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UK surname

Mallinson

A surname of English origin meaning "son of Mallin", a diminutive of the given name Malcolm.

In the 1881 census there were 2,473 people recorded with the Mallinson surname, ranking it #1,800 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 2,940, ranked #2,296, down from #1,800 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Kirkheaton and Almondbury. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Calderdale, Eden and Kirklees.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mallinson is 3,276 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 18.9%.

1881 census count

2,473

Ranked #1,800

Modern count

2,940

2016, ranked #2,296

Peak year

1911

3,276 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mallinson had 2,473 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,800 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 2,940 in 2016, ranked #2,296.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 3,276 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Mallinson surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mallinson surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mallinson 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 1,327 #2,163
1861 historical 1,302 #2,191
1881 historical 2,473 #1,800
1891 historical 2,851 #1,666
1901 historical 3,137 #1,789
1911 historical 3,276 #1,595
1997 modern 2,964 #2,184
1998 modern 3,078 #2,179
1999 modern 3,130 #2,166
2000 modern 3,081 #2,189
2001 modern 2,999 #2,198
2002 modern 3,054 #2,202
2003 modern 2,996 #2,194
2004 modern 2,967 #2,214
2005 modern 2,895 #2,242
2006 modern 2,903 #2,229
2007 modern 2,943 #2,226
2008 modern 2,975 #2,210
2009 modern 3,028 #2,225
2010 modern 3,059 #2,258
2011 modern 3,045 #2,233
2012 modern 2,976 #2,245
2013 modern 3,010 #2,261
2014 modern 3,019 #2,273
2015 modern 2,969 #2,281
2016 modern 2,940 #2,296

Geography

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Where Mallinsons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Kirkheaton, Almondbury, Bradford and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Calderdale, Eden and Kirklees. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Kirkheaton Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Almondbury Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Calderdale 025 Calderdale
2 Calderdale 026 Calderdale
3 Eden 006 Eden
4 Kirklees 059 Kirklees
5 Kirklees 057 Kirklees

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mallinson

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mallinson

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Mallinson surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Mallinson household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

European Enclaves

Within London, Mallinson 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

Mallinson is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Mallinson falls in decile 7 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 Mallinson 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 - British

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

Meaning and origin of Mallinson

The surname Mallinson is believed to have originated in England, specifically in the northern counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, during the late medieval period.

This surname is an occupational name derived from the Old English word "mallin," meaning "a man who tends to the mill." It referred to individuals who worked in mills, either as millers or in other capacities related to milling grain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Mallinson can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from the year 1379, where it was spelled as "Malynson." This suggests that the name had already been established by the late 14th century.

The Mallinson surname also appears in various historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries, including parish registers and tax records. For instance, a Robert Mallinson was recorded in the Yorkshire Parish Registers in 1545.

Over time, the surname evolved to include variations in spelling, such as Mallison, Malinson, and Malynson, reflecting local dialects and pronunciation differences.

One notable individual with the surname Mallinson was John Mallinson (1835-1909), a British industrialist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Huddersfield from 1885 to 1892.

Another prominent figure was George Mallinson (1884-1975), a renowned English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and represented England in Test matches.

In the literary world, Miles Mallinson (1888-1969) was a British novelist and playwright known for his works set in the English countryside.

The surname Mallinson has also been associated with places like Mallinson Ridding, a hamlet in Cumbria, England, which likely took its name from an early bearer of the surname.

A notable example from the United States is William Mallinson (1801-1865), an American inventor and textile manufacturer who made significant contributions to the development of textile machinery in the 19th century.

While the Mallinson surname has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America, Australia, and New Zealand, carried by individuals who emigrated from the British Isles.

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1881 census detail

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Mallinson families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mallinson 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 1,792 Mallinsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.50x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 1,792 7.50x
Lancashire 325 1.14x
Cumberland 75 3.61x
Middlesex 67 0.28x
Surrey 47 0.40x
Essex 30 0.63x
Westmorland 24 4.53x
Cheshire 17 0.32x
Warwickshire 13 0.21x
Derbyshire 9 0.24x
Durham 9 0.13x
Kent 9 0.11x
Oxfordshire 8 0.54x
Hertfordshire 6 0.36x
Montgomeryshire 5 0.91x
Midlothian 4 0.12x
Nottinghamshire 4 0.12x
Renfrewshire 4 0.21x
Somerset 4 0.10x
Kirkcudbrightshire 3 0.86x
Lincolnshire 3 0.08x
Norfolk 3 0.08x
Roxburghshire 2 0.46x
Shropshire 2 0.10x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.04x
Dorset 1 0.06x
Glamorgan 1 0.02x
Hampshire 1 0.02x
Northamptonshire 1 0.04x
Staffordshire 1 0.01x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Huddersfield in Yorkshire leads with 139 Mallinsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 39.94x.

Place Total Index
Huddersfield 139 39.94x
Leeds 92 6.82x
Northowram 71 42.39x
Southowram 68 93.27x
Almondbury 63 54.55x
Lepton 58 232.46x
Mirfield 55 41.94x
Lockwood 53 61.68x
Linthwaite 50 99.60x
Halifax 49 13.97x
Wyke In Bradford 48 112.36x
Bradfield 46 49.96x
Ashton Under Lyne 40 6.40x
Hipperholme Cum 40 38.11x
North Bierley 38 29.47x
Barnsley 33 13.39x
Manningham 33 11.21x
Nether Hallam 32 9.90x
Sheffield 31 4.08x
Skircoat 31 32.91x
Elland Cum Greetland 30 27.88x
Manchester 30 2.33x
Bradford 29 5.02x
Dalton In Huddersfield 29 54.20x
Longwood 29 75.32x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 28 46.47x
Liversedge 25 23.51x
Great Salkeld 24 581.11x
Ecclesfield 23 13.13x
Netherthong 23 297.93x
Hunslet 21 5.64x
Kirkheaton 21 54.21x
Dewsbury 20 8.16x
Ecclesall Bierlow 20 4.12x
Barrow In Furness 19 4.88x
Habergham Eaves 16 6.12x
Norland 16 97.62x
Brightside Bierlow 15 3.20x
Southwark St George Martyr 15 3.09x
Stainland Cum Old 15 36.69x
Liverpool 14 0.81x
Chadderton 13 9.30x
Penrith 13 16.96x
South Crosland 13 51.69x
Wooldale 13 32.09x
Conistone Cum Kilnsey 12 805.37x
Headingley Cum Burley 12 7.80x
Keighley 12 4.71x
Kimberworth 12 9.05x
West Ham 12 1.14x
Flockton 11 112.94x
Hammersmith London 11 1.85x
Great Little Marsden 10 7.63x
Harrow 10 27.14x
Morley 10 8.05x
Prestwich 10 14.02x
Castleton 9 3.15x
Darton 9 36.79x
Gomersal 9 8.07x
Lambeth 9 0.43x
Newton In Makerfield 9 10.28x
Ovenden 9 8.47x
Westminster St John 9 3.07x
Broughton In Salford 8 3.06x
Ellel 8 54.24x
Guiseley 8 26.15x
Hampsthwaite 8 212.20x
Hulme 8 1.34x
Kirkby Malham 8 666.67x
Little Bolton 8 2.18x
Newby 8 396.04x
Ripon 8 14.44x
Salford 8 0.95x
Soothill 8 9.27x
St Pancras London 8 0.41x
Arlecdon 7 12.68x
Bingley 7 4.60x
Potter Newton 7 16.61x
Sowerby In Halifax 7 8.96x
Soyland 7 24.42x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 163
Sarah 109
Elizabeth 79
Emma 59
Ann 54
Hannah 49
Jane 43
Martha 43
Eliza 38
Alice 35
Ellen 34
Annie 33
Emily 29
Clara 24
Margaret 23
Harriet 20
Lucy 16
Ada 15
Edith 14
Louisa 12
Florence 11
Isabella 10
Kate 10
Caroline 9
Elizth. 9
Ethel 9
Maria 9
Susannah 9
Grace 8
Agnes 7
Betty 7
Laura 7
Matilda 7
Ruth 7
Amelia 6
Anne 6
Charlotte 6
Gertrude 6
Amy 5
Catherine 5
Esther 5
Frances 5
Jessie 5
Fanny 4
Lydia 4
Susan 4
Betsy 3
Eleanor 3
Julia 3
Maud 3

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 146
William 95
George 93
Joseph 78
Thomas 69
James 66
Arthur 45
Fred 34
Charles 26
Harry 22
Richard 22
Walter 22
Edward 20
Henry 20
Herbert 19
Joe 17
Albert 16
David 16
Samuel 15
Alfred 14
Robert 13
Benjamin 11
Tom 11
Frank 10
Frederick 10
Abraham 9
Ben 8
Ernest 8
Edwin 7
Geo. 7
Matthew 7
Edgar 6
Hugh 6
Jno. 6
Joshua 6
Wm. 6
Stephen 5
Martin 4
Percy 4
Sam 4
Saml. 4
Abel 3
Allan 3
Allen 3
Edmund 3
Hanson 3
Isaac 3
Jas. 3
Leonard 3
Smith 3

FAQ

Mallinson surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mallinson surname in 1881?

In 1881, 2,473 people were recorded with the Mallinson surname. That placed it at #1,800 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mallinson surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 2,940 in 2016. That gives Mallinson a modern rank of #2,296.

What does the Mallinson surname mean?

A surname of English origin meaning "son of Mallin", a diminutive of the given name Malcolm.

What does the Mallinson map show?

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