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UK surname

Mintern

In the 1881 census there were 166 people recorded with the Mintern surname, ranking it #14,496 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 192, ranked #20,118, down from #14,496 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Central Bedfordshire, Chiltern and Hastings.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mintern is 258 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.7%.

1881 census count

166

Ranked #14,496

Modern count

192

2016, ranked #20,118

Peak year

1911

258 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mintern had 166 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,496 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 192 in 2016, ranked #20,118.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 258 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Outer Suburbs.

Mintern surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mintern surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mintern 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 101 #17,036
1861 historical 91 #22,206
1881 historical 166 #14,496
1891 historical 196 #15,163
1901 historical 230 #13,851
1911 historical 258 #12,614
1997 modern 195 #17,912
1998 modern 202 #17,991
1999 modern 196 #18,464
2000 modern 200 #18,209
2001 modern 190 #18,520
2002 modern 196 #18,535
2003 modern 188 #18,810
2004 modern 189 #18,855
2005 modern 183 #19,194
2006 modern 173 #19,995
2007 modern 183 #19,553
2008 modern 185 #19,589
2009 modern 186 #19,946
2010 modern 192 #19,960
2011 modern 184 #20,363
2012 modern 193 #19,665
2013 modern 198 #19,657
2014 modern 192 #20,230
2015 modern 187 #20,502
2016 modern 192 #20,118

Geography

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Where Minterns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street, London parishes, Manchester and Toller Porcorum. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Central Bedfordshire, Chiltern, Hastings, Sandwell and Chelmsford. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street Somerset
3 London parishes London 3
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Toller Porcorum Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Central Bedfordshire 012 Central Bedfordshire
2 Chiltern 007 Chiltern
3 Hastings 001 Hastings
4 Sandwell 002 Sandwell
5 Chelmsford 002 Chelmsford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mintern

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mintern

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Outer Suburbs

Nationally, the Mintern surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Outer Suburbs, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Mintern 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 are found on the outer edges of many towns and cities. Many residents were born outside the UK. Indian ethnic group representation is high. There are high numbers of families with dependent children aged 5 to 14. Incidences of disability and of provision of unpaid care are low. Neighbourhoods provide a mix of detached housing and flats, and terraced housing is not uncommon. Levels of overcrowding are low and homeownership rates are high. Professional and managerial occupations are prevalent: unemployment is low and education to degree level is the norm.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Mintern 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

Mintern is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Mintern 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mintern 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 Mintern, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mintern families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mintern 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. Somerset leads with 34 Minterns recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.04x.

County Total Index
Somerset 34 13.04x
Dorset 30 28.23x
Middlesex 23 1.42x
Hampshire 21 6.33x
Surrey 20 2.53x
Devon 12 3.56x
Gloucestershire 10 3.15x
Lancashire 7 0.36x
Kent 4 0.72x
Cornwall 3 1.64x
Buckinghamshire 2 2.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Frampton in Dorset leads with 11 Minterns recorded in 1881 and an index of 4782.61x.

Place Total Index
Frampton 11 4782.61x
Fordingbridge 9 500.00x
Lambeth 9 6.37x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 8 26.76x
Christchurch 8 111.11x
St Pancras London 8 6.14x
Walcot 8 57.64x
Chorlton On Medlock 7 22.93x
Milborne Port 7 673.08x
Plymouth Charles The 7 47.14x
Wandsworth 7 44.90x
Glastonbury 6 281.69x
Plympton St Mary 5 256.41x
Bath St James 4 147.06x
Bathwick 4 138.89x
Hammersmith London 4 10.03x
St Luke London 4 15.40x
Toller Porcorum 4 1600.00x
Beaminster 3 254.24x
Blandford Forum 3 142.86x
Camberwell 3 2.90x
Hook 3 3333.33x
Islington London 3 1.91x
Holdenhurst 2 22.96x
Kimmeridge 2 2222.22x
Parkstone 2 161.29x
Ramsgate 2 22.17x
Shepton Mallet 2 68.49x
St Botolph Aldersgate 2 107.53x
Tonbridge 2 10.04x
Weston Super Mare 2 30.40x
Wycombe 2 27.40x
Bitton Oldland 1 30.77x
Bristol St Augustine 1 19.49x
Burnham 1 50.25x
Corscombe 1 277.78x
East Stoke 1 312.50x
Farnham 1 16.29x
Lymington 1 40.98x
Madron Penzance 1 14.99x
Sopley 1 217.39x
St Blazey 1 62.11x
St Clement 1 52.36x
St George Bloomsbury 1 10.76x
St George In East 1 9.08x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 9
Sarah 4
Alice 3
Amelia 3
Annie 3
Eliza 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Jane 3
Kate 3
Ann 2
Ellen 2
Louisa 2
Nellie 2
Amy 1
Anna 1
Asenath 1
Bessie 1
Catherine 1
Edith 1
Florence 1
France 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Janette 1
Josephine 1
Julia 1
Lavinia 1
Lousia 1
Lucy 1
M. 1
Mable 1
Margaret 1
Marie 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
May 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Sallie 1
Selena 1
Selina 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Mintern 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
James 7
George 6
Robert 5
Charles 4
Albert 3
Arthur 3
Samuel 3
Alfred 2
Edmund 2
Edward 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
Herbert 2
Thomas 2
Walter 2
Albat 1
Benjamin 1
Fredk.H.S. 1
Hampton 1
Joash 1
Job 1
Lot 1
Philip 1
Richard 1
Stephen 1

FAQ

Mintern surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mintern surname in 1881?

In 1881, 166 people were recorded with the Mintern surname. That placed it at #14,496 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mintern surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 192 in 2016. That gives Mintern a modern rank of #20,118.

What does the Mintern map show?

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