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UK surname

Pinsent

In the 1881 census there were 114 people recorded with the Pinsent surname, ranking it #18,324 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 236, ranked #17,470, up from #18,324 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bovey Tracey, Hennock, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Windsor and Maidenhead, South Hams and Teignbridge.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pinsent is 248 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 107.0%.

1881 census count

114

Ranked #18,324

Modern count

236

2016, ranked #17,470

Peak year

2000

248 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pinsent had 114 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,324 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 236 in 2016, ranked #17,470.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 187 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Pinsent surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pinsent surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pinsent 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 83 #19,181
1861 historical 78 #23,836
1881 historical 114 #18,324
1891 historical 146 #18,664
1901 historical 164 #17,144
1911 historical 187 #15,600
1997 modern 222 #16,508
1998 modern 227 #16,754
1999 modern 244 #16,052
2000 modern 248 #15,827
2001 modern 233 #16,260
2002 modern 241 #16,243
2003 modern 228 #16,663
2004 modern 223 #16,965
2005 modern 211 #17,520
2006 modern 195 #18,564
2007 modern 194 #18,855
2008 modern 199 #18,699
2009 modern 205 #18,722
2010 modern 223 #18,096
2011 modern 225 #17,841
2012 modern 223 #17,852
2013 modern 232 #17,663
2014 modern 233 #17,707
2015 modern 230 #17,795
2016 modern 236 #17,470

Geography

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Where Pinsents are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bovey Tracey, Hennock, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Torbryan, Denbury, Highweek and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Windsor and Maidenhead, South Hams, Teignbridge, Central Bedfordshire and Westminster. 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 Bovey Tracey, Hennock Devon
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 Torbryan, Denbury, Highweek Devon
5 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Windsor and Maidenhead 018 Windsor and Maidenhead
2 South Hams 002 South Hams
3 Teignbridge 002 Teignbridge
4 Central Bedfordshire 025 Central Bedfordshire
5 Westminster 007 Westminster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pinsent

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pinsent

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Pinsent, 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 Pinsent surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Pinsent 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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Pinsent 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

Pinsent 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

Pinsent falls in decile 6 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pinsent is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Pinsent, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pinsent families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pinsent 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. Devon leads with 35 Pinsents recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.12x.

County Total Index
Devon 35 15.12x
Middlesex 30 2.70x
Leicestershire 25 20.28x
Gloucestershire 8 3.67x
Lancashire 5 0.38x
Hampshire 4 1.76x
Somerset 3 1.68x
Warwickshire 2 0.71x
Durham 1 0.30x
Surrey 1 0.18x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Margaret in Leicestershire leads with 16 Pinsents recorded in 1881 and an index of 53.23x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Margaret 16 53.23x
Shoreditch London 11 22.82x
Highweek 10 1204.82x
Combeinteignhead 9 5625.00x
Leicester St Mary 9 90.36x
Westbury On Trym 8 108.25x
St Andrew Holborn 6 159.15x
Clitheroe 5 128.87x
Fulham London 5 31.00x
Bovey Tracey 4 493.83x
Hackney London 4 6.42x
South Stoneham 4 80.97x
Stoke Damerel 4 24.69x
Clevedon 3 161.29x
Mile End Old Town 3 17.09x
Wolborough 2 68.26x
Ashburton 1 90.09x
Aston 1 1.30x
Barnard Castle 1 60.98x
Bishopsteignton 1 227.27x
Camberwell 1 1.41x
Dawlish 1 57.80x
Devonport 1 37.59x
Kingsteignton 1 156.25x
Lillington 1 277.78x
Paddington London 1 2.45x
Totnes 1 74.07x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 9
George 5
William 5
James 4
Alfred 3
Thomas 3
Henry 2
Adrian 1
Arthur 1
Charles 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Fred.K. 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Horace 1
Hume 1
Joseph 1
Richard 1
Ross 1
Samuel 1
Savery 1
Sidney 1
Wallace 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Pinsent surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pinsent surname in 1881?

In 1881, 114 people were recorded with the Pinsent surname. That placed it at #18,324 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pinsent surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 236 in 2016. That gives Pinsent a modern rank of #17,470.

What does the Pinsent map show?

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