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UK surname

Neesham

In the 1881 census there were 189 people recorded with the Neesham surname, ranking it #13,322 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 216, ranked #18,613, down from #13,322 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Gateshead and Auckland St Andrew. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Allerdale, Sunderland and North Kesteven.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Neesham is 296 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 14.3%.

1881 census count

189

Ranked #13,322

Modern count

216

2016, ranked #18,613

Peak year

1911

296 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Neesham had 189 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,322 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 216 in 2016, ranked #18,613.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 296 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Neesham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Neesham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Neesham 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 144 #13,277
1861 historical 162 #14,310
1881 historical 189 #13,322
1891 historical 237 #13,242
1901 historical 219 #14,292
1911 historical 296 #11,569
1997 modern 226 #16,306
1998 modern 240 #16,117
1999 modern 238 #16,308
2000 modern 239 #16,239
2001 modern 240 #15,912
2002 modern 242 #16,186
2003 modern 219 #17,085
2004 modern 222 #17,020
2005 modern 225 #16,831
2006 modern 227 #16,842
2007 modern 221 #17,343
2008 modern 211 #17,997
2009 modern 209 #18,493
2010 modern 224 #18,047
2011 modern 218 #18,206
2012 modern 210 #18,604
2013 modern 219 #18,385
2014 modern 214 #18,825
2015 modern 212 #18,842
2016 modern 216 #18,613

Geography

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Where Neeshams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Gateshead, Auckland St Andrew, Dalton-le-Dale and Gainford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Allerdale, Sunderland, North Kesteven, Shropshire and Boston. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Auckland St Andrew Durham
4 Dalton-le-Dale Durham
5 Gainford Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Allerdale 004 Allerdale
2 Sunderland 008 Sunderland
3 North Kesteven 001 North Kesteven
4 Shropshire 013 Shropshire
5 Boston 008 Boston

Forenames

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First names often paired with Neesham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Neesham

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Neesham is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Neesham is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Neesham 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Neesham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Neesham 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. Durham leads with 60 Neeshams recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.94x.

County Total Index
Durham 60 10.94x
Yorkshire 49 2.68x
Lincolnshire 14 4.75x
Northumberland 13 4.74x
Middlesex 12 0.65x
Lancashire 8 0.37x
Shropshire 7 4.39x
Wiltshire 7 4.29x
Staffordshire 6 0.96x
Leicestershire 4 1.96x
Cumberland 2 1.26x
Warwickshire 2 0.43x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.90x
Dorset 1 0.83x
Herefordshire 1 1.32x
Surrey 1 0.11x
Westmorland 1 2.47x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Shildon in Durham leads with 13 Neeshams recorded in 1881 and an index of 294.78x.

Place Total Index
Shildon 13 294.78x
Darlington 12 56.66x
Haswell 9 229.01x
Stanghow 8 1081.08x
Coundon 7 315.32x
Elswick 7 31.98x
Marton In Middlesbrough 7 1044.78x
Shifnal 7 162.04x
Thornton Le Moor 7 3333.33x
Muker 6 1132.08x
Westgate 6 35.31x
Willenhall 6 51.46x
North Hyckeham 5 1724.14x
Oldham 5 7.08x
Salisbury St Thomas 5 387.60x
Seaton Carew 5 454.55x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 4 16.84x
Islington London 4 2.24x
Sheffield 4 6.88x
South Otterington 4 1818.18x
St Martin In Fields 4 36.23x
St Martin Lincoln 4 145.99x
Burton By Lincoln 3 1666.67x
Giggleswick 3 483.87x
Habergham Eaves 3 15.00x
Medbourne 3 857.14x
Sculcoates 3 10.36x
Streatlam Stainton 3 1363.64x
Birmingham 2 1.29x
Figheldean 2 689.66x
Great Clifton 2 327.87x
Leeds 2 1.94x
West Auckland 2 99.50x
Wragby 2 625.00x
York St Mary 2 26.42x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.25x
Castleford 1 15.04x
Croydon 1 2.01x
Farnham Royal 1 151.52x
Hartlepool 1 12.82x
Hereford St Peter 1 49.51x
Hunslet 1 3.51x
Kensington London 1 0.98x
Marwood 1 833.33x
Nateby 1 909.09x
Newsham 1 2500.00x
Portland 1 15.36x
St George Hanover 1 4.15x
Stanwell 1 73.53x
Stranton 1 5.41x
Whorlton 1 666.67x
Wigston Magna 1 36.90x
Wigton 1 625.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Elizabeth 8
Jane 7
Sarah 7
Emma 6
Hannah 4
Margaret 4
Alice 3
Ann 3
Frances 3
Adda 2
Eleanor 2
Elizth. 2
Ellen 2
Kate 2
Ada 1
Annie 1
Betsy 1
Catherine 1
Dorothy 1
Edith 1
Elisabeth 1
Eliza 1
Ella 1
Emmeline 1
H.T. 1
Isa. 1
Lydia 1
Mahalath 1
Margt. 1
Martha 1
Mgt. 1
Millicent 1
Minnie 1
Rachael 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
James 11
William 10
Joseph 8
George 7
Thomas 7
Charles 6
Robert 5
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Arthur 2
Jesse 2
Ralph 2
Thos. 2
Wm. 2
Cecil 1
Ellis 1
F.George 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Fredrick 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
J.Birch 1
Jane 1
Jno. 1
Michiel 1
Richard 1
Simon 1

FAQ

Neesham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Neesham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 189 people were recorded with the Neesham surname. That placed it at #13,322 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Neesham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 216 in 2016. That gives Neesham a modern rank of #18,613.

What does the Neesham map show?

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