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UK surname

Lintern

An English surname possibly derived from the Old English for "lime tree town".

In the 1881 census there were 460 people recorded with the Lintern surname, ranking it #7,211 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 628, ranked #8,401, down from #7,211 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and Swindon, Lyddington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mendip, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Caerphilly.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lintern is 680 in 2003. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.5%.

1881 census count

460

Ranked #7,211

Modern count

628

2016, ranked #8,401

Peak year

2003

680 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lintern had 460 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,211 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 628 in 2016, ranked #8,401.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 612 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Lintern surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lintern surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lintern 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 264 #8,419
1861 historical 251 #9,830
1881 historical 460 #7,211
1891 historical 505 #7,367
1901 historical 608 #7,000
1911 historical 612 #6,734
1997 modern 621 #7,952
1998 modern 653 #7,879
1999 modern 651 #7,931
2000 modern 662 #7,826
2001 modern 634 #7,925
2002 modern 661 #7,847
2003 modern 680 #7,568
2004 modern 649 #7,852
2005 modern 631 #7,964
2006 modern 652 #7,782
2007 modern 651 #7,857
2008 modern 633 #8,071
2009 modern 652 #8,046
2010 modern 653 #8,212
2011 modern 653 #8,128
2012 modern 629 #8,285
2013 modern 635 #8,356
2014 modern 641 #8,356
2015 modern 637 #8,326
2016 modern 628 #8,401

Geography

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Where Linterns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Swindon, Lyddington, Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe and Ditcheat, West Bradley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mendip, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Caerphilly, Gateshead and North 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 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
4 Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe Somerset
5 Ditcheat, West Bradley Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mendip 009 Mendip
2 Rhondda Cynon Taf 026 Rhondda Cynon Taf
3 Caerphilly 022 Caerphilly
4 Gateshead 024 Gateshead
5 North Somerset 015 North Somerset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lintern

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lintern

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

Lintern 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

Lintern 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.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lintern 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 Lintern, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Lintern

The surname Lintern is of English origin, deriving from a habitational name for someone who lived near a linden tree, from the Old English 'linden' and 'treow' meaning 'linden tree'. The name was first recorded in the late 12th century in Buckinghamshire, England.

During the medieval period, the name was found in various records, including the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire in 1273, where it appeared as Roger de Lyndeherst. In the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1296, the name was recorded as William de Lindehirst.

The earliest known bearer of the name Lintern was William de Lynden, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire in 1198. Another early record is that of Robert de Lindeherst, found in the Assize Rolls of Worcestershire in 1221.

The Lintern name is also associated with several place names in England, such as Lintern in Gloucestershire, which was recorded as Lindehyrst in the Domesday Book of 1086, and Lintern Brook in Buckinghamshire.

Notable individuals with the surname Lintern throughout history include Thomas Lintern (c. 1535-1594), an English Catholic priest and martyr who was executed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Another was Sir William Lintern (c. 1605-1655), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the 17th century.

In the 18th century, John Lintern (1718-1798) was a renowned English architect and surveyor, best known for his work on the Radcliffe Camera at the University of Oxford. Samuel Lintern (1786-1865) was a British engraver and artist, famous for his engravings of landscapes and architectural subjects.

During the 19th century, William Lintern (1801-1872) was a notable English watercolor painter and lithographer, known for his landscapes and architectural scenes.

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1881 census detail

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Lintern families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lintern 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. Somerset leads with 222 Linterns recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.74x.

County Total Index
Somerset 222 30.74x
Devon 94 10.06x
Wiltshire 32 8.06x
Middlesex 27 0.60x
Dorset 19 6.45x
Gloucestershire 19 2.16x
Glamorgan 9 1.15x
Berkshire 8 2.38x
Yorkshire 8 0.18x
Cornwall 6 1.18x
Hampshire 5 0.54x
Northumberland 4 0.60x
Hertfordshire 2 0.65x
Royal Navy 2 3.74x
Durham 1 0.07x
Essex 1 0.11x
Kent 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Camerton in Somerset leads with 32 Linterns recorded in 1881 and an index of 1523.81x.

Place Total Index
Camerton 32 1523.81x
Bradford On Avon 25 196.85x
Bridestow 21 2121.21x
Ditcheat 21 1693.55x
Tormoham 15 37.96x
Dunkerton 14 891.72x
St Marylebone London 13 5.43x
Castle Cary 10 317.46x
Doulting 9 967.74x
Bitton 8 104.44x
Rimpton 8 2000.00x
Shepton Mallet 8 98.77x
West Pennard 8 689.66x
Weston Bamfylde 8 5000.00x
Bedminster 7 10.31x
Didcot 7 1228.07x
Lifton 7 311.11x
Plymouth St Andrew 7 9.73x
Rowberrow 7 2692.31x
Somerton 7 237.29x
Stanghow 7 388.89x
Blagdon 6 394.74x
Chelsea London 6 4.44x
Evercreech 6 344.83x
Sherborne 6 69.20x
Swindon 6 19.49x
Walcot 6 15.60x
West Cranmore 6 1363.64x
Yeovil 6 40.87x
Burrington 5 714.29x
Exeter Allhallows On The 5 326.80x
Hermitage 5 2941.18x
North Cadbury 5 362.32x
North Stoke 5 1666.67x
Plymouth Charles The 5 12.15x
Pylle 5 1219.51x
St Thomas Apostle 5 318.47x
Bruton 4 140.85x
Caundle Purse 4 1333.33x
Cramlington 4 45.35x
Crediton 4 45.20x
Huntspill 4 135.14x
Limehouse London 4 8.12x
Merthyr Tydfil 4 5.33x
Newton Abbot St Mary 4 51.02x
Tavistock 4 37.59x
Tiverton 4 24.86x
Westbury On Trym 4 13.41x
Yetminster 4 366.97x
Basingstoke 3 28.36x
Bondleigh 3 1034.48x
Glastonbury 3 50.85x
Harrow On The Hill 3 33.48x
St John Near Swansea 3 31.06x
Ubley 3 681.82x
Winterbourne 3 61.73x
Baltonsborough 2 185.19x
Cardiff St Mary 2 4.65x
Chagford 2 89.29x
Exeter St David 2 25.06x
Exeter St Sidwell 2 9.35x
Hatherleigh 2 86.21x
Lovington 2 645.16x
North Cheriton 2 555.56x
Portsea 2 1.11x
Royal Navy 2 4.38x
Stapleton 2 11.98x
Stoke Damerel 2 3.06x
Stonehouse East 2 42.19x
Watford 2 8.34x
West Teignmouth 2 27.97x
Butcombe 1 344.83x
Frome 1 5.79x
Hornblotton 1 588.24x
Keinton Mandeville 1 121.95x
Lyncombe Widcombe 1 5.29x
Meare 1 46.08x
Orcheston St George 1 333.33x
St Mary Magdalene 1 26.81x
Willington 1 12.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 37
Eliza 14
Elizabeth 13
Sarah 13
Alice 12
Ellen 8
Ann 7
Annie 7
Emily 7
Jane 7
Ada 6
Kate 6
Bessie 5
Emma 5
Martha 5
Edith 4
Hannah 4
Louisa 4
Charlotte 3
Florence 3
Frances 3
Lucy 3
Margaret 3
Rose 3
Agnes 2
Alma 2
Beatrice 2
Caroline 2
Elsie 2
Fanny 2
Helen 2
Rachel 2
Thirza 2
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Clara 1
Clare 1
Clarissa 1
Eliz. 1
Elizth. 1
Ella 1
Elzth. 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Hester 1
Isabella 1
Julia 1
Kezia 1
Lillie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 30
John 26
James 19
George 18
Henry 13
Charles 9
Albert 6
Alfred 6
Ernest 6
Frederick 6
Walter 6
Herbert 5
Frank 4
Joseph 4
Samuel 4
Thomas 4
Arthur 3
Francis 3
Harry 3
Daniel 2
Job 2
Moses 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Tom 2
Archie 1
Charley 1
David 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Fredk. 1
Fredk.J. 1
Fredk.S 1
Gilbert 1
Guy 1
Hedley 1
Herbt. 1
Jeremiah 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Nicholas 1
Reginald 1
Saul 1
Sidney 1
Soloman 1
Solomon 1
Timothy 1
Wm. 1
Wm.Henry 1

FAQ

Lintern surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lintern surname in 1881?

In 1881, 460 people were recorded with the Lintern surname. That placed it at #7,211 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lintern surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 628 in 2016. That gives Lintern a modern rank of #8,401.

What does the Lintern surname mean?

An English surname possibly derived from the Old English for "lime tree town".

What does the Lintern map show?

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