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UK surname

Kippax

In the 1881 census there were 294 people recorded with the Kippax surname, ranking it #9,859 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 269, ranked #15,956, down from #9,859 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to East Retford, Halifax and Almondbury. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wyre, Sheffield and South Tyneside.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Kippax is 404 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 8.5%.

1881 census count

294

Ranked #9,859

Modern count

269

2016, ranked #15,956

Peak year

1911

404 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Kippax had 294 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,859 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 269 in 2016, ranked #15,956.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 404 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Kippax surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Kippax surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Kippax 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 149 #12,967
1861 historical 172 #13,619
1881 historical 294 #9,859
1891 historical 361 #9,589
1901 historical 359 #10,242
1911 historical 404 #9,221
1997 modern 328 #12,758
1998 modern 335 #12,915
1999 modern 331 #13,106
2000 modern 330 #13,066
2001 modern 322 #13,098
2002 modern 329 #13,167
2003 modern 316 #13,355
2004 modern 325 #13,161
2005 modern 320 #13,243
2006 modern 325 #13,165
2007 modern 317 #13,532
2008 modern 297 #14,230
2009 modern 302 #14,353
2010 modern 317 #14,166
2011 modern 296 #14,729
2012 modern 274 #15,498
2013 modern 277 #15,644
2014 modern 272 #15,949
2015 modern 269 #15,955
2016 modern 269 #15,956

Geography

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Where Kippax' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around East Retford, Halifax, Almondbury, Bolton-le-Moors and Whalley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wyre, Sheffield, South Tyneside and Burnley. 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 East Retford Nottinghamshire
2 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Almondbury Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Bolton-le-Moors Lancashire
5 Whalley Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wyre 007 Wyre
2 Wyre 009 Wyre
3 Sheffield 001 Sheffield
4 South Tyneside 003 South Tyneside
5 Burnley 009 Burnley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Kippax

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Kippax

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

Kippax is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Kippax falls in decile 7 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Kippax 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 Kippax, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Kippax families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Kippax 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 184 Kippax' recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.39x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 184 5.39x
Yorkshire 76 2.67x
Nottinghamshire 17 4.38x
Cheshire 8 1.26x
Surrey 8 0.57x
Cumberland 1 0.40x
Kent 1 0.10x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Burnley in Lancashire leads with 58 Kippax' recorded in 1881 and an index of 201.67x.

Place Total Index
Burnley 58 201.67x
Briercliffe Cum 44 3893.81x
Habergham Eaves 24 76.90x
Great Little Marsden 18 115.09x
Little Bolton 15 34.17x
Wooldale 14 289.26x
Meltham 12 270.88x
East Retford 11 327.38x
Bradford 9 13.04x
Skircoat 8 71.17x
Thurlstone 8 284.70x
Layton With Warbreck 7 55.87x
Longwood 7 152.17x
Kingston On Thames 6 17.81x
Norley 6 833.33x
Clarborough 5 172.41x
Lockwood 5 48.73x
Rumworth 5 102.46x
Ashton Under Lyne 4 5.36x
Chorlton On Medlock 4 7.37x
Leeds 4 2.48x
Blackburn 3 3.30x
Nether Hallam 3 7.78x
Southowram 3 34.48x
Lambeth 2 0.80x
Northowram 2 10.01x
Stayley 2 27.55x
Accrington 1 3.22x
Alston 1 21.88x
Great Bolton 1 2.21x
North Wheatley 1 263.16x
Plumstead 1 3.06x
Silkstone 1 70.92x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 23
Sarah 21
Alice 8
Ann 8
Elizabeth 8
Ellen 7
Emma 6
Hannah 5
Jane 4
Susannah 4
Annie 3
Grace 3
Bertha 2
Betsy 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Elizth. 2
Kate 2
Lydia 2
Margaret 2
Margt. 2
Precilla 2
Anne 1
Betty 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Eliza 1
Ellin 1
Emiley 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Francis 1
Givinella 1
Helen 1
Helena 1
Lena 1
Lottie 1
Lucy 1
Margery 1
Margret 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Nancy 1
Nany 1
Peggy 1
Rosa 1
Ruth 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 24
James 14
William 13
Robert 8
George 6
Arthur 4
Charles 4
Joseph 4
Alfred 3
Benjamin 3
Edward 3
Henry 3
Joe 3
Luke 3
Thomas 3
Wilson 3
Albert 2
Earnest 2
Fred 2
Harry 2
Joshua 2
Louis 2
Smith 2
Achemiah 1
Allen 1
Aquila 1
Bannister 1
Bateson 1
Bethel 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Elijah 1
Ernest 1
Frederick 1
Hartley 1
Hobson 1
Howard 1
Jas. 1
Jno. 1
Jos 1
Mark 1
Moses 1
Robt. 1
Spencer 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Whitham 1
Wilfred 1
Willie 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Kippax surname: questions and answers

How common was the Kippax surname in 1881?

In 1881, 294 people were recorded with the Kippax surname. That placed it at #9,859 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Kippax surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 269 in 2016. That gives Kippax a modern rank of #15,956.

What does the Kippax map show?

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