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UK surname

Millichip

In the 1881 census there were 176 people recorded with the Millichip surname, ranking it #13,930 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 204, ranked #19,320, down from #13,930 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kingswinford, Dudley and Cound. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest and Shropshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Millichip is 224 in 2011. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.9%.

1881 census count

176

Ranked #13,930

Modern count

204

2016, ranked #19,320

Peak year

2011

224 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Millichip had 176 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,930 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016, ranked #19,320.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 217 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Millichip surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Millichip surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Millichip 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 84 #19,067
1861 historical 42 #28,691
1881 historical 176 #13,930
1891 historical 152 #18,163
1901 historical 181 #16,107
1911 historical 217 #14,214
1997 modern 223 #16,448
1998 modern 213 #17,431
1999 modern 217 #17,307
2000 modern 215 #17,388
2001 modern 207 #17,573
2002 modern 220 #17,249
2003 modern 217 #17,176
2004 modern 208 #17,758
2005 modern 201 #18,080
2006 modern 210 #17,718
2007 modern 209 #17,951
2008 modern 207 #18,243
2009 modern 212 #18,328
2010 modern 215 #18,551
2011 modern 224 #17,891
2012 modern 212 #18,481
2013 modern 209 #18,984
2014 modern 211 #19,002
2015 modern 208 #19,085
2016 modern 204 #19,320

Geography

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Where Millichips are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kingswinford, Dudley, Cound, Lindridge and Sarnesfield, Birley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest, Shropshire, Aylesbury Vale and Dudley. 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 Kingswinford Worcestershire
2 Dudley Staffordshire
3 Cound Shropshire
4 Lindridge Worcestershire
5 Sarnesfield, Birley Herefordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Malvern Hills 001 Malvern Hills
2 Wyre Forest 005 Wyre Forest
3 Shropshire 038 Shropshire
4 Aylesbury Vale 005 Aylesbury Vale
5 Dudley 029 Dudley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Millichip

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Millichip

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Millichip surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Millichip household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Millichip is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Millichip 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

Millichip falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Millichip is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Millichip, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Millichip families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Millichip 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. Staffordshire leads with 52 Millichips recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.97x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 52 8.97x
Worcestershire 48 21.41x
Herefordshire 30 42.62x
Shropshire 23 15.51x
Lancashire 10 0.49x
Lincolnshire 7 2.55x
Monmouthshire 2 1.61x
Cheshire 1 0.26x
Kent 1 0.17x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.43x
Surrey 1 0.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Dudley in Worcestershire leads with 17 Millichips recorded in 1881 and an index of 62.39x.

Place Total Index
Dudley 17 62.39x
Pensax 15 5357.14x
West Bromwich 13 39.19x
Kingswinford 9 42.78x
Birley 8 8888.89x
Leominster 8 274.91x
Amblecote 7 424.24x
Madeley 7 128.68x
Monkland 7 5833.33x
Walsall Foreign 7 23.39x
Stoke Upon Trent 6 9.76x
Upper Arley 6 1395.35x
Wellington 6 71.94x
Lower Mitton 5 252.53x
Manchester 5 5.46x
Weobley 5 961.54x
Astley 4 851.06x
Kidderminster Borough 4 30.49x
Barrow In Furness 3 10.83x
Burford 3 1200.00x
Cound 3 1071.43x
Somerby In Grantham 3 428.57x
Spittlegate 3 78.95x
Leominster Out 2 303.03x
Panteg 2 102.56x
Ancaster 1 263.16x
Bridgnorth St Leonard 1 59.52x
Chaddesley Corbett 1 119.05x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 3.09x
Eccleshall 1 45.45x
Gillingham 1 8.28x
Hallow 1 90.91x
Hartlebury 1 75.19x
Leatherhead 1 47.85x
Liverpool 1 0.81x
Munslow 1 277.78x
Nottingham St Mary 1 1.67x
Pownall Fee 1 58.82x
Sedgley 1 4.65x
Shrewsbury St Chad 1 19.23x
Stafford St Mary 1 12.20x
Uffington 1 769.23x
Wolverhampton 1 2.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Sarah 10
Emma 6
Harriet 5
Eliza 3
Elizabeth 3
Ellen 3
Fanny 3
Louisa 3
Martha 3
Selina 3
Agnes 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Jane 2
Lizzie 2
Lucy 2
Phoebe 2
Rose 2
Abigail 1
Abigale 1
Ada 1
Amelia 1
Catherine 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Estella 1
Esther 1
Harriett 1
Ida 1
Joan 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lizzy 1
Lois 1
Miriam 1
Myra 1
Nellie 1
Susann 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 11
John 10
George 6
Thomas 6
Edward 5
Charles 3
Herbert 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Matthew 2
Richard 2
Thimothy 2
Willm. 2
Benjn. 1
Catherine 1
Emmanuel 1
Frank 1
Geo 1
Geo. 1
Geo.Richd. 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Isaac 1
James 1
Job 1
Mathew 1
Philip 1
Phillip 1
Ralph 1
Richd. 1
Saml. 1
Stephen 1
Thos 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Millichip surname: questions and answers

How common was the Millichip surname in 1881?

In 1881, 176 people were recorded with the Millichip surname. That placed it at #13,930 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Millichip surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016. That gives Millichip a modern rank of #19,320.

What does the Millichip map show?

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