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UK surname

Newbrook

In the 1881 census there were 184 people recorded with the Newbrook surname, ranking it #13,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 340, ranked #13,456, up from #13,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Prees, Whitchurch and Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bolton, South Tyneside and Lichfield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Newbrook is 340 in 2016. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 84.8%.

1881 census count

184

Ranked #13,551

Modern count

340

2016, ranked #13,456

Peak year

2016

340 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Newbrook had 184 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 340 in 2016, ranked #13,456.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 260 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Newbrook surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Newbrook surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Newbrook 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 171 #11,730
1861 historical 146 #15,628
1881 historical 184 #13,551
1891 historical 196 #15,163
1901 historical 233 #13,740
1911 historical 260 #12,561
1997 modern 299 #13,563
1998 modern 323 #13,211
1999 modern 329 #13,147
2000 modern 310 #13,618
2001 modern 306 #13,565
2002 modern 329 #13,167
2003 modern 319 #13,263
2004 modern 316 #13,425
2005 modern 311 #13,490
2006 modern 305 #13,766
2007 modern 299 #14,077
2008 modern 297 #14,230
2009 modern 307 #14,192
2010 modern 322 #14,034
2011 modern 330 #13,664
2012 modern 335 #13,408
2013 modern 337 #13,537
2014 modern 339 #13,581
2015 modern 332 #13,705
2016 modern 340 #13,456

Geography

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Where Newbrooks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Prees, Whitchurch, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, Burslem and Sutton Coldfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bolton, South Tyneside, Lichfield and Wrexham. 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 Prees Shropshire
2 Whitchurch Shropshire
3 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
4 Burslem Staffordshire
5 Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bolton 034 Bolton
2 South Tyneside 004 South Tyneside
3 South Tyneside 001 South Tyneside
4 Lichfield 006 Lichfield
5 Wrexham 019 Wrexham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Newbrook

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Newbrook

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Newbrook is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Newbrook 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.

4
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Newbrook falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

3
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Newbrook is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Newbrook, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Newbrook families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Newbrook 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 57 Newbrooks recorded in 1881 and an index of 36.56x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 57 36.56x
Staffordshire 44 7.22x
Cheshire 23 5.77x
Lancashire 21 0.98x
Northamptonshire 11 6.48x
Middlesex 9 0.50x
Warwickshire 8 1.76x
Yorkshire 5 0.28x
Leicestershire 3 1.50x
Hampshire 1 0.27x
Lincolnshire 1 0.35x
Royal Navy 1 4.65x
Worcestershire 1 0.42x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Whitchurch in Shropshire leads with 17 Newbrooks recorded in 1881 and an index of 561.06x.

Place Total Index
Whitchurch 17 561.06x
Burslem 16 91.69x
Prees 11 578.95x
Duston 9 584.42x
Chester St Martin 8 1269.84x
Madeley 8 139.86x
Pendlebury 8 176.99x
Bilston 6 50.85x
Hackney London 6 5.93x
Newton 6 36.36x
Salford 6 9.53x
Audlem 5 531.91x
Cannock 5 47.04x
Hadnall 5 1515.15x
Newcastle Under Lyme 5 46.38x
Rushton Spencer 5 2380.95x
Wem 5 215.52x
Methley 4 158.73x
Stafford St Mary 4 46.40x
Whitchurch Tilstock 4 1025.64x
Birmingham 3 1.98x
Drayton In Hales 3 93.46x
Leicester St Margaret 3 6.15x
Shrewsbury St Mary 3 48.78x
Sutton Coldfield 3 62.76x
Dallington 2 200.00x
Monks Coppenhall 2 13.31x
Willaston In Nantwich 2 162.60x
Aston 1 0.80x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.28x
Canwell 1 5000.00x
Chester St Mary On Hill 1 29.24x
Cheswardine 1 149.25x
Didsbury 1 35.21x
Handsworth 1 6.66x
Kings Norton 1 4.73x
Macclesfield 1 5.65x
Malpas 1 169.49x
Middleton 1 344.83x
Nantwich 1 21.60x
North Stainley Cum 1 400.00x
Northwood 1 18.98x
Royal Navy 1 5.44x
Sale 1 20.45x
Spalding 1 17.45x
St Bartholomew Less 1 107.53x
St George Martyr 1 32.89x
Sutton In Macclesfield 1 24.21x
Walsall Foreign 1 3.18x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Sarah 10
Ann 6
Elizabeth 6
Edith 5
Eliza 5
Martha 5
Alice 4
Hannah 4
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Emma 3
Elizth. 2
Louisa 2
Phebe 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Allice 1
Annie 1
Beatrice 1
Caroline 1
Dinah 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Jane 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Susanna 1
Tamar 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 17
Thomas 14
John 11
George 7
James 4
Richard 4
Samuel 3
Albert 2
Chas. 2
Joseph 2
Percy 2
Arthur 1
Charles 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Eli 1
Elias 1
Enock 1
Ephraim 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Fredrick 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Laurance 1
Noah 1
Richd.James 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Newbrook surname: questions and answers

How common was the Newbrook surname in 1881?

In 1881, 184 people were recorded with the Newbrook surname. That placed it at #13,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Newbrook surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 340 in 2016. That gives Newbrook a modern rank of #13,456.

What does the Newbrook map show?

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