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UK surname

Rippington

In the 1881 census there were 71 people recorded with the Rippington surname, ranking it #23,517 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 102, ranked #30,722, down from #23,517 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement, St Marylebone and Marston. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Forest Heath, Enfield and North East Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rippington is 121 in 2006. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 43.7%.

1881 census count

71

Ranked #23,517

Modern count

102

2016, ranked #30,722

Peak year

2006

121 bearers

Map years

6

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rippington had 71 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #23,517 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 102 in 2016, ranked #30,722.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 119 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Rippington surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Rippington surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Rippington 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 61 #22,412
1861 historical 81 #23,431
1881 historical 71 #23,517
1891 historical 119 #21,415
1901 historical 117 #20,830
1911 historical 118 #20,649
1997 modern 98 #27,179
1998 modern 113 #25,731
1999 modern 119 #25,095
2000 modern 119 #25,072
2001 modern 112 #25,644
2002 modern 115 #25,749
2003 modern 104 #27,101
2004 modern 106 #27,045
2005 modern 115 #25,702
2006 modern 121 #25,133
2007 modern 108 #27,391
2008 modern 105 #28,180
2009 modern 108 #28,311
2010 modern 106 #29,305
2011 modern 104 #29,424
2012 modern 98 #30,612
2013 modern 102 #30,415
2014 modern 106 #30,030
2015 modern 102 #30,624
2016 modern 102 #30,722

Geography

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Where Rippingtons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement, St Marylebone, Marston, Reading St Mary, Tilehurst, Theale and West Wycombe. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Forest Heath, Enfield, North East Lincolnshire, East Cambridgeshire and Poole. 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 Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement Oxfordshire
2 St Marylebone London (North Districts)
3 Marston Oxfordshire
4 Reading St Mary, Tilehurst, Theale Berkshire
5 West Wycombe Buckinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Forest Heath 006 Forest Heath
2 Enfield 021 Enfield
3 North East Lincolnshire 002 North East Lincolnshire
4 East Cambridgeshire 011 East Cambridgeshire
5 Poole 002 Poole

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rippington

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rippington

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Rippington surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Rippington household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Rippington is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Rippington is most concentrated in decile 10 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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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Rippington falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Rippington is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Rippington, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Rippington families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rippington 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. Oxfordshire leads with 25 Rippingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 58.47x.

County Total Index
Oxfordshire 25 58.47x
Buckinghamshire 14 33.44x
Berkshire 8 15.39x
Middlesex 7 1.01x
Hertfordshire 5 10.48x
Kent 3 1.27x
Hampshire 2 1.41x
Midlothian 2 2.16x
Surrey 2 0.59x
Staffordshire 1 0.43x
Warwickshire 1 0.57x
Worcestershire 1 1.11x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Marston in Oxfordshire leads with 18 Rippingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 15000.00x.

Place Total Index
Marston 18 15000.00x
West Wycombe 7 1228.07x
Reading St Giles 6 117.65x
Watford 5 135.14x
Great Marlow 4 353.98x
Islington London 4 5.96x
Oxford St Thomas 4 200.00x
Wycombe 3 96.15x
Chieveley 2 714.29x
Maidstone 2 28.41x
South Leith 2 19.16x
Southampton St Mary 2 22.42x
Burton Dassett 1 666.67x
Chiswick 1 26.46x
Hammersmith London 1 5.86x
Kidlington 1 303.03x
Lambeth 1 1.66x
Littlebourne 1 555.56x
Littlemore 1 833.33x
Oxford St Clement 1 92.59x
Redditch 1 54.64x
St Marylebone London 1 2.70x
Thames Ditton 1 142.86x
Wolverhampton 1 5.56x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 4
Alice 3
Jane 3
Anne 2
Annie 2
Elizabeth 2
Emma 2
Fanny 2
Amey 1
Ann 1
Celia 1
Christine 1
Dinah 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Eunice 1
Florence 1
Hannah 1
Janet 1
Lucy 1
Martha 1
Ruth 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 4
Joseph 3
Thomas 3
Charles 2
Herbert 2
Mark 2
Richard 2
Thos 2
Arthur 1
Chas. 1
Crews 1
Edwin 1
Emanuel 1
Frederic 1
Henry 1
James 1
Richd. 1
Samuel 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1
Wiliam 1
Wm.A. 1

FAQ

Rippington surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rippington surname in 1881?

In 1881, 71 people were recorded with the Rippington surname. That placed it at #23,517 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rippington surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 102 in 2016. That gives Rippington a modern rank of #30,722.

What does the Rippington map show?

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