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UK surname

Millerchip

In the 1881 census there were 90 people recorded with the Millerchip surname, ranking it #20,965 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 269, ranked #15,956, up from #20,965 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Mynyddyslwyn, Foleshill and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Nuneaton and Bedworth, Cannock Chase and Gosport.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Millerchip is 270 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 198.9%.

1881 census count

90

Ranked #20,965

Modern count

269

2016, ranked #15,956

Peak year

2014

270 bearers

Map years

5

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Millerchip had 90 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,965 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 269 in 2016, ranked #15,956.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 190 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Millerchip surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Millerchip surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Millerchip 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 62 #22,232
1861 historical 47 #28,023
1881 historical 90 #20,965
1891 historical 85 #26,080
1901 historical 146 #18,335
1911 historical 190 #15,438
1997 modern 252 #15,193
1998 modern 259 #15,320
1999 modern 257 #15,506
2000 modern 255 #15,538
2001 modern 253 #15,403
2002 modern 252 #15,714
2003 modern 250 #15,605
2004 modern 250 #15,695
2005 modern 243 #15,943
2006 modern 247 #15,860
2007 modern 253 #15,776
2008 modern 249 #16,111
2009 modern 259 #16,013
2010 modern 264 #16,163
2011 modern 257 #16,335
2012 modern 259 #16,126
2013 modern 263 #16,232
2014 modern 270 #16,020
2015 modern 269 #15,955
2016 modern 269 #15,956

Geography

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Where Millerchips are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Mynyddyslwyn, Foleshill, Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken, Walsall and Mancetter. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Nuneaton and Bedworth, Cannock Chase and Gosport. 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 Mynyddyslwyn Monmouthshire
2 Foleshill Warwickshire
3 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire
4 Walsall Staffordshire
5 Mancetter Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Nuneaton and Bedworth 008 Nuneaton and Bedworth
2 Cannock Chase 002 Cannock Chase
3 Nuneaton and Bedworth 006 Nuneaton and Bedworth
4 Cannock Chase 003 Cannock Chase
5 Gosport 010 Gosport

Forenames

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First names often paired with Millerchip

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Millerchip

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Millerchip surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Millerchip 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Millerchip is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Millerchip 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

Millerchip 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Millerchip 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Millerchip families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Millerchip 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. Warwickshire leads with 67 Millerchips recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.93x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 67 29.93x
Staffordshire 10 3.34x
Lancashire 7 0.66x
Lanarkshire 6 2.09x
Worcestershire 1 0.86x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Foleshill in Warwickshire leads with 25 Millerchips recorded in 1881 and an index of 1063.83x.

Place Total Index
Foleshill 25 1063.83x
Coventry Holy Trinity 17 254.49x
Coventry St Michael 12 166.90x
Sowe 9 2250.00x
Walsall Foreign 9 58.18x
Old Monkland 6 52.68x
Ardwick 5 52.63x
Aston 3 4.87x
Atherstone 1 87.72x
Cheetham 1 12.72x
Kingswinford 1 9.19x
Kirkdale 1 5.64x
Northfield 1 45.45x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Rosanna 3
Selina 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Florence 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Sarah 2
Anne 1
Betsy 1
Catherine 1
Char. 1
Clara 1
Elizabeth 1
Ellen 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Jemima 1
Kate 1
Matilda 1
Roda 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 8
Thomas 5
William 5
Joseph 3
Tom 3
Alfred 2
Henry 2
Ben. 1
Benjamin 1
Charles 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Fredk. 1
George 1
Harry 1
Jos. 1
Josiah 1
Thom.E. 1
Thos. 1
Willm. 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 Millerchip households.

FAQ

Millerchip surname: questions and answers

How common was the Millerchip surname in 1881?

In 1881, 90 people were recorded with the Millerchip surname. That placed it at #20,965 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Millerchip surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 269 in 2016. That gives Millerchip a modern rank of #15,956.

What does the Millerchip map show?

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