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UK surname

Mounter

In the 1881 census there were 161 people recorded with the Mounter surname, ranking it #14,801 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 308, ranked #14,479, up from #14,801 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Langport, Drayton with Middleney, Curry Rivell, Swell, Aller and St Pancras. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, South Somerset and Bristol.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mounter is 318 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 91.3%.

1881 census count

161

Ranked #14,801

Modern count

308

2016, ranked #14,479

Peak year

2002

318 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mounter had 161 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,801 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 308 in 2016, ranked #14,479.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 290 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Mounter surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mounter surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mounter 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 124 #14,792
1861 historical 102 #20,797
1881 historical 161 #14,801
1891 historical 223 #13,800
1901 historical 243 #13,358
1911 historical 290 #11,716
1997 modern 315 #13,111
1998 modern 309 #13,612
1999 modern 305 #13,808
2000 modern 307 #13,717
2001 modern 312 #13,392
2002 modern 318 #13,475
2003 modern 301 #13,785
2004 modern 289 #14,219
2005 modern 293 #14,030
2006 modern 299 #13,949
2007 modern 303 #13,965
2008 modern 298 #14,206
2009 modern 305 #14,257
2010 modern 318 #14,136
2011 modern 310 #14,292
2012 modern 289 #14,875
2013 modern 299 #14,780
2014 modern 304 #14,703
2015 modern 300 #14,758
2016 modern 308 #14,479

Geography

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Where Mounters are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Langport, Drayton with Middleney, Curry Rivell, Swell, Aller, St Pancras, London parishes and Kingsbury Episcopi. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, South Somerset and Bristol. 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 Langport, Drayton with Middleney, Curry Rivell, Swell, Aller Somerset
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 London parishes London 3
5 Kingsbury Episcopi Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 046 County Durham
2 South Somerset 010 South Somerset
3 South Somerset 004 South Somerset
4 County Durham 051 County Durham
5 Bristol 008 Bristol, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mounter

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mounter

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Mounter 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

Mounter is most concentrated in decile 5 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.

5
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Mounter falls in decile 4 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.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Mounter families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mounter 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 84 Mounters recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.02x.

County Total Index
Somerset 84 33.02x
Middlesex 20 1.27x
Surrey 14 1.82x
Dorset 9 8.68x
Essex 8 2.56x
Durham 7 1.49x
Devon 5 1.52x
Lancashire 5 0.27x
Cornwall 4 2.24x
Hampshire 3 0.93x
Hertfordshire 2 1.84x
West Lothian 1 4.20x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kingsbury Episcopi in Somerset leads with 27 Mounters recorded in 1881 and an index of 3292.68x.

Place Total Index
Kingsbury Episcopi 27 3292.68x
Martock 12 727.27x
Camberwell 11 10.90x
St Pancras London 11 8.65x
Curry Rivell 10 1176.47x
Bridport 8 375.59x
Evercreech 7 1147.54x
Helmington Row 7 319.63x
Taunton St Mary 6 128.48x
West Ham 6 8.71x
Bedminster 5 20.92x
Broughton In Salford 5 29.17x
South Petherton 5 381.68x
Dartmouth Townstall 4 298.51x
Hammersmith London 4 10.27x
Crewkerne 3 111.11x
Ealing 3 21.25x
Lambeth 3 2.18x
St Austell 3 49.10x
Stoke Under Hambdon 3 361.45x
Great Hadham 2 285.71x
Leyton 2 37.24x
Portsea 2 3.15x
Chiswick 1 11.59x
Dalmeny 1 109.89x
Fordington 1 44.84x
Glastonbury 1 48.08x
High Ham 1 163.93x
Kensington London 1 1.14x
Langport Eastover 1 270.27x
Long Sutton 1 212.77x
Monk Sherborne 1 384.62x
Sidmouth 1 53.19x
St Dennis 1 149.25x
Westonsuper Mare 1 192.31x
Yeovil 1 19.34x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 9
William 8
George 7
James 5
Charles 4
Edwin 4
Henry 4
Oliver 4
Frederick 3
Albert 2
Isaac 2
Paul 2
Robert 2
Thomas 2
Wm. 2
Adolphus 1
Ambrose 1
Benjamin 1
Daniel 1
Edmond 1
Edward 1
Felix 1
Harry 1
Henly 1
Herbert 1
Jno 1
Jos. 1
Octavius 1
Philip 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Simeon 1
Stephen 1
Sydney 1
Willm.Geo. 1

FAQ

Mounter surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mounter surname in 1881?

In 1881, 161 people were recorded with the Mounter surname. That placed it at #14,801 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mounter surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 308 in 2016. That gives Mounter a modern rank of #14,479.

What does the Mounter map show?

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