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UK surname

Lillicrap

In the 1881 census there were 273 people recorded with the Lillicrap surname, ranking it #10,390 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 222, ranked #18,277, down from #10,390 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Devonport Stonehouse, East, Sampford Spiney and Shaugh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Devon, Plymouth and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lillicrap is 349 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 18.7%.

1881 census count

273

Ranked #10,390

Modern count

222

2016, ranked #18,277

Peak year

1911

349 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lillicrap had 273 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,390 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016, ranked #18,277.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 349 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Lillicrap surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lillicrap surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lillicrap 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 131 #14,243
1861 historical 111 #19,429
1881 historical 273 #10,390
1891 historical 250 #12,762
1901 historical 336 #10,762
1911 historical 349 #10,282
1997 modern 254 #15,111
1998 modern 258 #15,354
1999 modern 256 #15,557
2000 modern 240 #16,186
2001 modern 235 #16,147
2002 modern 234 #16,543
2003 modern 224 #16,859
2004 modern 232 #16,539
2005 modern 225 #16,831
2006 modern 230 #16,690
2007 modern 222 #17,288
2008 modern 216 #17,758
2009 modern 223 #17,735
2010 modern 226 #17,942
2011 modern 230 #17,578
2012 modern 221 #17,979
2013 modern 231 #17,703
2014 modern 223 #18,279
2015 modern 220 #18,346
2016 modern 222 #18,277

Geography

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Where Lillicraps are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Devonport Stonehouse, East, Sampford Spiney, Shaugh, Swansea and Plymouth St Charles the Martyr. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Devon, Plymouth and 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 Devonport Stonehouse, East Devon
2 Sampford Spiney Devon
3 Shaugh Devon
4 Swansea Glamorganshire
5 Plymouth St Charles the Martyr Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Devon 006 West Devon
2 West Devon 005 West Devon
3 Plymouth 007 Plymouth
4 Cornwall 047 Cornwall
5 West Devon 007 West Devon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lillicrap

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lillicrap

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Lillicrap is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Lillicrap 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.

4
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Lillicrap 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lillicrap 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.

5
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Lillicrap families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lillicrap 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. Devon leads with 209 Lillicraps recorded in 1881 and an index of 38.69x.

County Total Index
Devon 209 38.69x
Cornwall 37 12.60x
Kent 6 0.68x
Middlesex 5 0.19x
Nottinghamshire 5 1.43x
Gloucestershire 2 0.39x
Royal Navy 2 6.47x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Shaugh Prior in Devon leads with 54 Lillicraps recorded in 1881 and an index of 8709.68x.

Place Total Index
Shaugh Prior 54 8709.68x
Plymouth St Andrew 53 127.37x
Plymouth Charles The 28 117.70x
Stoke Damerel 26 68.78x
Bere Ferrers 13 1460.67x
Egloshayle 12 869.57x
Landrake 8 1230.77x
St Stephen In Brannel 8 298.51x
Sampford Spiney 7 1891.89x
Buckland Monachorum 6 521.74x
Gillingham 6 32.88x
Tamerton Foliott 6 576.92x
Nottingham St Mary 5 5.53x
Meavy 4 1600.00x
Minster 4 1000.00x
Plympton St Mary 4 128.21x
Islington London 3 1.19x
Bickleigh 2 377.36x
Cheltenham 2 5.09x
Plympton Maurice 2 196.08x
Royal Navy 2 7.57x
St Stephen 2 192.31x
Tormoham 2 8.75x
Barnstaple 1 11.79x
Compton 1 277.78x
Falmouth 1 9.62x
Illogan 1 12.85x
Madron Penzance 1 9.36x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.19x
Westminster St Margaret 1 7.99x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 18
Elizabeth 8
Emma 8
Sarah 7
Annie 5
Harriet 5
Jane 5
Alice 4
Martha 4
Ruth 4
Ann 3
Bessie 3
Ellen 3
Grace 3
Louisa 3
Susanna 3
Amy 2
Caroline 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Frances 2
Georgina 2
Hannah 2
Maud 2
Susan 2
Ametio 1
Anne 1
Clara 1
Cordelia 1
Dinah 1
E.J. 1
Emelia 1
Emily 1
Emmeline 1
Eva 1
Evilina 1
Florence 1
Harriett 1
Isabella 1
Johanna 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lavinia 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Marian 1
Marin 1
Marion 1
Matilda 1
Melvina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 23
William 21
Charles 10
Richard 9
Thomas 9
Alfred 7
James 5
George 4
Edward 3
Edwin 3
Fred 3
Frederick 3
Wm. 3
Francis 2
Albert 1
Chas. 1
Elisha 1
Emanuel 1
Emmanuel 1
Ernest 1
Frances 1
Fredrick 1
G. 1
Henery 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Jethroe 1
Joseph 1
Lewis 1
Peter 1
Phillip 1
Robert 1
Robt. 1
Seymour 1
Silas 1
Stephen 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Lillicrap surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lillicrap surname in 1881?

In 1881, 273 people were recorded with the Lillicrap surname. That placed it at #10,390 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lillicrap surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 222 in 2016. That gives Lillicrap a modern rank of #18,277.

What does the Lillicrap map show?

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