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UK surname

Ramplin

In the 1881 census there were 120 people recorded with the Ramplin surname, ranking it #17,756 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 211, ranked #18,904, down from #17,756 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hadleigh, London parishes and Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Tendring, Babergh and Bassetlaw.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ramplin is 237 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 75.8%.

1881 census count

120

Ranked #17,756

Modern count

211

2016, ranked #18,904

Peak year

1999

237 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ramplin had 120 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,756 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 211 in 2016, ranked #18,904.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 136 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Ramplin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ramplin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ramplin 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 136 #13,892
1861 historical 91 #22,206
1881 historical 120 #17,756
1891 historical 92 #25,109
1901 historical 115 #21,050
1911 historical 118 #20,649
1997 modern 232 #16,012
1998 modern 232 #16,508
1999 modern 237 #16,360
2000 modern 234 #16,470
2001 modern 225 #16,664
2002 modern 229 #16,771
2003 modern 225 #16,808
2004 modern 229 #16,684
2005 modern 216 #17,283
2006 modern 214 #17,507
2007 modern 216 #17,575
2008 modern 210 #18,052
2009 modern 217 #18,070
2010 modern 231 #17,711
2011 modern 217 #18,271
2012 modern 223 #17,852
2013 modern 214 #18,671
2014 modern 218 #18,583
2015 modern 217 #18,542
2016 modern 211 #18,904

Geography

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Where Ramplins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hadleigh, London parishes, Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a, Harwich St Nicholas and Semer, Whatfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Tendring, Babergh, Bassetlaw 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 Hadleigh Suffolk
2 London parishes London 3
3 Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a Essex
4 Harwich St Nicholas Essex
5 Semer, Whatfield Suffolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Tendring 001 Tendring
2 Tendring 002 Tendring
3 Babergh 004 Babergh
4 Bassetlaw 004 Bassetlaw
5 County Durham 037 County Durham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ramplin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ramplin

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Ramplin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Ramplin household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Ramplin is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Ramplin is most concentrated in decile 3 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Ramplin falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Ramplin 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Ramplin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ramplin 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. Suffolk leads with 50 Ramplins recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.08x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 50 35.08x
Middlesex 25 2.14x
Essex 23 9.96x
Surrey 7 1.23x
Staffordshire 5 1.27x
Sussex 4 2.03x
Lancashire 2 0.14x
Yorkshire 2 0.17x
Norfolk 1 0.56x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.63x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Hadleigh in Suffolk leads with 24 Ramplins recorded in 1881 and an index of 1739.13x.

Place Total Index
Hadleigh 24 1739.13x
Ipswich St Margaret 7 144.63x
Maldon St Peter 7 593.22x
Mile End Old Town 7 37.90x
Harwich St Nicholas 6 337.08x
Shoreditch London 6 11.83x
Burton Upon Trent 5 54.11x
Hitcham 5 1388.89x
Whatfield 5 4545.45x
Bow London 4 26.85x
Hastings All Sts 4 215.05x
Kirkley 4 336.13x
Rotherhithe 4 27.66x
Clerkenwell London 3 10.86x
Colchester St Giles 3 131.58x
Fordham 3 1071.43x
Martlesham 3 1500.00x
West Ham 3 5.88x
Horton In Bradford 2 11.04x
Preston 2 5.38x
Stonham Aspall 2 689.66x
Bromley London 1 3.88x
Camberwell 1 1.34x
Cotgrave 1 303.03x
Croydon 1 3.16x
Great Yarmouth 1 6.71x
Kensington London 1 1.54x
Lambeth 1 0.98x
Paddington London 1 2.32x
St Marylebone London 1 1.60x
St Vedast Foster Lane 1 1428.57x
Stanway 1 243.90x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 7
Ann 5
Eliza 5
Mary 4
Sarah 4
Ellen 3
Caroline 2
Charlotte 2
Emma 2
Esther 2
Kate 2
Rebecca 2
Susan 2
Ada 1
Alice 1
Annie 1
Catherine 1
E.K. 1
Edith 1
Emily 1
Faith 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Jeanette 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Lousia 1
Lusey 1
Maria 1
May 1
Nelly 1
Sophia 1
Willie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 7
George 6
Thomas 4
Arthur 3
Charles 3
John 3
Joseph 3
Robert 3
William 3
Frederick 2
Fredric 2
Geo. 2
Samuel 2
Albert 1
Albt. 1
Alfred 1
Ambrose 1
Amos 1
Chas.Fredk. 1
Fred 1
Harry 1
Herb.John 1
Herbert 1
S. 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Ramplin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ramplin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 120 people were recorded with the Ramplin surname. That placed it at #17,756 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ramplin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 211 in 2016. That gives Ramplin a modern rank of #18,904.

What does the Ramplin map show?

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