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UK surname

Lackenby

In the 1881 census there were 220 people recorded with the Lackenby surname, ranking it #12,087 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 442, ranked #10,943, up from #12,087 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Gateshead, Newcastle All Saints and Easington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Newcastle upon Tyne, Barnsley and North Tyneside.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lackenby is 449 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 100.9%.

1881 census count

220

Ranked #12,087

Modern count

442

2016, ranked #10,943

Peak year

2010

449 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lackenby had 220 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,087 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 442 in 2016, ranked #10,943.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 357 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Lackenby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lackenby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lackenby 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 106 #16,512
1861 historical 147 #15,539
1881 historical 220 #12,087
1891 historical 262 #12,297
1901 historical 313 #11,319
1911 historical 357 #10,132
1997 modern 406 #10,889
1998 modern 406 #11,228
1999 modern 399 #11,463
2000 modern 392 #11,564
2001 modern 399 #11,252
2002 modern 409 #11,250
2003 modern 384 #11,589
2004 modern 394 #11,417
2005 modern 384 #11,538
2006 modern 377 #11,743
2007 modern 394 #11,508
2008 modern 400 #11,468
2009 modern 412 #11,461
2010 modern 449 #10,931
2011 modern 427 #11,243
2012 modern 406 #11,606
2013 modern 429 #11,280
2014 modern 439 #11,132
2015 modern 443 #10,957
2016 modern 442 #10,943

Geography

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Where Lackenbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Gateshead, Newcastle All Saints, Easington, Bishop Wearmouth and Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Newcastle upon Tyne, Barnsley, North Tyneside, Duns and County Durham. 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 Gateshead Durham
2 Newcastle All Saints Northumberland
3 Easington Durham
4 Bishop Wearmouth Durham
5 Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Newcastle upon Tyne 014 Newcastle upon Tyne
2 Barnsley 022 Barnsley
3 North Tyneside 014 North Tyneside
4 Duns Scottish Borders
5 County Durham 043 County Durham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lackenby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lackenby

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Lackenby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Lackenby household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Lackenby 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

Lackenby is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Lackenby 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lackenby is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Lackenby, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Lackenby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lackenby 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. Durham leads with 125 Lackenbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.58x.

County Total Index
Durham 125 19.58x
Northumberland 56 17.54x
Yorkshire 30 1.41x
Nottinghamshire 5 1.73x
Lancashire 4 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bishopwearmouth in Durham leads with 37 Lackenbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 67.52x.

Place Total Index
Bishopwearmouth 37 67.52x
Stockton On Tees 24 77.97x
Byker 13 82.38x
Monkwearmouth 13 212.77x
Newcastle On Tyne St John 11 261.90x
Norton 11 468.09x
Stannington 9 1184.21x
Haswell 8 174.67x
Skelton In Guisbrough 7 121.74x
Chirton 6 82.99x
Preston In Tynemouth 6 476.19x
Sunderland 6 53.19x
Thornaby 6 75.47x
Newark Upon Trent 5 48.08x
Eston 4 86.39x
Fishburn 4 1739.13x
Hartlepool 4 44.10x
Parr 4 43.91x
Whickham 4 68.14x
Monkwearmouth Shore 3 24.08x
North Charlton 3 2500.00x
Sculcoates 3 8.90x
Southwick 3 49.59x
York St Martin Mklgt W 3 625.00x
Lowick 2 180.18x
Middlesbrough 2 7.22x
Ryhope 2 45.15x
Ryton 2 89.29x
Titlington 2 3333.33x
Amble 1 68.97x
Bedlington 1 9.38x
Boldon 1 43.86x
Clifton In York 1 22.47x
Guisbrough 1 21.51x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 1 3.62x
Heworth 1 7.95x
Newcastle On Tyne St 1 6.04x
Normanby In 1 17.57x
Redmarshall Carlton 1 454.55x
Sinnington 1 434.78x
Upsall In Guisbrough 1 1000.00x
Wooler 1 89.29x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 23
Isabella 11
Jane 9
Elizabeth 8
Margaret 8
Sarah 8
Alice 5
Ann 4
Jessie 4
Catherine 3
Anne 2
Charlotte 2
Dorothy 2
Ellen 2
Hannah 2
Louisa 2
Margret 2
Ada 1
Anni 1
Annie 1
Caroline 1
Edith 1
Eliz.Flor.Nightingale 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Euphemia 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Georgina 1
Isabel 1
Lizzy 1
Marg.Josephine 1
Rebecca 1
Susanah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 18
John 14
Thomas 11
James 10
Robert 10
George 6
Joseph 6
Henry 5
Rob't. 2
Samuel 2
Wm. 2
Aaron 1
Abraham 1
Adam 1
Algernon 1
Archibold 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Bertrand 1
Charles 1
Edward 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Isaac 1
Jas. 1
Jno. 1
Johnson 1
Richard 1
Thos. 1
Thos.Henry 1

FAQ

Lackenby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lackenby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 220 people were recorded with the Lackenby surname. That placed it at #12,087 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lackenby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 442 in 2016. That gives Lackenby a modern rank of #10,943.

What does the Lackenby map show?

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