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UK surname

Jaggard

A surname derived from the Old French word "jagard" meaning hayward or forest ranger.

In the 1881 census there were 466 people recorded with the Jaggard surname, ranking it #7,133 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 535, ranked #9,499, down from #7,133 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Mildenhall, Bromley, Great and Walsham-le-Willows. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Forest Heath and East Cambridgeshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jaggard is 678 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 14.8%.

1881 census count

466

Ranked #7,133

Modern count

535

2016, ranked #9,499

Peak year

1911

678 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jaggard had 466 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,133 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 535 in 2016, ranked #9,499.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 678 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Jaggard surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Jaggard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jaggard 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 283 #7,996
1861 historical 336 #7,589
1881 historical 466 #7,133
1891 historical 569 #6,680
1901 historical 634 #6,768
1911 historical 678 #6,231
1997 modern 609 #8,057
1998 modern 626 #8,144
1999 modern 649 #7,950
2000 modern 631 #8,125
2001 modern 617 #8,120
2002 modern 623 #8,228
2003 modern 592 #8,415
2004 modern 611 #8,234
2005 modern 587 #8,402
2006 modern 587 #8,420
2007 modern 586 #8,515
2008 modern 571 #8,720
2009 modern 561 #9,028
2010 modern 560 #9,225
2011 modern 546 #9,322
2012 modern 532 #9,421
2013 modern 535 #9,549
2014 modern 540 #9,535
2015 modern 533 #9,553
2016 modern 535 #9,499

Geography

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Where Jaggards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Mildenhall, Bromley, Great, Walsham-le-Willows, Dullingham and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Forest Heath and East Cambridgeshire. 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 Mildenhall Suffolk
2 Bromley, Great Essex
3 Walsham-le-Willows Suffolk
4 Dullingham Cambridgeshire
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Forest Heath 008 Forest Heath
2 East Cambridgeshire 009 East Cambridgeshire
3 Forest Heath 006 Forest Heath
4 Forest Heath 004 Forest Heath
5 Forest Heath 001 Forest Heath

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jaggard

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jaggard

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Jaggard is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Jaggard is most concentrated in decile 6 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

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

Meaning and origin of Jaggard

The surname Jaggard originated in England and can be traced back to the late 13th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old English personal name Jaggard or Jaggard, which was a combination of the elements "gag" meaning "loud" or "boisterous" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "hardy."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaggard appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1297, where a Thomas Jaggard is mentioned. The surname is also found in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1273, which lists a Walter Jaggard.

In the 14th century, the name Jaggard was particularly prevalent in the counties of Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, and Lincolnshire. During this time, the name had various spellings, including Jagard, Jaggarde, and Jaggerd.

Records from the 16th century show that the Jaggard family had established themselves as prominent printers and booksellers in London. One of the most notable individuals with this surname was William Jaggard (c. 1568-1623), a printer who published several works by William Shakespeare, including the First Folio in 1623.

Another notable figure was John Jaggard (c. 1570-1623), who was a printer and publisher in London. He was known for publishing several works by John Donne, as well as the first edition of Ben Jonson's collected works in 1616.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Jaggard family settled in Hertfordshire, where they owned land and property. One member of this branch was Sir William Jaggard (1611-1677), who served as a Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire during the English Civil War.

The Jaggard surname also has connections to the village of Jaggard's Way in Hertfordshire, which was likely named after a member of the Jaggard family who owned land in the area.

Another prominent individual with the surname Jaggard was Thomas Jaggard (1605-1661), who was a clergyman and author. He served as the Rector of Steeple Morden in Cambridgeshire and published several religious works.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Jaggard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jaggard 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. Cambridgeshire leads with 159 Jaggards recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.22x.

County Total Index
Cambridgeshire 159 55.22x
Essex 83 9.25x
Suffolk 79 14.27x
Middlesex 37 0.81x
Warwickshire 16 1.40x
Norfolk 12 1.72x
Lancashire 10 0.19x
Surrey 10 0.45x
Berkshire 9 2.64x
Gloucestershire 9 1.01x
Worcestershire 6 1.01x
Caernarfonshire 4 2.18x
Devon 4 0.42x
Yorkshire 4 0.09x
Buckinghamshire 3 1.09x
Hampshire 3 0.32x
Shropshire 3 0.76x
Staffordshire 3 0.20x
Sussex 3 0.39x
Wiltshire 3 0.75x
Kent 2 0.13x
Derbyshire 1 0.14x
Durham 1 0.07x
Lincolnshire 1 0.14x
Oxfordshire 1 0.36x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Great Bromley in Essex leads with 37 Jaggards recorded in 1881 and an index of 3274.34x.

Place Total Index
Great Bromley 37 3274.34x
Dullingham 30 2325.58x
Mildenhall 27 459.18x
Stetchworth 23 2421.05x
West Wratting 18 1956.52x
Walsham Le Willows 16 864.86x
Weston Colville 16 1951.22x
Leamington Priors 12 42.54x
Paddington London 11 6.58x
Horndon On Hill 10 1086.96x
Balsham 9 573.25x
Great Shelford 9 596.03x
Lechlade 9 491.80x
Bury St Edmunds St James 8 54.09x
Spotland 8 13.34x
Wood Ditton 8 331.95x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 7 67.37x
Little Wilbraham 7 1093.75x
St Andrewthe Less 7 21.28x
Stanton 7 534.35x
Bethnal Green London 6 3.04x
Brinkley 6 1304.35x
Sible Hedingham 6 200.00x
Stourbridge 6 39.29x
Ardleigh 5 200.80x
Brightlingsea 5 97.47x
Chelsea London 5 3.65x
Great Wilbraham 5 588.24x
Linton 5 182.48x
Tolleshunt Major 5 793.65x
Burwell 4 115.94x
Cubbington 4 261.44x
Downham Market 4 83.33x
Honiton 4 76.34x
Kensington London 4 1.58x
Llandudno 4 61.07x
Boxford 3 337.08x
Bray 3 29.91x
Buckingham 3 53.67x
Camberwell 3 1.03x
Castleford 3 18.29x
Fakenham 3 87.21x
Fisherton Anger 3 40.32x
Fulbourn 3 109.09x
Hastings St Mary 3 15.73x
Hound 3 47.47x
Mile End Old Town London 3 3.10x
Newport 3 63.29x
Stoke Ferry 3 283.02x
Bermondsey 2 1.48x
Bromley London 2 2.00x
Colchester St Mary At 2 62.89x
Exning 2 71.68x
Great Clacton 2 65.57x
Haddenham 2 73.80x
Hamstall Ridware 2 333.33x
Icklingham 2 303.03x
Ipswich St Margaret 2 10.64x
Little Warley 2 160.00x
Maldon St Peter 2 43.76x
Manchester 2 0.82x
Newmarket All Sts 2 94.34x
Pangbourn 2 173.91x
Send Ripley 2 69.20x
Barton Mills 1 136.99x
Brimington 1 18.52x
Chatteris 1 13.61x
Edmonton 1 2.73x
Folkestone 1 3.32x
Gosfield 1 105.26x
Hackney London 1 0.39x
Hunslet 1 1.42x
March 1 10.37x
Mile End New Town London 1 11.14x
Newmarket St Mary 1 23.53x
Rushbrooke 1 476.19x
St Pancras London 1 0.27x
Tackley 1 119.05x
Tanfield 1 6.22x
Wrabness 1 277.78x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 30
Robert 18
George 16
James 12
John 12
Charles 11
Henry 11
Arthur 10
Walter 8
Thomas 7
Frederick 6
Joseph 6
Elijah 5
Reuben 5
Ernest 4
Harry 4
Samuel 4
Alfred 3
Fred 3
Herbert 3
Jesse 3
Percy 3
Chas. 2
David 2
Enoch 2
Jacob 2
Prophet 2
Benjamin 1
Ebezener 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Elisha 1
Frank 1
Fred. 1
Frederic 1
Geo.W. 1
Joe 1
Nathan 1
Norman 1
Percival 1
Rbt. 1
Reginald 1
Sarjeant 1
Sidney 1
Squires 1
Tom 1
Walker 1
Wilfrid 1
Will. 1
Zepmariah 1

FAQ

Jaggard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jaggard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 466 people were recorded with the Jaggard surname. That placed it at #7,133 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jaggard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 535 in 2016. That gives Jaggard a modern rank of #9,499.

What does the Jaggard surname mean?

A surname derived from the Old French word "jagard" meaning hayward or forest ranger.

What does the Jaggard map show?

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