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UK surname

Lillington

In the 1881 census there were 233 people recorded with the Lillington surname, ranking it #11,648 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 389, ranked #12,109, down from #11,648 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Poole St James and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Dorset, North Dorset and Poole.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lillington is 408 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 67.0%.

1881 census count

233

Ranked #11,648

Modern count

389

2016, ranked #12,109

Peak year

1998

408 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lillington had 233 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,648 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 389 in 2016, ranked #12,109.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 331 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Lillington surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lillington surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lillington 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 92 #18,050
1861 historical 159 #14,553
1881 historical 233 #11,648
1891 historical 215 #14,155
1901 historical 281 #12,167
1911 historical 331 #10,654
1997 modern 399 #11,028
1998 modern 408 #11,187
1999 modern 407 #11,305
2000 modern 385 #11,738
2001 modern 377 #11,723
2002 modern 393 #11,587
2003 modern 368 #11,963
2004 modern 367 #12,028
2005 modern 357 #12,194
2006 modern 372 #11,878
2007 modern 362 #12,271
2008 modern 357 #12,509
2009 modern 379 #12,224
2010 modern 393 #12,157
2011 modern 387 #12,142
2012 modern 392 #11,898
2013 modern 407 #11,766
2014 modern 399 #12,030
2015 modern 389 #12,165
2016 modern 389 #12,109

Geography

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Where Lillingtons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Poole St James, London parishes, Winfrith Newburgh and Wareham Lady St Mary and Out Parish, Wareham St Martin, West Lulworth, East Stoke. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Dorset, North Dorset, Poole and South Somerset. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Poole St James Dorset
3 London parishes London 3
4 Winfrith Newburgh Dorset
5 Wareham Lady St Mary and Out Parish, Wareham St Martin, West Lulworth, East Stoke Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Dorset 011 West Dorset
2 North Dorset 007 North Dorset
3 Poole 008 Poole
4 South Somerset 024 South Somerset
5 West Dorset 001 West Dorset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lillington

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lillington

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Lillington 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

Lillington 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

Lillington falls in decile 8 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 Lillington 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 Lillington, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Lillington families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lillington 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. Dorset leads with 96 Lillingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 64.09x.

County Total Index
Dorset 96 64.09x
Hampshire 35 7.48x
Middlesex 27 1.18x
Gloucestershire 13 2.90x
Suffolk 11 3.96x
Somerset 10 2.72x
Surrey 10 0.90x
Cornwall 7 2.71x
Sussex 6 1.56x
Warwickshire 5 0.87x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.98x
Oxfordshire 3 2.13x
Devon 2 0.42x
Kent 2 0.26x
Channel Islands 1 1.48x
Durham 1 0.15x
Worcestershire 1 0.34x
Yorkshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Winfrith Newburgh in Dorset leads with 27 Lillingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 3600.00x.

Place Total Index
Winfrith Newburgh 27 3600.00x
Portsea 12 13.09x
Wareham Lady St Mary 12 1034.48x
Islington London 10 4.52x
Wareham Holy Trinity 10 1538.46x
Wareham St Martin 10 1754.39x
Lambeth 8 4.02x
Melcombe Regis 8 128.82x
Bedminster 7 20.28x
St Pancras London 7 3.81x
Fakenham Magna 6 4000.00x
Parkstone 6 342.86x
South Stoneham 6 59.11x
Southampton St Mary 6 20.39x
Bristol St George 5 24.15x
Church Knowle 5 1136.36x
East Stoke 5 1086.96x
Ipswich St Mary Stoke 5 193.80x
Landrake 5 877.19x
Portland 5 62.03x
Preston 5 74.40x
St George Hanover Square 4 9.95x
Alverstoke 3 17.72x
Birmingham 3 1.56x
Bristol St Nicholas 3 370.37x
Clifton 3 13.26x
Kensington London 3 2.36x
Kinson 3 102.39x
Longfleet 3 172.41x
Oxford St Mary Magdalen 3 179.64x
St Maurice Winchester 3 154.64x
Styrrup 3 652.17x
Westminster St John 3 10.79x
Brading 2 32.15x
Chatham 2 9.34x
Leamington Priors 2 14.12x
St Stephens By Saltash 2 180.18x
Tormoham 2 9.95x
Weston Super Mare 2 21.55x
Abbotts Ann 1 188.68x
Bermondsey 1 1.47x
Bristol St Michael 1 26.04x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 1 2.37x
Brotton 1 33.90x
Burnham 1 35.71x
Christchurch 1 9.86x
Dawdon 1 11.98x
Fordington 1 30.96x
Kings Norton 1 3.74x
Millbrook 1 8.49x
South Bersted 1 30.58x
St Helier 1 4.54x
Wandsworth 1 4.55x
Winterborne Abbas 1 666.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 14
Mary 12
Emily 9
Emma 8
Sarah 8
Annie 6
Eliza 4
Ellen 4
Jane 3
Kate 3
Martha 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Ann 2
Anne 2
Bessie 2
Caroline 2
Gertrude 2
Rhoda 2
Amy 1
Augusta 1
Charlott 1
Charlotte 1
Constance 1
Daisey 1
Edith 1
Eliz. 1
Elizth. 1
Ella 1
Ethel 1
F. 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Georgina 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Letitia 1
Lilla 1
Lilly 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Maria 1
Minnie 1
Olive 1
Rebecca 1
Rody 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 14
William 13
John 9
Thomas 9
Charles 5
James 5
Henry 4
Walter 4
Albert 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Frederick 2
Robert 2
Stephen 2
A.W. 1
Algernon 1
Andrew 1
Ann 1
Cecil 1
Claude 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Elias 1
Ernest 1
Fredk 1
Fredk. 1
Fredk.J. 1
H.W. 1
Henman 1
Herbert 1
Jessie 1
Joseph 1
Mark 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1
W.J. 1
Wodsworth 1

FAQ

Lillington surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lillington surname in 1881?

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

How common is the Lillington surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 389 in 2016. That gives Lillington a modern rank of #12,109.

What does the Lillington map show?

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