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UK surname

Hyde

An English locational surname denoting someone who resided near a hide, or measure of land.

In the 1881 census there were 9,211 people recorded with the Hyde surname, ranking it #460 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 11,814, ranked #553, down from #460 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Sedgley, Glossop and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Dudley, Central Bedfordshire and Wyre Forest.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hyde is 12,684 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 28.3%.

1881 census count

9,211

Ranked #460

Modern count

11,814

2016, ranked #553

Peak year

1911

12,684 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hyde had 9,211 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #460 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 11,814 in 2016, ranked #553.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 12,684 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Hyde surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hyde surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hyde 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 5,570 #498
1861 historical 6,119 #455
1881 historical 9,211 #460
1891 historical 10,046 #440
1901 historical 11,398 #461
1911 historical 12,684 #387
1997 modern 12,230 #504
1998 modern 12,593 #511
1999 modern 12,632 #512
2000 modern 12,579 #511
2001 modern 12,252 #514
2002 modern 12,385 #519
2003 modern 12,141 #517
2004 modern 12,070 #520
2005 modern 11,821 #526
2006 modern 11,734 #531
2007 modern 11,715 #533
2008 modern 11,729 #536
2009 modern 11,943 #538
2010 modern 12,153 #544
2011 modern 12,021 #542
2012 modern 11,756 #546
2013 modern 11,939 #550
2014 modern 12,029 #550
2015 modern 11,909 #551
2016 modern 11,814 #553

Geography

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Where Hydes are most common

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

The modern local-area list points to Dudley, Central Bedfordshire and Wyre Forest. 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 Sedgley Staffordshire
2 Glossop Derbyshire
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Dudley 003 Dudley
2 Central Bedfordshire 014 Central Bedfordshire
3 Central Bedfordshire 021 Central Bedfordshire
4 Wyre Forest 011 Wyre Forest
5 Central Bedfordshire 011 Central Bedfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hyde

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hyde

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

Hyde 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

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

Meaning and origin of Hyde

The surname Hyde has its origins in England, dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English word "hyde," meaning a measure of land, which was often used to describe a small farm or estate. This name likely originated from an area known as "the hyde" or "at the hyde," referring to a specific plot of land or settlement.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Hyde can be found in various medieval records, such as the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from the late 12th century. These records mention individuals with the surname Hyde, suggesting the name was already established by that time.

One notable historical reference to the Hyde surname is found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners and property commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. While the Domesday Book does not include the surname Hyde directly, it does mention several places with names derived from the word "hyde," indicating the possible origins of the surname in those areas.

The surname Hyde has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Hyde in Cheshire, Hyde in Hampshire, and Hyde in Bedfordshire. These place names likely contributed to the adoption and spread of the surname in those regions.

Among the earliest known individuals with the surname Hyde was Sir Nicholas Hyde, a prominent English judge and politician who lived from 1570 to 1631. Another notable figure was Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, an English statesman and historian who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Charles II (1609-1674).

Other historical figures bearing the Hyde surname include:

1. Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709), an English nobleman and diplomat. 2. Anne Hyde (1637-1671), the first wife of King James II of England. 3. Thomas Hyde (1636-1703), an English orientalist and scholar known for his work on Persian and Arabic studies. 4. Alexander Hyde (1598-1667), an English bishop and scholar who served as the Bishop of Salisbury. 5. Mary Hyde (1609-1661), an English botanist and one of the first female entomologists.

While the surname Hyde has its roots in England, it has since been adopted and spread to other parts of the world due to migration and various historical events.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Hyde families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hyde 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 1,346 Hydes recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.26x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 1,346 1.26x
Middlesex 1,083 1.21x
Yorkshire 667 0.75x
Staffordshire 562 1.85x
Surrey 534 1.22x
Cheshire 532 2.68x
Warwickshire 498 2.20x
Worcestershire 431 3.67x
Gloucestershire 290 1.65x
Derbyshire 283 2.01x
Hampshire 276 1.50x
Bedfordshire 249 5.35x
Essex 225 1.27x
Kent 179 0.58x
Dorset 174 2.95x
Berkshire 171 2.54x
Somerset 145 1.00x
Leicestershire 138 1.39x
Sussex 127 0.84x
Herefordshire 116 3.15x
Northamptonshire 113 1.34x
Shropshire 95 1.22x
Lincolnshire 89 0.62x
Buckinghamshire 88 1.62x
Glamorgan 83 0.53x
Hertfordshire 78 1.26x
Wiltshire 74 0.93x
Lanarkshire 68 0.23x
Devon 56 0.30x
Oxfordshire 56 1.01x
Durham 52 0.19x
Nottinghamshire 48 0.40x
Cambridgeshire 41 0.72x
Midlothian 33 0.27x
Northumberland 30 0.22x
Cumberland 25 0.32x
Norfolk 23 0.17x
Huntingdonshire 22 1.23x
Renfrewshire 20 0.29x
Angus 15 0.18x
Cornwall 15 0.15x
Monmouthshire 13 0.20x
Suffolk 10 0.09x
Brecknockshire 9 0.50x
Royal Navy 6 0.56x
Channel Islands 4 0.15x
Aberdeenshire 3 0.04x
Caernarfonshire 3 0.08x
Flintshire 2 0.08x
Pembrokeshire 2 0.07x
Anglesey 1 0.06x
Ayrshire 1 0.01x
Cardiganshire 1 0.05x
Carmarthenshire 1 0.03x
Denbighshire 1 0.03x
Dunbartonshire 1 0.04x
Isle of Man 1 0.06x
Roxburghshire 1 0.06x
Rutland 1 0.15x
Westmorland 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birmingham in Warwickshire leads with 176 Hydes recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.33x.

Place Total Index
Birmingham 176 2.33x
Sedgley 167 14.82x
Ashton Under Lyne 152 6.52x
Manchester 136 2.84x
Aston 123 1.97x
Barnsley 109 11.87x
Lambeth 109 1.39x
West Ham 97 2.48x
Portsea 91 2.52x
St Pancras London 91 1.26x
Salford 89 2.84x
Hulme 88 3.95x
Luton 82 10.18x
St Marylebone London 75 1.56x
Islington London 74 0.85x
Leeds 74 1.47x
Kensington London 71 1.42x
Oldham 71 2.06x
Dukinfield 69 7.53x
Macclesfield 58 6.58x
Chelsea London 55 2.03x
Brighton 54 1.77x
Glossop Dale 54 8.20x
Hyde 51 8.71x
Cheltenham 50 3.68x
Camberwell 48 0.84x
Govan 46 0.64x
Hackney London 46 0.91x
Thatcham 46 44.26x
Haughton 45 28.93x
Leicester St Margaret 45 1.85x
Newton 45 5.48x
Dudley 44 3.08x
Newington 44 1.33x
Croydon 43 1.77x
Mile End Old Town London 43 2.25x
Walsall Foreign 43 2.74x
Kingswinford 42 3.81x
Bermondsey 40 1.50x
Dawley 40 14.16x
St George Hanover Square 40 2.53x
Stockport 40 3.92x
Barton Upon Irwell 39 4.86x
Coventry St Michael 39 5.36x
Kings Norton 39 3.71x
Shoreditch London 39 1.00x
Wolverhampton 38 1.63x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 37 2.23x
Ludworth 37 55.84x
Kidderminster Borough 36 5.24x
Chigwell 35 20.90x
Tottenham 35 2.45x
Ardwick 33 3.43x
Bromley London 32 1.62x
Marple 32 23.50x
Willenhall 32 5.63x
Bilston 30 5.10x
Clerkenwell London 30 1.41x
Hammersmith London 30 1.36x
Blackley 29 15.51x
Gorton 29 2.89x
Yeovil 29 9.87x
Southampton St Mary 27 2.33x
Maugersbury 26 153.66x
Nantwich 26 11.28x
Yardley 26 8.66x
Cardiff St Mary 25 2.90x
Clapham 25 2.23x
Leicester St Mary 25 3.11x
Loders 25 85.30x
Workington 25 5.64x
Blackburn 24 0.85x
Cheadle 24 6.33x
Ealing 24 2.99x
Edgbaston 24 3.42x
Embsay Cum Eastby 24 66.69x
Margate St John Baptist 24 4.28x
Over Darwen 24 2.82x
Paddington London 24 0.73x
Shillington 24 35.02x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 601
Elizabeth 366
Sarah 359
Ann 180
Emma 176
Jane 166
Annie 163
Ellen 143
Eliza 139
Alice 137
Hannah 113
Emily 107
Martha 86
Margaret 77
Louisa 66
Harriet 61
Charlotte 58
Caroline 57
Clara 55
Florence 53
Maria 49
Fanny 47
Edith 46
Ada 45
Kate 45
Amelia 36
Catherine 36
Esther 36
Lucy 36
Harriett 33
Anne 32
Frances 32
Susannah 26
Matilda 25
Rose 25
Agnes 23
Jessie 23
Susan 22
Sophia 19
Amy 18
Minnie 18
Selina 18
Eleanor 17
Elizth. 15
Julia 15
Rebecca 15
Ruth 15
Betsy 14
Gertrude 14
Lydia 14

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 538
John 511
George 312
Thomas 302
James 280
Henry 205
Charles 192
Joseph 190
Alfred 119
Samuel 115
Robert 101
Arthur 98
Frederick 97
Edward 90
Walter 82
Harry 65
Albert 64
Richard 57
Herbert 45
Frank 41
Edwin 38
Ernest 35
Francis 34
Benjamin 25
Thos. 22
David 21
Fred 20
Wm. 20
Ralph 15
Tom 13
Stephen 12
Geo. 11
Leonard 11
Daniel 10
Edgar 10
Fredk. 10
Fredrick 10
Mark 10
Job 9
Jonathan 9
Harold 8
Joshua 8
Frederic 7
Isaiah 7
Josiah 7
Michael 7
Peter 7
Abel 6
Edmund 6
Isaac 6

FAQ

Hyde surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hyde surname in 1881?

In 1881, 9,211 people were recorded with the Hyde surname. That placed it at #460 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hyde surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 11,814 in 2016. That gives Hyde a modern rank of #553.

What does the Hyde surname mean?

An English locational surname denoting someone who resided near a hide, or measure of land.

What does the Hyde map show?

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