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UK surname

Mansergh

In the 1881 census there were 150 people recorded with the Mansergh surname, ranking it #15,489 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 106, ranked #29,927, down from #15,489 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Tunstall, Lancaster Borough and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bury, Barrow-in-Furness and Allerdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mansergh is 171 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 29.3%.

1881 census count

150

Ranked #15,489

Modern count

106

2016, ranked #29,927

Peak year

1891

171 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mansergh had 150 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,489 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 106 in 2016, ranked #29,927.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 171 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Mansergh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mansergh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mansergh 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 86 #18,820
1861 historical 92 #22,112
1881 historical 150 #15,489
1891 historical 171 #16,733
1901 historical 160 #17,387
1911 historical 148 #18,023
1997 modern 105 #26,188
1998 modern 113 #25,731
1999 modern 118 #25,227
2000 modern 101 #27,555
2001 modern 107 #26,328
2002 modern 103 #27,443
2003 modern 100 #27,722
2004 modern 102 #27,637
2005 modern 103 #27,531
2006 modern 102 #27,926
2007 modern 99 #28,852
2008 modern 97 #29,527
2009 modern 101 #29,445
2010 modern 98 #30,540
2011 modern 99 #30,218
2012 modern 101 #30,078
2013 modern 107 #29,561
2014 modern 112 #28,934
2015 modern 108 #29,512
2016 modern 106 #29,927

Geography

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Where Manserghs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Tunstall, Lancaster Borough, London parishes, Millom, Muncaster and Giggleswick. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bury, Barrow-in-Furness, Allerdale, Copeland and West Dorset. 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 Tunstall Lancashire
2 Lancaster Borough Lancashire
3 London parishes London 1
4 Millom, Muncaster Cumberland
5 Giggleswick Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bury 008 Bury
2 Barrow-in-Furness 002 Barrow-in-Furness
3 Allerdale 007 Allerdale
4 Copeland 008 Copeland
5 West Dorset 005 West Dorset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mansergh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mansergh

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

Mansergh is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Mansergh 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 Mansergh is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Mansergh, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mansergh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mansergh 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. Lancashire leads with 69 Manserghs recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.97x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 69 3.97x
Yorkshire 25 1.72x
Westmorland 18 55.99x
Cumberland 11 8.73x
Hampshire 9 3.00x
Gloucestershire 6 2.09x
Middlesex 5 0.34x
Leicestershire 2 1.23x
Shropshire 2 1.58x
Norfolk 1 0.44x
Somerset 1 0.42x
Warwickshire 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Torver in Lancashire leads with 10 Manserghs recorded in 1881 and an index of 10000.00x.

Place Total Index
Torver 10 10000.00x
Millom 9 233.16x
Cheetham 8 61.78x
Newton In Clitheroe 8 4705.88x
Broughton In Salford 7 44.11x
Rathmell 7 6363.64x
Burton In Lonsdale 6 1935.48x
Clifton 6 41.35x
Dalton In Furness 6 89.55x
Kirkby Ireleth 6 689.66x
Whitwell Selside 6 4615.38x
Aldershot 5 49.75x
Fawcett Forest 5 16666.67x
Hampstead London 5 21.94x
Salford 5 9.79x
Elton 4 66.67x
Stansfield 4 74.91x
Undermilbeck 4 377.36x
Burrow With Burrow 3 2727.27x
Kirkdale 3 10.27x
Millbrook 3 39.74x
Toxteth Park 3 5.10x
Farlam 2 253.16x
Garston 2 39.06x
Glen Parva 2 526.32x
Lytham 2 75.47x
Shrewsbury St Julian 2 63.90x
Whittington 2 1176.47x
Applethwaite 1 104.17x
Blawith 1 1250.00x
Buckholt 1 5000.00x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 3.63x
East Broughton 1 204.08x
Helsington 1 588.24x
Lancaster 1 9.68x
Long Sleddale 1 1428.57x
Rishton 1 49.02x
Taunton St James 1 29.15x
Ulverston 1 19.76x
Walton Le Dale 1 21.46x
Warwick St Mary 1 31.25x
Watton 1 140.85x
West Derby 1 1.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Elizabeth 10
Jane 5
Margaret 5
Ann 4
Sarah 4
Agnes 3
Annie 3
Hannah 3
Isabella 3
Amy 2
Anna 2
Emma 2
Marey 2
Martha 2
Alice 1
Bertha 1
Bessie 1
Cathleen 1
Christiana 1
Dora 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Ellen 1
Joanna 1
Lilian 1
Lillian 1
Margret 1
Marian 1
Rachel 1
Rhoda 1
Ruth 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 8
Richard 7
Thomas 7
William 7
James 5
Joseph 5
Arthur 3
George 3
Joshua 3
Robert 3
Alfred 2
Daniel 2
Wm. 2
Aaron 1
Adam 1
Airey 1
Charles 1
David 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Greville 1
Henry 1
Lawrence 1
Neville 1
W. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Mansergh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mansergh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 150 people were recorded with the Mansergh surname. That placed it at #15,489 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mansergh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 106 in 2016. That gives Mansergh a modern rank of #29,927.

What does the Mansergh map show?

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