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UK surname

Liddicoat

A surname derived from a place name in England, possibly referring to someone from "Lidcot".

In the 1881 census there were 264 people recorded with the Liddicoat surname, ranking it #10,655 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 191, ranked #20,194, down from #10,655 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Dennis, St Columb Major and Roach. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Liddicoat is 366 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 27.7%.

1881 census count

264

Ranked #10,655

Modern count

191

2016, ranked #20,194

Peak year

1901

366 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Liddicoat had 264 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,655 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 191 in 2016, ranked #20,194.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 366 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Liddicoat surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Liddicoat surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Liddicoat 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 200 #10,403
1861 historical 181 #12,997
1881 historical 264 #10,655
1891 historical 323 #10,480
1901 historical 366 #10,099
1911 historical 351 #10,243
1997 modern 220 #16,607
1998 modern 231 #16,555
1999 modern 230 #16,685
2000 modern 217 #17,296
2001 modern 214 #17,211
2002 modern 206 #17,966
2003 modern 197 #18,311
2004 modern 206 #17,883
2005 modern 194 #18,512
2006 modern 200 #18,294
2007 modern 207 #18,080
2008 modern 216 #17,758
2009 modern 224 #17,685
2010 modern 211 #18,774
2011 modern 205 #18,965
2012 modern 197 #19,408
2013 modern 207 #19,093
2014 modern 197 #19,903
2015 modern 194 #19,994
2016 modern 191 #20,194

Geography

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Where Liddicoats are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Dennis, St Columb Major, Roach, St Austell and St Wenn. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall. 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 St Dennis Cornwall
2 St Columb Major Cornwall
3 Roach Cornwall
4 St Austell Cornwall
5 St Wenn Cornwall

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 071 Cornwall
2 Cornwall 027 Cornwall
3 Cornwall 068 Cornwall
4 Cornwall 014 Cornwall
5 Cornwall 039 Cornwall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Liddicoat

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Liddicoat

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Liddicoat 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

Liddicoat 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

Liddicoat falls in decile 4 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 Liddicoat 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Liddicoat

The surname Liddicoat is believed to have originated in Cornwall, England, traced back to the early medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the old Cornish words "lyd" meaning "lake" or "pool" and "coed" meaning "wood," indicating the name may have referred to someone who lived near a wooded lake or pool.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1278, where a Thomas Lidecote is mentioned. This suggests the surname was already established in the West Country region of England by the late 13th century.

The Liddicoat name is thought to be closely related to the place name Liddycot, a small hamlet in the parish of Tavistock, Devon. This connection implies that the surname may have originated as a locational name for someone who hailed from or lived near this settlement.

During the 16th century, various spellings of the name can be found in records, including Liddicoate, Liddecote, and Liddycott. This diversity in spelling was common until standardized spellings became more widespread in later centuries.

Notable individuals bearing the Liddicoat surname include:

1. Thomas Liddicoat (c. 1620 - 1677), an English merchant and one of the earliest settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 2. John Liddicoat (1753 - 1820), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. 3. Richard Trevithick Liddicoat (1819 - 1887), a Cornish mining engineer who worked extensively in South America. 4. William Liddicoat (1856 - 1934), a prominent Australian politician who served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. 5. Albert Edward Liddicoat (1901 - 1992), an American gemologist and author, considered a pioneer in the field of gemological education.

While the Liddicoat surname is not among the most common in the English-speaking world, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in the West Country of England, particularly in Cornwall and Devon, where it likely derived from a locational or topographical description.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Liddicoat families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Liddicoat 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. Cornwall leads with 231 Liddicoats recorded in 1881 and an index of 79.23x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 231 79.23x
Devon 14 2.61x
Surrey 11 0.88x
Anglesey 3 6.57x
Glamorgan 2 0.45x
Cumberland 1 0.45x
Dorset 1 0.59x
Lancashire 1 0.03x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Columb Major in Cornwall leads with 29 Liddicoats recorded in 1881 and an index of 1198.35x.

Place Total Index
St Columb Major 29 1198.35x
Roche 22 1486.49x
St Stephen In Brannel 15 563.91x
St Dennis 14 1284.40x
St Enoder 14 1414.14x
St Austell 12 120.36x
Falmouth 11 106.59x
Illogan 11 142.49x
Lambeth 11 4.90x
Mevagissey 11 567.01x
Plymouth Charles The 10 42.34x
Bodmin 9 186.72x
Camborne 9 74.94x
Gorran 8 975.61x
Padstow 8 412.37x
Helston 7 231.02x
Newlyn 7 564.52x
Sithney 6 203.39x
St Winnow 6 600.00x
St Columb Minor 5 204.08x
St Wenn 5 1041.67x
Perranzabuloe 4 159.36x
Phillack 4 106.38x
Holyhead 3 35.25x
Plymouth St Andrew 3 7.27x
St Allen 3 588.24x
Ladock 2 240.96x
Llantrisant 2 17.70x
Mawgan In Pyder 2 322.58x
Mylor 2 102.56x
Breage 1 37.59x
Cubert 1 303.03x
Exeter St Thomas The 1 18.32x
Gerrans 1 126.58x
Millom 1 14.73x
Radipole 1 85.47x
St Agnes 1 24.51x
St Erth 1 56.50x
West Derby 1 1.12x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Elizabeth 12
Jane 12
Ann 5
Fanny 5
Edith 4
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Emma 3
Selina 3
Susan 3
Agnes 2
Amelia 2
Annie 2
Bessie 2
F.A. 2
Gertrude 2
Harriett 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Sidonia 2
Beatrice 1
Blanch 1
C. 1
Caroline 1
Charity 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Edra 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Emly 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Galena 1
Helena 1
Henrietta 1
Janie 1
Jenefer 1
Jessie 1
June 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lavinia 1
Margretta 1
Margt. 1
Milcah 1
Nancy 1
Nellie 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 23
John 15
James 10
Richard 7
Thomas 6
Joseph 5
Albert 4
Nicholas 4
Arthur 3
George 3
Harry 3
Samuel 3
Absalom 2
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Fred 2
Henry 2
Phillip 2
Silas 2
Tom 2
Walter 2
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Andrew 1
Antney 1
Author 1
Benjamin 1
C.J. 1
Charles 1
Charley 1
Elias 1
Ephraim 1
Ernest 1
Fred. 1
Geo.Thos. 1
Herbert 1
Hy. 1
Lenoard 1
Levi 1
Lionel 1
Mannder 1
Philip 1
Rd. 1
Robert 1
Samp 1
Sim. 1
Simon 1
Stanley 1
Thos.Henry 1
W. 1

FAQ

Liddicoat surname: questions and answers

How common was the Liddicoat surname in 1881?

In 1881, 264 people were recorded with the Liddicoat surname. That placed it at #10,655 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Liddicoat surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 191 in 2016. That gives Liddicoat a modern rank of #20,194.

What does the Liddicoat surname mean?

A surname derived from a place name in England, possibly referring to someone from "Lidcot".

What does the Liddicoat map show?

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