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UK surname

Mallaby

In the 1881 census there were 173 people recorded with the Mallaby surname, ranking it #14,112 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 284, ranked #15,323, down from #14,112 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Masham and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stockton-on-Tees and County Durham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mallaby is 311 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 64.2%.

1881 census count

173

Ranked #14,112

Modern count

284

2016, ranked #15,323

Peak year

1911

311 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mallaby had 173 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,112 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 284 in 2016, ranked #15,323.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 311 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Mallaby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mallaby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mallaby 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 94 #17,837
1861 historical 148 #15,452
1881 historical 173 #14,112
1891 historical 227 #13,629
1901 historical 300 #11,647
1911 historical 311 #11,150
1997 modern 264 #14,734
1998 modern 272 #14,846
1999 modern 275 #14,789
2000 modern 284 #14,457
2001 modern 286 #14,160
2002 modern 311 #13,666
2003 modern 274 #14,680
2004 modern 276 #14,684
2005 modern 265 #15,048
2006 modern 256 #15,496
2007 modern 272 #14,994
2008 modern 266 #15,384
2009 modern 266 #15,711
2010 modern 274 #15,705
2011 modern 266 #15,937
2012 modern 269 #15,706
2013 modern 277 #15,644
2014 modern 288 #15,285
2015 modern 282 #15,417
2016 modern 284 #15,323

Geography

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Where Mallabys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Masham, Gateshead, Dewsbury and Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stockton-on-Tees and County Durham. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Masham Yorkshire, North Riding
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Dewsbury Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stockton-on-Tees 002 Stockton-on-Tees
2 Stockton-on-Tees 014 Stockton-on-Tees
3 Stockton-on-Tees 015 Stockton-on-Tees
4 County Durham 019 County Durham
5 Stockton-on-Tees 013 Stockton-on-Tees

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mallaby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mallaby

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mallaby, 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 Mallaby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Mallaby 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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Mallaby is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, 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

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Mallaby is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Mallaby falls in decile 1 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mallaby is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Mallaby, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mallaby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mallaby 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. Yorkshire leads with 89 Mallabys recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.29x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 89 5.29x
Durham 69 13.66x
Warwickshire 5 1.17x
Cheshire 3 0.80x
Lancashire 2 0.10x
Sussex 2 0.70x
Kent 1 0.17x
Norfolk 1 0.38x
Royal Navy 1 4.94x
Staffordshire 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. East Witton Without in Yorkshire leads with 26 Mallabys recorded in 1881 and an index of 20000.00x.

Place Total Index
East Witton Without 26 20000.00x
Waldridge 25 2941.18x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 12 199.67x
Masham 11 1774.19x
Stockton On Tees 11 45.19x
Swinton With 10 11111.11x
Bishopwearmouth 9 20.77x
Heworth 9 90.45x
Newfield 7 1044.78x
Healey With Sutton 6 4285.71x
Spennithorne 6 5000.00x
Cleckheaton 5 80.65x
Leeds 4 4.21x
Aston 3 2.55x
Lower Bebington 3 134.53x
Witton Le Wear 3 209.79x
Brighton 2 3.46x
Darlington 2 10.26x
Great Crosby 2 36.43x
Kirby Fleetham 2 625.00x
Southwick 2 41.84x
Birmingham 1 0.70x
East Hauxwell 1 1666.67x
Edgbaston 1 7.54x
Fountains Earth 1 526.32x
Gomersal 1 12.74x
Harraton 1 102.04x
Ilton Cum Pott 1 1428.57x
Redcar 1 75.19x
Rochester St Margaret 1 16.37x
Royal Navy 1 5.78x
Stafford St Mary 1 12.33x
Upper Stonebeck 1 625.00x
Wimbotsham 1 303.03x
Wortley In Bramley 1 7.51x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 16
Ann 9
Ellen 6
Jane 6
Margaret 4
Annie 3
Catherine 3
Elizabeth 3
Emma 3
Alice 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Rachel 2
Sarah 2
Amy 1
Betsy 1
Cath. 1
Clara 1
Dora 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Isaa. 1
Isabella 1
Josephine 1
Lillian 1
Lucy 1
Margt.C. 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Prudence 1
Sophia 1
Susanah 1
Ursula 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 18
Joseph 7
Robert 7
Thomas 7
William 6
Charles 4
George 4
James 4
Peter 4
Edd. 3
Jno. 3
Arthur 2
Henry 2
Nicholas 2
Richard 2
Thos. 2
Cecil 1
Christopher 1
David 1
Digby 1
Fred 1
Geo.Chapman 1
Herbert 1
Isaac 1
Joe 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Watson 1
Wilkinson 1

FAQ

Mallaby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mallaby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 173 people were recorded with the Mallaby surname. That placed it at #14,112 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mallaby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 284 in 2016. That gives Mallaby a modern rank of #15,323.

What does the Mallaby map show?

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