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UK surname

Mackman

In the 1881 census there were 130 people recorded with the Mackman surname, ranking it #16,911 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 279, ranked #15,534, up from #16,911 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Fleet and Dallington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rotherham and South Holland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mackman is 330 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 114.6%.

1881 census count

130

Ranked #16,911

Modern count

279

2016, ranked #15,534

Peak year

2000

330 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mackman had 130 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,911 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 279 in 2016, ranked #15,534.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 199 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Mackman surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mackman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mackman 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 64 #21,914
1861 historical 143 #15,906
1881 historical 130 #16,911
1891 historical 161 #17,473
1901 historical 173 #16,579
1911 historical 199 #15,016
1997 modern 327 #12,784
1998 modern 321 #13,275
1999 modern 328 #13,183
2000 modern 330 #13,066
2001 modern 330 #12,893
2002 modern 327 #13,217
2003 modern 325 #13,104
2004 modern 313 #13,502
2005 modern 297 #13,916
2006 modern 307 #13,695
2007 modern 314 #13,618
2008 modern 306 #13,943
2009 modern 307 #14,192
2010 modern 308 #14,452
2011 modern 306 #14,410
2012 modern 293 #14,742
2013 modern 305 #14,577
2014 modern 290 #15,203
2015 modern 283 #15,380
2016 modern 279 #15,534

Geography

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Where Mackmans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Fleet, Dallington, Sculcoates and Huddersfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rotherham and South Holland. 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 Fleet Lincolnshire
3 Dallington Northamptonshire
4 Sculcoates Yorkshire, East Riding
5 Huddersfield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rotherham 020 Rotherham
2 South Holland 008 South Holland
3 South Holland 010 South Holland
4 South Holland 003 South Holland
5 South Holland 002 South Holland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mackman

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mackman

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

Mackman is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Mackman falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Mackman 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Irish

This describes the area pattern most associated with Mackman, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mackman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mackman 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. Lincolnshire leads with 54 Mackmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.48x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 54 27.48x
Yorkshire 15 1.23x
Middlesex 12 0.98x
Surrey 11 1.84x
Nottinghamshire 10 6.04x
Norfolk 9 4.76x
Cambridgeshire 8 10.28x
Leicestershire 4 2.94x
Lancashire 3 0.21x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wilford in Nottinghamshire leads with 10 Mackmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 2127.66x.

Place Total Index
Wilford 10 2127.66x
Gedney 9 1125.00x
Spalding 8 205.13x
Frampton 7 1891.89x
Walpole St Peter 7 1458.33x
Whaplode Drove 7 2121.21x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 6 52.86x
Southcoates 6 88.76x
Bermondsey 5 13.66x
Cowbit 5 1851.85x
St George In East 5 59.81x
Fleet 4 714.29x
Holbeach 4 182.65x
Newton 4 1333.33x
Southwark St George Martyr 4 16.17x
Wrawby 4 754.72x
Hallaton 3 1000.00x
Islington London 3 2.52x
Ashton Under Lyne 2 6.28x
Gedney Hill 2 1428.57x
Ormesby 2 61.16x
St Luke London 2 10.15x
Tydd St Giles 2 540.54x
Walsoken 2 175.44x
Clapham 1 6.51x
Edmonton 1 10.10x
Guildford St Mary 1 135.14x
Knighton 1 129.87x
Little Bolton 1 5.33x
Moulton 1 105.26x
New Sleaford 1 79.37x
Parson Drove 1 322.58x
Southowram 1 26.88x
St Pancras London 1 1.01x
Weston 1 277.78x
Whaplode 1 149.25x
Wisbech St Peter 1 25.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 9
Mary 7
Elizabeth 6
Eliza 4
Alice 3
Amelia 3
Ann 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Annie 2
Catherine 2
Ellen 2
Lydia 2
Ada 1
Anne 1
Bartha 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Elizth. 1
Emma 1
Ester 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Helena 1
Jennie 1
Jessie 1
Joyce 1
Judith 1
Kate 1
Kerenit 1
Linna 1
Lucy 1
Many 1
Martha 1
Minnie 1
Nellie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 10
John 6
Robert 5
James 4
George 3
Joseph 3
Thomas 3
Benjamin 2
Isaac 2
Anthony 1
Arthur 1
Cornelius 1
Emmanuel 1
Francis 1
Hugh 1
Jacob 1
Michael 1
Nathn. 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1
Walter 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Mackman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mackman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 130 people were recorded with the Mackman surname. That placed it at #16,911 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mackman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 279 in 2016. That gives Mackman a modern rank of #15,534.

What does the Mackman map show?

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