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UK surname

Pilsworth

In the 1881 census there were 185 people recorded with the Pilsworth surname, ranking it #13,506 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 442, ranked #10,943, up from #13,506 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood, Minchinhampton and Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cambridge, North Lincolnshire and South Cambridgeshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pilsworth is 459 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 138.9%.

1881 census count

185

Ranked #13,506

Modern count

442

2016, ranked #10,943

Peak year

1998

459 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pilsworth had 185 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,506 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 442 in 2016, ranked #10,943.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 329 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Pilsworth surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pilsworth surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pilsworth 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 115 #15,634
1861 historical 126 #17,569
1881 historical 185 #13,506
1891 historical 215 #14,155
1901 historical 283 #12,117
1911 historical 329 #10,688
1997 modern 449 #10,094
1998 modern 459 #10,250
1999 modern 440 #10,648
2000 modern 433 #10,750
2001 modern 416 #10,898
2002 modern 451 #10,429
2003 modern 420 #10,862
2004 modern 427 #10,749
2005 modern 411 #10,956
2006 modern 423 #10,765
2007 modern 418 #10,976
2008 modern 423 #10,975
2009 modern 440 #10,888
2010 modern 439 #11,121
2011 modern 436 #11,053
2012 modern 427 #11,120
2013 modern 429 #11,280
2014 modern 443 #11,038
2015 modern 429 #11,252
2016 modern 442 #10,943

Geography

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Where Pilsworths are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood, Minchinhampton, Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall, Cambridge: St Andrew the Less, St Andrew the Great, Holy Trinity, St Benedict and Worksop. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cambridge, North Lincolnshire, South Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire. 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 Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood Nottinghamshire
2 Minchinhampton Gloucestershire
3 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Cambridge: St Andrew the Less, St Andrew the Great, Holy Trinity, St Benedict Cambridgeshire
5 Worksop Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cambridge 011 Cambridge
2 North Lincolnshire 020 North Lincolnshire
3 South Cambridgeshire 011 South Cambridgeshire
4 North Lincolnshire 023 North Lincolnshire
5 North Hertfordshire 013 North Hertfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pilsworth

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pilsworth

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

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Pilsworth surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Pilsworth household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Pilsworth 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

Pilsworth is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Pilsworth falls in decile 7 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pilsworth 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Pilsworth families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pilsworth 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. Lincolnshire leads with 63 Pilsworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.95x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 63 21.95x
Yorkshire 35 1.97x
Cambridgeshire 33 29.03x
Nottinghamshire 20 8.27x
Worcestershire 8 3.41x
Durham 7 1.31x
Gloucestershire 4 1.14x
Warwickshire 4 0.88x
Middlesex 3 0.17x
Surrey 3 0.34x
Hampshire 1 0.27x
Hertfordshire 1 0.81x
Huntingdonshire 1 2.81x
Norfolk 1 0.36x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Epworth in Lincolnshire leads with 38 Pilsworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 2835.82x.

Place Total Index
Epworth 38 2835.82x
St Andrewthe Less 17 130.87x
St Peter Cambridge 8 2105.26x
Yardley 8 133.33x
Apley 7 5833.33x
Chesterton 7 199.43x
Hucknall Under 7 560.00x
Norton 6 306.12x
Worksop 6 83.68x
Brightside Bierlow 5 14.33x
Crowle 5 285.71x
West Butterwick With 5 1136.36x
Belton 4 341.88x
Birmingham 4 2.65x
Bradford 4 9.29x
Minchinhampton 4 142.86x
Rotherham 4 39.88x
Sheffield 4 7.06x
Blyborough 3 2000.00x
Gainsborough 3 44.31x
Holy Trinity 3 7.01x
Holy Trinity St Mary 3 110.70x
Laneham 3 1578.95x
Banstead 2 84.39x
Bingham 2 194.17x
Hatfield In Thorne 2 180.18x
Kingstonupon Hull 2 139.86x
St Marylebone London 2 2.09x
Aldershot 1 8.12x
Buckden 1 156.25x
Clifton In York 1 26.88x
Great Yarmouth 1 4.37x
Knaith Lea Gate Burton 1 434.78x
Potter Newton 1 31.85x
South Shields 1 21.01x
Southcoates 1 10.13x
St George Hanover 1 4.27x
St Martin Lincoln 1 37.59x
Sutton In Ashfield 1 19.05x
The Holy Sepulchre 1 357.14x
Wandsworth 1 5.79x
Warsop 1 156.25x
Watford 1 10.43x
Wroot 1 454.55x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Elizabeth 9
Ann 6
Jane 6
Eliza 5
Alice 4
Fanny 4
Harriet 4
Lucy 4
Sarah 4
Anne 2
Catherine 2
Delia 2
Edith 2
Emma 2
Louisa 2
Agnes 1
Annie 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Christiana 1
Clara 1
Elina 1
Ellen 1
Emilia 1
Emily 1
Francis 1
Helen 1
Jennie 1
Kate 1
Margret 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Rachel 1
Revina 1
Susannah 1
Zilph 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 16
George 9
Henry 8
James 8
William 8
Joseph 5
Robert 5
Thomas 5
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Harry 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Cornelius 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Eugene 1
Fredrick 1
Hennery 1
J. 1
Jarvis 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Reuben 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Pilsworth surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pilsworth surname in 1881?

In 1881, 185 people were recorded with the Pilsworth surname. That placed it at #13,506 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pilsworth surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 442 in 2016. That gives Pilsworth a modern rank of #10,943.

What does the Pilsworth map show?

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