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UK surname

Liptrott

In the 1881 census there were 159 people recorded with the Liptrott surname, ranking it #14,935 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 264, ranked #16,172, down from #14,935 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Wigan and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Barnsley and Bolton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Liptrott is 277 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 66.0%.

1881 census count

159

Ranked #14,935

Modern count

264

2016, ranked #16,172

Peak year

2010

277 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Liptrott had 159 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,935 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 264 in 2016, ranked #16,172.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 204 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Liptrott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Liptrott surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Liptrott 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 170 #11,780
1861 historical 73 #24,492
1881 historical 159 #14,935
1891 historical 166 #17,077
1901 historical 179 #16,227
1911 historical 204 #14,784
1997 modern 225 #16,352
1998 modern 242 #16,037
1999 modern 244 #16,052
2000 modern 258 #15,427
2001 modern 262 #15,034
2002 modern 259 #15,453
2003 modern 257 #15,341
2004 modern 262 #15,233
2005 modern 267 #14,954
2006 modern 266 #15,076
2007 modern 269 #15,123
2008 modern 273 #15,113
2009 modern 271 #15,511
2010 modern 277 #15,595
2011 modern 269 #15,800
2012 modern 267 #15,791
2013 modern 268 #16,005
2014 modern 272 #15,949
2015 modern 263 #16,224
2016 modern 264 #16,172

Geography

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Where Liptrotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Wigan, Manchester, Halsall and Bolton-le-Moors. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Barnsley and Bolton. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Wigan Lancashire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Halsall Lancashire
5 Bolton-le-Moors Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Barnsley 030 Barnsley
2 Bolton 005 Bolton
3 Bolton 012 Bolton
4 Bolton 022 Bolton
5 Bolton 006 Bolton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Liptrott

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Liptrott

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Liptrott surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Liptrott household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Liptrott 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

Liptrott 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

Liptrott falls in decile 2 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 Liptrott is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Liptrott, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Liptrott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Liptrott 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 122 Liptrotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.67x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 122 6.67x
Cheshire 8 2.35x
Nottinghamshire 7 3.37x
Yorkshire 7 0.46x
Surrey 6 0.80x
Hampshire 5 1.58x
Middlesex 2 0.13x
Sussex 1 0.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Halliwell in Lancashire leads with 13 Liptrotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 195.49x.

Place Total Index
Halliwell 13 195.49x
Manchester 12 14.59x
Newton In Makerfield 10 178.57x
Great Bolton 9 37.16x
Widnes 9 68.23x
Maghull 7 921.05x
Nottingham St Mary 7 13.03x
Warrington 7 32.29x
Wigan 7 27.40x
Bermondsey 6 13.08x
Leeds 6 6.96x
Little Bolton 6 25.52x
Preston 6 12.26x
Church Coppenhall 5 328.95x
Liverpool 5 4.50x
Much Woolton 5 201.61x
Portsea 5 8.08x
Salford 4 7.44x
Sutton 4 65.25x
Harwood 3 312.50x
Haydock 3 95.24x
Oldham 3 5.08x
Toxteth Park 3 4.85x
Witton Cum Twambrooks 3 99.01x
North Meols 2 11.17x
St Luke London 2 8.09x
Clayton Le Moors 1 28.17x
Findon 1 270.27x
Headingley Cum Burley 1 10.17x
Pilkington 1 14.39x
Whittingham 1 123.46x
Wuerdle Wardle 1 18.02x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Elizabeth 6
Sarah 6
Emma 4
Maria 3
Alice 2
Annie 2
Dorothy 2
Ellen 2
Emily 2
Jane 2
Martha 2
Rachel 2
Amy 1
Ann 1
Anne 1
Beatrice 1
Bertha 1
Bessie 1
Clara 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.E. 1
Hannah 1
Helena 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Leousia 1
Lilly 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Marion 1
Maud 1
May 1
Miriam 1
Rachael 1
Rhoda 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
James 9
William 9
Thomas 7
Peter 5
Edward 4
Richard 4
Joseph 3
Samuel 3
Arthur 2
Henry 2
Robert 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Boulton 1
Charles 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Fred 1
Herbert 1
Jas. 1
Joshua 1
Lot 1
Mark 1
Owen 1
Thos.C. 1

FAQ

Liptrott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Liptrott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 159 people were recorded with the Liptrott surname. That placed it at #14,935 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Liptrott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 264 in 2016. That gives Liptrott a modern rank of #16,172.

What does the Liptrott map show?

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