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UK surname

Mountfield

In the 1881 census there were 162 people recorded with the Mountfield surname, ranking it #14,746 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 199, ranked #19,653, down from #14,746 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Over, Manchester and Childwall. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wirral, Tameside and Great Yarmouth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mountfield is 226 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 22.8%.

1881 census count

162

Ranked #14,746

Modern count

199

2016, ranked #19,653

Peak year

1998

226 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mountfield had 162 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,746 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 199 in 2016, ranked #19,653.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 202 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Mountfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mountfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mountfield 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 51 #24,096
1861 historical 108 #19,856
1881 historical 162 #14,746
1891 historical 146 #18,664
1901 historical 202 #15,010
1911 historical 191 #15,392
1997 modern 219 #16,666
1998 modern 226 #16,800
1999 modern 221 #17,126
2000 modern 218 #17,246
2001 modern 205 #17,683
2002 modern 212 #17,651
2003 modern 205 #17,851
2004 modern 207 #17,821
2005 modern 208 #17,687
2006 modern 203 #18,105
2007 modern 199 #18,542
2008 modern 197 #18,818
2009 modern 217 #18,070
2010 modern 218 #18,375
2011 modern 216 #18,321
2012 modern 202 #19,084
2013 modern 200 #19,524
2014 modern 192 #20,230
2015 modern 193 #20,056
2016 modern 199 #19,653

Geography

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Where Mountfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Over, Manchester, Childwall, West Derby and Swansea. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wirral, Tameside and Great Yarmouth. 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 Over Cheshire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Childwall Lancashire
4 West Derby Lancashire
5 Swansea Glamorganshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wirral 004 Wirral
2 Tameside 011 Tameside
3 Great Yarmouth 002 Great Yarmouth
4 Tameside 010 Tameside
5 Wirral 002 Wirral

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mountfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mountfield

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mountfield, 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 Mountfield surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Mountfield 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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Mountfield 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

Mountfield is most concentrated in decile 9 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

Mountfield falls in decile 10 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 Mountfield is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Mountfield, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mountfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mountfield 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. Cheshire leads with 72 Mountfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.64x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 72 20.64x
Lancashire 46 2.45x
Staffordshire 13 2.44x
Sussex 11 4.13x
Hampshire 5 1.54x
Flintshire 4 9.42x
Shropshire 4 2.93x
Pembrokeshire 2 3.98x
Surrey 2 0.26x
Warwickshire 2 0.50x
Middlesex 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Over in Cheshire leads with 22 Mountfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 619.72x.

Place Total Index
Over 22 619.72x
West Derby 12 21.87x
Rowley Regis 9 60.57x
Tattenhall 8 1355.93x
Barthomley 7 3500.00x
Birkenhead 7 25.17x
Monks Coppenhall 7 53.19x
Salford 7 12.69x
West Wittering 7 1944.44x
Everton 6 10.04x
Moston 6 319.15x
Willaston In Nantwich 5 462.96x
Cwm 4 1739.13x
Newport 4 242.42x
Alverstoke 3 25.60x
Eddisbury 3 2307.69x
Funtington 3 500.00x
Kirkdale 3 9.51x
Tipton 3 18.37x
Foulk Stapleford 2 1428.57x
Halewood 2 200.00x
Hatherton 2 1176.47x
Nuneaton 2 43.29x
Oldham 2 3.30x
Rowton 2 2222.22x
Wigan 2 7.63x
Witton Cum Twambrooks 2 64.52x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.46x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 3.36x
Croydon 1 2.34x
Ditton 1 129.87x
Farlington 1 151.52x
Great Boughton 1 83.33x
Heaton Norris 1 9.37x
Hulme 1 2.55x
Lambeth 1 0.73x
Newcastle Under Lyme 1 10.59x
Newhaven 1 46.30x
Pembroke St Mary 1 15.46x
Portsea 1 1.58x
Rudheath 1 370.37x
Slebech 1 500.00x
Tarvin 1 434.78x
Warrington 1 4.50x
Waverton 1 555.56x
Wavertree 1 16.67x
Weaverham Cum Milton 1 108.70x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Elizabeth 10
Sarah 8
Margaret 5
Eliza 4
Hannah 4
Jane 4
Alice 3
Annie 3
Louisa 3
Ann 2
Florence 2
Harriet 2
Kate 2
Agnes 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
E. 1
Edith 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Ethel 1
Eunice 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Jessie 1
Lilian 1
Margret 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Rose 1
Rosina 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 9
Joseph 8
Samuel 7
Thomas 7
John 6
George 5
James 5
Robert 4
Edward 3
Richard 3
Charles 2
Cornelius 2
Henry 2
Adrian 1
Booth 1
D.W. 1
David 1
Edwin 1
Herbert 1
Phillip 1
Reginald 1
Reubin 1

FAQ

Mountfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mountfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 162 people were recorded with the Mountfield surname. That placed it at #14,746 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mountfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 199 in 2016. That gives Mountfield a modern rank of #19,653.

What does the Mountfield map show?

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