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UK surname

Mynott

In the 1881 census there were 360 people recorded with the Mynott surname, ranking it #8,596 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 502, ranked #9,961, down from #8,596 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wimbish with Thunderley, West Wickham and Shudy Camps. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Cambridgeshire, Braintree and St Edmundsbury.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mynott is 599 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 39.4%.

1881 census count

360

Ranked #8,596

Modern count

502

2016, ranked #9,961

Peak year

1911

599 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mynott had 360 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,596 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 502 in 2016, ranked #9,961.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 599 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Mynott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Mynott surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mynott 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 194 #10,662
1861 historical 148 #15,452
1881 historical 360 #8,596
1891 historical 407 #8,750
1901 historical 555 #7,489
1911 historical 599 #6,848
1997 modern 555 #8,600
1998 modern 577 #8,597
1999 modern 576 #8,673
2000 modern 568 #8,717
2001 modern 548 #8,820
2002 modern 568 #8,764
2003 modern 550 #8,843
2004 modern 562 #8,721
2005 modern 535 #8,983
2006 modern 528 #9,097
2007 modern 516 #9,343
2008 modern 513 #9,454
2009 modern 539 #9,313
2010 modern 535 #9,571
2011 modern 541 #9,400
2012 modern 524 #9,541
2013 modern 528 #9,633
2014 modern 526 #9,731
2015 modern 506 #9,916
2016 modern 502 #9,961

Geography

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Where Mynotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wimbish with Thunderley, West Wickham, Shudy Camps, London parishes and Pampisford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Cambridgeshire, Braintree, St Edmundsbury and East Cambridgeshire. 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 Wimbish with Thunderley Essex
2 West Wickham Cambridgeshire
3 Shudy Camps Cambridgeshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Pampisford Cambridgeshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Cambridgeshire 018 South Cambridgeshire
2 Braintree 003 Braintree
3 South Cambridgeshire 016 South Cambridgeshire
4 St Edmundsbury 012 St Edmundsbury
5 East Cambridgeshire 005 East Cambridgeshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mynott

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mynott

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

Mynott is most concentrated in decile 4 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.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Mynott falls in decile 7 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 Mynott 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 Mynott, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mynott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mynott 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. Cambridgeshire leads with 133 Mynotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 59.80x.

County Total Index
Cambridgeshire 133 59.80x
Essex 70 10.10x
Middlesex 45 1.28x
Surrey 38 2.22x
Kent 23 1.92x
Suffolk 20 4.68x
Huntingdonshire 7 10.04x
Lancashire 7 0.17x
Merionethshire 4 6.22x
Yorkshire 4 0.11x
Durham 3 0.29x
Hertfordshire 3 1.24x
Northumberland 1 0.19x
Sussex 1 0.17x
Warwickshire 1 0.11x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. West Wickham in Cambridgeshire leads with 41 Mynotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 7454.55x.

Place Total Index
West Wickham 41 7454.55x
Shudy Camps 37 9250.00x
Wimbish 20 1960.78x
Bermondsey 17 16.26x
Pampisford 17 4047.62x
Helion Bumpstead 14 1505.38x
West Ham 9 5.88x
Bromley London 8 10.36x
Berden 7 1590.91x
Felstead 7 294.12x
Gorton 7 17.87x
Hackney London 7 3.56x
Lambeth 7 2.29x
Somersham 7 414.20x
Tottenham 7 12.52x
Wouldham 7 460.53x
Greenwich 6 10.73x
Horseheath 6 909.09x
Saffron Walden 6 81.97x
Streatham 6 23.03x
Weston Colville 6 952.38x
Haverhill 5 131.58x
Kensington London 5 2.56x
Rochester St Margaret 5 39.59x
Steeple Morden 5 423.73x
Whittlesford 5 490.20x
Brightside Bierlow 4 5.86x
Castle Camps 4 373.83x
Islington London 4 1.18x
Llanfihangel Y Traethau 4 109.59x
St Giles In Fields 4 33.03x
Theydon Bois 4 380.95x
Boreham 3 250.00x
Camberwell 3 1.34x
Duxford 3 322.58x
Ingatestone 3 270.27x
Leyton Low 3 21.29x
Sawston 3 139.53x
St Andrew Holborn 3 25.21x
St Andrewthe Less 3 11.81x
St Anne Soho London 3 14.96x
Tanfield 3 24.15x
Watford 3 15.98x
Little Sampford 2 487.80x
Minster In Sheppey 2 10.08x
Radwinter 2 198.02x
Shoreditch London 2 1.31x
Southwark St George Martyr 2 2.83x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 1 12.45x
Chislehurst 1 15.58x
Croydon 1 1.05x
Eastbourne 1 3.67x
Gamlingay 1 43.10x
Hadstock 1 185.19x
Hammersmith London 1 1.16x
Newington 1 0.77x
Northfleet 1 9.48x
Rochester St Nicholas 1 26.81x
St Andrewthe Great 1 34.72x
St Pancras London 1 0.35x
Stambourne 1 192.31x
Steeple Bumpstead 1 78.74x
Stratford On Avon 1 20.37x
Walton On Thames 1 12.72x
Wendens Ambo 1 227.27x
West Matfen 1 270.27x
Wisbech St Mary 1 39.22x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 22
William 22
George 14
James 11
Charles 10
Alfred 9
Thomas 9
Arthur 7
Henry 6
Harry 4
Joseph 4
Walter 4
Edgar 3
Frank 3
Frederick 3
Richard 3
Robert 3
David 2
Edward 2
Francis 2
Thos. 2
Albert 1
Allen 1
Ambrose 1
Amos 1
Austin 1
Caroline 1
Clement 1
Ernest 1
Esau 1
Eustass 1
Ezra 1
Geo. 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Jno. 1
Josiah 1
Lawrence 1
Martin 1
Samuel 1
Stephen 1
Theodore 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Mynott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mynott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 360 people were recorded with the Mynott surname. That placed it at #8,596 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mynott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 502 in 2016. That gives Mynott a modern rank of #9,961.

What does the Mynott map show?

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