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UK surname

Netherwood

In the 1881 census there were 346 people recorded with the Netherwood surname, ranking it #8,826 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 302, ranked #14,660, down from #8,826 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Kirkheaton and Almondbury. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wiltshire, Kirklees and Barnsley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Netherwood is 417 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 12.7%.

1881 census count

346

Ranked #8,826

Modern count

302

2016, ranked #14,660

Peak year

1911

417 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Netherwood had 346 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,826 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 302 in 2016, ranked #14,660.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 417 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Netherwood surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Netherwood surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Netherwood 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 244 #8,950
1861 historical 226 #10,797
1881 historical 346 #8,826
1891 historical 390 #9,058
1901 historical 408 #9,358
1911 historical 417 #9,022
1997 modern 340 #12,428
1998 modern 357 #12,372
1999 modern 361 #12,347
2000 modern 329 #13,090
2001 modern 327 #12,970
2002 modern 329 #13,167
2003 modern 317 #13,328
2004 modern 320 #13,311
2005 modern 309 #13,552
2006 modern 323 #13,205
2007 modern 329 #13,168
2008 modern 343 #12,899
2009 modern 347 #13,044
2010 modern 344 #13,393
2011 modern 330 #13,664
2012 modern 318 #13,926
2013 modern 315 #14,245
2014 modern 311 #14,464
2015 modern 304 #14,617
2016 modern 302 #14,660

Geography

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Where Netherwoods are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Kirkheaton, Almondbury, Darfield and Wakefield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wiltshire, Kirklees, Barnsley and Calderdale. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Kirkheaton Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Almondbury Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Darfield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wiltshire 021 Wiltshire
2 Kirklees 059 Kirklees
3 Barnsley 029 Barnsley
4 Barnsley 023 Barnsley
5 Calderdale 025 Calderdale

Forenames

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First names often paired with Netherwood

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Netherwood

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Netherwood surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Netherwood household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Netherwood is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Netherwood is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Netherwood falls in decile 9 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Netherwood is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Netherwood, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Netherwood families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Netherwood 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. Yorkshire leads with 265 Netherwoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.92x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 265 7.92x
Cheshire 23 3.09x
Lancashire 20 0.50x
Middlesex 12 0.36x
Somerset 8 1.47x
Huntingdonshire 5 7.46x
Warwickshire 4 0.47x
Cambridgeshire 3 1.40x
Kent 2 0.17x
Cornwall 1 0.26x
Essex 1 0.15x
Lincolnshire 1 0.19x
Surrey 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Huddersfield in Yorkshire leads with 109 Netherwoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 223.73x.

Place Total Index
Huddersfield 109 223.73x
Leeds 17 9.00x
Wakefield 17 66.20x
Dewsbury 16 46.65x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 16 189.57x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 9 74.07x
Mirfield 9 49.02x
Dalton In Huddersfield 8 106.81x
Godley 8 496.89x
Tranmere 8 29.22x
Worsbrough 8 81.63x
Horton In Bradford 7 13.40x
Shipley 7 40.32x
Walcot 7 24.20x
Manchester 6 3.33x
Norland 6 260.87x
Holywell Cum Needingworth 5 595.24x
Northowram 5 21.32x
Birkenhead 4 6.74x
Birmingham 4 1.41x
Brightside Bierlow 4 6.10x
Liverpool 4 1.64x
Thornhill 4 40.98x
Almondbury 3 18.55x
Castleton 3 7.50x
Islington London 3 0.92x
Newton In Ashton Under 3 40.82x
Sowerby In Halifax 3 27.42x
Swavesey 3 218.98x
Chadderton 2 10.21x
Horbury 2 34.19x
Kildwick 2 65.57x
Lewisham 2 3.26x
Lockwood 2 16.63x
Paddington London 2 1.61x
Silsden 2 202.02x
Spotland 2 4.49x
St Giles In Fields 2 17.18x
Tottenham 2 3.72x
Wentworth 2 96.62x
Barnsley 1 2.90x
Bradford 1 5.33x
Castleford 1 8.21x
Croydon 1 1.10x
Crumpsall 1 10.59x
Gomersal 1 6.41x
Halifax 1 2.04x
Holbeach 1 16.64x
Landrake 1 117.65x
Old Cleeve 1 51.55x
Prittlewell 1 10.83x
Southowram 1 9.79x
St Pancras London 1 0.37x
Stoke Newington London 1 3.80x
Sutton In Pontefract 1 2000.00x
Twickenham 1 6.91x
Wardleworth 1 4.37x
Wooldale 1 17.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 25
Sarah 22
Hannah 9
Ann 7
Emma 7
Elizabeth 6
Emily 6
Jane 6
Eliza 5
Martha 5
Annie 4
Caroline 4
Susannah 4
Ellen 3
Frances 3
Louisa 3
Lucy 3
Ruth 3
Ada 2
Agnes 2
Amelia 2
Amy 2
Anne 2
Betty 2
Charlotte 2
Ethel 2
Fanny 2
Gertrude 2
Harriet 2
Harriett 2
Maria 2
Sophia 2
Bettye 1
Catherine 1
Dora 1
Eleanor 1
Elener 1
Eliz.Ann 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizth. 1
Elsie 1
G. 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Judith 1
Lena 1
Lizzie 1
Lousia 1
M.E.F. 1
Margaret 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 16
George 14
Joseph 13
William 13
Charles 8
Harry 8
Fred 6
James 6
Thomas 5
Walter 5
Arthur 4
Tom 4
Richard 3
Robert 3
David 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Godfrey 2
Jeremiam 2
Sam 2
Willie 2
Benjamin 1
Bob 1
Brook 1
Claude 1
Edwin 1
Ellis 1
Fannie 1
Fred. 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
J.A. 1
J.Henry 1
Jas. 1
Jesse 1
Jim 1
Jonathan 1
Joshua 1
Law 1
Miles 1
Morris 1
Mundella 1
Ralph 1
Rasmas 1
Read 1
Samuel 1
Saw 1
Seth 1
Shaw 1
Wyndham 1

FAQ

Netherwood surname: questions and answers

How common was the Netherwood surname in 1881?

In 1881, 346 people were recorded with the Netherwood surname. That placed it at #8,826 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Netherwood surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 302 in 2016. That gives Netherwood a modern rank of #14,660.

What does the Netherwood map show?

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