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UK surname

Mansley

In the 1881 census there were 282 people recorded with the Mansley surname, ranking it #10,148 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 337, ranked #13,552, down from #10,148 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rochdale, Halifax and Preston. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Calderdale, Preston and Liverpool.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mansley is 421 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 19.5%.

1881 census count

282

Ranked #10,148

Modern count

337

2016, ranked #13,552

Peak year

1911

421 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mansley had 282 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,148 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 337 in 2016, ranked #13,552.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 421 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Mansley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mansley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mansley 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 162 #12,215
1861 historical 226 #10,797
1881 historical 282 #10,148
1891 historical 372 #9,386
1901 historical 396 #9,539
1911 historical 421 #8,950
1997 modern 373 #11,600
1998 modern 377 #11,894
1999 modern 384 #11,800
2000 modern 372 #12,020
2001 modern 369 #11,928
2002 modern 364 #12,268
2003 modern 342 #12,627
2004 modern 336 #12,848
2005 modern 322 #13,175
2006 modern 327 #13,092
2007 modern 341 #12,840
2008 modern 348 #12,751
2009 modern 356 #12,800
2010 modern 348 #13,304
2011 modern 345 #13,221
2012 modern 336 #13,376
2013 modern 342 #13,399
2014 modern 344 #13,426
2015 modern 339 #13,493
2016 modern 337 #13,552

Geography

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Where Mansleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rochdale, Halifax, Preston, Leigh and Blackburn. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Calderdale, Preston, Liverpool, East Riding of Yorkshire 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 Rochdale Lancashire
2 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Preston Lancashire
4 Leigh Lancashire
5 Blackburn Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Calderdale 026 Calderdale
2 Preston 009 Preston
3 Liverpool 013 Liverpool
4 East Riding of Yorkshire 039 East Riding of Yorkshire
5 West Dorset 010 West Dorset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mansley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mansley

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mansley, 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 Mansley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Mansley 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Mansley 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

Mansley is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Mansley 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mansley 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 Mansley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mansley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mansley 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 129 Mansleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.95x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 129 3.95x
Yorkshire 104 3.82x
Cheshire 21 3.46x
Denbighshire 13 12.51x
Devon 5 0.87x
Middlesex 5 0.18x
Surrey 2 0.15x
Hampshire 1 0.18x
Northamptonshire 1 0.39x
Staffordshire 1 0.11x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Halifax in Yorkshire leads with 23 Mansleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 57.47x.

Place Total Index
Halifax 23 57.47x
Ovenden 23 189.61x
Preston 20 22.90x
Oldham 13 12.34x
Pennington In Leigh 13 207.67x
Walton Le Dale 13 148.23x
Bradford 11 16.67x
Spotland 10 27.56x
Wardleworth 10 53.62x
Manningham 9 26.80x
Pendleton In Salford 9 23.14x
Liverpool 8 4.04x
Salford 8 8.33x
Bedford 7 102.49x
Chester St Bridget 7 673.08x
Chester St John Baptist 6 55.00x
Elland Cum Greetland 6 48.86x
Gresford Gwersyllt 6 186.34x
Warley 6 76.14x
Castleford 5 50.35x
Habergham Eaves 5 16.76x
Heaton 5 170.65x
Marton In Middlesbrough 5 500.00x
Ruabon 5 34.99x
Stoke Damerel 5 12.48x
Barrow In Furness 4 9.01x
Chester St Oswald 4 36.36x
St Pancras London 4 1.81x
Rotherham 3 19.52x
Royton 3 30.06x
Acton 2 645.16x
Barwick In Elmet 2 95.69x
Bury 2 5.36x
Conisbrough 2 78.13x
Kirkdale 2 3.64x
Thorner 2 227.27x
Bowdon 1 41.49x
Brightside Bierlow 1 1.87x
Davenport 1 1250.00x
Didsbury 1 23.09x
Fulwood 1 28.33x
Holdenhurst 1 6.76x
Lambeth 1 0.42x
Little Sutton 1 121.95x
Northowram 1 5.23x
Paddington London 1 0.99x
Stockport 1 3.20x
Stoke Albany 1 333.33x
Walsall Foreign 1 2.09x
Wimbledon 1 6.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 18
Elizabeth 15
Sarah 13
Alice 10
Annie 7
Ann 6
Emily 6
Eliza 5
Emma 5
Jane 5
Agnes 4
Edith 4
Ellen 4
Margaret 4
Martha 4
Ruth 4
Hannah 3
Florence 2
Harriet 2
Isabella 2
Maggie 2
Rachel 2
Susan 2
Anna 1
Betty 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Christana 1
Clara 1
Eleanor 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.A. 1
Esther 1
Eva 1
Letitia 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Mariah 1
Nanney 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 15
Thomas 15
John 14
William 10
Charles 7
Stephen 5
Alfred 4
Joseph 4
Robert 4
Christopher 3
Herbert 3
Walter 3
Aquilla 2
Edward 2
Edwd. 2
Francis 2
Fredrick 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
Joshua 2
Richard 2
Albert 1
Brook 1
Cawthra 1
Colin 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Earnis 1
Edwd 1
Edwin 1
Enoch 1
Enock 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
George 1
Hamer 1
Irving 1
Jno. 1
Joan 1
Lawrence 1
Milton 1
Sam 1
Sidney 1
Squire 1
Thos. 1
Watkin 1
Wm.Robert 1

FAQ

Mansley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mansley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 282 people were recorded with the Mansley surname. That placed it at #10,148 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mansley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 337 in 2016. That gives Mansley a modern rank of #13,552.

What does the Mansley map show?

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