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UK surname

Normanton

In the 1881 census there were 475 people recorded with the Normanton surname, ranking it #7,031 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 378, ranked #12,393, down from #7,031 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ashton-under-Lyne, Whalley and Halifax. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Calderdale, Tameside and Kirklees.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Normanton is 552 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 20.4%.

1881 census count

475

Ranked #7,031

Modern count

378

2016, ranked #12,393

Peak year

1911

552 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Normanton had 475 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,031 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 378 in 2016, ranked #12,393.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 552 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Normanton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Normanton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Normanton 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 241 #9,037
1861 historical 278 #8,998
1881 historical 475 #7,031
1891 historical 539 #6,986
1901 historical 519 #7,831
1911 historical 552 #7,264
1997 modern 419 #10,625
1998 modern 421 #10,954
1999 modern 429 #10,874
2000 modern 432 #10,771
2001 modern 425 #10,716
2002 modern 442 #10,605
2003 modern 421 #10,844
2004 modern 412 #11,029
2005 modern 401 #11,165
2006 modern 406 #11,108
2007 modern 410 #11,162
2008 modern 409 #11,271
2009 modern 422 #11,221
2010 modern 432 #11,262
2011 modern 419 #11,422
2012 modern 399 #11,740
2013 modern 412 #11,647
2014 modern 411 #11,768
2015 modern 393 #12,059
2016 modern 378 #12,393

Geography

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Where Normantons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ashton-under-Lyne, Whalley and Halifax. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Calderdale, Tameside, Kirklees, Hartlepool and Barnsley. 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 Ashton-under-Lyne Lancashire
2 Whalley Lancashire
3 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Calderdale 026 Calderdale
2 Tameside 006 Tameside
3 Kirklees 008 Kirklees
4 Hartlepool 008 Hartlepool
5 Barnsley 009 Barnsley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Normanton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Normanton

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Normanton, 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 Normanton surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Normanton 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Normanton 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

Normanton is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Normanton falls in decile 1 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Normanton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Normanton 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 320 Normantons recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.98x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 320 6.98x
Lancashire 126 2.30x
Cheshire 8 0.78x
Lincolnshire 5 0.68x
Middlesex 4 0.09x
Glamorgan 2 0.25x
Hampshire 2 0.21x
Surrey 2 0.09x
Derbyshire 1 0.14x
Dorset 1 0.33x
Hertfordshire 1 0.31x
Kent 1 0.06x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barkisland in Yorkshire leads with 63 Normantons recorded in 1881 and an index of 1891.89x.

Place Total Index
Barkisland 63 1891.89x
Soyland 33 600.00x
Sowerby In Halifax 29 193.59x
Stainland Cum Old 23 293.37x
Great Little Marsden 22 87.54x
Elland Cum Greetland 18 87.21x
Ashton Under Lyne 15 12.51x
Bradford 12 10.82x
Halifax 12 17.84x
Otley 10 89.93x
Colne 9 55.08x
Stretford 9 29.81x
Lepton 8 167.01x
Tintwistle 8 146.79x
Blackrod 7 102.64x
Rastrick 7 54.99x
Skircoat 7 38.74x
Southowram 7 50.07x
Barrow In Furness 6 8.04x
Burythorpe 6 1463.41x
Chorlton On Medlock 6 6.88x
Clifton In Halifax 6 218.98x
Ellel 6 212.01x
Newchurch 6 13.37x
Tong 6 67.80x
Farnley In Bramley 5 87.41x
Hipperholme Cum 5 24.84x
Leeds 5 1.93x
Lockwood 5 30.34x
Manchester 5 2.03x
Oldham 5 2.82x
Warley 5 37.76x
Wortley In Bramley 5 13.78x
York St Mary 5 26.34x
Bootle Cum Linacre 4 9.18x
Burnley 4 8.66x
Keighley 4 8.19x
Kirkheaton 4 53.84x
Settrington 4 454.55x
Barkstone 3 379.75x
Butterworth 3 22.44x
Castleton 3 5.48x
Cheetham 3 7.33x
Fixby 3 375.00x
Gorton 3 5.82x
Habergham Eaves 3 5.98x
Pilkington 3 14.40x
Ecclesfield 2 5.95x
Gomersal 2 9.35x
Hackney London 2 0.77x
Harbridge 2 338.98x
Lambeth 2 0.50x
Leavening 2 322.58x
Manningham 2 3.54x
Northowram 2 6.22x
Barton St Mary 1 26.95x
Chipping Barnet 1 17.95x
Dewsbury 1 2.13x
Falsgrave 1 14.81x
Folkestone 1 3.27x
Glossop Dale 1 2.95x
Great Grimsby 1 2.13x
Hampstead London 1 1.39x
Heaton 1 20.33x
Heptonstall 1 15.55x
Holbeck 1 3.29x
Holy Trinity 1 0.91x
Hunslet 1 1.40x
Huttons Ambo 1 151.52x
Little Bolton 1 1.42x
Liverpool 1 0.30x
Morley 1 4.20x
New Malton 1 18.25x
Nottingham Standard 1 62.89x
Portland 1 6.13x
Salford 1 0.62x
Scagglethorpe 1 250.00x
Scotforth 1 28.01x
Sherburn 1 26.53x
St Marylebone London 1 0.41x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 34
William 18
James 16
George 15
Joseph 12
Thomas 10
Alfred 7
Charles 6
Fred 6
Arthur 5
Benjamin 4
David 4
Harry 4
Henry 4
Wm. 4
Albert 3
Job 3
Tom 3
Edward 2
Francis 2
Fred. 2
Hartley 2
Herbert 2
Joe 2
Levi 2
Mark 2
Matthew 2
Michael 2
Simeon 2
Walter 2
Bolton 1
Charlton 1
Farrar 1
Fielding 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
Hannah 1
Hiram 1
Holroyd 1
Isaac 1
Jas. 1
Joah 1
Jonathon 1
Lewis 1
Liberty 1
Lister 1
Nathaniel 1
Paul 1
Ramsden 1
Reginald 1

FAQ

Normanton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Normanton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 475 people were recorded with the Normanton surname. That placed it at #7,031 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Normanton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 378 in 2016. That gives Normanton a modern rank of #12,393.

What does the Normanton map show?

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