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UK surname

Outhwaite

In the 1881 census there were 672 people recorded with the Outhwaite surname, ranking it #5,371 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 702, ranked #7,694, down from #5,371 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall, Stranton and Bradford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sunderland, County Durham and Stockton-on-Tees.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Outhwaite is 870 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 4.5%.

1881 census count

672

Ranked #5,371

Modern count

702

2016, ranked #7,694

Peak year

1911

870 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Outhwaite had 672 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,371 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 702 in 2016, ranked #7,694.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 870 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Outhwaite surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Outhwaite surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Outhwaite 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 504 #4,961
1861 historical 419 #6,133
1881 historical 672 #5,371
1891 historical 672 #5,804
1901 historical 784 #5,737
1911 historical 870 #5,109
1997 modern 730 #7,011
1998 modern 762 #7,016
1999 modern 775 #6,959
2000 modern 796 #6,803
2001 modern 778 #6,788
2002 modern 783 #6,896
2003 modern 757 #6,960
2004 modern 734 #7,135
2005 modern 730 #7,100
2006 modern 721 #7,196
2007 modern 716 #7,302
2008 modern 718 #7,335
2009 modern 734 #7,366
2010 modern 737 #7,471
2011 modern 738 #7,405
2012 modern 713 #7,499
2013 modern 718 #7,593
2014 modern 722 #7,590
2015 modern 703 #7,693
2016 modern 702 #7,694

Geography

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Where Outhwaites are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall, Stranton, Bradford, Middlesborough and Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sunderland, County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees and Harrogate. 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 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Stranton Durham
3 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Middlesborough Durham
5 Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sunderland 027 Sunderland
2 County Durham 047 County Durham
3 Stockton-on-Tees 015 Stockton-on-Tees
4 Harrogate 010 Harrogate
5 Harrogate 014 Harrogate

Forenames

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First names often paired with Outhwaite

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Outhwaite

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

Outhwaite 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

Outhwaite falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Outhwaite is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Outhwaite, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Outhwaite families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Outhwaite 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 414 Outhwaites recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.36x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 414 6.36x
Durham 122 6.25x
Lancashire 54 0.69x
Middlesex 38 0.58x
Lincolnshire 12 1.14x
Northumberland 9 0.92x
Staffordshire 8 0.36x
Kent 5 0.22x
Surrey 5 0.16x
Devon 1 0.07x
Essex 1 0.08x
Royal Navy 1 1.28x
Selkirkshire 1 1.68x
Shropshire 1 0.18x
Westmorland 1 0.69x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 42 Outhwaites recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.43x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 42 11.43x
Stockton On Tees 21 22.31x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 20 89.89x
Tong 20 159.11x
Middlesbrough 18 21.25x
Bainbridge 16 1045.75x
Mile End Old Town 16 15.44x
Poulton Barre 14 158.01x
Hart 13 273.11x
Knaresborough 13 127.20x
Long Riston 12 1445.78x
Pudsey 12 34.51x
Shipley 12 35.55x
Barwick In Elmet 11 220.88x
Calverley Cum Farsley 11 59.56x
Hartlepool 11 39.63x
Hook 11 76.87x
Horbury 9 79.09x
Over Darwen 9 14.46x
Sawley In Ripon 9 1071.43x
Bardsey Cum Rigton 8 1111.11x
Burton Upon Trent 8 15.43x
Darlington 8 10.61x
Stranton 8 12.17x
Bradford 7 4.44x
Burrill Cum Cowling 7 3043.48x
East Thickley 7 176.77x
Great Grimsby 7 10.51x
Heysham 7 492.96x
Hunslet 7 6.90x
Pannal 7 112.18x
Redmarshall Carlton 7 1029.41x
St Pancras London 7 1.32x
Wakefield 7 14.02x
Whitworth 7 48.95x
York St Maurice 7 57.14x
Eccleshill 6 37.90x
Heworth 6 15.59x
Hipswell 6 983.61x
Ingleton 6 163.93x
Kelfield 6 779.22x
Richmond 6 59.06x
Askrigg 5 357.14x
Boston 5 15.70x
Chilton 5 81.97x
Coatham Mundeville 5 1724.14x
Durham St Nicholas 5 104.17x
Habergham Eaves 5 7.02x
Horsforth 5 35.06x
Kirkleatham 5 56.95x
Lee 5 15.38x
Manchester 5 1.43x
North South Gosforth 5 403.23x
Potter Newton 5 43.55x
Bedale 4 168.78x
Bishopwearmouth 4 2.39x
Bridlington 4 26.86x
Elswick 4 5.13x
Green Hammerton 4 606.06x
Ilkley 4 37.63x
Norton 4 55.71x
St Marylebone London 4 1.14x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 4 13.24x
Stillingfleet With 4 487.80x
Tunstall 4 41.15x
York All Sts Peasholme 4 377.36x
Barugh 3 54.64x
Bramley In Bramley 3 12.05x
Cleckheaton 3 12.52x
Fulham London 3 3.15x
Gorton 3 4.10x
Hornby 3 375.00x
Lambeth 3 0.52x
Langthorne 3 1034.48x
Moss Side 3 7.32x
Sculcoates 3 2.91x
Catterick 2 136.99x
Chapel Allerton 2 20.56x
Wortley In Bramley 2 3.88x
York St Saviour 2 32.21x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 44
Elizabeth 35
Sarah 25
Jane 21
Margaret 20
Annie 15
Hannah 15
Ann 14
Emily 9
Martha 8
Harriet 7
Edith 6
Eliza 6
Ellen 6
Alice 5
Emma 5
Fanny 5
Louisa 5
Ethel 4
Frances 4
Isabella 4
Ada 3
Amy 3
Elizth. 3
Amelia 2
Betsy 2
Clara 2
Esther 2
Florence 2
Harriett 2
Lilian 2
Maude 2
Nellie 2
Priscilla 2
Susannah 2
Agath 1
Agnus 1
B. 1
Bessy 1
Blanche 1
Eleanor 1
Elizbth. 1
Ellenor 1
Helen 1
Infant 1
Isabel 1
Isabell 1
Isabelle 1
Jesse 1
Thomasion 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 53
William 43
Thomas 32
James 20
George 17
Richard 13
Joseph 10
Charles 9
Robert 9
Matthew 8
Henry 5
Arthur 4
Edward 4
Edwin 4
Francis 4
Herbert 4
Peter 4
Benjamin 3
Fred 3
Mark 3
Stephen 3
Tom 3
Christopher 2
Elijah 2
Enos 2
Frank 2
Harry 2
Jas. 2
Mathew 2
Sam 2
Samuel 2
Thos. 2
Augustus 1
David 1
Edgar 1
Frances 1
Frederic 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
Geo.E. 1
Gerald 1
Harold 1
Josep 1
Josh. 1
Lloyd 1
Major 1
Morris 1
Newton 1
Oliver 1
Wm.T. 1

FAQ

Outhwaite surname: questions and answers

How common was the Outhwaite surname in 1881?

In 1881, 672 people were recorded with the Outhwaite surname. That placed it at #5,371 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Outhwaite surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 702 in 2016. That gives Outhwaite a modern rank of #7,694.

What does the Outhwaite map show?

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