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UK surname

Kenwright

In the 1881 census there were 200 people recorded with the Kenwright surname, ranking it #12,836 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 496, ranked #10,038, up from #12,836 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, West Derby and Leigh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Liverpool and Halton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Kenwright is 526 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 148.0%.

1881 census count

200

Ranked #12,836

Modern count

496

2016, ranked #10,038

Peak year

2010

526 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Kenwright had 200 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,836 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 496 in 2016, ranked #10,038.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 362 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Kenwright surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Kenwright surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Kenwright 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 75 #20,268
1861 historical 109 #19,693
1881 historical 200 #12,836
1891 historical 243 #13,011
1901 historical 314 #11,285
1911 historical 362 #10,020
1997 modern 516 #9,095
1998 modern 518 #9,342
1999 modern 523 #9,332
2000 modern 512 #9,456
2001 modern 504 #9,413
2002 modern 500 #9,625
2003 modern 477 #9,815
2004 modern 462 #10,092
2005 modern 460 #10,042
2006 modern 468 #9,952
2007 modern 483 #9,816
2008 modern 485 #9,864
2009 modern 511 #9,685
2010 modern 526 #9,684
2011 modern 518 #9,705
2012 modern 487 #10,061
2013 modern 509 #9,892
2014 modern 515 #9,872
2015 modern 503 #9,956
2016 modern 496 #10,038

Geography

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Where Kenwrights are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, West Derby, Leigh, Warrington and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Liverpool and Halton. 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 London parishes London 3
2 West Derby Lancashire
3 Leigh Lancashire
4 Warrington Lancashire
5 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Liverpool 040 Liverpool
2 Halton 016 Halton
3 Liverpool 004 Liverpool
4 Halton 005 Halton
5 Halton 006 Halton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Kenwright

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Kenwright

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Kenwright surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Kenwright 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Kenwright is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Kenwright is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Kenwright falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Kenwright 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Kenwright, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Kenwright families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Kenwright 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 147 Kenwrights recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.35x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 147 6.35x
Cheshire 30 6.97x
Surrey 11 1.16x
Shropshire 7 4.15x
Middlesex 3 0.15x
Devon 1 0.25x
Warwickshire 1 0.20x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Warrington in Lancashire leads with 43 Kenwrights recorded in 1881 and an index of 156.71x.

Place Total Index
Warrington 43 156.71x
West Derby 26 38.39x
Penketh 15 1807.23x
Atherton 10 118.62x
Halton 10 1041.67x
Tranmere 9 56.85x
Bold 8 1403.51x
Eccleston In Prescot 7 60.24x
St Martin 7 372.34x
Camberwell 6 4.81x
Liverpool 6 4.27x
Runcorn 6 60.42x
Windle 6 46.05x
Birkdale 5 85.32x
Birkenhead 5 14.56x
Burtonwood 5 588.24x
Tarbock 5 1190.48x
Tooting Graveney 5 188.68x
Chorlton On Medlock 4 10.88x
Farnworth 3 21.63x
Teddington London 3 67.87x
Birmingham 1 0.61x
Great Bolton 1 3.26x
Parr 1 12.08x
Stoke Damerel 1 3.52x
Tyldesley Cum Shakerley 1 15.02x
Walton On Hill 1 7.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Elizabeth 12
Alice 9
Sarah 8
Jane 6
Ann 5
Catherine 3
Emma 3
Hannah 3
Annie 2
Charlotte 2
Clara 2
Emily 2
Margaret 2
Martha 2
Minnie 2
Susannah 2
Anne 1
Beatrice 1
Cecilia 1
Celia 1
Constance 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Ethel 1
Fanney 1
Florence 1
Isabella 1
James 1
Kate 1
Lilian 1
Louisa 1
Lydia 1
Margt. 1
Maud 1
May 1
Miriam 1
Nancy 1
Rose 1
S.E.T. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
Thomas 12
James 10
William 9
Edward 8
George 8
Joseph 4
Albert 2
Charles 2
Daniel 2
David 2
Frank 2
Jonathan 2
Peter 2
Richard 2
Samuel 2
Wm. 2
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Ed.Jas. 1
Enoch 1
Francis 1
Gilbert 1
Hugh 1
Isaac 1
Jno. 1
Moses 1
Richd. 1
Robert 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Kenwright surname: questions and answers

How common was the Kenwright surname in 1881?

In 1881, 200 people were recorded with the Kenwright surname. That placed it at #12,836 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Kenwright surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 496 in 2016. That gives Kenwright a modern rank of #10,038.

What does the Kenwright map show?

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