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UK surname

Padget

A variant surname derived from the Middle English personal name Padge, a diminutive of Patrick.

In the 1881 census there were 420 people recorded with the Padget surname, ranking it #7,694 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 263, ranked #16,210, down from #7,694 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Birstall, Brotton and Wakefield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Riding of Yorkshire, Wealden and Stroud.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Padget is 424 in 1851. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 37.4%.

1881 census count

420

Ranked #7,694

Modern count

263

2016, ranked #16,210

Peak year

1851

424 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Padget had 420 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,694 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 263 in 2016, ranked #16,210.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 424 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Padget surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Padget surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Padget 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 424 #5,760
1861 historical 347 #7,357
1881 historical 420 #7,694
1891 historical 333 #10,223
1901 historical 349 #10,457
1911 historical 404 #9,221
1997 modern 267 #14,623
1998 modern 277 #14,646
1999 modern 283 #14,501
2000 modern 277 #14,688
2001 modern 268 #14,812
2002 modern 280 #14,660
2003 modern 264 #15,071
2004 modern 272 #14,843
2005 modern 263 #15,139
2006 modern 249 #15,784
2007 modern 254 #15,736
2008 modern 262 #15,550
2009 modern 268 #15,620
2010 modern 273 #15,764
2011 modern 277 #15,433
2012 modern 266 #15,828
2013 modern 270 #15,911
2014 modern 269 #16,059
2015 modern 267 #16,050
2016 modern 263 #16,210

Geography

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Where Padgets are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Birstall, Brotton, Wakefield, Bradford and Danby. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Riding of Yorkshire, Wealden, Stroud and Wakefield. 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 Birstall Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Brotton Yorkshire, North Riding
3 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Danby Yorkshire, North Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Riding of Yorkshire 019 East Riding of Yorkshire
2 Wealden 021 Wealden
3 Stroud 010 Stroud
4 Wakefield 030 Wakefield
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 017 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Padget

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Padget

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Padget is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Padget is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Padget falls in decile 8 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 Padget 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Padget, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Padget

The surname Padget originated in England and dates back to the late 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word 'padde' meaning toad and 'geat' meaning gate or path, suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a toad-infested path or gateway. The name was initially spelled as Padgett, Pagett, or Paget.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundredorum Rolls of Bedfordshire in 1273, where a Richard Padgett is mentioned. The Padget surname also appears in various tax records and legal documents from the 14th and 15th centuries across counties like Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.

In the 16th century, Sir William Paget (c. 1506-1563) was a prominent figure who served as the Lord Privy Seal and Secretary of State under King Henry VIII and Edward VI. He played a significant role in the English Reformation and was a trusted advisor to the Tudor monarchs.

Another notable person with the Padget surname was John Paget (1564-1638), an English Catholic priest and writer who authored several religious works and was involved in the Catholic mission to England during the Elizabethan era.

In the 17th century, Thomas Padget (1617-1677) was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and wrote on theological subjects.

During the 18th century, Sir Henry Paget (1768-1854), 1st Marquess of Anglesey, was a prominent British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and lost a leg at the Battle of Waterloo. He later served as the Master-General of the Ordnance and played a significant role in military reforms.

In the 19th century, John Paget (1808-1892) was a renowned English surgeon and pathologist who made significant contributions to the study of diseases and is credited with describing several medical conditions, including Paget's disease of the nipple.

As the surname spread across England, it was associated with various place names, such as Padgate in Warrington, Cheshire, and Padworth in Berkshire, reflecting the geographical distribution of families bearing this name.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Padget families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Padget 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 280 Padgets recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.90x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 280 6.90x
Durham 27 2.22x
Kent 18 1.29x
Lancashire 16 0.33x
Lincolnshire 11 1.68x
Norfolk 11 1.75x
Wiltshire 9 2.48x
Middlesex 7 0.17x
Staffordshire 7 0.51x
Huntingdonshire 6 7.38x
Leicestershire 6 1.32x
Cambridgeshire 5 1.93x
Hampshire 4 0.48x
Nottinghamshire 4 0.72x
Surrey 4 0.20x
Essex 2 0.25x
Northumberland 1 0.16x
Shropshire 1 0.28x
Somerset 1 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cottingham in Yorkshire leads with 17 Padgets recorded in 1881 and an index of 194.29x.

Place Total Index
Cottingham 17 194.29x
Leeds 17 7.42x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 15 101.76x
Sandal Magna 14 233.33x
Barnsley 13 31.04x
Brotton 13 245.28x
Dewsbury 12 28.82x
Worsbrough 12 100.84x
Baildon 11 143.98x
Margate St John Baptist 11 42.97x
Sculcoates 11 17.09x
Holbeck 10 37.17x
Skelton In Guisbrough 10 91.07x
Grimston 9 566.04x
Beverley St Martin 8 117.99x
Cawthorne In Wortley 8 487.80x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 8 42.42x
Altofts 7 156.25x
Beverley St Nicholas 7 210.21x
Brightside Bierlow 7 8.79x
Halifax 7 11.75x
Normanton 7 57.38x
St Peters 7 108.19x
Stratton St Margaret 7 125.90x
Evenwood Barony 6 144.93x
Hammersmith London 6 5.95x
Ramsey 6 92.17x
Sutton 6 36.81x
West Herrington 6 140.52x
Bishopwearmouth 5 4.78x
Great Grimsby 5 12.03x
Kingswinford 5 9.96x
Littleport 5 100.81x
Wakefield 5 16.04x
Beverley St Mary 4 67.45x
Bletchingley 4 153.85x
Loughborough 4 19.41x
Moss Side 4 15.64x
Preston 4 3.08x
Southcoates 4 17.75x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 3 7.93x
Bowling 3 7.46x
Broom 3 297.03x
Crigglestone 3 76.73x
East Stoke 3 1034.48x
Horsforth 3 33.71x
Howden 3 108.70x
Idle 3 15.94x
Ingleby Arncliffe 3 697.67x
Keighley 3 6.93x
Stockton On Tees 3 5.11x
Barking 2 8.45x
Bingley 2 7.74x
Bishops Waltham 2 57.14x
Bradford 2 2.04x
Bromham 2 122.70x
Clee With Weelsby 2 13.95x
Eling 2 23.50x
Gayton 2 188.68x
Hessle In Sculcoates 2 55.87x
Horbury 2 28.17x
Normanby In 2 18.43x
North South Anston 2 112.36x
Pocklington 2 52.22x
Soothill 2 13.64x
Southwick 2 17.33x
Warrington 2 3.47x
Willenhall 2 7.72x
Caunton 1 175.44x
Glaisdale 1 64.52x
Grantham 1 11.71x
Hawsker Cum Stainsacre 1 74.07x
Hedleyhope 1 47.39x
Huddersfield 1 1.69x
Manningham 1 2.00x
Manthorpe Cum Little 1 19.96x
North Cave Drewton 1 62.50x
Paddington London 1 0.66x
Skipton 1 7.82x
Sunderland 1 4.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 30
Sarah 22
Elizabeth 15
Emma 9
Alice 8
Ann 8
Annie 7
Jane 7
Eliza 6
Hannah 6
Emily 5
Ada 4
Harriet 4
Martha 4
Clara 3
Frances 3
Margaret 3
Maria 3
Agnes 2
Betsy 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Ellen 2
Florence 2
Helen 2
Kate 2
Margeret 2
Pricilla 2
Selina 2
Amy 1
Anne 1
Annis 1
Barbara 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Dina 1
Ellenor 1
Gertrude 1
Janet 1
Kezia 1
Laura 1
Lavinia 1
Leah 1
Lillie 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Mahalah 1
Mare 1
Tipporah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 32
William 21
Thomas 16
George 11
Henry 10
Joseph 10
Robert 9
Charles 8
Arthur 6
James 6
Albert 4
Herbert 4
Walter 4
Frederick 3
Harry 3
Joe 3
Joshua 3
Samuel 3
Benjamin 2
Bingham 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Isaac 2
Jim 2
Reuben 2
Tom 2
Alfred 1
Anton 1
Chas. 1
Cyrus 1
Dan 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Iabus 1
Isacc 1
Jacob 1
Jesse 1
Manasseh 1
Mark 1
Mason 1
Osborn 1
Percy 1
Ralph 1
Rich. 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Rowland 1
Samual 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Padget surname: questions and answers

How common was the Padget surname in 1881?

In 1881, 420 people were recorded with the Padget surname. That placed it at #7,694 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Padget surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 263 in 2016. That gives Padget a modern rank of #16,210.

What does the Padget surname mean?

A variant surname derived from the Middle English personal name Padge, a diminutive of Patrick.

What does the Padget map show?

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