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UK surname

Mycock

In the 1881 census there were 1,027 people recorded with the Mycock surname, ranking it #3,824 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,120, ranked #5,261, down from #3,824 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Sheffield and Grindon. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Staffordshire Moorlands and High Peak.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mycock is 1,456 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 9.1%.

1881 census count

1,027

Ranked #3,824

Modern count

1,120

2016, ranked #5,261

Peak year

1911

1,456 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mycock had 1,027 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,824 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,120 in 2016, ranked #5,261.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,456 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Mycock surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mycock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mycock 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 587 #4,357
1861 historical 655 #4,093
1881 historical 1,027 #3,824
1891 historical 1,141 #3,731
1901 historical 1,333 #3,757
1911 historical 1,456 #3,315
1997 modern 1,105 #5,046
1998 modern 1,215 #4,836
1999 modern 1,220 #4,851
2000 modern 1,226 #4,804
2001 modern 1,193 #4,817
2002 modern 1,222 #4,828
2003 modern 1,188 #4,850
2004 modern 1,191 #4,840
2005 modern 1,127 #5,029
2006 modern 1,136 #4,988
2007 modern 1,143 #5,011
2008 modern 1,152 #5,009
2009 modern 1,184 #4,989
2010 modern 1,174 #5,137
2011 modern 1,174 #5,080
2012 modern 1,143 #5,110
2013 modern 1,150 #5,186
2014 modern 1,152 #5,191
2015 modern 1,131 #5,227
2016 modern 1,120 #5,261

Geography

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Where Mycocks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Sheffield, Grindon, Bakewell and Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Staffordshire Moorlands and High Peak. 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 Manchester Lancashire
2 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Grindon Staffordshire
4 Bakewell Derbyshire
5 Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Staffordshire Moorlands 007 Staffordshire Moorlands
2 High Peak 011 High Peak
3 High Peak 010 High Peak
4 High Peak 012 High Peak
5 High Peak 013 High Peak

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mycock

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mycock

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Mycock 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

Mycock 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

Mycock 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 Mycock 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.

5
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Mycock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mycock 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. Staffordshire leads with 323 Mycocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.60x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 323 9.60x
Derbyshire 219 14.03x
Lancashire 218 1.84x
Yorkshire 158 1.60x
Cheshire 82 3.73x
Nottinghamshire 6 0.45x
Warwickshire 5 0.20x
Caernarfonshire 4 0.99x
Midlothian 2 0.15x
Carmarthenshire 1 0.24x
Cumberland 1 0.12x
Flintshire 1 0.37x
Middlesex 1 0.01x
Royal Navy 1 0.84x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sheffield in Yorkshire leads with 73 Mycocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.21x.

Place Total Index
Sheffield 73 23.21x
Stoke Upon Trent 59 16.53x
Grindon 56 4516.13x
Buxton 34 257.38x
Ipstones 29 599.17x
Didsbury 25 159.13x
Ardwick 24 22.49x
Fairfield 24 229.89x
Leek Lowe 23 51.37x
Flagg 22 3384.62x
Hartington Upper 22 295.30x
Hyde 22 33.88x
Uttoxeter 22 127.68x
Salford 21 6.04x
Ashton Under Lyne 20 7.74x
Burton Upon Trent 19 24.13x
Manchester 18 3.38x
Brightside Bierlow 17 8.77x
Newcastle Under Lyme 16 26.87x
Leeds 14 2.51x
Gorton 13 11.69x
Taddington 12 863.31x
Bredbury 11 86.34x
Burslem 11 11.41x
Stafford St Mary 11 23.09x
Audley 10 30.03x
Bradford 10 18.06x
Ecclesfield 10 13.80x
Monyash 10 735.29x
Fernilee 9 247.93x
Ludworth 9 122.45x
Mavesyn Ridware 9 559.01x
Alrewas 8 245.40x
Cheadle 8 19.03x
Congleton 8 21.04x
Hartington Middle 8 701.75x
Heaton Norris 8 11.88x
Marple 8 52.95x
Reddish 8 49.08x
Royton 8 22.11x
Trentham 8 27.95x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 7 7.61x
Blackley 7 33.75x
Brinnington 7 34.05x
Ecclesall Bierlow 7 3.48x
Glossop Dale 7 9.58x
Newton 7 7.68x
Oldham 7 1.83x
Rotherham 7 12.57x
Alstonefield 6 370.37x
Ashborne 6 56.55x
Beswick 6 19.83x
Mansfield 6 12.90x
Matlock 6 28.63x
Poynton 6 81.08x
Rusholme 6 19.02x
Wormhill 6 183.49x
Ashleyhay 5 675.68x
Bakewell 5 58.55x
Birmingham 5 0.60x
Caverswall 5 28.59x
Foolow 5 657.89x
Kimberworth 5 9.12x
Nether Hallam 5 3.74x
Stone 5 11.62x
Blackwell 4 52.15x
Castleton 4 3.39x
Chapel En Le Frith 4 28.07x
Hulme 4 1.62x
Llanllechid 4 14.11x
Parwich 4 250.00x
Poulton Le Fylde 4 95.24x
Tansley 4 173.16x
Titteworth 4 77.52x
Whittington 4 18.53x
Cotton 3 134.53x
Farley 3 186.34x
Layton With Warbreck 3 6.91x
Macclesfield 3 3.07x
Wetton 3 267.86x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 85
Sarah 43
Elizabeth 40
Hannah 36
Ann 25
Annie 21
Ellen 19
Martha 18
Eliza 14
Jane 14
Emma 12
Alice 11
Edith 11
Harriet 9
Ada 8
Catherine 7
Charlotte 6
Anne 5
Minnie 5
Elizth. 4
Esther 4
Florence 4
Frances 4
Margaret 4
Susannah 4
Bertha 3
Caroline 3
Clara 3
Fanny 3
Louisa 3
Maria 3
Betsy 2
Blanche 2
Emelia 2
Ethel 2
Kate 2
Lois 2
Lousia 2
Lydia 2
Rose 2
Selina 2
Susan 2
Amy 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Dorotha 1
Edna 1
Eliz. 1
Isedora 1
Zillah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 76
William 60
George 42
Thomas 42
James 40
Joseph 38
Charles 21
Henry 15
Samuel 11
Alfred 9
Arthur 9
Edward 9
Richard 8
Robert 8
Albert 6
Edwin 6
Walter 6
Frank 4
Frederick 4
Harry 4
Herbert 4
Rupert 4
Aaron 3
Benjamin 3
Francis 3
Fred 3
Tom 3
Adin 2
Edgar 2
Elijah 2
Fredk. 2
Geo. 2
Harold 2
Solomon 2
Stephen 2
Wm. 2
Abram 1
Anderson 1
Andrew 1
Asa 1
Bagshaw 1
Chas. 1
Clifford 1
Cornelius 1
David 1
Edmonson 1
Georg 1
Hugh 1
Isaac 1
Wm.Dawson 1

FAQ

Mycock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mycock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,027 people were recorded with the Mycock surname. That placed it at #3,824 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mycock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,120 in 2016. That gives Mycock a modern rank of #5,261.

What does the Mycock map show?

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