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UK surname

Linacre

In the 1881 census there were 155 people recorded with the Linacre surname, ranking it #15,174 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 438, ranked #11,028, up from #15,174 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wingfield, North, Alfreton and West Derby. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wyre, Bassetlaw and Barnsley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Linacre is 459 in 2013. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 182.6%.

1881 census count

155

Ranked #15,174

Modern count

438

2016, ranked #11,028

Peak year

2013

459 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Linacre had 155 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,174 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 438 in 2016, ranked #11,028.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 271 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Linacre surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Linacre surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Linacre 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 88 #18,569
1861 historical 64 #25,747
1881 historical 155 #15,174
1891 historical 174 #16,520
1901 historical 258 #12,875
1911 historical 271 #12,237
1997 modern 404 #10,931
1998 modern 414 #11,073
1999 modern 436 #10,738
2000 modern 440 #10,629
2001 modern 418 #10,860
2002 modern 424 #10,950
2003 modern 417 #10,924
2004 modern 434 #10,619
2005 modern 430 #10,575
2006 modern 429 #10,645
2007 modern 415 #11,047
2008 modern 418 #11,083
2009 modern 451 #10,649
2010 modern 444 #11,017
2011 modern 440 #10,977
2012 modern 447 #10,720
2013 modern 459 #10,682
2014 modern 458 #10,749
2015 modern 448 #10,854
2016 modern 438 #11,028

Geography

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Where Linacres are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wingfield, North, Alfreton, West Derby, Liverpool and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wyre, Bassetlaw and Barnsley. 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 Wingfield, North Derbyshire
2 Alfreton Derbyshire
3 West Derby Lancashire
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wyre 011 Wyre
2 Bassetlaw 013 Bassetlaw
3 Bassetlaw 016 Bassetlaw
4 Barnsley 024 Barnsley
5 Bassetlaw 006 Bassetlaw

Forenames

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First names often paired with Linacre

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Linacre

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Linacre surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Linacre 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Linacre 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

Linacre is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Linacre 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 Linacre 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 Linacre, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Linacre families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Linacre 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. Lancashire leads with 60 Linacres recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.32x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 60 3.32x
Derbyshire 59 24.76x
Yorkshire 23 1.53x
Cheshire 4 1.19x
Norfolk 4 1.71x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.98x
Brecknockshire 1 3.29x
Hampshire 1 0.32x
Royal Navy 1 5.52x
Warwickshire 1 0.26x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Claylane in Derbyshire leads with 20 Linacres recorded in 1881 and an index of 604.23x.

Place Total Index
Claylane 20 604.23x
Everton 16 27.80x
Dronfield 15 491.80x
Liverpool 11 10.03x
Beighton 10 925.93x
West Derby 10 18.93x
Ecclesall Bierlow 9 29.34x
Barton Upon Irwell 7 51.51x
Pemberton 7 97.22x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 5 35.59x
Brightside Bierlow 5 16.90x
Toxteth Park 5 8.18x
Birkenhead 4 14.94x
Great Yarmouth 4 20.64x
Norton 4 204.08x
Aston 3 857.14x
Heeley 3 65.50x
Cromford 2 357.14x
Kirkdale 2 6.58x
Newstead 2 400.00x
Woodthorpe 2 465.12x
Alverstoke 1 8.86x
Brecknock St John 1 38.91x
Great Crosby 1 20.33x
Holmesfield 1 384.62x
Pendleton In Salford 1 4.65x
Potter Newton 1 37.59x
Royal Navy 1 6.45x
Solihull 1 36.23x
Tupton 1 138.89x
Wirksworth 1 46.08x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 8
Louisa 6
Sarah 6
Alice 4
Ann 4
Eliza 4
Jane 4
Margaret 3
Annie 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Fanny 2
Florence 2
Hannah 2
Martha 2
Beatrice 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Ethel 1
Eveline 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Kate 1
Lillie 1
Lunar 1
Margret 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Minnie 1
Rhoda 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 11
William 10
Thomas 9
George 8
James 6
Joseph 5
Alfred 2
Edward 2
Henry 2
Ravel 2
Abraham 1
Augustus 1
Chas. 1
Daniel 1
Edwin 1
Elias 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Hugh 1
Infant 1
Joe 1
Octavius 1
Ravil 1
Samuel 1
Septimus 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Linacre surname: questions and answers

How common was the Linacre surname in 1881?

In 1881, 155 people were recorded with the Linacre surname. That placed it at #15,174 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Linacre surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 438 in 2016. That gives Linacre a modern rank of #11,028.

What does the Linacre map show?

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