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UK surname

Pettipher

In the 1881 census there were 96 people recorded with the Pettipher surname, ranking it #20,248 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 145, ranked #24,293, down from #20,248 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Warwick St Nicholas, Prescott and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Hertfordshire, Warwick and Dartford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pettipher is 156 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 51.0%.

1881 census count

96

Ranked #20,248

Modern count

145

2016, ranked #24,293

Peak year

2010

156 bearers

Map years

5

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pettipher had 96 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,248 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 145 in 2016, ranked #24,293.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 147 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Pettipher surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pettipher surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Pettipher 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 52 #23,915
1861 historical 63 #25,901
1881 historical 96 #20,248
1891 historical 93 #24,965
1901 historical 117 #20,830
1911 historical 147 #18,104
1997 modern 150 #21,119
1998 modern 147 #21,935
1999 modern 149 #21,924
2000 modern 143 #22,457
2001 modern 142 #22,234
2002 modern 139 #22,991
2003 modern 137 #22,939
2004 modern 135 #23,326
2005 modern 137 #23,110
2006 modern 139 #23,044
2007 modern 145 #22,693
2008 modern 145 #22,929
2009 modern 147 #23,248
2010 modern 156 #22,886
2011 modern 151 #23,204
2012 modern 148 #23,457
2013 modern 150 #23,653
2014 modern 145 #24,395
2015 modern 143 #24,481
2016 modern 145 #24,293

Geography

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Where Pettiphers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Warwick St Nicholas, Prescott, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars, Kenilworth and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Hertfordshire, Warwick, Dartford, Coventry and Weymouth and Portland. 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 Warwick St Nicholas Warwickshire
2 Prescott Oxfordshire
3 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
4 Kenilworth Warwickshire
5 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Hertfordshire 006 East Hertfordshire
2 Warwick 011 Warwick
3 Dartford 006 Dartford
4 Coventry 008 Coventry
5 Weymouth and Portland 009 Weymouth and Portland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pettipher

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pettipher

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Pettipher, 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 Pettipher surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Pettipher 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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Pettipher 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

Pettipher 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

Pettipher falls in decile 5 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 Pettipher is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Pettipher, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pettipher families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pettipher 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. Warwickshire leads with 49 Pettiphers recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.75x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 49 20.75x
Essex 10 5.41x
Oxfordshire 10 17.30x
Leicestershire 8 7.71x
Northamptonshire 7 7.95x
Lancashire 5 0.45x
Middlesex 4 0.43x
Worcestershire 2 1.64x
Surrey 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Budbrooke in Warwickshire leads with 13 Pettiphers recorded in 1881 and an index of 5416.67x.

Place Total Index
Budbrooke 13 5416.67x
Warwick St Mary 11 536.59x
Honiley 8 40000.00x
Leyton Low 7 186.17x
Belgrave 6 256.41x
Chalcombe 5 3571.43x
Kenilworth 5 375.94x
West Derby 5 15.38x
Chipping Norton 4 298.51x
Hackney London 4 7.62x
Coventry St Michael 3 39.58x
Aston 2 3.08x
Brailes 2 555.56x
Culworth 2 1333.33x
Gt Rollright 2 1666.67x
Leamington Priors 2 34.42x
Leicester St Margaret 2 7.90x
Swalcliffe 2 1000.00x
Woodford 2 95.69x
Astley 1 384.62x
Baginton 1 1428.57x
Banbury 1 86.21x
Beausale 1 1666.67x
Caterham 1 49.51x
Great Malvern 1 39.22x
Little Ilford 1 312.50x
Warwick St Nicholas 1 57.80x
Woolvercot 1 434.78x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 6
Sarah 5
Eliza 3
Mary 3
Ann 2
Annie 2
Ellen 2
Harriet 2
Lucy 2
Selina 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Allice 1
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Bertha 1
Caroline 1
Edith 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Jemima 1
Julia 1
Martha 1
Norah 1
Rachel 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Pettipher surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pettipher surname in 1881?

In 1881, 96 people were recorded with the Pettipher surname. That placed it at #20,248 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pettipher surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 145 in 2016. That gives Pettipher a modern rank of #24,293.

What does the Pettipher map show?

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