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UK surname

Pimlott

A variant spelling of the English surname Pimlot, possibly derived from a place name.

In the 1881 census there were 461 people recorded with the Pimlott surname, ranking it #7,193 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 581, ranked #8,925, down from #7,193 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Prestbury, Stockport and Leek. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stockport, Newcastle-under-Lyme and West Lancashire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pimlott is 690 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 26.0%.

1881 census count

461

Ranked #7,193

Modern count

581

2016, ranked #8,925

Peak year

1911

690 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pimlott had 461 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,193 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 581 in 2016, ranked #8,925.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 690 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Pimlott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pimlott surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pimlott 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 344 #6,842
1861 historical 242 #10,154
1881 historical 461 #7,193
1891 historical 509 #7,323
1901 historical 605 #7,027
1911 historical 690 #6,151
1997 modern 602 #8,123
1998 modern 643 #7,969
1999 modern 654 #7,914
2000 modern 624 #8,197
2001 modern 619 #8,092
2002 modern 644 #8,007
2003 modern 628 #8,032
2004 modern 618 #8,164
2005 modern 592 #8,349
2006 modern 591 #8,380
2007 modern 590 #8,464
2008 modern 589 #8,539
2009 modern 596 #8,640
2010 modern 624 #8,522
2011 modern 608 #8,597
2012 modern 612 #8,478
2013 modern 607 #8,662
2014 modern 597 #8,832
2015 modern 585 #8,899
2016 modern 581 #8,925

Geography

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Where Pimlotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Prestbury, Stockport, Leek, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stockport, Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Lancashire, Broadland 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 Prestbury Cheshire
2 Stockport Cheshire
3 Leek Staffordshire
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stockport 004 Stockport
2 Newcastle-under-Lyme 016 Newcastle-under-Lyme
3 West Lancashire 002 West Lancashire
4 Broadland 002 Broadland
5 High Peak 005 High Peak

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pimlott

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pimlott

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Pimlott, 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 Pimlott surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Pimlott 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, Pimlott 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

Pimlott is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Pimlott 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 Pimlott 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Pimlott

The surname Pimlott has its roots in England, emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, derived from a place name that no longer exists or has undergone significant changes in spelling over the centuries. One theory suggests that the name may have evolved from the Old English words "pymel" meaning "pimple" or "small swelling" and "hyll" meaning "hill," potentially referring to a geographic feature in the area where the name originated.

Early records of the name are scarce, but it is documented in various historical sources from the 16th century onwards. One notable mention is found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where a William Pymlott was recorded in 1586. The Pimlott family had a strong presence in the West Midlands region of England, particularly in Shropshire and Staffordshire.

The name Pimlott has undergone various spelling variations over time, including Pimlett, Pimblot, and Pymlott, reflecting the inconsistencies in record-keeping and regional dialects of the period. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Pimblott, born in Staffordshire in the late 16th century, who served as a yeoman farmer.

Notable individuals with the surname Pimlott include Sir John Pimlott (1608-1679), a prominent lawyer and Member of Parliament for Shropshire during the English Civil War era. Another notable figure was Benjamin Pimlott (1945-2004), a British political historian and biographer who authored several influential works on British politics and served as a professor at Queen Mary, University of London.

Other individuals bearing the Pimlott surname include William Pimlott (1786-1859), a successful manufacturer and industrialist from Staffordshire, and Edward Pimlott (1834-1907), a renowned architect who designed several notable buildings in the West Midlands region, including the Central Library in Birmingham.

While the exact origins of the Pimlott surname remain shrouded in obscurity, its long history and association with various regions of England, particularly the West Midlands, have contributed to its enduring legacy as a distinctive English surname.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Pimlott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pimlott 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 216 Pimlotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.06x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 216 4.06x
Cheshire 155 15.65x
Staffordshire 36 2.38x
Devon 13 1.39x
Hampshire 9 0.98x
Yorkshire 9 0.20x
Northumberland 7 1.05x
Rutland 5 15.17x
Middlesex 3 0.07x
Warwickshire 3 0.27x
Derbyshire 1 0.14x
Durham 1 0.07x
Kent 1 0.07x
Sussex 1 0.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Old Withington in Cheshire leads with 24 Pimlotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 2696.63x.

Place Total Index
Old Withington 24 2696.63x
Hulme 23 20.69x
Manchester 18 7.52x
Salford 18 11.49x
Leek Frith 17 1349.21x
Levenshulme 15 273.72x
Gorton 14 27.97x
Beswick 13 95.45x
Heaton Norris 13 42.89x
Prestbury 12 2666.67x
Rusholme 12 84.51x
Bollington In 11 124.72x
Ardwick 10 20.82x
Hale 10 292.40x
Bowdon 9 229.01x
Newton 9 21.93x
St Maurice Winchester 9 235.60x
Wharton 9 166.98x
Appleton 8 357.14x
Leek Lowe 8 39.70x
Moss Side 8 28.55x
Anderton 7 1320.75x
Liverpool 7 2.16x
Newton In Northwich 7 231.79x
Oldham 7 4.07x
Stoke Damerel 7 10.71x
Stoke Upon Trent 7 4.36x
Stretford 7 23.90x
Woodford 7 1250.00x
Barton Upon Irwell 6 14.97x
Pennycross 6 769.23x
Chorlton On Medlock 5 5.91x
Colne 5 31.53x
Droylsden 5 28.79x
Handforth 5 442.48x
Hyde 5 17.11x
Ketton 5 292.40x
Macclesfield 5 11.36x
Rawmarsh 5 31.83x
Sharples 5 86.51x
Altrincham 4 23.11x
Butley 4 470.59x
Everton 4 2.36x
Godley 4 186.92x
Newcastle On Tyne St 4 11.56x
Witton Cum Twambrooks 4 45.35x
Byker 3 9.09x
Castleford 3 18.53x
Failsworth 3 24.63x
Latchford 3 45.59x
Sale 3 24.69x
Stanthorne 3 1000.00x
Sutton Coldfield 3 25.23x
Bootle Cum Linacre 2 4.73x
Northen Etchells 2 172.41x
Radcliffe 2 7.79x
Stockport 2 3.92x
Ainderby Quernhow 1 555.56x
Antrobus 1 147.06x
Aston By Budworth 1 144.93x
Cheadle 1 5.29x
Crossgate 1 17.12x
Glossop Dale 1 3.04x
Handsworth 1 2.68x
Harborne 1 2.06x
Knutsford Nether 1 16.69x
Newton In Ashton Under 1 10.24x
North Meols 1 1.92x
Northenden 1 55.25x
Over 1 9.93x
Paddington London 1 0.61x
Pilkington 1 4.94x
St Anne Soho London 1 3.90x
St Pancras London 1 0.28x
Stafford St Mary 1 4.66x
Subdeanery 1 17.42x
Walmer 1 15.02x
West Derby 1 0.64x
Wolstanton 1 2.17x
Worsley 1 3.05x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 35
Mary 31
Sarah 25
Ann 12
Ellen 9
Eliza 8
Alice 7
Louisa 7
Annie 6
Martha 6
Fanny 5
Jane 5
Emma 4
Hannah 4
Charlotte 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Lucy 3
Margaret 3
Susan 3
Ada 2
Agnes 2
Amelia 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Ethel 2
Fannay 2
Gertrude 2
Henrietta 2
Lilian 2
Maria 2
Minnie 2
Ruth 2
Amy 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Eleanor 1
Elizh. 1
Elizth 1
Emmeline 1
Helen 1
Jessie 1
John 1
Kezia 1
Letitia 1
Lousia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 40
William 32
James 16
Thomas 14
George 13
Henry 12
Samuel 11
Joseph 9
Peter 7
Arthur 6
Charles 5
Richard 5
Edward 3
Edwin 3
Herbert 3
Ralph 3
Robert 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Robt. 2
Bengiman 1
Fredk. 1
G. 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Isaac 1
Jno. 1
Jno.J.C. 1
Julius 1
Laurence 1
Mark 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Pimlott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pimlott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 461 people were recorded with the Pimlott surname. That placed it at #7,193 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pimlott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 581 in 2016. That gives Pimlott a modern rank of #8,925.

What does the Pimlott surname mean?

A variant spelling of the English surname Pimlot, possibly derived from a place name.

What does the Pimlott map show?

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