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UK surname

Pinnington

In the 1881 census there were 496 people recorded with the Pinnington surname, ranking it #6,816 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,054, ranked #5,534, up from #6,816 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Toxteth Park, Childwall (Thingwall), Huyton (Huyton with Roby) and Prescot. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Knowsley, Halton and Calderdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pinnington is 1,161 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 112.5%.

1881 census count

496

Ranked #6,816

Modern count

1,054

2016, ranked #5,534

Peak year

2002

1,161 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pinnington had 496 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,816 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,054 in 2016, ranked #5,534.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 974 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Pinnington surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pinnington surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pinnington 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 550 #4,603
1861 historical 635 #4,220
1881 historical 496 #6,816
1891 historical 690 #5,677
1901 historical 726 #6,102
1911 historical 974 #4,641
1997 modern 1,085 #5,135
1998 modern 1,144 #5,087
1999 modern 1,153 #5,101
2000 modern 1,142 #5,105
2001 modern 1,122 #5,080
2002 modern 1,161 #5,053
2003 modern 1,138 #5,039
2004 modern 1,121 #5,103
2005 modern 1,077 #5,229
2006 modern 1,066 #5,265
2007 modern 1,055 #5,365
2008 modern 1,069 #5,336
2009 modern 1,070 #5,447
2010 modern 1,078 #5,529
2011 modern 1,071 #5,492
2012 modern 1,061 #5,451
2013 modern 1,075 #5,487
2014 modern 1,080 #5,499
2015 modern 1,073 #5,462
2016 modern 1,054 #5,534

Geography

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Where Pinningtons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Toxteth Park, Childwall (Thingwall), Huyton (Huyton with Roby), Prescot, Liverpool and West Derby. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Knowsley, Halton, Calderdale 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 Toxteth Park Lancashire
2 Childwall (Thingwall), Huyton (Huyton with Roby) Lancashire
3 Prescot Lancashire
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 West Derby Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Knowsley 005 Knowsley
2 Halton 010 Halton
3 Calderdale 022 Calderdale
4 Sefton 027 Sefton
5 Halton 011 Halton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pinnington

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pinnington

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Pinnington surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Pinnington 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 neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pinnington 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

Pinnington 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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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Pinnington 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pinnington 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 Pinnington, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pinnington families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pinnington 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 362 Pinningtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.29x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 362 6.29x
Cheshire 66 6.17x
Middlesex 21 0.43x
Durham 10 0.69x
Surrey 10 0.42x
Yorkshire 6 0.12x
Derbyshire 5 0.66x
Shropshire 4 0.96x
Westmorland 3 2.82x
Denbighshire 2 1.09x
Fife 2 0.70x
Kent 1 0.06x
Lincolnshire 1 0.13x
Midlothian 1 0.15x
Northamptonshire 1 0.22x
Northumberland 1 0.14x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Liverpool in Lancashire leads with 30 Pinningtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.59x.

Place Total Index
Liverpool 30 8.59x
Kirkdale 29 29.97x
Bootle Cum Linacre 28 61.30x
Huyton With Roby 22 326.41x
Sutton 20 103.68x
Tranmere 18 45.77x
Toxteth Park 16 8.21x
Eccleston In Prescot 14 48.48x
Little Woolton 13 783.13x
West Derby 13 7.72x
Manchester 12 4.64x
Much Woolton 12 153.65x
Everton 11 6.00x
Parr 11 53.45x
Helmington Row 10 148.81x
Widnes 10 24.10x
Failsworth 9 68.39x
Garston 9 53.00x
Scarisbrick 9 134.73x
St Pancras London 9 2.31x
Tarporley 9 401.79x
Heston 8 49.69x
Windle 8 24.71x
Ashton Under Lyne 7 5.57x
Halewood 7 227.27x
Openshaw 7 25.98x
Atherton 6 28.65x
Brinnington 6 60.00x
Camberwell 6 1.94x
Chester St Michael 6 476.19x
Ormskirk 6 54.50x
Sefton 6 937.50x
Allerton 5 362.32x
Barton Upon Irwell 5 11.54x
Chapel En Le Frith 5 72.15x
Clotton Hoofield 5 877.19x
Speke 5 588.24x
Battersea 4 2.24x
Haughton 4 1818.18x
Lydiate 4 223.46x
Newton In Makerfield 4 22.70x
Oswestry Town 4 29.83x
Prescot 4 38.46x
Wavertree 4 21.73x
Bunbury 3 204.08x
Castleford 3 17.15x
Christleton Littleton 3 194.81x
Flixton 3 101.69x
Great Neston 3 84.99x
Kendal 3 15.38x
Pemberton 3 13.08x
Auchtermuchty 2 51.81x
Denbigh 2 27.21x
Great Boughton 2 54.20x
Liscard 2 10.37x
Moss Side 2 6.61x
Aighton Bailey 1 36.10x
Ampleforth Oswaldkirk 1 208.33x
Berwick Upon Tweed 1 6.54x
Birtles 1 1000.00x
Blatchinworth 1 7.63x
Broughton In Salford 1 1.90x
Delamere 1 104.17x
Ditton 1 42.55x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 0.38x
Hampstead London 1 1.32x
Hindley 1 4.08x
North Meols 1 1.78x
Nottingham St Mary 1 0.59x
Peckforton 1 285.71x
Rotherham 1 3.69x
Ruislip 1 41.49x
South Thoresby 1 370.37x
St George Bloomsbury 1 3.60x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 1 4.48x
Swanscombe 1 13.46x
Thornton Hough 1 131.58x
Tiverton 1 116.28x
Upholland 1 13.57x
Whittingham 1 39.53x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 35
Elizabeth 22
Margaret 22
Ann 20
Jane 13
Ellen 10
Sarah 9
Alice 8
Annie 7
Martha 7
Emma 5
Hannah 5
Isabella 5
Agnes 4
Charlotte 4
Esther 4
Phoebe 4
Ada 3
Frances 3
Jessie 3
Anne 2
Betsy 2
Catherine 2
Clara 2
Elizh. 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Harriet 2
Margt.Ann 2
Betty 1
Caroline 1
Cecelia 1
Charime 1
Debora 1
Easter 1
Edith 1
Elen 1
Eliza 1
Elizath. 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.E. 1
Ellenor 1
Francis 1
Grace 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Jesse 1
Kate 1
Maggie 1
Teresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 40
William 38
James 27
Thomas 16
Charles 13
Henry 12
Joseph 12
George 10
Richard 10
Robert 6
David 5
Edward 4
Jonathan 3
Samuel 3
Walter 3
Alexander 2
Arthur 2
Francis 2
Fred 2
Harry 2
Jno. 2
Philip 2
Richd. 2
Rowland 2
Wm. 2
Alfred 1
Clement 1
Daniel 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Elber 1
Elizabeth 1
Enock 1
Ernest 1
Fredk. 1
Herbert 1
Hugh 1
Hy. 1
J. 1
Jas. 1
Jos. 1
Matthew 1
Milton 1
Septimus 1
Sidney 1
Stewart 1
Thos. 1
Thurston 1
Wiliam 1
Will 1

FAQ

Pinnington surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pinnington surname in 1881?

In 1881, 496 people were recorded with the Pinnington surname. That placed it at #6,816 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pinnington surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,054 in 2016. That gives Pinnington a modern rank of #5,534.

What does the Pinnington map show?

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