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UK surname

Pochin

In the 1881 census there were 159 people recorded with the Pochin surname, ranking it #14,935 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 172, ranked #21,648, down from #14,935 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wigston, Magna, Narborough (Narborough), Cosby with Little Thorpe and Broughton Astley, Croft. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire East, Charnwood and South Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pochin is 189 in 2013. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 8.2%.

1881 census count

159

Ranked #14,935

Modern count

172

2016, ranked #21,648

Peak year

2013

189 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pochin had 159 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,935 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 172 in 2016, ranked #21,648.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 164 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Pochin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pochin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pochin 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 81 #19,457
1861 historical 63 #25,901
1881 historical 159 #14,935
1891 historical 148 #18,506
1901 historical 164 #17,144
1911 historical 156 #17,421
1997 modern 167 #19,722
1998 modern 170 #20,030
1999 modern 175 #19,798
2000 modern 171 #20,044
2001 modern 169 #19,912
2002 modern 178 #19,671
2003 modern 166 #20,320
2004 modern 176 #19,731
2005 modern 172 #19,908
2006 modern 166 #20,534
2007 modern 175 #20,090
2008 modern 175 #20,311
2009 modern 177 #20,560
2010 modern 182 #20,662
2011 modern 182 #20,495
2012 modern 179 #20,679
2013 modern 189 #20,273
2014 modern 179 #21,186
2015 modern 174 #21,449
2016 modern 172 #21,648

Geography

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Where Pochins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wigston, Magna, Narborough (Narborough), Cosby with Little Thorpe, Broughton Astley, Croft, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and Leicester St Martin. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire East, Charnwood, South Norfolk and Oadby and Wigston. 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 Wigston, Magna Leicestershire
2 Narborough (Narborough), Cosby with Little Thorpe Leicestershire
3 Broughton Astley, Croft Leicestershire
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 Leicester St Martin Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire East 022 Cheshire East
2 Charnwood 021 Charnwood
3 Charnwood 017 Charnwood
4 South Norfolk 015 South Norfolk
5 Oadby and Wigston 005 Oadby and Wigston

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pochin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pochin

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Pochin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Pochin household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pochin 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

Pochin is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Pochin falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Pochin 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 Pochin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pochin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pochin 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. Leicestershire leads with 100 Pochins recorded in 1881 and an index of 57.79x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 100 57.79x
Lancashire 15 0.81x
Surrey 11 1.45x
Middlesex 9 0.58x
Lincolnshire 5 2.00x
Derbyshire 4 1.64x
Denbighshire 3 5.09x
Berkshire 2 1.71x
Buckinghamshire 2 2.12x
Yorkshire 2 0.13x
Cambridgeshire 1 1.01x
Hampshire 1 0.31x
Kent 1 0.19x
Merionethshire 1 3.50x
Northamptonshire 1 0.68x
Suffolk 1 0.53x
Warwickshire 1 0.25x

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 25 Pochins recorded in 1881 and an index of 59.24x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Margaret 25 59.24x
Cosby 17 3148.15x
Leicester St Mary 14 100.14x
Leicester St Martin 8 689.66x
Broughton Astley 6 1578.95x
Houghton On The Hill 6 2727.27x
Prestwich 6 129.87x
Withington 6 100.50x
Braunstone 5 4545.45x
Clapham 5 25.63x
Rearsby 5 2000.00x
Toft Lound Manthorpe 5 3571.43x
Battersea 4 6.97x
Edmonton 4 31.82x
Narborough 4 851.06x
Pilsley In Chesterfield 4 1379.31x
Blaby 3 428.57x
Eglwysfach 3 500.00x
Wigston Magna 3 131.00x
Barnes 2 62.11x
Clerkenwell London 2 5.43x
Worminghall 2 1250.00x
Aldershot 1 9.33x
Atherstone 1 49.75x
Barkby 1 294.12x
Brightside Bierlow 1 3.30x
Broughton In Salford 1 5.91x
Cheetham 1 7.24x
Chorlton Cum Hardy 1 81.30x
Edmondthorpe 1 909.09x
Folkestone 1 9.68x
Giggleswick 1 192.31x
Islington London 1 0.66x
Loughborough 1 12.74x
Northampton St Peter 1 112.36x
Sandhurst 1 44.05x
St Botolph Aldgate 1 46.95x
St Marylebone London 1 1.20x
St Michael Cambridge 1 344.83x
Sudbury St Peter 1 96.15x
Sysonby 1 2000.00x
Towyn 1 55.56x
Yattendon 1 588.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 8
Mary 7
Agnes 4
Annie 4
Ann 3
Sarah 3
Alice 2
Carolin 2
Catherine 2
Eliza 2
Ethel 2
Florence 2
Louisa 2
Rose 2
Ada 1
Adah 1
Alicia 1
Anna 1
Caroline 1
Carrie 1
Constance 1
Edith 1
Elizh. 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Emmeline 1
Eva 1
Frances 1
H. 1
Harriet 1
Helen 1
Hersilic 1
Julia 1
Katherine 1
Lillie 1
Lilly 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Muriel 1
Naomi 1
Rhoda 1
Sybil 1
Violet 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 9
George 7
John 7
Edward 5
Henry 5
Alfred 3
Charles 3
Harry 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Arthur 2
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Norman 2
Ralph 2
Robert 2
Saml. 2
Thomas 2
Agnes 1
Armston 1
E.H. 1
Earnest 1
Edmund 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Fredk. 1
Harold 1
Horace 1
Iliffe 1
James 1
Percival 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1
Stephen 1
Sydney 1
Victor 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Pochin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pochin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 159 people were recorded with the Pochin surname. That placed it at #14,935 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pochin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 172 in 2016. That gives Pochin a modern rank of #21,648.

What does the Pochin map show?

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