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UK surname

Prinn

In the 1881 census there were 116 people recorded with the Prinn surname, ranking it #18,126 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 156, ranked #23,098, down from #18,126 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Rowley Regis and Kenwyn, Tregavethan. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall, Tameside and Gateshead.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Prinn is 176 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.5%.

1881 census count

116

Ranked #18,126

Modern count

156

2016, ranked #23,098

Peak year

1911

176 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Prinn had 116 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,126 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 156 in 2016, ranked #23,098.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 176 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Prinn surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Prinn surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Prinn 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 105 #16,618
1861 historical 67 #25,342
1881 historical 116 #18,126
1891 historical 144 #18,842
1901 historical 161 #17,324
1911 historical 176 #16,185
1997 modern 158 #20,422
1998 modern 163 #20,582
1999 modern 163 #20,698
2000 modern 164 #20,584
2001 modern 160 #20,616
2002 modern 159 #21,086
2003 modern 155 #21,217
2004 modern 157 #21,168
2005 modern 149 #21,866
2006 modern 147 #22,221
2007 modern 146 #22,596
2008 modern 150 #22,429
2009 modern 159 #22,072
2010 modern 167 #21,835
2011 modern 160 #22,282
2012 modern 157 #22,551
2013 modern 160 #22,621
2014 modern 159 #22,930
2015 modern 154 #23,306
2016 modern 156 #23,098

Geography

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Where Prinns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Rowley Regis, Kenwyn, Tregavethan, Liskeard, St Cleer and Plymouth St Charles the Martyr. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall, Tameside, Gateshead and County Durham. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Rowley Regis Staffordshire
3 Kenwyn, Tregavethan Cornwall
4 Liskeard, St Cleer Cornwall
5 Plymouth St Charles the Martyr Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 017 Cornwall
2 Cornwall 012 Cornwall
3 Tameside 011 Tameside
4 Gateshead 017 Gateshead
5 County Durham 009 County Durham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Prinn

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Prinn

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Prinn is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Prinn is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

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

Prinn falls in decile 4 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 Prinn 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 Prinn, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Prinn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Prinn 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 28 Prinns recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.89x.

County Total Index
Devon 28 11.89x
Cornwall 23 17.96x
Worcestershire 19 12.86x
Middlesex 12 1.06x
Durham 11 3.27x
Northumberland 6 3.56x
Shropshire 6 6.14x
Sussex 3 1.57x
Kent 2 0.52x
Surrey 2 0.36x
Warwickshire 2 0.70x
Lancashire 1 0.07x
Staffordshire 1 0.26x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kings Norton in Worcestershire leads with 19 Prinns recorded in 1881 and an index of 143.40x.

Place Total Index
Kings Norton 19 143.40x
Kenwyn 13 388.06x
Plymouth St Andrew 13 71.66x
Whickham 11 354.84x
Bromley London 8 32.14x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 6 59.70x
Plymouth Charles The 6 57.80x
Feock 5 625.00x
Shrewsbury St Julian 5 206.61x
Exeter St Sidwell 4 74.21x
Liskeard 4 186.92x
Iping 3 1500.00x
Aston 2 2.55x
Camberwell 2 2.77x
Islington London 2 1.82x
Stoke Damerel 2 12.14x
Stonehouse East 2 168.07x
Awliscombe 1 476.19x
Chatham 1 9.42x
Eaton 1 588.24x
Mile End Old Town 1 5.60x
Ramsgate 1 15.87x
St Marylebone London 1 1.66x
St Stephen In Brannel 1 85.47x
West Derby 1 2.55x
Wolverhampton 1 3.40x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 6
George 5
James 5
John 5
Joseph 3
Charles 2
Edward 2
Frederick 2
Philip 2
Robert 2
Samuel 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Ambrose 1
Ernest 1
Forester 1
Gilbert 1
Henry 1
Jno. 1
Sidney 1
Simon 1
Thomas 1
Wallace 1
Walter 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Prinn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Prinn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 116 people were recorded with the Prinn surname. That placed it at #18,126 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Prinn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 156 in 2016. That gives Prinn a modern rank of #23,098.

What does the Prinn map show?

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