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UK surname

Madelin

In the 1881 census there were 58 people recorded with the Madelin surname, ranking it #25,428 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 129, ranked #26,270, down from #25,428 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, and Dudley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Dudley, Cannock Chase and Leicester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Madelin is 139 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 122.4%.

1881 census count

58

Ranked #25,428

Modern count

129

2016, ranked #26,270

Peak year

1998

139 bearers

Map years

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1911 to 2016

Key insights

  • Madelin had 58 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #25,428 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 129 in 2016, ranked #26,270.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 113 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Madelin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Madelin surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Madelin 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 20 #29,743
1861 historical 43 #28,562
1881 historical 58 #25,428
1891 historical 67 #28,424
1901 historical 84 #24,759
1911 historical 113 #21,168
1997 modern 137 #22,301
1998 modern 139 #22,720
1999 modern 136 #23,186
2000 modern 129 #23,901
2001 modern 125 #24,011
2002 modern 134 #23,492
2003 modern 136 #23,045
2004 modern 135 #23,326
2005 modern 132 #23,623
2006 modern 131 #23,942
2007 modern 124 #25,086
2008 modern 124 #25,371
2009 modern 125 #25,823
2010 modern 124 #26,582
2011 modern 126 #26,060
2012 modern 128 #25,852
2013 modern 131 #25,932
2014 modern 131 #26,089
2015 modern 128 #26,356
2016 modern 129 #26,270

Geography

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Where Madelins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Dudley, Cannock and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Dudley, Cannock Chase, Leicester, Richmondshire and South Staffordshire. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
3 Dudley Staffordshire
4 Cannock Staffordshire
5 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Dudley 006 Dudley
2 Cannock Chase 008 Cannock Chase
3 Leicester 035 Leicester
4 Richmondshire 003 Richmondshire
5 South Staffordshire 009 South Staffordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Madelin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Madelin

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Madelin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Madelin household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

European Enclaves

Within London, Madelin is most associated with areas classed as European Enclaves, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

Many residents of these accessible neighbourhoods have wide-ranging non-UK European origins. Typically residing in privately rented flats, many residents live alone and are beyond normal retirement age. There are more students than elsewhere in the Supergroup, some of which live in communal establishments. Household residents are often drawn from different ethnic groups.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Madelin 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

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

1881 census detail

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Madelin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Madelin 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. Worcestershire leads with 11 Madelins recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.71x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 11 15.71x
Buckinghamshire 8 24.67x
Gloucestershire 7 6.65x
Shropshire 6 12.95x
Warwickshire 6 4.44x
Leicestershire 5 8.41x
Lancashire 4 0.63x
Staffordshire 4 2.21x
Northamptonshire 3 5.95x
Kent 1 0.55x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Dudley in Worcestershire leads with 9 Madelins recorded in 1881 and an index of 105.63x.

Place Total Index
Dudley 9 105.63x
Wycombe 8 330.58x
Bulkington 6 2068.97x
Eaton 5 6250.00x
Gloucester St Mary Crypt 4 2500.00x
Liverpool 4 10.35x
Kettering 3 147.06x
Leicester St Leonard 3 535.71x
Wednesfield 3 112.78x
Leicester St Margaret 2 13.79x
Stoke Prior 2 465.12x
Gloucester 1 2500.00x
Gloucester St Catherine 1 333.33x
Gloucester St John Baptist 1 147.06x
Much Wenlock 1 232.56x
Walsall Foreign 1 10.70x
Woolwich 1 14.79x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 4
Alice 3
Ann 2
Elizabeth 2
Ellen 2
Jane 2
Annie 1
Edith 1
Emma 1
Harriet 1
Mary 1
Matilda 1
Selina 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 7
John 5
Samuel 3
Alfred 2
Benjamin 2
Charles 2
Edward 2
Joseph 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Benj. 1
George 1
Richard 1
Walter 1
William 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Madelin households.

FAQ

Madelin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Madelin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 58 people were recorded with the Madelin surname. That placed it at #25,428 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Madelin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 129 in 2016. That gives Madelin a modern rank of #26,270.

What does the Madelin map show?

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