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UK surname

Moorfield

In the 1881 census there were 148 people recorded with the Moorfield surname, ranking it #15,611 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 173, ranked #21,561, down from #15,611 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Harborne, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, and Wigan. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wigan and Warrington.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Moorfield is 242 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 16.9%.

1881 census count

148

Ranked #15,611

Modern count

173

2016, ranked #21,561

Peak year

1911

242 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Moorfield had 148 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,611 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 173 in 2016, ranked #21,561.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 242 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Moorfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Moorfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Moorfield 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 86 #18,820
1861 historical 90 #22,312
1881 historical 148 #15,611
1891 historical 201 #14,866
1901 historical 219 #14,292
1911 historical 242 #13,193
1997 modern 176 #19,091
1998 modern 171 #19,956
1999 modern 189 #18,862
2000 modern 170 #20,120
2001 modern 171 #19,770
2002 modern 173 #20,043
2003 modern 166 #20,320
2004 modern 166 #20,441
2005 modern 158 #21,052
2006 modern 164 #20,715
2007 modern 160 #21,296
2008 modern 158 #21,690
2009 modern 158 #22,168
2010 modern 162 #22,292
2011 modern 163 #21,983
2012 modern 166 #21,683
2013 modern 173 #21,486
2014 modern 176 #21,413
2015 modern 177 #21,220
2016 modern 173 #21,561

Geography

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Where Moorfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Harborne, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Wigan, Birmingham Town: Birmingham and Birmingham Town: Aston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wigan and Warrington. 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 Harborne Worcestershire
2 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
3 Wigan Lancashire
4 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire
5 Birmingham Town: Aston Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wigan 002 Wigan
2 Warrington 006 Warrington
3 Wigan 006 Wigan
4 Wigan 024 Wigan
5 Warrington 014 Warrington

Forenames

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First names often paired with Moorfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Moorfield

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Moorfield, 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 Moorfield surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Moorfield 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Moorfield 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

Moorfield is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Moorfield 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 Moorfield 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Moorfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Moorfield 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 88 Moorfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.14x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 88 5.14x
Warwickshire 14 3.85x
Worcestershire 11 5.84x
Shropshire 10 8.02x
Staffordshire 8 1.64x
Derbyshire 6 2.66x
Middlesex 6 0.42x
Cheshire 4 1.26x
Yorkshire 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Pemberton in Lancashire leads with 50 Moorfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 732.06x.

Place Total Index
Pemberton 50 732.06x
Hindley 13 178.08x
Wigan 11 45.95x
Aston 10 9.98x
Harborne 7 44.81x
Ince In Makerfield 7 87.83x
Derby St Alkmund 6 88.63x
Shrewsbury St Mary 6 121.95x
St Marylebone London 6 7.79x
Worcester St Martin 6 236.22x
Birmingham 4 3.30x
North Meols 4 23.85x
Runcorn 4 54.42x
Severn Stoke 4 1176.47x
Wheathill 3 6000.00x
Orrell 2 93.90x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 3.44x
Scarisbrick 1 50.25x
Wellington 1 14.27x
Wolverhampton 1 2.67x
Worcester St Peter 1 28.01x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 10
Mary 7
Jane 4
Sarah 4
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Louisa 3
Marg. 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Anne 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Hannah 2
Margaret 2
Margret 2
Martha 2
Annie 1
Beatrice 1
Constance 1
Delilah 1
Demmina 1
Eleanor 1
Eliz. 1
Emma 1
Grace 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Janet 1
Jessie 1
Judy 1
Levinnia 1
Louise 1
Marca 1
Margeret 1
Pricilla 1
Sarahann 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 11
George 7
Henry 7
John 7
Thomas 7
James 6
Edward 5
Peter 4
Richard 4
Ernest 2
Robert 2
Charles 1
Edwd. 1
Edwd.W. 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Joseph 1
Paul 1
Thos.S. 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Moorfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Moorfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 148 people were recorded with the Moorfield surname. That placed it at #15,611 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Moorfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 173 in 2016. That gives Moorfield a modern rank of #21,561.

What does the Moorfield map show?

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