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UK surname

Nind

In the 1881 census there were 304 people recorded with the Nind surname, ranking it #9,637 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 350, ranked #13,152, down from #9,637 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Upton Snodsbury, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick and St Leonard Shoreditch. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bromsgrove, Balerno and Bonnington Village and Hinckley and Bosworth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Nind is 508 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.1%.

1881 census count

304

Ranked #9,637

Modern count

350

2016, ranked #13,152

Peak year

1911

508 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Nind had 304 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,637 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 350 in 2016, ranked #13,152.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 508 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Nind surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Nind surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Nind 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 230 #9,368
1861 historical 178 #13,202
1881 historical 304 #9,637
1891 historical 307 #10,914
1901 historical 460 #8,564
1911 historical 508 #7,747
1997 modern 363 #11,849
1998 modern 374 #11,963
1999 modern 387 #11,722
2000 modern 373 #11,996
2001 modern 359 #12,153
2002 modern 371 #12,096
2003 modern 362 #12,114
2004 modern 363 #12,131
2005 modern 337 #12,738
2006 modern 344 #12,600
2007 modern 351 #12,571
2008 modern 352 #12,631
2009 modern 352 #12,918
2010 modern 358 #13,001
2011 modern 349 #13,108
2012 modern 342 #13,184
2013 modern 356 #13,016
2014 modern 364 #12,876
2015 modern 352 #13,109
2016 modern 350 #13,152

Geography

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Where Ninds are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Upton Snodsbury, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, St Leonard Shoreditch, London parishes and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bromsgrove, Balerno and Bonnington Village, Hinckley and Bosworth, West Lancashire and Newcastle-under-Lyme. 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 Upton Snodsbury Worcestershire
2 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
3 St Leonard Shoreditch London (East Districts)
4 London parishes London 3
5 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bromsgrove 010 Bromsgrove
2 Balerno and Bonnington Village City of Edinburgh
3 Hinckley and Bosworth 009 Hinckley and Bosworth
4 West Lancashire 014 West Lancashire
5 Newcastle-under-Lyme 014 Newcastle-under-Lyme

Forenames

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First names often paired with Nind

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Nind

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Nind surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Nind 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Settled Semi-Detached Asians

Within London, Nind is most associated with areas classed as Settled Semi-Detached Asians, part of Suburban Asian Communities. 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 residents share Supergroup characteristics of large (non-Chinese) Asian populations but those identifying as Bangladeshi are notably absent. Many residents were born in the UK, while other more recent migrants have African birthplaces. Semi-detached housing, much of it owner occupied, prevails in these suburban residential locations.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Nind is most concentrated in decile 3 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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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Nind 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Nind families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Nind 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. Middlesex leads with 74 Ninds recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.50x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 74 2.50x
Worcestershire 71 18.33x
Gloucestershire 49 8.42x
Surrey 27 1.87x
Northamptonshire 18 6.45x
Lancashire 15 0.43x
Hertfordshire 12 5.87x
Staffordshire 10 1.00x
Derbyshire 5 1.08x
Devon 5 0.81x
Warwickshire 5 0.67x
Essex 4 0.68x
Kent 4 0.40x
Oxfordshire 3 1.64x
Durham 1 0.11x
Lincolnshire 1 0.21x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire leads with 14 Ninds recorded in 1881 and an index of 952.38x.

Place Total Index
Bishops Cleeve 14 952.38x
Claines 14 131.70x
Shoreditch London 14 10.89x
Tottenham 14 29.64x
Worcester St John 14 303.03x
Cheltenham 13 28.97x
Hackney London 11 6.62x
Ashchurch 10 1470.59x
Crumpsall 10 120.63x
Layston 10 917.43x
Northampton Priory St 9 53.76x
Upton Snodsbury 9 2432.43x
Battersea 8 7.33x
Bredon 8 606.06x
Southwark St George Martyr 8 13.41x
Spitalfields London 8 35.87x
Camberwell 7 3.70x
St Luke London 7 14.72x
Clerkenwell London 6 8.57x
Great Little Hampton 6 937.50x
Crich 5 165.02x
West Bromwich 5 8.72x
Worcester St Nicholas 5 273.22x
Birmingham 4 1.60x
Brackley St Peter 4 209.42x
Everton 4 3.57x
Leigh 4 85.11x
Northampton St Sepulchre 4 28.19x
Stoke Newington London 4 17.32x
Stoke Upon Trent 4 3.77x
Tewkesbury 4 77.07x
Tormoham 4 15.31x
Worcester St Andrew 4 305.34x
Beckford 3 638.30x
Milton In Gravesend 3 19.78x
Paddington London 3 2.75x
S Stoke 3 348.84x
West Ham 3 2.32x
Ash Normandy 2 102.04x
Evesham St Lawrence 2 97.09x
Islington London 2 0.70x
Kings Norton 2 5.76x
Mile End Old Town 2 4.27x
St Pancras London 2 0.84x
Winchcomb 2 69.20x
Bridge 1 114.94x
Broxbourne 1 24.69x
Christ Church Newgate 1 72.46x
Dunchurch 1 98.04x
Epsom 1 14.20x
Gateshead 1 1.51x
Gorton 1 3.02x
Great Malvern 1 12.38x
Harborne 1 3.12x
Holbeach 1 18.94x
Leyton 1 9.92x
Newton Abbot St Mary 1 19.31x
Northampton All Sts 1 10.57x
Stanton 1 370.37x
Toddington 1 454.55x
Wandsworth 1 3.50x
Watford 1 6.31x
Westbury On Trym 1 5.08x
Worcester St Clement 1 40.65x
Worcester St Michael 1 222.22x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 14
William 11
Arthur 10
Charles 10
Alfred 9
George 9
James 8
Henry 7
Thomas 7
Frederick 6
Benjamin 5
Walter 5
Frank 4
Isaac 3
Joseph 3
Philip 3
Albert 2
Ernest 2
Herbert 2
Robert 2
Anthony 1
Benjamine 1
Chas. 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Fredk.W. 1
Fredrick 1
Freeman 1
Guy 1
H. 1
Harrold 1
Jane 1
Job 1
Lawrence 1
Martin 1
Maurice 1
Percy 1
Phillip 1
Ralph 1
Reginald 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Ronald 1
Thurston 1
Vernon 1
Wharton 1

FAQ

Nind surname: questions and answers

How common was the Nind surname in 1881?

In 1881, 304 people were recorded with the Nind surname. That placed it at #9,637 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Nind surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 350 in 2016. That gives Nind a modern rank of #13,152.

What does the Nind map show?

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