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UK surname

Pickthall

In the 1881 census there were 389 people recorded with the Pickthall surname, ranking it #8,122 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 411, ranked #11,654, down from #8,122 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Urswick, Dalton-in-Furness and Ulverstone. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Gatehouse, South Lakeland and Sefton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pickthall is 489 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 5.7%.

1881 census count

389

Ranked #8,122

Modern count

411

2016, ranked #11,654

Peak year

1901

489 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pickthall had 389 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,122 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 411 in 2016, ranked #11,654.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 489 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Pickthall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pickthall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pickthall 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 245 #8,920
1861 historical 303 #8,365
1881 historical 389 #8,122
1891 historical 426 #8,412
1901 historical 489 #8,180
1911 historical 425 #8,877
1997 modern 413 #10,743
1998 modern 453 #10,358
1999 modern 443 #10,577
2000 modern 438 #10,669
2001 modern 436 #10,500
2002 modern 448 #10,477
2003 modern 441 #10,458
2004 modern 448 #10,355
2005 modern 428 #10,619
2006 modern 439 #10,454
2007 modern 437 #10,578
2008 modern 435 #10,735
2009 modern 435 #10,991
2010 modern 438 #11,140
2011 modern 424 #11,314
2012 modern 421 #11,245
2013 modern 438 #11,071
2014 modern 421 #11,544
2015 modern 411 #11,666
2016 modern 411 #11,654

Geography

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Where Pickthalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Urswick, Dalton-in-Furness, Ulverstone, Kendal and Whalley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Gatehouse, South Lakeland and Sefton. 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 Urswick Lancashire
2 Dalton-in-Furness Lancashire
3 Ulverstone Lancashire
4 Kendal Westmorland
5 Whalley Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Gatehouse Dumfries and Galloway
2 South Lakeland 005 South Lakeland
3 South Lakeland 014 South Lakeland
4 South Lakeland 010 South Lakeland
5 Sefton 009 Sefton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pickthall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pickthall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Pickthall, 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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Pickthall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Pickthall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pickthall 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

Pickthall 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

Pickthall 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pickthall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Pickthall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pickthall 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 248 Pickthalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.51x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 248 5.51x
Westmorland 43 51.56x
Cumberland 34 10.41x
Yorkshire 28 0.74x
Suffolk 15 3.25x
Cheshire 8 0.96x
Sussex 4 0.63x
Middlesex 3 0.08x
Denbighshire 2 1.40x
Glamorgan 2 0.30x
Devon 1 0.13x
Ross-shire 1 0.96x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barrow In Furness in Lancashire leads with 60 Pickthalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 97.98x.

Place Total Index
Barrow In Furness 60 97.98x
Ulverston 20 152.56x
Burnley 19 50.11x
Dalton In Furness 19 109.32x
Osmotherley 18 2903.23x
Kendal 17 111.33x
Pennington In Ulverston 15 669.64x
Millom 14 139.86x
Urswick 14 838.32x
Aldingham 13 866.67x
Habergham Eaves 13 31.58x
Chillesford 11 3666.67x
Rydal Loughrigg 9 1384.62x
Widnes 9 27.71x
Liverpool 8 2.93x
Eston 7 85.47x
Dent 6 382.17x
Nether Wyresdale 6 759.49x
Weeton 6 1428.57x
Distington 5 297.62x
Egremont 5 64.18x
Little Bolton 5 8.64x
Runcorn 5 25.89x
Toxteth Park 5 3.28x
Watermillock 5 833.33x
Beccles 4 53.76x
Brough 4 487.80x
Hulme 4 4.25x
Kirkland 4 224.72x
Leeds 4 1.88x
Torver 4 1538.46x
Everton 3 2.09x
Hastings St Mary 3 18.84x
Hay Hutton In Hay 3 1071.43x
Stainmore 3 468.75x
Bootle 2 188.68x
Catterall 2 250.00x
Garston 2 15.05x
Lower Bebington 2 40.16x
Marchwiel 2 273.97x
Merthyr Tydfil 2 3.15x
Stoke Newington London 2 6.77x
Walton On Hill 2 8.20x
Whitehaven 2 11.49x
Alwoodley 1 172.41x
Beetham 1 78.13x
Bradford 1 1.10x
Broxton 1 147.06x
Burton In Lonsdale 1 123.46x
Clifton Cum Salwick 1 185.19x
Dalton In Wigan 1 153.85x
East Stonehouse 1 6.43x
Eastbourne 1 3.40x
Ellel 1 43.10x
Gildersome 1 22.12x
Hampstead London 1 1.69x
Little Langton 1 833.33x
Poulton Barre 1 19.53x
Preston Patrick 1 140.85x
Preston Quarter 1 10.93x
Preston Richard 1 129.87x
Tain 1 25.32x
Warrington 1 1.87x
Wavertree 1 6.94x
Withington 1 6.90x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 33
Elizabeth 20
Jane 15
Margaret 13
Sarah 11
Hannah 9
Ann 7
Agnes 6
Alice 5
Ellen 5
Isabella 5
Dorothy 4
Martha 4
Annie 3
Eleanor 3
Eliza 3
Emily 3
Emma 3
Harriet 3
Catherine 2
Elenor 2
Esther 2
Grace 2
Maggie 2
Rebecca 2
Barbara 1
Bridget 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Constance 1
E. 1
Edith 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Gutrude 1
Jessie 1
Josephine 1
Lillie 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
M. 1
Mabel 1
Margart 1
Margerie 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 33
James 22
William 21
Thomas 16
Joseph 14
Robert 12
Henry 8
Arthur 7
George 7
Richard 7
Charles 5
Ephraim 3
Isaac 3
Wm. 3
Ernest 2
Jas. 2
Roger 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Edwin 1
Ephrain 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Hartley 1
Herbert 1
Jno. 1
Josh. 1
Marmaduke 1
Myles 1
Ralph 1
Rowland 1
Rudolf 1
Samuel 1
Tom 1
Tow 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Pickthall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pickthall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 389 people were recorded with the Pickthall surname. That placed it at #8,122 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pickthall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 411 in 2016. That gives Pickthall a modern rank of #11,654.

What does the Pickthall map show?

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