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UK surname

Noake

In the 1881 census there were 274 people recorded with the Noake surname, ranking it #10,362 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 215, ranked #18,670, down from #10,362 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Sherborne and St Pancras. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Somerset, West Dorset and Worcester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Noake is 379 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 21.5%.

1881 census count

274

Ranked #10,362

Modern count

215

2016, ranked #18,670

Peak year

1911

379 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Noake had 274 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,362 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 215 in 2016, ranked #18,670.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 379 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Noake surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Noake surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Noake 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 215 #9,860
1861 historical 196 #12,223
1881 historical 274 #10,362
1891 historical 287 #11,473
1901 historical 291 #11,893
1911 historical 379 #9,672
1997 modern 229 #16,168
1998 modern 231 #16,555
1999 modern 236 #16,404
2000 modern 228 #16,743
2001 modern 221 #16,848
2002 modern 226 #16,939
2003 modern 227 #16,718
2004 modern 223 #16,965
2005 modern 231 #16,529
2006 modern 221 #17,149
2007 modern 219 #17,425
2008 modern 217 #17,693
2009 modern 231 #17,331
2010 modern 227 #17,895
2011 modern 218 #18,206
2012 modern 218 #18,139
2013 modern 213 #18,743
2014 modern 219 #18,523
2015 modern 215 #18,659
2016 modern 215 #18,670

Geography

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Where Noakes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Sherborne, St Pancras, Walsall and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Somerset, West Dorset, Worcester, Cardiff and Sandwell. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Sherborne Dorset
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Walsall Staffordshire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Somerset 021 South Somerset
2 West Dorset 001 West Dorset
3 Worcester 002 Worcester
4 Cardiff 005 Cardiff
5 Sandwell 017 Sandwell

Forenames

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First names often paired with Noake

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Noake

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Noake surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Noake household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Noake 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

Noake is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Noake 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 Noake is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Noake, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Noake families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Noake 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. Staffordshire leads with 64 Noakes recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.07x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 64 7.07x
Dorset 41 23.29x
Worcestershire 31 8.85x
Middlesex 24 0.89x
Surrey 20 1.53x
Hampshire 17 3.09x
Warwickshire 16 2.37x
Wiltshire 11 4.64x
Derbyshire 7 1.67x
Lancashire 7 0.22x
Cornwall 6 1.98x
Essex 6 1.13x
Yorkshire 6 0.23x
Devon 5 0.90x
Gloucestershire 4 0.76x
Somerset 4 0.93x
Cheshire 2 0.34x
Berkshire 1 0.50x
Channel Islands 1 1.26x
Glamorgan 1 0.21x
Leicestershire 1 0.34x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sherborne in Dorset leads with 28 Noakes recorded in 1881 and an index of 539.50x.

Place Total Index
Sherborne 28 539.50x
Wolverhampton 24 34.47x
St Pancras London 9 4.17x
Aston 8 4.29x
Esher 8 437.16x
Walsall Borough 8 113.80x
Worcester St Peter 8 120.66x
Pattingham 7 1842.11x
Chelsea London 6 7.42x
Claines 6 62.44x
Houghton 6 1500.00x
Lymington 6 148.51x
St Just In Penwith 6 101.87x
Stapenhill 6 96.00x
Templenewsam 6 312.50x
Walsall Foreign 6 12.83x
Worcester Blockhouse 6 312.50x
Buckland Newton 5 632.91x
Upper Penn 5 220.26x
Whitnash 5 1282.05x
Croydon 4 5.51x
Dagenham 4 126.98x
East Wellow 4 1379.31x
Litton 4 2000.00x
Salford 4 4.27x
Shoreditch London 4 3.44x
Stoke Damerel 4 10.24x
Wombourn 4 238.10x
Worcester St Martin 4 84.57x
Lambeth 3 1.28x
Puddletown 3 277.78x
Romsley 3 789.47x
South Newton 3 483.87x
Stapleton 3 30.06x
Tettenhall 3 54.15x
Beoley 2 357.14x
Birmingham 2 0.89x
Burton Upon Trent 2 9.44x
Egham 2 24.94x
Leigh 2 108.70x
Salisbury St Edmund 2 52.49x
Thornford 2 526.32x
Tonge With Haulgh 2 32.26x
Westminster St John 2 6.12x
Whistones 2 78.74x
Willenhall 2 11.79x
Berwick St James 1 588.24x
Cardiff St Mary 1 3.89x
Devonport 1 15.58x
Dorchester Holy Trinity 1 69.93x
Edgbaston 1 4.77x
Enville 1 140.85x
Godalming 1 12.15x
Great Wishford 1 303.03x
Hammersmith London 1 1.51x
Harborne 1 3.45x
Hayes 1 36.50x
Henbury 1 38.91x
Isleworth 1 8.38x
Kingsley 1 238.10x
Kinver 1 38.31x
Leatherhead 1 30.58x
Leicester St Mary 1 4.16x
Nether Compton 1 277.78x
Newington 1 1.01x
Nunton With Bodenham 1 370.37x
Pleasley 1 94.34x
Puddle Hinton 1 270.27x
St Peter Port 1 6.80x
Stretford 1 5.71x
Tranmere 1 4.60x
Twemlow 1 666.67x
Wantage 1 31.15x
Winterbourne Stoke 1 370.37x
Wroughton 1 48.78x
Wylye 1 222.22x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Elizabeth 11
Emma 8
Alice 7
Emily 7
Fanny 7
Ann 5
Eliza 5
Ellen 5
Annie 4
Harriet 4
Kate 4
Sarah 4
Florence 3
Louisa 3
Margaret 3
Amy 2
Betsy 2
Caroline 2
Emmeline 2
Frances 2
Harriett 2
Jane 2
Lilly 2
Rose 2
Anna 1
Clara 1
Crisia 1
Dorcas 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Elsie 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
Evelyn 1
Florry 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Henrietta 1
James 1
Lizzie 1
Lizzy 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
May 1
Nellie 1
Rachaiel 1
Rebecca 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 17
John 13
Thomas 13
Alfred 8
Henry 8
Charles 7
Frederick 7
George 7
Albert 5
James 5
Harry 4
Arthur 3
Joseph 3
Walter 3
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Herbert 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Alexander 1
Basil 1
Cedric 1
David 1
Emanuel 1
Frank 1
Fredk. 1
Isaac 1
J. 1
Jos. 1
Otho 1
Reuben 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Simeon 1
Wilbur 1

FAQ

Noake surname: questions and answers

How common was the Noake surname in 1881?

In 1881, 274 people were recorded with the Noake surname. That placed it at #10,362 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Noake surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 215 in 2016. That gives Noake a modern rank of #18,670.

What does the Noake map show?

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