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UK surname

Ladbury

In the 1881 census there were 175 people recorded with the Ladbury surname, ranking it #13,982 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 111, ranked #29,049, down from #13,982 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rochester, Ipsley and St Dunstan Stepney. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Nuneaton and Bedworth, Walsall and East Hertfordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ladbury is 215 in 1851. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 36.6%.

1881 census count

175

Ranked #13,982

Modern count

111

2016, ranked #29,049

Peak year

1851

215 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ladbury had 175 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,982 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 111 in 2016, ranked #29,049.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 215 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Ladbury surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ladbury surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ladbury 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 215 #9,860
1861 historical 163 #14,242
1881 historical 175 #13,982
1891 historical 171 #16,733
1901 historical 177 #16,342
1911 historical 148 #18,023
1997 modern 111 #25,394
1998 modern 120 #24,793
1999 modern 116 #25,487
2000 modern 122 #24,698
2001 modern 114 #25,344
2002 modern 116 #25,632
2003 modern 103 #27,234
2004 modern 106 #27,045
2005 modern 109 #26,583
2006 modern 109 #26,872
2007 modern 113 #26,641
2008 modern 112 #27,061
2009 modern 111 #27,846
2010 modern 112 #28,336
2011 modern 107 #28,979
2012 modern 105 #29,362
2013 modern 110 #29,028
2014 modern 111 #29,113
2015 modern 110 #29,157
2016 modern 111 #29,049

Geography

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Where Ladburys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rochester, Ipsley, St Dunstan Stepney, St Anne Limehouse and Tardebigg. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Nuneaton and Bedworth, Walsall, East Hertfordshire, Waveney and Newark and Sherwood. 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 Rochester Kent
2 Ipsley Warwickshire
3 St Dunstan Stepney London (East Districts)
4 St Anne Limehouse London (East Districts)
5 Tardebigg Worcestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Nuneaton and Bedworth 011 Nuneaton and Bedworth
2 Walsall 008 Walsall
3 East Hertfordshire 012 East Hertfordshire
4 Waveney 012 Waveney
5 Newark and Sherwood 013 Newark and Sherwood

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ladbury

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ladbury

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ladbury, 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 Ladbury surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Ladbury 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Ladbury 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

Ladbury 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

Ladbury falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Ladbury 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Ladbury families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ladbury 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. Worcestershire leads with 49 Ladburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.98x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 49 21.98x
Middlesex 31 1.82x
Kent 28 4.81x
Staffordshire 22 3.82x
Warwickshire 19 4.41x
Northamptonshire 7 4.36x
Leicestershire 6 3.17x
Surrey 4 0.48x
Sussex 3 1.04x
Dorset 1 0.89x
Durham 1 0.20x
Gloucestershire 1 0.30x
Herefordshire 1 1.43x
Lanarkshire 1 0.18x
Lancashire 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Redditch in Worcestershire leads with 21 Ladburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 464.60x.

Place Total Index
Redditch 21 464.60x
Mile End Old Town London 14 38.54x
Aston 11 9.28x
Rochester St Margaret 9 146.58x
Walsall Foreign 9 30.24x
Chatham 8 49.94x
Hackney London 7 7.31x
Harborne 6 32.49x
Tardebigg 6 1764.71x
Handsworth 5 35.21x
Melton Mowbray 5 147.06x
Wellingborough 5 61.96x
Yardley 5 87.72x
Ipsley 4 506.33x
Southwark St George Martyr 4 11.64x
St Pancras London 4 2.91x
Birmingham 3 2.09x
Feckenham 3 117.65x
Gillingham 3 24.98x
Hammersmith London 3 7.13x
Hanbury 3 500.00x
Wadhurst 3 158.73x
Canons Ashby 2 6666.67x
Inkberrow 2 222.22x
Kings Norton 2 10.01x
Maidstone 2 11.53x
Rochester St Nicholas 2 110.50x
Stock And Bradley 2 1538.46x
Strood 2 60.24x
Webheath 2 500.00x
Bridport 1 43.29x
Broughton In Salford 1 5.40x
Govan 1 0.73x
Hartlebury 1 75.19x
Hereford All Sts 1 31.15x
Kingswinford 1 4.78x
Leicester St Margaret 1 2.17x
Limehouse London 1 5.34x
Margate St John Baptist 1 9.38x
Minster In Sheppey 1 10.36x
Rushall 1 29.50x
Solihull 1 32.36x
Stourbridge 1 17.42x
Tottenham 1 3.68x
Westminster St James 1 5.70x
Westoe 1 3.47x
Weston Subedge 1 500.00x
Worcester St John 1 37.59x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 15
Mary 8
Elizabeth 6
Alice 5
Ada 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Margaret 3
Ann 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Hannah 2
Jane 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Annie 1
Bertha 1
Betrice 1
E.S. 1
Effie 1
Eliz. 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Helena 1
Henrietta 1
Kate 1
Louise 1
Margery 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Maude 1
P.M.A. 1
Prudence 1
Ruth 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
George 6
Henry 6
William 6
Joseph 5
Alfred 4
Charles 4
Robert 4
Ernest 3
Frederick 3
Harry 3
James 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
Edwin 2
Mark 2
Thomas 2
Arthur 1
Daniel 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Geo.B. 1
Jasper 1
Jno.C. 1
Lawrence 1
Philip 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
Simon 1
Waldron 1

FAQ

Ladbury surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ladbury surname in 1881?

In 1881, 175 people were recorded with the Ladbury surname. That placed it at #13,982 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ladbury surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 111 in 2016. That gives Ladbury a modern rank of #29,049.

What does the Ladbury map show?

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