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UK surname

Mullinger

In the 1881 census there were 325 people recorded with the Mullinger surname, ranking it #9,194 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 280, ranked #15,491, down from #9,194 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Shimpling, London parishes and Middleton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Forest of Dean, County Durham and Barnet.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mullinger is 423 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 13.8%.

1881 census count

325

Ranked #9,194

Modern count

280

2016, ranked #15,491

Peak year

1901

423 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mullinger had 325 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,194 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 280 in 2016, ranked #15,491.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 423 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Mullinger surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mullinger surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mullinger 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 185 #11,077
1861 historical 203 #11,865
1881 historical 325 #9,194
1891 historical 400 #8,878
1901 historical 423 #9,113
1911 historical 400 #9,280
1997 modern 336 #12,549
1998 modern 345 #12,649
1999 modern 339 #12,892
2000 modern 334 #12,980
2001 modern 320 #13,143
2002 modern 320 #13,414
2003 modern 314 #13,419
2004 modern 294 #14,055
2005 modern 292 #14,072
2006 modern 284 #14,396
2007 modern 290 #14,372
2008 modern 295 #14,303
2009 modern 300 #14,420
2010 modern 315 #14,223
2011 modern 316 #14,092
2012 modern 298 #14,565
2013 modern 303 #14,651
2014 modern 296 #14,982
2015 modern 288 #15,190
2016 modern 280 #15,491

Geography

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Where Mullingers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Shimpling, London parishes, Middleton, Portsmouth, Portsea and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Forest of Dean, County Durham, Barnet, Chelmsford and Havant. 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 Shimpling Norfolk
2 London parishes London 3
3 Middleton Norfolk
4 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
5 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Forest of Dean 002 Forest of Dean
2 County Durham 053 County Durham
3 Barnet 005 Barnet
4 Chelmsford 006 Chelmsford
5 Havant 015 Havant

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mullinger

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mullinger

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

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Mullinger surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Mullinger 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 comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Mullinger is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Mullinger 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

Mullinger falls in decile 6 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 Mullinger 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Mullinger families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mullinger 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. Middlesex leads with 49 Mullingers recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.54x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 49 1.54x
Suffolk 48 12.39x
Hampshire 43 6.60x
Norfolk 38 7.77x
Essex 19 3.03x
Kent 19 1.75x
Lincolnshire 19 3.74x
Lancashire 18 0.48x
Surrey 14 0.90x
Northamptonshire 11 3.68x
Derbyshire 9 1.81x
Durham 9 0.95x
Staffordshire 7 0.65x
Sussex 6 1.12x
Cambridgeshire 4 1.99x
Yorkshire 4 0.13x
Berkshire 3 1.26x
Devon 3 0.45x
Cornwall 2 0.56x
Royal Navy 1 2.64x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Portsea in Hampshire leads with 42 Mullingers recorded in 1881 and an index of 32.88x.

Place Total Index
Portsea 42 32.88x
Fulham London 15 32.52x
Cotton 14 2545.45x
Middleton 13 1354.17x
Derby St Werburgh 9 31.30x
Great Grimsby 9 27.89x
St Pancras London 9 3.52x
Stranton 9 28.26x
Rotherhithe 8 20.36x
Thornham Magna 8 2580.65x
Islington London 7 2.27x
West Ham 7 5.05x
Deptford St Paul 6 7.17x
Gedney 6 288.46x
Gislingham 6 1000.00x
Greenwich 6 11.85x
Hamsey 6 1000.00x
Northampton Priory St 6 33.43x
Oldham 6 4.93x
Shoreditch London 6 4.35x
Widnes 6 22.04x
Woolpit 6 530.97x
Burton Upon Trent 5 19.91x
Chatham 5 16.75x
Leyton 5 46.25x
Little Hulton 5 80.00x
Walthamstow 5 22.13x
Boston 4 25.92x
Bramford 4 273.97x
Camberwell 4 1.97x
Elm 4 203.05x
St George In East 4 18.49x
Tivetshall St Mary 4 1333.33x
Cookham 3 40.32x
Northampton St Giles 3 26.34x
Norwich St George Colegate 3 168.54x
Starston 3 535.71x
Barham 2 392.16x
Burton Extra 2 32.52x
Emneth 2 183.49x
Kensington London 2 1.13x
Poplar London 2 3.33x
Rickinghall Superior 2 322.58x
Rushford 2 1052.63x
Stoke Damerel 2 4.32x
Tibenham 2 289.86x
Walsham Le Willows 2 155.04x
Wreningham 2 377.36x
Bexley 1 10.43x
Bolton In Bradford 1 49.51x
Bressingham 1 181.82x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 1.67x
Croydon 1 1.16x
Earl Soham 1 149.25x
Falmouth 1 7.85x
Finningham 1 217.39x
Great Yarmouth 1 2.47x
Hammersmith London 1 1.28x
Hingham 1 59.17x
Horton In Bradford 1 2.03x
Ipswich St Mathew 1 9.22x
Irthlingborough 1 34.13x
Kirkleatham 1 23.53x
Lambeth 1 0.36x
Leyton Low 1 7.84x
Little Massingham 1 625.00x
Marske In Guisbrough 1 17.86x
Mylor 1 41.49x
Northampton St Sepulchre 1 6.57x
Portsmouth 1 6.66x
Ramsgate 1 5.65x
Royal Navy 1 3.09x
Scole Cum Frenze 1 140.85x
St Botolph Aldgate 1 23.04x
Twickenham 1 7.34x
Whitechapel London 1 3.19x
Winfarthing 1 151.52x
Wolborough 1 11.95x
Woodford 1 14.06x
Wymondham 1 20.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 23
Sarah 11
Elizabeth 10
Jane 9
Charlotte 7
Emily 6
Eliza 5
Ellen 5
Emma 5
Edith 4
Louisa 4
Amelia 3
Ann 3
Annie 3
Fanny 3
Frances 3
Harriet 3
Isabella 3
Lucy 3
Margaret 3
Martha 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Anne 2
Caroline 2
Hannah 2
Lillie 2
Polly 2
Rose 2
Selina 2
Susan 2
Blanche 1
Comfort 1
Dora 1
Doris 1
Emona 1
Esther 1
Fannie 1
Georgeina 1
Helen 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
M. 1
Maria 1
Marina 1
Maud 1
May 1
Minnie 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 22
James 14
George 12
John 10
Thomas 10
Robert 9
Charles 8
Edward 8
Alfred 5
Walter 5
Henry 4
Joseph 4
Arthur 3
Harry 3
Fred 2
Frederick 2
Herbert 2
Agustus 1
Albert 1
Alfd. 1
Benjamin 1
Charley 1
Chas. 1
D. 1
David 1
Dennis 1
Elvin 1
Ephriam 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fritz 1
Geo. 1
Horace 1
Hugh 1
Hy. 1
Jeremiah 1
Lins 1
Michael 1
Miles 1
Nathan 1
Philip 1
Ralph 1
Richard 1
Richd. 1
Robt. 1
Samuel 1
Tom 1
Willie 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Mullinger surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mullinger surname in 1881?

In 1881, 325 people were recorded with the Mullinger surname. That placed it at #9,194 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mullinger surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 280 in 2016. That gives Mullinger a modern rank of #15,491.

What does the Mullinger map show?

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