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UK surname

Lenthall

In the 1881 census there were 233 people recorded with the Lenthall surname, ranking it #11,648 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 385, ranked #12,232, down from #11,648 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Combe St Nicholas, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and Wingerworth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bracknell Forest, West Somerset and Bournemouth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lenthall is 433 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 65.2%.

1881 census count

233

Ranked #11,648

Modern count

385

2016, ranked #12,232

Peak year

1998

433 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lenthall had 233 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,648 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 385 in 2016, ranked #12,232.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 355 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Lenthall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lenthall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lenthall 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 143 #13,343
1861 historical 109 #19,693
1881 historical 233 #11,648
1891 historical 254 #12,598
1901 historical 305 #11,525
1911 historical 355 #10,172
1997 modern 425 #10,510
1998 modern 433 #10,718
1999 modern 426 #10,938
2000 modern 402 #11,357
2001 modern 399 #11,252
2002 modern 406 #11,315
2003 modern 401 #11,242
2004 modern 402 #11,244
2005 modern 379 #11,662
2006 modern 370 #11,940
2007 modern 372 #12,032
2008 modern 378 #11,993
2009 modern 389 #11,980
2010 modern 400 #11,992
2011 modern 392 #12,038
2012 modern 394 #11,854
2013 modern 401 #11,890
2014 modern 402 #11,949
2015 modern 392 #12,092
2016 modern 385 #12,232

Geography

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Where Lenthalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Combe St Nicholas, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Wingerworth, Brampton and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bracknell Forest, West Somerset, Bournemouth, Chesterfield and Taunton Deane. 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 Combe St Nicholas Somerset
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 Wingerworth Derbyshire
4 Brampton Derbyshire
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bracknell Forest 012 Bracknell Forest
2 West Somerset 002 West Somerset
3 Bournemouth 004 Bournemouth
4 Chesterfield 009 Chesterfield
5 Taunton Deane 008 Taunton Deane

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lenthall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lenthall

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Lenthall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Lenthall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Lenthall 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

Lenthall is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Lenthall falls in decile 10 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 Lenthall 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 Lenthall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Lenthall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lenthall 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. Somerset leads with 52 Lenthalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.21x.

County Total Index
Somerset 52 14.21x
Derbyshire 38 10.68x
Yorkshire 26 1.15x
Dorset 22 14.75x
Middlesex 21 0.92x
Gloucestershire 15 3.37x
Glamorgan 10 2.53x
Nottinghamshire 10 3.26x
Surrey 6 0.54x
Berkshire 5 2.93x
Cheshire 5 1.00x
Hampshire 5 1.07x
Lincolnshire 5 1.38x
Lancashire 4 0.15x
Wiltshire 4 1.99x
Herefordshire 2 2.15x
Sussex 2 0.52x
Flintshire 1 1.64x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brampton in Derbyshire leads with 24 Lenthalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 482.90x.

Place Total Index
Brampton 24 482.90x
Combe St Nicholas 18 2045.45x
Sheffield 16 22.32x
Barlborough 13 984.85x
Bedminster 13 37.81x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 8 38.13x
Islington London 8 3.63x
Mosterton 8 3200.00x
Bristol St Mary Redcliff 7 172.41x
Stoke Abbott 7 1627.91x
Welbeck 7 11666.67x
Cheltenham 6 17.45x
Cogan 6 1016.95x
Croydon 6 9.76x
Netherbury 6 487.80x
Bowdon 5 251.26x
Langport Eastover 5 943.40x
Paddington London 5 5.98x
Christchurch 4 39.60x
Hampstead London 4 11.30x
Huish Episcopi 4 769.23x
Langport 4 2352.94x
Roath 4 22.26x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 4 78.28x
Chieveley 3 329.67x
Ordsall 3 127.66x
Pitminster 3 277.78x
Salford 3 3.78x
Staple Fitzpaine 3 2000.00x
Tilshead 3 810.81x
Bishops Hull 2 169.49x
Bradfield 2 23.04x
Kentchurch 2 740.74x
Lindfield 2 123.46x
St Anne Soho London 2 15.41x
Tubney 2 1538.46x
Bridport 1 32.57x
Clifton 1 4.44x
Dronfield 1 21.93x
Metheringham 1 68.97x
Rhuddlan 1 18.59x
Southampton All Sts 1 12.52x
St Pancras London 1 0.55x
Westbury 1 21.32x
Westbury On Trym 1 6.62x
Westminster St James 1 4.28x
Worsley 1 6.02x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 16
Elizabeth 12
Sarah 7
Alice 6
Annie 5
Eliza 4
Emily 4
Emma 4
Ann 3
Ellen 3
Florence 3
Jane 3
Bessie 2
Catherine 2
Edith 2
Flora 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Sophia 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Agness 1
Amelia 1
Annetta 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Ella 1
Fanny 1
Harriet 1
Ida 1
Jemima 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Lavina 1
Lois 1
Lovenor 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Margret 1
Rachel 1
Rosella 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 15
John 11
William 10
George 9
Thomas 7
Henry 6
Joseph 6
Arthur 4
Charles 4
Ernest 4
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Eli 3
Richard 3
Robert 3
Albert 2
Francis 2
Ambrose 1
Bernard 1
Carter 1
Daniel 1
Earnest 1
Edmund 1
Edwin 1
Frances 1
Frank 1
Frederic 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
Godfrey 1
Harry 1
Henery 1
Horace 1
Len 1
Maurice 1
Roland 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Theophilus 1
Thos.Henry 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Lenthall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lenthall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 233 people were recorded with the Lenthall surname. That placed it at #11,648 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lenthall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 385 in 2016. That gives Lenthall a modern rank of #12,232.

What does the Lenthall map show?

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