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UK surname

Lingard

A surname indicating a person of Anglo-Saxon descent from the village of Lingard.

In the 1881 census there were 1,902 people recorded with the Lingard surname, ranking it #2,292 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 2,010, ranked #3,204, down from #2,292 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Manchester and Preston. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Lindsey, Wakefield and West Lindsey.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lingard is 2,463 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 5.7%.

1881 census count

1,902

Ranked #2,292

Modern count

2,010

2016, ranked #3,204

Peak year

1911

2,463 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lingard had 1,902 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #2,292 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 2,010 in 2016, ranked #3,204.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 2,463 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Lingard surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lingard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lingard 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 1,295 #2,213
1861 historical 1,140 #2,465
1881 historical 1,902 #2,292
1891 historical 2,039 #2,264
1901 historical 2,356 #2,302
1911 historical 2,463 #2,084
1997 modern 2,142 #2,884
1998 modern 2,218 #2,902
1999 modern 2,234 #2,899
2000 modern 2,195 #2,930
2001 modern 2,164 #2,909
2002 modern 2,211 #2,905
2003 modern 2,155 #2,917
2004 modern 2,079 #3,020
2005 modern 2,021 #3,055
2006 modern 2,024 #3,055
2007 modern 2,021 #3,095
2008 modern 1,998 #3,149
2009 modern 2,040 #3,162
2010 modern 2,102 #3,144
2011 modern 2,043 #3,184
2012 modern 1,950 #3,248
2013 modern 2,018 #3,218
2014 modern 2,042 #3,211
2015 modern 2,026 #3,203
2016 modern 2,010 #3,204

Geography

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Where Lingards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Manchester, Preston, Sheffield and Birmingham Town: Aston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Lindsey, Wakefield, West Lindsey and North Lincolnshire. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Preston Lancashire
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Birmingham Town: Aston Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Lindsey 002 East Lindsey
2 Wakefield 024 Wakefield
3 West Lindsey 001 West Lindsey
4 West Lindsey 003 West Lindsey
5 North Lincolnshire 022 North Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lingard

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lingard

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Lingard 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

Lingard is most concentrated in decile 7 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

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

Meaning and origin of Lingard

The surname Lingard originated in England during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "ling", meaning a heather plant, and "geard", meaning an enclosed yard or garden. Thus, the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked in an area overgrown with heather.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, which mention a "Richard de Lingard". This suggests that the name was well-established in northern England by the 12th century.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are references to several places with names similar to Lingard, such as Lingard in Lancashire and Lingarths in Yorkshire. These place names likely influenced the development of the surname.

Notable people with the surname Lingard include:

1. John Lingard (1771-1851), an English Catholic priest and historian known for his extensive work, "The History of England".

2. Sir Ralph Lingard (c. 1598-1670), an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1646.

3. Richard Lingard (c. 1570-1636), an English Catholic priest and writer who was involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

4. Edward Lingard (1857-1929), an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England in the late 19th century.

5. Jesse Lingard (born 1992), a professional footballer currently playing for Manchester United and the England national team.

The name Lingard can also be found in various historical records from different regions of England, particularly in the north. Some examples include the Hearth Tax Rolls of the 17th century and parish registers from the 16th and 17th centuries, where spellings like Lingarth, Lingert, and Lingyerd are recorded.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Lingard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lingard 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 637 Lingards recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.90x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 637 2.90x
Yorkshire 363 1.98x
Lincolnshire 311 10.49x
Cheshire 112 2.74x
Derbyshire 91 3.14x
Warwickshire 82 1.75x
Staffordshire 79 1.26x
Middlesex 67 0.36x
Essex 32 0.87x
Surrey 19 0.21x
Nottinghamshire 14 0.56x
Midlothian 12 0.48x
Kent 10 0.16x
Lanarkshire 9 0.15x
Leicestershire 8 0.39x
Norfolk 8 0.28x
Buckinghamshire 6 0.54x
Hertfordshire 6 0.47x
Sussex 5 0.16x
Dorset 4 0.33x
Shropshire 4 0.25x
Westmorland 4 0.98x
Caernarfonshire 2 0.27x
Cumberland 2 0.13x
Devon 2 0.05x
Hampshire 2 0.05x
Monmouthshire 2 0.15x
Worcestershire 2 0.08x
Bedfordshire 1 0.10x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.09x
Denbighshire 1 0.14x
Northumberland 1 0.04x
Stirlingshire 1 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Preston in Lancashire leads with 64 Lingards recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.88x.

Place Total Index
Preston 64 10.88x
Sheffield 63 10.77x
Aston 52 4.04x
Great Grimsby 51 27.11x
Manchester 36 3.64x
Stansfield 36 53.26x
Todmorden Walsden 35 59.40x
Pendleton In Salford 34 12.98x
Thornton In Bradford 31 50.70x
Worsley 31 22.87x
Nether Hallam 27 10.87x
Oldham 26 3.66x
Stockport 26 12.35x
Ashton Under Lyne 25 5.20x
Kirkham 24 82.53x
Langfield 24 74.70x
Over Darwen 24 13.66x
Warrington 22 8.44x
Chorlton On Medlock 21 6.01x
Droylsden 21 29.27x
Barton Upon Irwell 18 10.87x
Stoke Upon Trent 18 2.71x
Louth 17 25.03x
Clee With Weelsby 16 24.66x
Dukinfield 15 7.93x
Mile End Old Town London 15 3.80x
Stallingborough 15 490.20x
Blackley 14 36.32x
Eckington 14 19.86x
Wednesbury 14 8.95x
Audley 13 21.00x
Birmingham 13 0.83x
Brinnington 13 34.01x
Hulme 12 2.61x
Leeds 12 1.16x
Southcoates 12 11.77x
St George In East London 12 6.88x
Tetney 12 234.38x
Embsay Cum Eastby 11 148.25x
Horton In Bradford 11 3.84x
Oswaldtwistle 11 14.16x
Rufford 11 191.30x
Brightside Bierlow 10 2.78x
Chinley Bugsworth 10 131.06x
Codnor Loscoe 10 43.52x
Edinburgh Buccleuch 10 17.02x
Litton 10 216.92x
Redbourne 10 429.18x
Salford 10 1.55x
Clayton 9 20.02x
Ecclesall Bierlow 9 2.41x
Eston 9 22.50x
Glasgow 9 0.85x
Nuneaton 9 16.62x
Bowdon 8 49.26x
Castleton 8 3.64x
Derby All Sts 8 33.00x
Great Harwood 8 20.13x
Great Yarmouth 8 3.39x
Heaton Norris 8 6.39x
Hyde 8 6.63x
Leicester St Martin 8 57.97x
Liverpool 8 0.60x
Parr 8 10.17x
Roxwell 8 155.04x
Thornton In Fylde 8 16.63x
Whalley 8 24.96x
Wolstanton Knutton 8 20.94x
Woodplumpton 8 101.78x
Wrawby 8 99.75x
Alvingham 7 414.20x
Battersea 7 1.03x
Bradfield 7 9.89x
Cheetham 7 4.27x
Crumpsall 7 13.51x
Ecclesfield 7 5.20x
Gainsborough 7 10.02x
Halifax 7 2.60x
Ludworth 7 51.21x
Wombwell 7 13.07x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 143
Sarah 82
Elizabeth 68
Alice 43
Ellen 35
Hannah 34
Ann 30
Jane 30
Emma 29
Annie 28
Martha 22
Eliza 21
Margaret 19
Fanny 18
Emily 15
Florence 11
Louisa 11
Maria 11
Ada 10
Charlotte 9
Harriet 9
Betsy 8
Catherine 8
Clara 8
Edith 8
Harriett 8
Lucy 8
Agnes 7
Esther 7
Isabella 7
Susannah 7
Frances 6
Susan 6
Bertha 5
Caroline 5
Grace 5
Nancy 5
Selina 5
Anne 4
Betty 4
Francis 4
Kate 4
Maud 4
Rebecca 4
Rose 4
Ruth 4
Amy 3
Elizth. 3
Julia 3
Patience 3

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 131
William 107
Thomas 81
James 64
George 59
Joseph 54
Charles 36
Henry 26
Robert 25
Samuel 22
Alfred 19
Edward 19
Arthur 14
Walter 14
Harry 13
Frank 12
Ernest 10
Fred 8
Herbert 8
Francis 7
Richard 7
Joshua 6
Wright 6
Frederick 5
Peter 5
Thos. 5
Wm. 5
Isaac 4
Albert 3
Chas. 3
David 3
Edwin 3
Elijah 3
Elisha 3
Ellis 3
Fredk. 3
Fredrick 3
Lewis 3
Sam 3
Alf. 2
Daniel 2
Enoch 2
J. 2
Jim 2
Jonathan 2
Marshall 2
Percy 2
Robinson 2
Ruben 2
Sam. 2

FAQ

Lingard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lingard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,902 people were recorded with the Lingard surname. That placed it at #2,292 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lingard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 2,010 in 2016. That gives Lingard a modern rank of #3,204.

What does the Lingard surname mean?

A surname indicating a person of Anglo-Saxon descent from the village of Lingard.

What does the Lingard map show?

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