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UK surname

Ketteringham

In the 1881 census there were 275 people recorded with the Ketteringham surname, ranking it #10,330 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 524, ranked #9,666, up from #10,330 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Attleburgh, London parishes and Tilney St Lawrence. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Fenland and South Holland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ketteringham is 571 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 90.5%.

1881 census count

275

Ranked #10,330

Modern count

524

2016, ranked #9,666

Peak year

1999

571 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ketteringham had 275 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,330 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 524 in 2016, ranked #9,666.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 462 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ketteringham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ketteringham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ketteringham 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 128 #14,474
1861 historical 118 #18,512
1881 historical 275 #10,330
1891 historical 244 #12,983
1901 historical 338 #10,709
1911 historical 462 #8,329
1997 modern 557 #8,579
1998 modern 559 #8,808
1999 modern 571 #8,726
2000 modern 556 #8,874
2001 modern 537 #8,963
2002 modern 568 #8,764
2003 modern 543 #8,932
2004 modern 544 #8,933
2005 modern 528 #9,081
2006 modern 540 #8,939
2007 modern 531 #9,131
2008 modern 536 #9,139
2009 modern 539 #9,313
2010 modern 534 #9,581
2011 modern 525 #9,609
2012 modern 536 #9,361
2013 modern 534 #9,564
2014 modern 534 #9,613
2015 modern 533 #9,553
2016 modern 524 #9,666

Geography

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Where Ketteringhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Attleburgh, London parishes, Tilney St Lawrence, Middleton and Marham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Fenland and South Holland. 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 Attleburgh Norfolk
2 London parishes London 3
3 Tilney St Lawrence Cambridgeshire
4 Middleton Norfolk
5 Marham Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Fenland 002 Fenland
2 Fenland 003 Fenland
3 South Holland 008 South Holland
4 Fenland 004 Fenland
5 South Holland 002 South Holland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ketteringham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ketteringham

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

Ketteringham is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Ketteringham falls in decile 3 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 Ketteringham 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 Ketteringham, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ketteringham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ketteringham 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. Norfolk leads with 177 Ketteringhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 42.92x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 177 42.92x
Middlesex 21 0.78x
Surrey 17 1.30x
Lincolnshire 12 2.80x
Yorkshire 11 0.41x
Worcestershire 10 2.85x
Kent 7 0.76x
Leicestershire 7 2.35x
Warwickshire 6 0.89x
Cambridgeshire 2 1.18x
Hampshire 2 0.36x
Gloucestershire 1 0.19x
Hertfordshire 1 0.54x
Sussex 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. Tilney St Lawrence in Norfolk leads with 26 Ketteringhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 3939.39x.

Place Total Index
Tilney St Lawrence 26 3939.39x
East Walton 25 14705.88x
Attleborough 18 865.38x
Walpole St Andrew 18 2812.50x
Middleton 17 2098.77x
Feltwell 10 1250.00x
Norwich St John Timberhill 9 810.81x
Crowland 8 297.40x
Marham 8 1159.42x
Camberwell 7 4.09x
Downham Market 7 247.35x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 7 56.54x
Lambeth 7 2.99x
Leicester St Margaret 7 9.65x
St George Hanover Square 7 14.81x
Birmingham 6 2.66x
Stoke Ferry 6 952.38x
Walsoken 6 241.94x
Worcester St John 6 143.54x
Feltwell Feltwell Anchor 5 666.67x
Heigham 5 22.58x
Rotherham 5 33.36x
Tottenham 5 11.70x
Enfield 4 22.73x
Heacham 4 434.78x
Speldhurst 4 85.84x
Teddington London 4 65.79x
Horstead With Stanninghall 3 576.92x
Rawmarsh 3 31.95x
Rotherhithe 3 9.05x
Frampton 2 246.91x
Narborough 2 500.00x
Normanby In 2 28.13x
Sevenoaks 2 26.95x
Sutton St Mary 2 49.26x
Welland 2 250.00x
Claines 1 10.41x
Fordham 1 90.91x
Great Malvern 1 13.68x
Hastings St Mary 1 8.88x
Hillingdon 1 11.70x
Hitchin 1 11.98x
Hockering 1 294.12x
Newby Cum Mulwith 1 1250.00x
Sittingbourne 1 13.83x
St Mary Kalendar 1 87.72x
St Thomas Winchester 1 25.77x
Stonehouse 1 33.44x
Wisbech St Peter 1 11.74x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 17
John 15
Robert 10
George 8
James 7
Alfred 6
Henry 5
Arthur 4
Edward 4
Thomas 4
Walter 4
Wm. 4
Herbert 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Charles 2
David 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Horace 2
Robt. 2
Samuel 2
Abel 1
Charlie 1
Claud 1
Edwd.Rt. 1
Ephiram 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred. 1
Fredr. 1
Harvey 1
Hezchiah 1
Isaac 1
K.C. 1
Lewis 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Michael 1
Millham 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Robt.Topper 1
Sidney 1
Stanley 1
Thos. 1
Thos.P. 1
W.M. 1
Wm.H. 1

FAQ

Ketteringham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ketteringham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 275 people were recorded with the Ketteringham surname. That placed it at #10,330 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ketteringham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 524 in 2016. That gives Ketteringham a modern rank of #9,666.

What does the Ketteringham map show?

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