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UK surname

Repton

In the 1881 census there were 176 people recorded with the Repton surname, ranking it #13,930 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 278, ranked #15,579, down from #13,930 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Norton-in-the-Moors, Carsington and Wirksworth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Derbyshire Dales, Barrow-in-Furness and Eden.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Repton is 307 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 58.0%.

1881 census count

176

Ranked #13,930

Modern count

278

2016, ranked #15,579

Peak year

2010

307 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Repton had 176 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,930 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 278 in 2016, ranked #15,579.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 195 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Repton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Repton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Repton 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 116 #18,751
1881 historical 176 #13,930
1891 historical 180 #16,143
1901 historical 184 #15,942
1911 historical 195 #15,197
1997 modern 272 #14,451
1998 modern 286 #14,318
1999 modern 291 #14,234
2000 modern 297 #14,008
2001 modern 293 #13,933
2002 modern 295 #14,146
2003 modern 294 #14,002
2004 modern 296 #14,005
2005 modern 295 #13,972
2006 modern 297 #14,004
2007 modern 292 #14,313
2008 modern 298 #14,206
2009 modern 296 #14,557
2010 modern 307 #14,485
2011 modern 306 #14,410
2012 modern 291 #14,806
2013 modern 289 #15,142
2014 modern 291 #15,168
2015 modern 293 #15,005
2016 modern 278 #15,579

Geography

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Where Reptons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Norton-in-the-Moors, Carsington, Wirksworth, Dalton-in-Furness and Kirk Ireton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Derbyshire Dales, Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and Derby. 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 Norton-in-the-Moors Staffordshire
2 Carsington Derbyshire
3 Wirksworth Derbyshire
4 Dalton-in-Furness Lancashire
5 Kirk Ireton Derbyshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Derbyshire Dales 007 Derbyshire Dales
2 Derbyshire Dales 001 Derbyshire Dales
3 Barrow-in-Furness 009 Barrow-in-Furness
4 Eden 007 Eden
5 Derby 003 Derby

Forenames

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First names often paired with Repton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Repton

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

Repton is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Repton 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 Repton 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 Repton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Repton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Repton 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. Derbyshire leads with 66 Reptons recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.42x.

County Total Index
Derbyshire 66 24.42x
Staffordshire 31 5.32x
Lancashire 20 0.98x
Middlesex 11 0.64x
Surrey 11 1.31x
Lincolnshire 9 3.26x
Kent 8 1.36x
Nottinghamshire 6 2.58x
Essex 5 1.47x
Leicestershire 5 2.61x
Bedfordshire 2 2.24x
Warwickshire 2 0.46x
Sussex 1 0.34x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Norton In Moors in Staffordshire leads with 22 Reptons recorded in 1881 and an index of 711.97x.

Place Total Index
Norton In Moors 22 711.97x
Carsington 20 14285.71x
Barrow In Furness 15 53.84x
Alderwasley 9 3913.04x
Brassington 7 1707.32x
Kirk Ireton 7 2413.79x
Old Sleaford 7 2258.06x
Wirksworth 7 284.55x
Basford 6 55.92x
Derby St Alkmund 6 74.07x
Ramsgate 6 62.37x
Shirland 6 297.03x
St George Hanover 5 22.18x
Leatherhead 4 189.57x
Loughborough 4 46.03x
Tutbury 4 281.69x
West Ham 4 5.32x
Clapham 3 13.90x
Liverpool 3 2.41x
Mile End Old Town 3 11.01x
Trentham 3 60.48x
Aston 2 1.67x
New Sealford 2 350.88x
Newington 2 3.14x
Odell 2 800.00x
Spitalfields London 2 15.40x
Walsall Borough 2 44.25x
Belper 1 19.08x
Camberwell 1 0.91x
Hadlow 1 68.49x
Hognaston 1 625.00x
Kensington London 1 1.04x
Lancing 1 125.00x
Matlock 1 27.55x
Rotherhithe 1 4.69x
Rothley 1 161.29x
Sandiacre 1 104.17x
St Lawrence 1 24.69x
Ulverston 1 16.75x
Walthamstow 1 8.15x
Wigan 1 3.49x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 13
Mary 13
Sarah 12
Catherine 4
Emily 4
Charlotte 3
Hannah 3
Harriet 3
Jane 3
Martha 3
Amelia 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Ellen 2
Helen 2
Kate 2
Ada 1
Alice 1
Annabelle 1
Arabella 1
Betty 1
Cecil 1
Clara 1
Eathel 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
George 1
Grace 1
Henrietta 1
Ina 1
Jessie 1
Lavinia 1
Leilas 1
Lille 1
Lucy 1
M.Regina 1
Marrey 1
May 1
Rebecca 1
Rosina 1
Sophia 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Repton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Repton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 176 people were recorded with the Repton surname. That placed it at #13,930 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Repton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 278 in 2016. That gives Repton a modern rank of #15,579.

What does the Repton map show?

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