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UK surname

Mayoh

In the 1881 census there were 537 people recorded with the Mayoh surname, ranking it #6,413 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 358, ranked #12,931, down from #6,413 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Dean and Blackburn. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bolton and Rossendale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mayoh is 702 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 33.3%.

1881 census count

537

Ranked #6,413

Modern count

358

2016, ranked #12,931

Peak year

1901

702 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mayoh had 537 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,413 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 358 in 2016, ranked #12,931.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 702 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Mayoh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mayoh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mayoh 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 335 #6,984
1861 historical 182 #12,949
1881 historical 537 #6,413
1891 historical 518 #7,216
1901 historical 702 #6,274
1911 historical 660 #6,361
1997 modern 365 #11,804
1998 modern 397 #11,400
1999 modern 390 #11,660
2000 modern 398 #11,443
2001 modern 406 #11,096
2002 modern 399 #11,460
2003 modern 398 #11,301
2004 modern 373 #11,859
2005 modern 374 #11,778
2006 modern 366 #12,042
2007 modern 366 #12,176
2008 modern 371 #12,155
2009 modern 378 #12,248
2010 modern 388 #12,271
2011 modern 365 #12,694
2012 modern 361 #12,647
2013 modern 369 #12,655
2014 modern 363 #12,908
2015 modern 352 #13,109
2016 modern 358 #12,931

Geography

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Where Mayohs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Dean, Blackburn, Bolton-le-Moors and Bury (Walmersley and Tottington, Heap),Middleton (Birtle with Bamford, Pilsworth). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bolton and Rossendale. 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 Manchester Lancashire
2 Dean Lancashire
3 Blackburn Lancashire
4 Bolton-le-Moors Lancashire
5 Bury (Walmersley and Tottington, Heap),Middleton (Birtle with Bamford, Pilsworth) Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bolton 002 Bolton
2 Rossendale 009 Rossendale
3 Bolton 010 Bolton
4 Bolton 022 Bolton
5 Bolton 025 Bolton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mayoh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mayoh

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

Mayoh 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

Mayoh 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 Mayoh 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Mayoh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mayoh 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 515 Mayohs recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.41x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 515 8.41x
Middlesex 7 0.14x
Staffordshire 4 0.23x
Yorkshire 3 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Turton in Lancashire leads with 120 Mayohs recorded in 1881 and an index of 1196.41x.

Place Total Index
Turton 120 1196.41x
Halliwell 80 359.07x
Great Bolton 65 80.14x
Sharples 50 753.01x
Over Darwen 40 81.78x
Little Bolton 29 36.83x
Longworth 15 7894.74x
Farnworth 13 35.43x
Salford 13 7.22x
Bradford 8 27.91x
Newton 8 16.95x
Islington London 7 1.40x
Prestwich 7 45.81x
Tonge With Haulgh 7 58.72x
Adlington 6 104.71x
Stretford 6 17.81x
Horwich 5 74.85x
Manchester 5 1.82x
Pilkington 5 21.50x
Atherton 4 17.95x
Gorton 4 6.95x
Kearsley 4 31.06x
Livesey 4 37.21x
Tamworth 4 42.96x
Ardwick 3 5.43x
Rumworth 3 34.29x
Soyland 3 48.94x
Westhoughton 3 18.36x
Kirkdale 2 1.94x
Tottington Lower End 2 6.87x
Aspull 1 6.94x
Blackburn 1 0.61x
Bury 1 1.43x
Tyldesley Cum Shakerley 1 5.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 47
Elizabeth 23
Sarah 22
Jane 19
Alice 14
Ann 12
Hannah 10
Ellen 9
Margaret 9
Esther 8
Eliza 7
Martha 6
Rachel 6
Betty 5
Edith 3
Elizth. 3
Florence 3
Margt. 3
Nancy 3
Agnes 2
Annie 2
Betsy 2
Catherine 2
Christina 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Grace 2
Isabella 2
Bertha 1
Carrie 1
Dorothy 1
Elizth.Ann 1
Ethel 1
Eve 1
Frances 1
Harriet 1
Jeannette 1
Kitty 1
Letitia 1
Linda 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margeret 1
Margret 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Nelly 1
Pheobe 1
Pricilla 1
Tabitha 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 37
John 35
William 32
Robert 20
Thomas 16
Joseph 13
Walter 7
Charles 6
George 6
Henry 6
Peter 6
Albert 5
Andrew 5
Benjamin 5
Samuel 5
Jno. 4
Joshua 4
Alfred 3
David 3
Edward 3
Frederick 3
Richard 3
Arthur 2
Daniel 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Isaac 2
Jas.Hy. 2
Miles 2
Robt. 2
Wm. 2
Benjn. 1
Christopher 1
Eli. 1
Ellis 1
Fredk. 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Jacob 1
Jno.Wm. 1
Job 1
Leyland 1
Martha 1
Michael 1
Noah 1
Norman 1
Percy 1
Reginald 1
Robt.Percy 1
Wm.Rd. 1

FAQ

Mayoh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mayoh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 537 people were recorded with the Mayoh surname. That placed it at #6,413 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mayoh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 358 in 2016. That gives Mayoh a modern rank of #12,931.

What does the Mayoh map show?

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