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UK surname

Lambourn

In the 1881 census there were 447 people recorded with the Lambourn surname, ranking it #7,350 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 275, ranked #15,720, down from #7,350 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Beckley and St Mary Islington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Brent, West Berkshire and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lambourn is 590 in 1851. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 38.5%.

1881 census count

447

Ranked #7,350

Modern count

275

2016, ranked #15,720

Peak year

1851

590 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lambourn had 447 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,350 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 275 in 2016, ranked #15,720.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 590 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Lambourn surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lambourn surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lambourn 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 590 #4,332
1861 historical 411 #6,248
1881 historical 447 #7,350
1891 historical 389 #9,085
1901 historical 412 #9,283
1911 historical 379 #9,672
1997 modern 310 #13,241
1998 modern 312 #13,532
1999 modern 322 #13,335
2000 modern 322 #13,307
2001 modern 311 #13,423
2002 modern 322 #13,354
2003 modern 318 #13,291
2004 modern 311 #13,549
2005 modern 305 #13,689
2006 modern 293 #14,116
2007 modern 304 #13,927
2008 modern 301 #14,107
2009 modern 302 #14,353
2010 modern 303 #14,626
2011 modern 305 #14,439
2012 modern 288 #14,934
2013 modern 294 #14,961
2014 modern 288 #15,285
2015 modern 282 #15,417
2016 modern 275 #15,720

Geography

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Where Lambourns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Beckley, St Mary Islington and Mursley with Salden. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Brent, West Berkshire, Cornwall, Shepway and Swindon. 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 Beckley Oxfordshire
3 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)
4 London parishes London 2
5 Mursley with Salden Buckinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Brent 027 Brent
2 West Berkshire 010 West Berkshire
3 Cornwall 070 Cornwall
4 Shepway 009 Shepway
5 Swindon 004 Swindon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lambourn

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lambourn

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Lambourn is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Lambourn 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

Lambourn falls in decile 5 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Lambourn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lambourn 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. Middlesex leads with 93 Lambourns recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.13x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 93 2.13x
Oxfordshire 78 28.97x
Surrey 59 2.78x
Buckinghamshire 52 19.73x
Berkshire 39 11.92x
Hampshire 30 3.36x
Warwickshire 22 2.00x
Sussex 15 2.04x
Wiltshire 11 2.85x
Kent 10 0.67x
Yorkshire 10 0.23x
Somerset 9 1.28x
Cheshire 6 0.62x
Staffordshire 6 0.41x
Lancashire 4 0.08x
Bedfordshire 1 0.44x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.36x
Essex 1 0.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Beckley in Oxfordshire leads with 18 Lambourns recorded in 1881 and an index of 3333.33x.

Place Total Index
Beckley 18 3333.33x
St Luke London 15 21.45x
Camberwell 14 5.03x
Lambeth 14 3.68x
Birmingham 13 3.55x
Cheddington 13 1171.17x
Islington London 13 3.08x
St George Hanover Square 13 16.92x
Marsh Gibbon 11 990.99x
North Marston 10 1030.93x
Bedminster 9 13.64x
East Ilsley 9 1046.51x
Newton Valence 9 1666.67x
Tottenham 8 11.52x
Bromley London 7 7.30x
Cowley 7 83.33x
Ensham 7 500.00x
Rotherhithe 7 12.99x
St Marylebone London 7 3.01x
Stanton St John 7 853.66x
Warmfield Cum Heath 7 479.45x
Aston 6 1.98x
Clerkenwell London 6 5.83x
Kensington London 6 2.47x
Nantwich 6 53.67x
Wednesbury 6 16.31x
Wendover 6 211.27x
West Thorney 6 3000.00x
Battersea 5 3.12x
Eynsham 5 294.12x
Frimley 5 82.64x
Lambourn 5 154.32x
Oxford St Clement 5 73.53x
Preston 5 38.94x
St George Martyr London 5 56.63x
Stockbridge 5 384.62x
Witney 5 111.11x
Aldworth 4 975.61x
Bermondsey 4 3.08x
Chilton Foliat 4 476.19x
Great Marlow 4 56.18x
Henley On Thames 4 72.46x
Long Ditton 4 115.27x
Newington 4 2.48x
Oxford All Sts 4 689.66x
Portsea 4 2.28x
Ramsbury 4 114.61x
Watlington 4 144.93x
Woolwich 4 7.28x
Canterbury St Paul 3 112.36x
Farnworth 3 9.68x
Hampstead London 3 4.42x
Hethe 3 535.71x
St Pancras London 3 0.85x
Stanford In Vale 3 230.77x
Warblington 3 84.75x
Arreton 2 69.69x
Bentley 2 190.48x
Bicester Market End 2 40.49x
Bramshott 2 90.91x
Broad Hinton 2 243.90x
Chackmore 2 800.00x
Downton 2 39.60x
Drayton 2 215.05x
Folkestone 2 6.93x
Oxford St Aldate 2 70.67x
Oxford St Giles 2 15.56x
Oxford St Mary Magdalen 2 62.70x
Racton 2 1428.57x
Southampton St Mary 2 3.56x
Sparsholt 2 303.03x
St Andrew Holborn London 2 10.59x
Sutton Courtney 2 148.15x
Twyford 2 238.10x
Warwick St Nicholas 2 24.81x
Wycombe 2 10.18x
Cottenham 1 27.25x
Eastbourne 1 2.96x
Grendon Underwood 1 169.49x
Poplar London 1 1.22x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 24
Elizabeth 20
Eliza 15
Emma 14
Sarah 14
Jane 12
Ann 9
Alice 8
Emily 7
Ellen 6
Kate 6
Annie 5
Edith 5
Maria 5
Caroline 4
Fanny 4
Martha 4
Ada 3
Agnes 3
Harriett 3
Louisa 3
Matilda 3
Amelia 2
Anne 2
Clara 2
Esther 2
Florence 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Laura 2
Margaret 2
Rose 2
Ruth 2
Susan 2
Cathline 1
Dessirey 1
Dinah 1
Elizabth. 1
Elizh.Kate 1
Ella 1
Emmiline 1
Faney 1
Flora 1
Janet 1
Jemima 1
Johanna 1
Lizzy 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Marian 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 31
John 27
James 18
Thomas 14
George 11
Charles 9
Arthur 8
Henry 8
Alfred 6
Ernest 5
Herbert 4
Albert 3
Frank 3
Frederick 3
Harry 3
Richard 3
Walter 3
A. 2
Caleb 2
Daniel 2
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Francis 2
Fredrick 2
Jesse 2
Joseph 2
Samuel 2
Timothy 2
Wm. 2
Benjamin 1
Christopher 1
Erskine 1
Geo. 1
Harrey 1
Hezekiah 1
Infant 1
Jabez 1
Jas. 1
Jim 1
Joe 1
Leonard 1
Louis 1
Luke 1
Maitland 1
Moses 1
Percy 1
Robert 1
Rupert 1
Thos. 1
Willm.R.J.H. 1

FAQ

Lambourn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lambourn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 447 people were recorded with the Lambourn surname. That placed it at #7,350 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lambourn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 275 in 2016. That gives Lambourn a modern rank of #15,720.

What does the Lambourn map show?

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