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UK surname

Ludbrook

In the 1881 census there were 213 people recorded with the Ludbrook surname, ranking it #12,328 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 328, ranked #13,831, down from #12,328 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Bramfield and Peasenhall, Sibton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sefton, Newcastle upon Tyne and Salford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ludbrook is 404 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 54.0%.

1881 census count

213

Ranked #12,328

Modern count

328

2016, ranked #13,831

Peak year

1911

404 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ludbrook had 213 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,328 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 328 in 2016, ranked #13,831.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 404 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ludbrook surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ludbrook surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ludbrook 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 169 #11,832
1861 historical 165 #14,112
1881 historical 213 #12,328
1891 historical 282 #11,597
1901 historical 330 #10,899
1911 historical 404 #9,221
1997 modern 359 #11,956
1998 modern 372 #12,008
1999 modern 371 #12,101
2000 modern 359 #12,333
2001 modern 351 #12,349
2002 modern 351 #12,583
2003 modern 355 #12,285
2004 modern 360 #12,205
2005 modern 338 #12,698
2006 modern 344 #12,600
2007 modern 346 #12,689
2008 modern 340 #12,989
2009 modern 345 #13,107
2010 modern 360 #12,953
2011 modern 354 #12,982
2012 modern 330 #13,571
2013 modern 338 #13,508
2014 modern 337 #13,659
2015 modern 329 #13,800
2016 modern 328 #13,831

Geography

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Where Ludbrooks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Bramfield, Peasenhall, Sibton, Bradford and Lopham, North. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sefton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Salford, Babergh and Bradford. 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 Bramfield Suffolk
3 Peasenhall, Sibton Suffolk
4 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Lopham, North Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sefton 012 Sefton
2 Newcastle upon Tyne 026 Newcastle upon Tyne
3 Salford 015 Salford
4 Babergh 004 Babergh
5 Bradford 018 Bradford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ludbrook

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ludbrook

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Ludbrook 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

Ludbrook is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Ludbrook falls in decile 6 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Ludbrook families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ludbrook 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. Middlesex leads with 52 Ludbrooks recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.50x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 52 2.50x
Norfolk 36 11.27x
Yorkshire 29 1.41x
Suffolk 28 11.06x
Surrey 22 2.17x
Durham 14 2.26x
Kent 14 1.97x
Essex 12 2.93x
Cambridgeshire 3 2.28x
Derbyshire 1 0.31x
Hertfordshire 1 0.70x
Lancashire 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. North Lopham in Norfolk leads with 33 Ludbrooks recorded in 1881 and an index of 6600.00x.

Place Total Index
North Lopham 33 6600.00x
Lambeth 14 7.73x
Manningham 14 55.21x
West Ham 10 11.04x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 9 46.92x
Bow London 9 34.03x
Bromley London 9 19.69x
Peasenhall 8 1290.32x
Chelsea London 7 11.18x
Mile End Old Town London 7 15.83x
Bramfield 6 1333.33x
Headingley Cum Burley 6 45.28x
Stockton On Tees 6 20.13x
Woodbridge 6 185.19x
Greenwich 5 15.11x
Newington 5 6.51x
Conside Knitsley 4 83.16x
Deptford St Paul 4 7.32x
Ipswich St Helen 4 133.33x
Limehouse London 4 17.54x
St Clement Danes London 4 93.02x
Shoreditch London 3 3.33x
Westminster St James 3 14.04x
Wingate 3 70.75x
Kensington London 2 1.73x
Lee 2 19.44x
Soham 2 70.67x
Barmston 1 217.39x
Blo Norton 1 588.24x
Blyford 1 769.23x
Blythburgh 1 169.49x
Caistor Next Yarmouth 1 89.29x
Camberwell 1 0.75x
Cobham 1 60.24x
Colchester St Giles 1 24.69x
Deptford St Nicholas 1 17.76x
Hertford St John 1 46.95x
Hornsey 1 3.81x
Kenninghall 1 113.64x
Loughton 1 49.26x
Lowestoft 1 8.37x
Minster In Sheppey 1 8.52x
Plumstead 1 4.23x
Redgrave 1 250.00x
Southwark St Thomas 1 178.57x
St Andrewthe Great 1 58.82x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.73x
St Marylebone London 1 0.90x
St Pancras London 1 0.60x
Totley 1 208.33x
Toxteth Park 1 1.20x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Ann 7
Elizabeth 7
Ellen 7
Alice 5
Sarah 5
Emily 4
Maria 4
Annie 3
Emma 3
Laura 3
Rose 3
Ada 2
Agnes 2
Anna 2
Anne 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Florence 2
Georgina 2
Caroline 1
Edward 1
Eleanor 1
Elisth.E. 1
Eva 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Hagar 1
Harriett 1
Hazar 1
Isabella 1
Janetta 1
Jannet 1
Jessie 1
Liza 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Martha 1
Maryann 1
Minnie 1
Nelly 1
Phoebe 1
Priscilla 1
Susan 1
Thirza 1
Thurza 1
Violet 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 13
Henry 10
George 9
Edward 6
Thomas 6
Alfred 5
Charles 5
Frederick 5
Herbert 5
John 5
Samuel 4
Albert 3
Arthur 3
James 3
Walter 3
Ellis 2
Robert 2
Stephen 2
Campbell 1
Chas. 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Gordon 1
Harry 1
Jno. 1
Joshua 1
Josiah 1
Lewis 1
Thos. 1
Tobias 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Ludbrook surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ludbrook surname in 1881?

In 1881, 213 people were recorded with the Ludbrook surname. That placed it at #12,328 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ludbrook surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 328 in 2016. That gives Ludbrook a modern rank of #13,831.

What does the Ludbrook map show?

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