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UK surname

Mawhood

In the 1881 census there were 69 people recorded with the Mawhood surname, ranking it #23,816 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 121, ranked #27,399, down from #23,816 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Gateshead and Chelmsford, Broomfield, Writtle, Widford, Chignal St James, Chignal Smealy. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include St Albans, Isle of Wight and Mid Suffolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mawhood is 137 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 75.4%.

1881 census count

69

Ranked #23,816

Modern count

121

2016, ranked #27,399

Peak year

1999

137 bearers

Map years

6

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mawhood had 69 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #23,816 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 121 in 2016, ranked #27,399.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 128 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Multicultural Inner Suburbs.

Mawhood surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mawhood surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Mawhood 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 21 #29,550
1861 historical 26 #30,677
1881 historical 69 #23,816
1891 historical 100 #24,045
1901 historical 114 #21,166
1911 historical 128 #19,664
1997 modern 136 #22,398
1998 modern 131 #23,495
1999 modern 137 #23,083
2000 modern 127 #24,121
2001 modern 125 #24,011
2002 modern 130 #23,903
2003 modern 131 #23,553
2004 modern 129 #24,019
2005 modern 127 #24,178
2006 modern 127 #24,384
2007 modern 137 #23,590
2008 modern 129 #24,790
2009 modern 120 #26,496
2010 modern 122 #26,876
2011 modern 125 #26,220
2012 modern 127 #25,992
2013 modern 135 #25,395
2014 modern 128 #26,490
2015 modern 122 #27,245
2016 modern 121 #27,399

Geography

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Where Mawhoods are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Gateshead, Chelmsford, Broomfield, Writtle, Widford, Chignal St James, Chignal Smealy, Sheffield and Whalley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to St Albans, Isle of Wight, Mid Suffolk, Sheffield and Woking. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Chelmsford, Broomfield, Writtle, Widford, Chignal St James, Chignal Smealy Essex
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Whalley Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 St Albans 017 St Albans
2 Isle of Wight 012 Isle of Wight
3 Mid Suffolk 006 Mid Suffolk
4 Sheffield 019 Sheffield
5 Woking 002 Woking

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mawhood

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mawhood

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

Baseline UK

Group

Multicultural Inner Suburbs

Nationally, the Mawhood surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Multicultural Inner Suburbs, within Baseline UK. This does not mean every Mawhood 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 many younger and middle-aged adults with children. All ethnic minorities, apart from those identifying as Pakistani or Bangladeshi, appear to be present in above average proportions. Affiliation to Christian religions is uncommon. Long-term disability rates are low, mirrored in limited provision of unpaid care. Privately rented terrace houses and flats are the norm. Managerial, professional and technical occupations are prevalent, and work is rarely part time. Many individuals have degree level qualifications. These areas form the inner suburbs of many of the UK’s towns and cities.

Wider pattern

This Supergroup exemplifies the broad base to the UK’s social structure, encompassing as it does the average or modal levels of many neighbourhood characteristics, including all housing tenures, a range of levels of educational attainment and religious affiliations, and a variety of pre-retirement age structures. Yet, in combination, these mixes are each distinctive of the parts of the UK. Overall, terraced houses and flats are the most prevalent, as is employment in intermediate or low-skilled occupations. However, this Supergroup is also characterised by above average levels of unemployment and lower levels of use of English as the main language. Many neighbourhoods occur in south London and the UK’s other major urban centres.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Mawhood is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Mawhood is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Mawhood 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mawhood is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Mawhood, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mawhood families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mawhood 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 35 Mawhoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.25x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 35 5.25x
Essex 9 6.77x
Middlesex 9 1.34x
Surrey 8 2.44x
Northumberland 7 6.99x
Kent 1 0.44x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Nether Hallam in Yorkshire leads with 12 Mawhoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 133.04x.

Place Total Index
Nether Hallam 12 133.04x
Ecclesall Bierlow 10 73.69x
Chelmsford 9 394.74x
Sheffield 8 37.68x
Tynemouth 7 130.60x
Rotherhithe 5 60.10x
Shoreditch London 4 13.71x
St Pancras London 4 7.38x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 2 32.21x
Bermondsey 2 9.98x
Holy Trinity 2 12.47x
Camberwell 1 2.33x
Maidstone 1 14.62x
St George Hanover 1 11.38x
Sutton Stoneferry 1 52.36x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 5
Margaret 3
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Sarah 2
Ada 1
Annie 1
Beatrice 1
Edith 1
Elizabeth 1
Elizth. 1
Emma 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Jane 1
Jemima 1
Laura 1
Letitia 1
Louisa 1
Marianne 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Frederick 5
John 5
Charles 4
George 4
Thomas 4
Edward 2
William 2
Arthur 1
Christopher 1
Douglas 1
Geo.Thos. 1
Joseph 1
Ralph 1
Richard 1
Richd.Henry 1
Samuel 1
Tom 1
Waldo 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Mawhood households.

FAQ

Mawhood surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mawhood surname in 1881?

In 1881, 69 people were recorded with the Mawhood surname. That placed it at #23,816 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mawhood surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 121 in 2016. That gives Mawhood a modern rank of #27,399.

What does the Mawhood map show?

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