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UK surname

Phillpot

In the 1881 census there were 364 people recorded with the Phillpot surname, ranking it #8,525 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 292, ranked #15,022, down from #8,525 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), St Leonard Shoreditch and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hammersmith and Fulham, Surrey Heath and Wychavon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Phillpot is 396 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 19.8%.

1881 census count

364

Ranked #8,525

Modern count

292

2016, ranked #15,022

Peak year

1911

396 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Phillpot had 364 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,525 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 292 in 2016, ranked #15,022.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 396 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Phillpot surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Phillpot surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Phillpot 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 179 #11,346
1861 historical 231 #10,572
1881 historical 364 #8,525
1891 historical 352 #9,781
1901 historical 391 #9,638
1911 historical 396 #9,354
1997 modern 283 #14,037
1998 modern 284 #14,402
1999 modern 292 #14,204
2000 modern 288 #14,312
2001 modern 278 #14,444
2002 modern 293 #14,203
2003 modern 296 #13,944
2004 modern 301 #13,850
2005 modern 302 #13,788
2006 modern 286 #14,322
2007 modern 288 #14,428
2008 modern 297 #14,230
2009 modern 293 #14,669
2010 modern 310 #14,378
2011 modern 308 #14,356
2012 modern 282 #15,158
2013 modern 296 #14,876
2014 modern 302 #14,772
2015 modern 297 #14,863
2016 modern 292 #15,022

Geography

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Where Phillpots are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), St Leonard Shoreditch, London parishes, St Pancras and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hammersmith and Fulham, Surrey Heath, Wychavon, Breckland and Mid Sussex. 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 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
2 St Leonard Shoreditch London (East Districts)
3 London parishes London 3
4 St Pancras London (North Districts)
5 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hammersmith and Fulham 014 Hammersmith and Fulham
2 Surrey Heath 001 Surrey Heath
3 Wychavon 011 Wychavon
4 Breckland 001 Breckland
5 Mid Sussex 014 Mid Sussex

Forenames

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First names often paired with Phillpot

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Phillpot

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Phillpot 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

Phillpot 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

Phillpot falls in decile 10 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 Phillpot 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 Phillpot, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Phillpot families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Phillpot 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. Middlesex leads with 109 Phillpots recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.07x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 109 3.07x
Surrey 32 1.85x
Gloucestershire 29 4.16x
Kent 29 2.39x
Worcestershire 20 4.31x
Leicestershire 18 4.57x
Warwickshire 18 2.01x
Lancashire 17 0.40x
Northamptonshire 15 4.49x
Sussex 15 2.51x
Hampshire 12 1.65x
Essex 10 1.43x
Durham 9 0.85x
Glamorgan 7 1.13x
Bedfordshire 6 3.26x
Staffordshire 6 0.50x
Devon 4 0.54x
Monmouthshire 2 0.78x
Somerset 2 0.35x
Carmarthenshire 1 0.67x
Hertfordshire 1 0.41x
Northumberland 1 0.19x
Shropshire 1 0.33x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Pancras London in Middlesex leads with 27 Phillpots recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.45x.

Place Total Index
St Pancras London 27 9.45x
Shoreditch London 18 11.69x
Birmingham 17 5.70x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 12 18.30x
Oldbury 12 52.61x
Hackney London 11 5.53x
Ardwick 9 23.68x
St George Hanover 9 19.42x
Barking 8 39.01x
Great Little Marsden 8 41.45x
Hinckley 8 85.65x
Margate St John Baptist 8 36.07x
Stockton On Tees 8 15.71x
Clase 7 30.45x
Clayton 7 309.73x
Foots Cray 7 301.72x
Southampton St Mary 7 15.30x
Camberwell 6 2.65x
Cheltenham 6 11.17x
Clerkenwell London 6 7.16x
Farnborough 6 338.98x
Kidderminster Borough 6 22.11x
Kingswinford 6 13.79x
Northampton Priory St 6 29.94x
Paddington London 6 4.60x
Thames Ditton 6 167.13x
Tottenham 6 10.61x
Ardingly 5 263.16x
Islington London 5 1.45x
Leicester St Margaret 5 5.21x
Leicester St Mary 5 15.72x
Luton 5 15.71x
North Nibley 5 500.00x
Tetbury 5 126.58x
Bermondsey 4 3.78x
Lambeth 4 1.29x
Mile End Old Town 4 7.14x
Northampton All Sts 4 35.30x
Poplar London 4 5.97x
Rotherhithe 4 9.12x
Southwark St Saviour 4 21.92x
St George Bloomsbury 4 19.64x
Graveney 3 967.74x
Hammersmith London 3 3.43x
Kingsthorpe 3 80.86x
Plymouth St Andrew 3 5.27x
Bath St Catherine 2 1176.47x
Battersea 2 1.53x
Brighton 2 1.66x
Deptford St Paul 2 2.14x
Dudley 2 3.55x
Eling 2 27.14x
Great Houghton 2 500.00x
Kensington London 2 1.01x
Rainham 2 60.06x
Bedwellty 1 2.21x
Bettws 1 46.95x
Bristol St Peter 1 40.16x
Broseley 1 18.35x
Chelsea London 1 0.93x
Chester Le Street 1 12.33x
East Woodhay 1 53.76x
Elswick 1 2.37x
Great Parndon 1 166.67x
Herne 1 18.66x
Leamington 1 16.86x
Lindsell 1 303.03x
Matherne 1 161.29x
Odiham 1 31.35x
Plymouth Charles The 1 3.07x
Romsey Extra 1 23.09x
Shermanbury 1 227.27x
Southwark St John 1 9.21x
St Albans St Michael 1 36.63x
St Andrew Holborn 1 8.31x
St Ann St Agnes 1 1666.67x
Streatham 1 3.80x
Toddington 1 37.88x
Westminster St 1 7.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Elizabeth 14
Ellen 9
Emily 9
Sarah 8
Ann 7
Emma 7
Florence 7
Eliza 6
Harriet 6
Jane 6
Edith 4
Kate 4
Agnes 3
Annie 3
Sophia 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Anne 2
Catherine 2
Ethel 2
Louisa 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Minnie 2
Rachel 2
Sabina 2
Susan 2
Beatrice 1
Charlotte 1
Constance 1
Eleanor 1
Eliz. 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.S. 1
Ester 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Jessie 1
Johona 1
Julia 1
Lilian 1
Lilla 1
Lillian 1
Margaret 1
Marie 1
Maryann 1
Maud 1
Zipporah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 25
George 20
John 20
Charles 17
Thomas 14
James 8
Arthur 7
Alfred 6
Edward 5
Henry 5
Albert 4
Fredrick 4
Caleb 3
David 3
Edgar 3
Frank 3
Richard 3
Ernest 2
Frederick 2
Joseph 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Andrew 1
Bennett 1
Burt 1
Crisspianus 1
Edwin 1
Frances 1
Fred.Arch. 1
Fred.Wm. 1
Fredk.W. 1
Geo. 1
Georgh 1
H. 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Hubert 1
Josiah 1
Luke 1
Maurice 1
Pedro 1
Solomon 1
T. 1
Theos 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Phillpot surname: questions and answers

How common was the Phillpot surname in 1881?

In 1881, 364 people were recorded with the Phillpot surname. That placed it at #8,525 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Phillpot surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 292 in 2016. That gives Phillpot a modern rank of #15,022.

What does the Phillpot map show?

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