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Marfleet

In the 1881 census there were 186 people recorded with the Marfleet surname, ranking it #13,448 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 375, ranked #12,457, up from #13,448 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lincoln St Botolph, London parishes and Clee. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Colchester, Bassetlaw and Denbighshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Marfleet is 429 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 101.6%.

1881 census count

186

Ranked #13,448

Modern count

375

2016, ranked #12,457

Peak year

2002

429 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Marfleet had 186 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,448 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 375 in 2016, ranked #12,457.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 326 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Marfleet surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Marfleet surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Marfleet 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 164 #12,116
1861 historical 153 #15,032
1881 historical 186 #13,448
1891 historical 231 #13,472
1901 historical 295 #11,783
1911 historical 326 #10,763
1997 modern 355 #12,040
1998 modern 423 #10,899
1999 modern 418 #11,071
2000 modern 419 #11,028
2001 modern 408 #11,056
2002 modern 429 #10,858
2003 modern 426 #10,742
2004 modern 409 #11,095
2005 modern 385 #11,512
2006 modern 379 #11,688
2007 modern 386 #11,676
2008 modern 390 #11,693
2009 modern 397 #11,793
2010 modern 410 #11,754
2011 modern 403 #11,806
2012 modern 384 #12,088
2013 modern 393 #12,085
2014 modern 390 #12,239
2015 modern 382 #12,322
2016 modern 375 #12,457

Geography

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Where Marfleets are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lincoln St Botolph, London parishes, Clee, St Werburgh and Beckenham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Colchester, Bassetlaw, Denbighshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Basingstoke and Deane. 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 Lincoln St Botolph Lincolnshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Clee Lincolnshire
4 St Werburgh Derbyshire
5 Beckenham Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Colchester 021 Colchester
2 Bassetlaw 002 Bassetlaw
3 Denbighshire 012 Denbighshire
4 Stoke-on-Trent 028 Stoke-on-Trent
5 Basingstoke and Deane 003 Basingstoke and Deane

Forenames

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First names often paired with Marfleet

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Marfleet

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Marfleet surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Marfleet 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Marfleet 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

Marfleet 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

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

1881 census detail

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Marfleet families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Marfleet 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. Lincolnshire leads with 59 Marfleets recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.34x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 59 20.34x
Surrey 29 3.28x
Derbyshire 16 5.63x
Cambridgeshire 14 12.18x
Staffordshire 14 2.29x
Middlesex 13 0.72x
Yorkshire 13 0.72x
Hertfordshire 7 5.60x
Hampshire 5 1.34x
Northamptonshire 5 2.93x
Durham 3 0.56x
Essex 2 0.56x
Berkshire 1 0.73x
Kent 1 0.16x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Monmouthshire 1 0.76x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.41x
Westmorland 1 2.51x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Trentham in Staffordshire leads with 14 Marfleets recorded in 1881 and an index of 268.71x.

Place Total Index
Trentham 14 268.71x
Carshalton 12 355.03x
St Andrewthe Less 9 68.55x
Wainfleet St Mary 9 2045.45x
Ilkeston 8 100.50x
Lambeth 7 4.43x
Litchurch 7 61.24x
East Ardsley 6 384.62x
Louth 6 90.23x
Canwick 5 3333.33x
Dalby 5 5000.00x
Litchborough 5 2272.73x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 5 122.55x
West Wratting 5 1351.35x
Bassingham 4 888.89x
Bishop Stortford 4 95.69x
Boothby Graffoe 4 4000.00x
Ewell 4 213.90x
Finchley 4 57.47x
Beddington 3 87.72x
Bushey 3 100.67x
Cleethorpes 3 175.44x
Fishtoft 3 526.32x
Holy Trinity 3 6.94x
Southampton St Mary 3 12.83x
St Botolph Lincoln 3 143.54x
Stockton On Tees 3 11.53x
Tottenham 3 10.38x
Boston 2 22.73x
Bromley London 2 5.01x
Hackney London 2 1.97x
Marske In Guisbrough 2 62.70x
St Margaret Lincoln 2 769.23x
St Mark Lincoln 2 322.58x
Wellingore 2 408.16x
Withcall 2 1333.33x
Aldershot 1 8.03x
Battersea 1 1.50x
Bromley 1 10.60x
Camberwell 1 0.86x
Chelsea London 1 1.83x
Cowlam 1 2500.00x
Epsom 1 23.20x
Halliwell 1 12.77x
Llanvihangel Llantarnam 1 40.00x
Orby 1 400.00x
Portsea 1 1.37x
Ripley 1 28.49x
Romford 1 17.67x
Sandhurst 1 37.88x
South Collingham 1 208.33x
St George Bloomsbury 1 9.61x
St Martin Lincoln 1 37.17x
Undermilbeck 1 76.34x
Wakefield 1 7.25x
West Ham 1 1.26x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

FAQ

Marfleet surname: questions and answers

How common was the Marfleet surname in 1881?

In 1881, 186 people were recorded with the Marfleet surname. That placed it at #13,448 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Marfleet surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 375 in 2016. That gives Marfleet a modern rank of #12,457.

What does the Marfleet map show?

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