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UK surname

Proudlove

In the 1881 census there were 425 people recorded with the Proudlove surname, ranking it #7,634 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 575, ranked #8,995, down from #7,634 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Astbury, Sandbach and Madeley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Proudlove is 612 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 35.3%.

1881 census count

425

Ranked #7,634

Modern count

575

2016, ranked #8,995

Peak year

1999

612 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Proudlove had 425 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,634 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 575 in 2016, ranked #8,995.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 605 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Proudlove surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Proudlove surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Proudlove 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 205 #10,223
1861 historical 230 #10,611
1881 historical 425 #7,634
1891 historical 469 #7,813
1901 historical 598 #7,094
1911 historical 605 #6,798
1997 modern 561 #8,538
1998 modern 607 #8,318
1999 modern 612 #8,336
2000 modern 602 #8,402
2001 modern 609 #8,208
2002 modern 611 #8,349
2003 modern 567 #8,645
2004 modern 575 #8,584
2005 modern 555 #8,735
2006 modern 569 #8,612
2007 modern 562 #8,750
2008 modern 561 #8,822
2009 modern 571 #8,911
2010 modern 593 #8,862
2011 modern 583 #8,880
2012 modern 562 #9,037
2013 modern 574 #9,026
2014 modern 580 #9,013
2015 modern 583 #8,925
2016 modern 575 #8,995

Geography

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Where Proudloves are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Astbury, Sandbach, Madeley, Blackburn and Newcastle-under Lyne. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester. 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 Astbury Cheshire
2 Sandbach Cheshire
3 Madeley Staffordshire
4 Blackburn Lancashire
5 Newcastle-under Lyne Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire East 033 Cheshire East
2 Cheshire East 032 Cheshire East
3 Cheshire East 030 Cheshire East
4 Cheshire West and Chester 047 Cheshire West and Chester
5 Cheshire East 031 Cheshire East

Forenames

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First names often paired with Proudlove

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Proudlove

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Proudlove 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

Proudlove 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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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Proudlove falls in decile 7 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 Proudlove is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Proudlove families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Proudlove 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. Cheshire leads with 135 Proudloves recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.75x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 135 14.75x
Lancashire 112 2.28x
Staffordshire 78 5.57x
Yorkshire 33 0.80x
Lincolnshire 26 3.92x
Montgomeryshire 8 8.42x
Derbyshire 6 0.92x
Dorset 4 1.47x
Middlesex 4 0.10x
Nottinghamshire 4 0.72x
Rutland 4 13.14x
Warwickshire 3 0.29x
Kent 2 0.14x
Surrey 2 0.10x
Glamorgan 1 0.14x
Gloucestershire 1 0.12x
Leicestershire 1 0.22x
Worcestershire 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. Odd Rode in Cheshire leads with 21 Proudloves recorded in 1881 and an index of 463.58x.

Place Total Index
Odd Rode 21 463.58x
Madeley 20 573.07x
Habergham Eaves 18 40.04x
Blackburn 13 9.93x
Sandbach 13 166.45x
Betchton 11 940.17x
Congleton 11 69.58x
Stoke Upon Trent 11 7.41x
Monks Coppenhall 10 28.96x
Broughton In Salford 9 20.01x
Burslem 9 22.45x
Haslington 9 350.19x
Smallwood 9 1097.56x
Cheetham 8 21.80x
Huncoat 8 606.06x
Llanfair Caereinion 8 246.91x
Manchester 8 3.62x
Newbold Astbury 8 733.95x
Newcastle Under Lyme 8 32.31x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 7 18.29x
Audley 7 50.54x
Bury 7 12.46x
Salford 7 4.84x
St Swithin Lincoln 7 67.18x
Stockport 7 14.86x
Wortley In Bramley 7 21.51x
Barton St Mary 6 180.72x
Crewe In Nantwich 6 1000.00x
Dukinfield 6 14.19x
Elton In Congleton 6 769.23x
Everton 6 3.83x
Sculcoates 6 9.21x
Wolstanton 6 14.12x
Droylsden 5 31.15x
Horton In Bradford 5 7.79x
Middleton In Oldham 5 33.90x
Biddulph 4 50.63x
Bingley 4 15.29x
Chorlton On Medlock 4 5.12x
Foston Scropton 4 533.33x
Hassall 4 909.09x
Horn 4 8000.00x
Newark Upon Trent 4 19.92x
Weymouth 4 77.67x
Wormhill 4 294.12x
Aston 3 1.04x
Barton St Mary St Peter 3 243.90x
Branston 3 147.78x
Great Bolton 3 4.60x
Hibaldstow 3 263.16x
Malpas 3 222.22x
Sutton 3 18.18x
Toxteth Park 3 1.80x
Wolverhampton 3 2.79x
Alsager 2 87.72x
Lambeth 2 0.55x
Lower Booths 2 22.70x
Moreton Cum Alcumlow 2 1176.47x
Smallthorne 2 38.54x
Swynnerton 2 181.82x
Tattenhall 2 128.21x
Arclid 1 217.39x
Barthomley 1 188.68x
Belgrave 1 9.64x
Bristol St Augustine 1 7.62x
Broughton 1 53.76x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 1.20x
Fulbeck 1 108.70x
Holy Trinity 1 1.01x
Islington London 1 0.25x
Mucklestone 1 74.63x
Neath 1 6.81x
Nether Hallam 1 1.80x
Norwood 1 10.55x
Pendleton In Salford 1 1.71x
Rudheath 1 138.89x
Sheffield 1 0.76x
Tarvin 1 169.49x
Warmingham 1 222.22x
Westminster St John 1 1.98x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 32
Sarah 25
Elizabeth 15
Hannah 10
Ann 8
Annie 7
Ellen 7
Martha 7
Emma 6
Jane 6
Emily 5
Alice 4
Florence 4
Margaret 4
Betsy 3
Catherine 3
Fanny 3
Harriet 3
Maria 3
Rebecca 3
Eleanor 2
Frances 2
Louisa 2
Rosa 2
Annis 1
Caroline 1
Catharine 1
Edith 1
Elen 1
Elizabth. 1
Elizth. 1
Elizth.E. 1
Esther 1
Eva 1
Helen 1
Helena 1
Hester 1
Isabell 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lavinia 1
Lettice 1
Lilian 1
Lilly 1
Lily 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Maggie 1
Margt. 1
Violet 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 27
James 25
John 24
Joseph 23
George 17
Thomas 14
Henry 13
Charles 6
Harry 6
Arthur 5
David 5
Alfred 4
Robert 4
Thos. 4
Peter 3
Albert 2
Enoch 2
Fred 2
Michael 2
Wm. 2
Alick 1
Allen 1
Aurthur 1
Clement 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Enos 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederic 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
Geo. 1
Har... 1
Isaac 1
Jacob 1
Jane 1
Jesse 1
Nathan 1
Oliver 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Sydney 1
Tom 1
Watkin 1
Willie 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Proudlove surname: questions and answers

How common was the Proudlove surname in 1881?

In 1881, 425 people were recorded with the Proudlove surname. That placed it at #7,634 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Proudlove surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 575 in 2016. That gives Proudlove a modern rank of #8,995.

What does the Proudlove map show?

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