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UK surname

Mitchinson

In the 1881 census there were 762 people recorded with the Mitchinson surname, ranking it #4,843 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,380, ranked #4,374, up from #4,843 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stanwix, Crosby-on-Eden, Gateshead and Wigan. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hambleton, Northumberland and Carlisle.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mitchinson is 1,427 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 81.1%.

1881 census count

762

Ranked #4,843

Modern count

1,380

2016, ranked #4,374

Peak year

2000

1,427 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mitchinson had 762 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #4,843 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,380 in 2016, ranked #4,374.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,165 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Mitchinson surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mitchinson surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mitchinson 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 461 #5,378
1861 historical 549 #4,796
1881 historical 762 #4,843
1891 historical 942 #4,394
1901 historical 1,081 #4,470
1911 historical 1,165 #4,012
1997 modern 1,346 #4,273
1998 modern 1,382 #4,321
1999 modern 1,407 #4,285
2000 modern 1,427 #4,228
2001 modern 1,401 #4,219
2002 modern 1,408 #4,279
2003 modern 1,343 #4,365
2004 modern 1,346 #4,366
2005 modern 1,297 #4,435
2006 modern 1,309 #4,421
2007 modern 1,304 #4,474
2008 modern 1,313 #4,474
2009 modern 1,361 #4,422
2010 modern 1,402 #4,396
2011 modern 1,391 #4,383
2012 modern 1,399 #4,306
2013 modern 1,415 #4,332
2014 modern 1,414 #4,359
2015 modern 1,394 #4,365
2016 modern 1,380 #4,374

Geography

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Where Mitchinsons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stanwix, Crosby-on-Eden, Gateshead, Wigan, Bishop Wearmouth and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hambleton, Northumberland, Carlisle, Sunderland and Newark and Sherwood. 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 Stanwix, Crosby-on-Eden Cumberland
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Wigan Lancashire
4 Bishop Wearmouth Durham
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hambleton 004 Hambleton
2 Northumberland 037 Northumberland
3 Carlisle 002 Carlisle
4 Sunderland 009 Sunderland
5 Newark and Sherwood 006 Newark and Sherwood

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mitchinson

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mitchinson

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Mitchinson surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Mitchinson 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 predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Mitchinson 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

Mitchinson 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

Mitchinson falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Mitchinson 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 Mitchinson, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mitchinson families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mitchinson 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. Cumberland leads with 227 Mitchinsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.38x.

County Total Index
Cumberland 227 35.38x
Durham 220 9.92x
Yorkshire 103 1.39x
Lancashire 79 0.89x
Northumberland 42 3.79x
Middlesex 36 0.48x
Lincolnshire 16 1.34x
Warwickshire 12 0.64x
Cornwall 6 0.71x
Fife 6 1.36x
Berkshire 5 0.89x
Essex 2 0.14x
Gloucestershire 2 0.14x
Midlothian 2 0.20x
Surrey 2 0.06x
Devon 1 0.06x
Hampshire 1 0.07x
Royal Navy 1 1.13x
Westmorland 1 0.61x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Gateshead in Durham leads with 53 Mitchinsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.93x.

Place Total Index
Gateshead 53 31.93x
Wigan 30 24.28x
Bishopwearmouth 22 11.56x
Sunderland 21 53.63x
Kirkbride 19 2043.01x
Crosscanonby 16 75.40x
Brompton In 13 393.94x
Castle Carrock 13 1710.53x
Bowness 12 483.87x
Dawdon 12 44.00x
North Bailey South 12 1090.91x
Birmingham 11 1.76x
Hendon 11 41.03x
Dalton In Furness 10 29.29x
Doncaster 10 18.53x
Lamesley 10 83.82x
Monkwearmouth 10 47.13x
Paddington London 10 3.65x
Skelton In Guisbrough 10 50.05x
Askerton 9 1097.56x
Caldewgate 9 25.60x
Middlesbrough 9 9.36x
Potto 9 1666.67x
Preston Quarter 9 50.06x
Stapleton 9 947.37x
Whitehaven 9 26.32x
Blackrod 8 72.79x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 8 8.33x
Hilton 8 2352.94x
Stanwix 8 154.14x
Underskiddaw 8 583.94x
Westward 8 298.51x
Brampton 7 79.55x
Cowpen 7 27.42x
Habergham Eaves 7 8.66x
Haltwhistle 7 130.11x
Kirkbampton 7 654.21x
Stranton 7 9.38x
Workington 7 19.05x
Above Derwent 6 252.10x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 6 8.72x
Bishop Auckland 6 20.17x
Layton With Warbreck 6 18.49x
Monkwearmouth Shore 6 13.86x
Newburgh 6 107.14x
Ryhill Camerton 6 857.14x
Trough 6 1875.00x
West Newton Allonby 6 269.06x
Westoe 6 4.77x
Bridlington 5 29.57x
Burtholme 5 609.76x
Clewer 5 21.82x
Faceby 5 1136.36x
Longbenton 5 10.65x
St Margaret Lincoln 5 467.29x
Wallsend 5 14.22x
Whorlton 5 287.36x
Wigton 5 51.98x
Boldon 4 50.63x
Bury 4 3.96x
Chester Le Street 4 23.49x
Egglescliffe 4 239.52x
Hethersgill 4 264.90x
Holme East Waver 4 347.83x
Houghton Le Spring 4 26.09x
Ince In Makerfield 4 9.72x
Louth 4 14.65x
North Meols 4 4.62x
Oughterside Allerby 4 312.50x
St Cuthbert W O 4 12.79x
Truro St Mary 4 56.42x
Tudhoe 4 20.62x
Wallbottle 4 170.21x
Warwick 4 493.83x
Waverton 4 325.20x
Welwick 4 459.77x
Byker 3 5.47x
Chiswick 3 7.37x
Hesket In Forest 3 59.88x
Kensington London 3 0.72x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 71
William 57
Thomas 29
George 25
Robert 25
Joseph 20
James 19
Charles 9
Henry 8
Richard 7
Robt. 6
David 5
Edward 5
Arthur 4
Christopher 4
Wm. 4
Jonathan 3
Martin 3
Noah 3
Abraham 2
Francis 2
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Thos. 2
Andrew 1
Benjamin 1
Carr. 1
Christoby 1
Ebenezer 1
Edwin 1
Elizabeth 1
Ellen 1
Fred 1
Geo. 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Hubert 1
Hy. 1
Isaac 1
Jeremiah 1
Jno. 1
Jno.Th. 1
Leo 1
Marmaduke 1
Mathews 1
Micheal 1
Norman 1
Pattinson 1
Perry 1
Ralph 1

FAQ

Mitchinson surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mitchinson surname in 1881?

In 1881, 762 people were recorded with the Mitchinson surname. That placed it at #4,843 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mitchinson surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,380 in 2016. That gives Mitchinson a modern rank of #4,374.

What does the Mitchinson map show?

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