
Agnes 6
Margaret 6
Caroline 5
Esther 5
Louisa 5
Lucy 5
Jane 4
Kate 4
Ada 3
Edith 3
Minnie 3
Amy 2
Annie 2
Catherine 2
Flora 2
Georgina 2
Henrietta 2
Laura 2
Martha 2
Rachael 2
Ruth 2
Alma 1
Augusta 1
Bessie 1
Blanche 1
Dinah 1
Eda 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.A. 1
Emiline 1
Emla 1
Hanna 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Harriette 1
Jannette 1
Jessie 1
Kathleen 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 27
John 19
Thomas 18
George 17
James 17
Henry 14
Alfred 9
Walter 7
Charles 6
David 5
Edward 5
Harry 5
Samuel 5
Abraham 4
Ernest 4
Frederick 4
Herbert 4
Joseph 4
Robert 4
Albert 3
Laurence 3
Benjamin 2
Francis 2
Louis 2
Philip 2
Arthur 1
C. 1
Clement 1
Daniel 1
Dennis 1
Ellis 1
Geo.M. 1
H. 1
Hyman 1
Hyrum 1
Isaac 1
Jonas 1
L. 1
Labon 1
Laurance 1
Leslie 1
Lewis 1
Lionel 1
Mark 1
Montague 1
Nathan 1
Nathaniel 1
Neville 1
P.Walter 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Hyam surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hyam surname in 1881?

In 1881, 471 people were recorded with the Hyam surname. That placed it at #7,088 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hyam surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 685 in 2016. That gives Hyam a modern rank of #7,831.

What does the Hyam map show?

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