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UK surname

Munslow

In the 1881 census there were 357 people recorded with the Munslow surname, ranking it #8,652 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 486, ranked #10,189, down from #8,652 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Duffield and Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Worcester, Powys and Sandwell.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Munslow is 531 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.1%.

1881 census count

357

Ranked #8,652

Modern count

486

2016, ranked #10,189

Peak year

1911

531 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Munslow had 357 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,652 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 486 in 2016, ranked #10,189.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 531 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Munslow surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Munslow surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Munslow 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 269 #8,303
1861 historical 160 #14,468
1881 historical 357 #8,652
1891 historical 412 #8,653
1901 historical 463 #8,526
1911 historical 531 #7,492
1997 modern 500 #9,304
1998 modern 524 #9,265
1999 modern 524 #9,319
2000 modern 505 #9,561
2001 modern 492 #9,592
2002 modern 487 #9,820
2003 modern 476 #9,830
2004 modern 477 #9,833
2005 modern 480 #9,718
2006 modern 481 #9,750
2007 modern 484 #9,796
2008 modern 494 #9,738
2009 modern 502 #9,818
2010 modern 509 #9,916
2011 modern 493 #10,056
2012 modern 481 #10,145
2013 modern 493 #10,119
2014 modern 490 #10,233
2015 modern 487 #10,202
2016 modern 486 #10,189

Geography

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Where Munslows are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Duffield, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, London parishes and Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Worcester, Powys and Sandwell. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Duffield Derbyshire
3 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace Shropshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Worcester 005 Worcester
2 Powys 007 Powys
3 Sandwell 004 Sandwell
4 Worcester 002 Worcester
5 Worcester 010 Worcester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Munslow

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Munslow

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Munslow, 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 Munslow surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Munslow 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, Munslow 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

Munslow is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Munslow 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Munslow families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Munslow 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. Shropshire leads with 65 Munslows recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.61x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 65 21.61x
Worcestershire 50 11.00x
Middlesex 46 1.32x
Warwickshire 45 5.12x
Staffordshire 44 3.74x
Derbyshire 22 4.04x
Lancashire 17 0.41x
Surrey 16 0.94x
Yorkshire 16 0.46x
Cheshire 7 0.91x
Devon 6 0.83x
Herefordshire 5 3.50x
Flintshire 4 4.27x
Norfolk 4 0.75x
Durham 3 0.29x
Denbighshire 2 1.52x
Northamptonshire 2 0.61x
Gloucestershire 1 0.15x
Hampshire 1 0.14x
Leicestershire 1 0.26x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 25 Munslows recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.34x.

Place Total Index
Aston 25 10.34x
Belper 22 208.14x
Islington London 20 5.93x
Battersea 16 12.49x
Birmingham 15 5.13x
Claines 15 120.19x
Wolverhampton 14 15.49x
Ratlinghope 11 3437.50x
Ecclesall Bierlow 8 11.40x
Shrewsbury St Mary 8 67.40x
Stoke Upon Trent 8 6.42x
Bethnal Green London 7 4.63x
Cannock 7 34.13x
Droitwich St Nicholas 7 414.20x
Meole Brace 7 448.72x
Wentnor 7 804.60x
Brightside Bierlow 6 8.87x
Shoreditch London 6 3.97x
Shrewsbury St Alkmond 6 359.28x
St Pancras London 6 2.14x
Tibberton 6 1463.41x
Tormoham 6 19.56x
Wednesfield 6 34.68x
Battlefield 5 4545.45x
Dodderhill In Liberties 5 793.65x
Withington 5 537.63x
Congleton 4 30.12x
Cound 4 701.75x
Rowley Regis 4 12.21x
Whistones 4 121.58x
Chelford 3 810.81x
Dudley 3 5.43x
Gorton 3 7.72x
Oswestry Rural 3 65.08x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 3 90.36x
Shrewsbury St Julian 3 40.32x
Toxteth Park 3 2.14x
Tudhoe 3 33.11x
Worcester St Martin 3 48.86x
Allesley 2 172.41x
Darlaston 2 12.32x
Garston 2 16.39x
Hanmer Bettisfield 2 454.55x
Kensington London 2 1.03x
Lakenham 2 26.28x
Leek Lowe 2 12.79x
Newton 2 6.28x
Northampton St Giles 2 16.03x
Ruabon 2 11.06x
Salwarpe 2 392.16x
Sprowston 2 84.75x
Stoke Prior 2 71.43x
Uffington 2 740.74x
Whitford 2 41.24x
Widnes 2 6.71x
Alcester 1 34.48x
Barrow In Furness 1 1.78x
Bootle Cum Linacre 1 3.05x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 1.52x
Crowle 1 158.73x
Droitwich St Andrew 1 86.96x
Friern Barnet 1 13.04x
Great Crosby 1 8.87x
Mirfield 1 5.28x
Old Stratford 1 20.12x
Openshaw 1 5.17x
Paddington London 1 0.78x
Pontesbury 1 27.32x
Ruyton Of Eleven Towns 1 75.19x
Sheffield 1 0.91x
Shrewsbury St Chad 1 9.47x
Smethcott 1 294.12x
Soberton 1 76.34x
St George Hanover 1 2.20x
St Luke London 1 1.79x
Tewkesbury 1 16.42x
Walsall Borough 1 10.96x
Warwick St Nicholas 1 15.53x
Whitchurch 1 17.12x
Worcester St Michael 1 192.31x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 26
Elizabeth 14
Sarah 14
Ann 12
Jane 7
Emma 6
Alice 5
Caroline 5
Agnes 4
Edith 4
Eliza 4
Harriett 4
Amelia 3
Annie 3
Charlotte 3
Frances 3
Hannah 3
Harriet 3
Ada 2
Catherine 2
Ellen 2
Gertrude 2
Gurtie 2
Kate 2
Kesiah 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Catharine 1
Clara 1
Dorcas 1
Drucilla 1
Eleanor 1
Elizah 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Fanny 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Janes 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Keziah 1
Laura 1
Lois 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Marie 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 27
William 24
George 20
Thomas 11
James 9
Albert 6
Charles 6
Henry 6
Alfred 5
Isaac 5
Richard 5
Arthur 4
Edward 4
Frederick 4
Harry 4
Walter 4
Hiram 3
Joseph 3
Robert 3
Samuel 3
Edwin 2
Fredrick 2
Horatio 2
Wm. 2
Bank 1
Benjamin 1
Cornelius 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Geo.F. 1
Herbert 1
Holiday 1
J.William 1
Percival 1
Percy 1
Philip 1
Reuben 1
Samson 1
Sarah 1
Sidney 1
Thos. 1
Timothy 1
Wilfred 1

FAQ

Munslow surname: questions and answers

How common was the Munslow surname in 1881?

In 1881, 357 people were recorded with the Munslow surname. That placed it at #8,652 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Munslow surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 486 in 2016. That gives Munslow a modern rank of #10,189.

What does the Munslow map show?

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