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UK surname

Pimblett

In the 1881 census there were 291 people recorded with the Pimblett surname, ranking it #9,931 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 572, ranked #9,025, up from #9,931 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Toxteth Park, Wigan and Winwick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wigan, St. Helens and High Peak.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pimblett is 604 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 96.6%.

1881 census count

291

Ranked #9,931

Modern count

572

2016, ranked #9,025

Peak year

1999

604 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pimblett had 291 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,931 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 572 in 2016, ranked #9,025.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 535 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Pimblett surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pimblett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pimblett 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 209 #10,066
1861 historical 186 #12,751
1881 historical 291 #9,931
1891 historical 429 #8,359
1901 historical 512 #7,918
1911 historical 535 #7,445
1997 modern 596 #8,188
1998 modern 590 #8,492
1999 modern 604 #8,407
2000 modern 597 #8,457
2001 modern 587 #8,424
2002 modern 600 #8,465
2003 modern 571 #8,609
2004 modern 564 #8,709
2005 modern 541 #8,900
2006 modern 556 #8,744
2007 modern 559 #8,789
2008 modern 563 #8,801
2009 modern 581 #8,793
2010 modern 590 #8,902
2011 modern 575 #8,967
2012 modern 568 #8,958
2013 modern 582 #8,931
2014 modern 578 #9,034
2015 modern 574 #9,015
2016 modern 572 #9,025

Geography

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Where Pimbletts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Toxteth Park, Wigan, Winwick and Prescot. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wigan, St. Helens 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 Toxteth Park Lancashire
2 Wigan Lancashire
3 Winwick Lancashire
4 Prescot Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wigan 036 Wigan
2 St. Helens 008 St. Helens
3 St. Helens 019 St. Helens
4 St. Helens 005 St. Helens
5 High Peak 010 High Peak

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pimblett

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pimblett

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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Pimblett is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Pimblett 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

Pimblett falls in decile 1 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 Pimblett 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 Pimblett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pimblett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pimblett 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 245 Pimbletts recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.25x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 245 7.25x
Cheshire 15 2.39x
Staffordshire 7 0.73x
Yorkshire 7 0.25x
Midlothian 6 1.57x
Denbighshire 5 4.65x
Flintshire 5 6.53x
Isle of Man 1 1.89x
Monmouthshire 1 0.49x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Haydock in Lancashire leads with 53 Pimbletts recorded in 1881 and an index of 910.65x.

Place Total Index
Haydock 53 910.65x
Golborne 27 612.24x
Abram 22 849.42x
Toxteth Park 16 13.98x
Ashton In Makerfield 15 155.93x
Salford 14 14.08x
Hindley 11 76.34x
Liverpool 10 4.87x
Much Woolton 8 174.29x
Hulme 7 9.92x
Westleigh 7 91.15x
Wolstanton Oldcott 7 201.15x
Liberton 6 101.87x
Prescot 6 98.20x
Tranmere 6 25.96x
Wigan 6 12.70x
Ardwick 5 16.40x
Castle Northwich 5 240.38x
Llanferres 5 746.27x
Rhuddlan 5 74.18x
Tonge With Haulgh 5 75.99x
Barnsley 4 13.74x
West Derby 4 4.05x
Westhoughton 4 44.35x
Winstanley 4 754.72x
Bradford 3 18.96x
Halliwell 3 24.39x
Ince In Makerfield 3 19.07x
Mexborough 3 53.57x
Monks Coppenhall 3 12.64x
Newton In Makerfield 3 28.99x
Bickerstaffe 2 90.50x
Abergavenny 1 12.97x
Barton Upon Irwell 1 3.93x
Cheetham 1 3.97x
Leyland 1 17.01x
Little Neston 1 99.01x
Malew 1 21.65x
Pennington In Leigh 1 15.43x
Sutton 1 8.82x
Upholland 1 23.09x
Widnes 1 4.10x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Sarah 13
Elizabeth 12
Ellen 12
Margaret 12
Ann 11
Alice 8
Jane 8
Hannah 5
Martha 5
Annie 4
Eliza 3
Catherine 2
Clara 2
Elizth. 2
Esther 2
Harriet 2
Abigail 1
Ada 1
Amy 1
Anna 1
Bridget 1
Edith 1
Elizath.Ann 1
Elizth 1
Fanny 1
Helen 1
Isabella 1
Lizzie 1
M. 1
Maria 1
May 1
Rose 1
Susannah 1
Sushannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 26
John 22
Thomas 19
Henry 9
George 7
Joseph 6
Samuel 6
Isaac 5
Richard 5
David 4
Peter 4
Abel 3
Abraham 3
James 3
Frederick 2
Matthew 2
Robert 2
Wright 2
Adam 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Daniel 1
Edward 1
Freddie 1
Hugh 1
Jacob 1
Jeremiah 1
Jonathon 1
Luke 1
Phillip 1
Thos. 1
Timothy 1

FAQ

Pimblett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pimblett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 291 people were recorded with the Pimblett surname. That placed it at #9,931 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pimblett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 572 in 2016. That gives Pimblett a modern rank of #9,025.

What does the Pimblett map show?

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