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UK surname

Leadbitter

In the 1881 census there were 286 people recorded with the Leadbitter surname, ranking it #10,036 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 751, ranked #7,283, up from #10,036 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, London parishes and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sunderland, County Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Leadbitter is 754 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 162.6%.

1881 census count

286

Ranked #10,036

Modern count

751

2016, ranked #7,283

Peak year

2002

754 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Leadbitter had 286 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,036 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 751 in 2016, ranked #7,283.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 522 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Leadbitter surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Leadbitter surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Leadbitter 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 152 #12,786
1861 historical 249 #9,904
1881 historical 286 #10,036
1891 historical 353 #9,760
1901 historical 476 #8,356
1911 historical 522 #7,577
1997 modern 729 #7,021
1998 modern 744 #7,150
1999 modern 753 #7,132
2000 modern 739 #7,190
2001 modern 722 #7,182
2002 modern 754 #7,084
2003 modern 713 #7,268
2004 modern 709 #7,320
2005 modern 708 #7,265
2006 modern 711 #7,269
2007 modern 718 #7,283
2008 modern 712 #7,380
2009 modern 733 #7,372
2010 modern 744 #7,423
2011 modern 739 #7,396
2012 modern 715 #7,487
2013 modern 747 #7,372
2014 modern 751 #7,369
2015 modern 737 #7,417
2016 modern 751 #7,283

Geography

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Where Leadbitters are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, London parishes, Gateshead and Newcastle All Saints. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sunderland, County Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 Gateshead Durham
5 Newcastle All Saints Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sunderland 032 Sunderland
2 Sunderland 004 Sunderland
3 County Durham 010 County Durham
4 Newcastle upon Tyne 003 Newcastle upon Tyne
5 Sunderland 026 Sunderland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Leadbitter

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Leadbitter

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Leadbitter, 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 Leadbitter surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Leadbitter 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, Leadbitter 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

Leadbitter 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

Leadbitter 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Leadbitter 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Leadbitter families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Leadbitter 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 Leadbitters recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.85x.

County Total Index
Durham 125 14.85x
Northumberland 79 18.77x
Middlesex 50 1.77x
Staffordshire 12 1.26x
Surrey 8 0.58x
Yorkshire 8 0.29x
Hampshire 2 0.34x
Isle of Man 2 3.81x
Derbyshire 1 0.23x
Kent 1 0.10x
Sussex 1 0.21x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Westgate in Northumberland leads with 18 Leadbitters recorded in 1881 and an index of 69.07x.

Place Total Index
Westgate 18 69.07x
Benfieldside 17 307.41x
St Marylebone London 15 9.93x
Bishopwearmouth 14 19.38x
Tunstall 13 310.26x
Tanfield 12 119.88x
Boldon 10 333.33x
Hexham 10 153.61x
Byker 9 43.25x
Tottenham 9 19.98x
Willesden 9 33.75x
Great Lumley 8 555.56x
Heworth 8 48.25x
Holywell 8 368.66x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 8 31.82x
West Herrington 8 271.19x
Wylam 8 860.22x
Mavesyn Ridware 7 1521.74x
Hallington 6 6000.00x
Monkwearmouth Shore 6 36.52x
South Mimms 6 154.64x
Gateshead 5 7.94x
Middlesbrough 5 13.70x
Prudhoe 5 170.65x
Warlingham 5 446.43x
Haswell 4 66.34x
Kyo 4 101.01x
Wingate 4 69.32x
Barton Under Needwood 3 173.41x
Hammersmith London 3 4.31x
Shotton 3 144.23x
Chiswick 2 12.94x
Conside Knitsley 2 30.58x
Elswick 2 5.95x
Hexham West Quarter 2 909.09x
Lambeth 2 0.81x
Lezayre 2 84.75x
Paddington London 2 1.92x
Ryde 2 16.05x
St Botolph Aldgate London 2 34.31x
Westoe 2 4.19x
York Holy Trinity 2 82.64x
Acomb 1 98.04x
Broom 1 142.86x
Caverswall 1 20.16x
Coxhoe 1 41.84x
Epsom 1 14.88x
Fenwick 1 1000.00x
Lichfield St Mary 1 36.36x
Littlehampton 1 26.25x
Murton In York 1 588.24x
Sevenoaks 1 12.79x
St Giles 1 19.05x
Stoke Newington London 1 4.54x
Stranton 1 3.53x
Sunderland 1 6.73x
Westminster St John 1 2.90x
Woodhorn Hirst 1 434.78x
Yeaveley 1 500.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Margaret 14
Sarah 14
Elizabeth 13
Jane 12
Ann 6
Frances 6
Emily 5
Isabella 5
Caroline 4
Catherine 4
Ellen 4
Annie 3
Eliza 3
Anna 2
Emma 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Barbara 1
Betsy 1
Bridget 1
Clarisa 1
Dorothy 1
Gertrude 1
Henria 1
Julia 1
Katherine 1
Lousa 1
Matilda 1
Susanna 1
Thomasine 1
Violet 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Leadbitter surname: questions and answers

How common was the Leadbitter surname in 1881?

In 1881, 286 people were recorded with the Leadbitter surname. That placed it at #10,036 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Leadbitter surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 751 in 2016. That gives Leadbitter a modern rank of #7,283.

What does the Leadbitter map show?

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