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UK surname

Peatfield

In the 1881 census there were 223 people recorded with the Peatfield surname, ranking it #11,998 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 296, ranked #14,882, down from #11,998 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Clarborough, Manchester and Hayton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bassetlaw, Bolton and Central Bedfordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Peatfield is 377 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 32.7%.

1881 census count

223

Ranked #11,998

Modern count

296

2016, ranked #14,882

Peak year

1911

377 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Peatfield had 223 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,998 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 296 in 2016, ranked #14,882.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 377 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Peatfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Peatfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Peatfield 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 78 #19,840
1861 historical 118 #18,512
1881 historical 223 #11,998
1891 historical 289 #11,425
1901 historical 331 #10,884
1911 historical 377 #9,719
1997 modern 327 #12,784
1998 modern 346 #12,630
1999 modern 349 #12,638
2000 modern 359 #12,333
2001 modern 353 #12,293
2002 modern 361 #12,337
2003 modern 335 #12,815
2004 modern 335 #12,870
2005 modern 323 #13,133
2006 modern 320 #13,289
2007 modern 334 #13,036
2008 modern 327 #13,350
2009 modern 334 #13,409
2010 modern 326 #13,918
2011 modern 317 #14,059
2012 modern 311 #14,173
2013 modern 311 #14,368
2014 modern 307 #14,608
2015 modern 305 #14,579
2016 modern 296 #14,882

Geography

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Where Peatfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Clarborough, Manchester, Hayton, Bury (Walmersley and Tottington, Heap),Middleton (Birtle with Bamford, Pilsworth) and Chatham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bassetlaw, Bolton, Central Bedfordshire and High Peak. 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 Clarborough Nottinghamshire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Hayton Nottinghamshire
4 Bury (Walmersley and Tottington, Heap),Middleton (Birtle with Bamford, Pilsworth) Lancashire
5 Chatham Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bassetlaw 010 Bassetlaw
2 Bolton 003 Bolton
3 Central Bedfordshire 021 Central Bedfordshire
4 High Peak 005 High Peak
5 Bassetlaw 005 Bassetlaw

Forenames

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First names often paired with Peatfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Peatfield

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

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Peatfield is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

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

Peatfield is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Peatfield falls in decile 2 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 Peatfield 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 Peatfield, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Peatfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Peatfield 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. Lancashire leads with 90 Peatfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.47x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 90 3.47x
Nottinghamshire 55 18.68x
Yorkshire 20 0.92x
Lincolnshire 14 4.01x
Sussex 12 3.26x
Essex 11 2.55x
Kent 9 1.21x
Middlesex 5 0.23x
Cheshire 3 0.62x
Surrey 2 0.19x
Devon 1 0.22x
Durham 1 0.15x
Leicestershire 1 0.41x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Pilkington in Lancashire leads with 24 Peatfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 243.65x.

Place Total Index
Pilkington 24 243.65x
Ashton Under Lyne 11 19.41x
West Retford 10 1639.34x
Broughton In Salford 9 37.96x
Hayton 9 4736.84x
Market Rasen 9 461.54x
Salford 9 11.80x
East Grinstead 8 153.55x
Cheetham 7 36.19x
Laxton 7 1944.44x
Sutton On Trent 7 972.22x
Bury 6 20.26x
Chatham 6 29.25x
Hulme 6 11.08x
Chorlton On Medlock 5 12.14x
Hornsea 5 364.96x
Mansfield 5 49.07x
Pontefract 5 107.30x
Radcliffe 5 40.00x
Romford 5 73.31x
Brighton 4 5.38x
Clarborough 4 181.82x
Hoyland Nether 4 75.33x
Springfield 4 211.64x
Worksop 4 45.82x
Anwick 3 1153.85x
Darfield 3 152.28x
Hyde 3 21.08x
Liverpool 3 1.91x
Rainham 3 146.34x
Tickhill 3 217.39x
Tuxford 3 416.67x
West Bridgford 3 1034.48x
Caterham 2 42.46x
Gainsborough 2 24.27x
Heaton Norris 2 13.55x
Islington London 2 0.94x
Kneesall 2 952.38x
Manchester 2 1.72x
Bishopwearmouth 1 1.79x
East Retford 1 39.22x
Hampstead London 1 2.94x
Lidford 1 49.02x
Little Claybrooke 1 227.27x
Newchurch 1 4.71x
Poplar London 1 2.42x
Shelley 1 666.67x
Teddington London 1 20.20x
Witham 1 45.05x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 18
Annie 6
Jane 6
Sarah 6
Eliza 4
Elizabeth 4
Ellen 4
Margaret 4
Alice 3
Augusta 3
Catherine 3
Emma 3
Martha 3
Amelia 2
Caroline 2
Edith 2
Esther 2
Florence 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Kate 2
Lucy 2
Adeline 1
Alexandra 1
Amy 1
Ann 1
Anna 1
Bertha 1
Cathrine 1
Clara 1
Clarabell 1
Eleanor 1
Emily 1
Fanny 1
Gertrud 1
Harriett 1
Jean 1
Lilian 1
Margow 1
Marion 1
Rachel 1
Rose 1
Selina 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Peatfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Peatfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 223 people were recorded with the Peatfield surname. That placed it at #11,998 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Peatfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 296 in 2016. That gives Peatfield a modern rank of #14,882.

What does the Peatfield map show?

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