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UK surname

Radnor

In the 1881 census there were 105 people recorded with the Radnor surname, ranking it #19,183 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 178, ranked #21,160, down from #19,183 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Orleton and Sutton Coldfield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire, Herefordshire and Wiltshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Radnor is 188 in 2013. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 69.5%.

1881 census count

105

Ranked #19,183

Modern count

178

2016, ranked #21,160

Peak year

2013

188 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Radnor had 105 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,183 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 178 in 2016, ranked #21,160.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 146 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Radnor surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Radnor surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Radnor 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 88 #18,569
1861 historical 86 #22,810
1881 historical 105 #19,183
1891 historical 121 #21,169
1901 historical 115 #21,050
1911 historical 146 #18,179
1997 modern 160 #20,259
1998 modern 170 #20,030
1999 modern 175 #19,798
2000 modern 168 #20,252
2001 modern 162 #20,460
2002 modern 170 #20,243
2003 modern 169 #20,092
2004 modern 152 #21,628
2005 modern 147 #22,057
2006 modern 157 #21,322
2007 modern 164 #20,973
2008 modern 167 #20,901
2009 modern 162 #21,791
2010 modern 163 #22,205
2011 modern 167 #21,642
2012 modern 175 #20,984
2013 modern 188 #20,352
2014 modern 182 #20,958
2015 modern 181 #20,934
2016 modern 178 #21,160

Geography

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Where Radnors are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Orleton, Sutton Coldfield, Presteigne and New Windsor, Clewer. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire, Herefordshire and Wiltshire. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Orleton Herefordshire
3 Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire
4 Presteigne Radnorshire
5 New Windsor, Clewer Berkshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 035 Shropshire
2 Herefordshire 005 Herefordshire, County of
3 Shropshire 038 Shropshire
4 Shropshire 039 Shropshire
5 Wiltshire 057 Wiltshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Radnor

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Radnor

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

Radnor 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

Radnor falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Radnor families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Radnor 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. Shropshire leads with 30 Radnors recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.90x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 30 33.90x
Herefordshire 27 64.29x
Warwickshire 12 4.65x
Radnorshire 7 84.75x
Staffordshire 7 2.02x
Berkshire 5 6.50x
Cornwall 4 3.45x
Gloucestershire 3 1.49x
Hampshire 2 0.95x
Hertfordshire 2 2.83x
Middlesex 2 0.20x
Essex 1 0.49x
Inverness-shire 1 3.27x
Oxfordshire 1 1.58x
Wiltshire 1 1.10x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leominster in Herefordshire leads with 11 Radnors recorded in 1881 and an index of 632.18x.

Place Total Index
Leominster 11 632.18x
Bitterley 8 2285.71x
Claverley 8 1333.33x
Orleton 7 3500.00x
Leominster Out 6 1500.00x
Nash 6 2857.14x
Presteigne 6 1153.85x
Sutton Coldfield 6 220.59x
Wolverhampton 6 22.57x
Aston Botterell 5 8333.33x
Birmingham 5 5.81x
Clewer 4 126.98x
Gwennap 4 182.65x
Cheltenham 3 19.35x
Rickmansworth 2 103.09x
Stapleton 2 2857.14x
Worfield 2 327.87x
Britford 1 166.67x
Inverness 1 13.00x
Meriden 1 344.83x
New Windsor 1 38.76x
Norton 1 1000.00x
Portsea 1 2.43x
Portsmouth 1 20.70x
Rotherfield Greys 1 149.25x
St Dunstan In West 1 454.55x
St Pancras London 1 1.21x
Stanford Bishop 1 1666.67x
Stottesdon 1 250.00x
The Friary 1 0.00x
West Ham 1 2.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Sarah 4
Elizabeth 3
Jane 3
Winifred 2
Alice 1
Ann 1
Augusta 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Emma 1
Fanney 1
Fanny 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Kathleen 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Mirah 1
Rebecka 1
Sybil 1
Walter 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 13
John 10
Thomas 8
James 4
Arthur 3
George 3
Benjamin 2
Edward 2
Michael 2
Authur 1
Cuthbert 1
Douglas 1
Earl 1
Edgar 1
Fredrick 1
Gregory 1
Harold 1
Joseph 1
Reginald 1
Samuel 1
T.A. 1

FAQ

Radnor surname: questions and answers

How common was the Radnor surname in 1881?

In 1881, 105 people were recorded with the Radnor surname. That placed it at #19,183 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Radnor surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 178 in 2016. That gives Radnor a modern rank of #21,160.

What does the Radnor map show?

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