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UK surname

Jillings

In the 1881 census there were 184 people recorded with the Jillings surname, ranking it #13,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 258, ranked #16,449, down from #13,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dalham, London parishes and Holton, Blythford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Waveney and Maidstone.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jillings is 331 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 40.2%.

1881 census count

184

Ranked #13,551

Modern count

258

2016, ranked #16,449

Peak year

1911

331 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jillings had 184 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 258 in 2016, ranked #16,449.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 331 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Jillings surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Jillings surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jillings 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 100 #17,164
1861 historical 89 #22,419
1881 historical 184 #13,551
1891 historical 189 #15,547
1901 historical 269 #12,518
1911 historical 331 #10,654
1997 modern 303 #13,433
1998 modern 309 #13,612
1999 modern 312 #13,615
2000 modern 305 #13,769
2001 modern 314 #13,318
2002 modern 322 #13,354
2003 modern 301 #13,785
2004 modern 298 #13,937
2005 modern 276 #14,579
2006 modern 277 #14,667
2007 modern 280 #14,694
2008 modern 280 #14,823
2009 modern 290 #14,778
2010 modern 299 #14,769
2011 modern 276 #15,471
2012 modern 264 #15,904
2013 modern 259 #16,392
2014 modern 261 #16,421
2015 modern 262 #16,278
2016 modern 258 #16,449

Geography

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Where Jillings' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dalham, London parishes, Holton, Blythford, Aldridge and Saxham, Little. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Waveney and Maidstone. 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 Dalham Cambridgeshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Holton, Blythford Suffolk
4 Aldridge Staffordshire
5 Saxham, Little Suffolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Waveney 002 Waveney
2 Waveney 004 Waveney
3 Waveney 008 Waveney
4 Maidstone 001 Maidstone
5 Waveney 003 Waveney

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jillings

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jillings

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Jillings is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Jillings is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Jillings falls in decile 5 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 Jillings 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 Jillings, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Jillings families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jillings 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. Suffolk leads with 97 Jillings' recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.37x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 97 44.37x
Norfolk 27 9.78x
Essex 15 4.23x
Yorkshire 10 0.56x
Cambridgeshire 8 7.04x
Kent 8 1.31x
Middlesex 7 0.39x
Staffordshire 4 0.66x
Lancashire 2 0.09x
Cornwall 1 0.49x
Hampshire 1 0.27x
Huntingdonshire 1 2.81x
Leicestershire 1 0.50x
Surrey 1 0.11x
Warwickshire 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lowestoft in Suffolk leads with 18 Jillings' recorded in 1881 and an index of 174.25x.

Place Total Index
Lowestoft 18 174.25x
Dalham 10 3846.15x
Saffron Walden 9 240.64x
Eye 8 567.38x
Little Saxham 8 7272.73x
Southwold 8 620.16x
Ipswich St Margaret 7 94.34x
Lewisham 7 21.43x
Ipswich St Clement 6 107.91x
Peasenhall 6 1132.08x
Thorpe In Wakefield 6 15000.00x
Great Chesterford 5 892.86x
Great Yarmouth 5 21.87x
Heigham 5 33.76x
Holton 5 1785.71x
Bridgham 4 2352.94x
Kirtling 4 800.00x
Rothwell 4 111.42x
Rushall 4 112.04x
St George In East London 4 23.70x
Stetchworth 4 1081.08x
Ubbeston 4 3333.33x
Cromer 3 306.12x
Norwich St Peter 3 165.75x
Thetford St Mary 3 400.00x
Alderton 2 606.06x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 2 48.78x
Carlton Colville 2 250.00x
Clerkenwell London 2 4.72x
Diss 2 84.39x
Gorleston 2 36.04x
Gorton 2 9.99x
Laxfield 2 370.37x
Ousden 2 1052.63x
Pakefield 2 370.37x
Rendlesham 2 909.09x
Clapham 1 4.46x
East Dereham 1 28.65x
Falmouth 1 13.91x
Finchingfield 1 90.09x
Knowle 1 107.53x
Leicester St Mary 1 6.22x
Rochester St Nicholas 1 52.36x
Runham 1 181.82x
St Faith Winchester 1 58.48x
St George Bloomsbury 1 9.71x
Wickham Skeith 1 322.58x
Wistow 1 416.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 17
John 10
Charles 8
George 6
James 6
Edward 5
Samuel 5
Robert 4
Frederick 3
Harry 3
Thomas 3
Arthur 2
Clement 2
Henry 2
Herbert 2
Joseph 2
Abraham 1
Alfred 1
Arnold 1
Aubrey 1
Benjamin 1
Bertram 1
Chas. 1
Denness 1
Dennis 1
Earnest 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Frederic 1
Fredk. 1
Josiah 1
Lewis 1
Maurice 1
Percy 1
Robt. 1
Sidney 1

FAQ

Jillings surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jillings surname in 1881?

In 1881, 184 people were recorded with the Jillings surname. That placed it at #13,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jillings surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 258 in 2016. That gives Jillings a modern rank of #16,449.

What does the Jillings map show?

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