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UK surname

Risdale

In the 1881 census there were 126 people recorded with the Risdale surname, ranking it #17,245 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 155, ranked #23,197, down from #17,245 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Louth and Hull Holy Trinity. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury and Bristol.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Risdale is 166 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 23.0%.

1881 census count

126

Ranked #17,245

Modern count

155

2016, ranked #23,197

Peak year

1998

166 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Risdale had 126 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,245 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 155 in 2016, ranked #23,197.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 126 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Risdale surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Risdale surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Risdale 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 79 #23,702
1881 historical 126 #17,245
1891 historical 106 #23,105
1901 historical 101 #22,726
1911 historical 98 #22,959
1997 modern 160 #20,259
1998 modern 166 #20,329
1999 modern 164 #20,621
2000 modern 156 #21,235
2001 modern 156 #20,974
2002 modern 164 #20,687
2003 modern 165 #20,401
2004 modern 157 #21,168
2005 modern 158 #21,052
2006 modern 152 #21,721
2007 modern 157 #21,546
2008 modern 157 #21,766
2009 modern 159 #22,072
2010 modern 163 #22,205
2011 modern 161 #22,187
2012 modern 160 #22,260
2013 modern 166 #22,075
2014 modern 163 #22,547
2015 modern 159 #22,796
2016 modern 155 #23,197

Geography

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Where Risdales are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Louth, Hull Holy Trinity, St Philip and Jacob and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury and Bristol. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Louth Lincolnshire
3 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
4 St Philip and Jacob Gloucestershire
5 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Gloucestershire 031 South Gloucestershire
2 Tewkesbury 003 Tewkesbury
3 Bristol 012 Bristol, City of
4 Bristol 028 Bristol, City of
5 Bristol 018 Bristol, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Risdale

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Risdale

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Risdale surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Risdale household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Risdale 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

Risdale is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Risdale 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Risdale is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Risdale, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Risdale families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Risdale 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. Lincolnshire leads with 45 Risdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 22.54x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 45 22.54x
Yorkshire 35 2.83x
Norfolk 13 6.77x
Middlesex 9 0.72x
Huntingdonshire 7 28.24x
Northamptonshire 6 5.11x
Devon 4 1.54x
Nottinghamshire 4 2.38x
Durham 2 0.54x
Isle of Man 2 8.62x
Surrey 1 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. South Raynham in Norfolk leads with 13 Risdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 18571.43x.

Place Total Index
South Raynham 13 18571.43x
Islington London 8 6.61x
Batley 7 59.52x
Brightside Bierlow 7 28.84x
Holy Trinity 7 23.52x
Louth 7 152.84x
Yaxley 7 1206.90x
Northampton St Giles 6 134.23x
Withern 6 3000.00x
Clee With Weelsby 5 114.42x
Sixhills 5 7142.86x
Boston 4 66.01x
Braunton 4 454.55x
Manningham 4 26.25x
Hallington 3 6000.00x
Market Rasen 3 267.86x
Nottingham St Mary 3 6.89x
Alvingham 2 1818.18x
Great Grimsby 2 15.79x
Little Carlton 2 2857.14x
Onchan 2 29.94x
Skirbeck 2 178.57x
Stranton 2 15.99x
Weston 2 1666.67x
Beeston 1 80.00x
Bishopthorpe 1 416.67x
Godalming 1 26.11x
Heaton 1 75.19x
Holme On Wolds 1 1428.57x
Kirkleatham 1 59.88x
Kirkmond Le Mire 1 1666.67x
Plumtree 1 555.56x
Rotherham 1 14.33x
Shadwell 1 212.77x
Sibsey 1 222.22x
St Pancras London 1 1.00x
Stockton On Forest 1 526.32x
West Ashby 1 588.24x
Yarborough 1 833.33x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Elizabeth 6
Emma 4
Eliza 3
Sarah 3
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Elizth. 2
Florence 2
Frances 2
Harriet 2
Jane 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Aemila 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Anna 1
Audrey 1
Bertha 1
Betsy 1
Cecil 1
Clara 1
Ellen 1
Etherelda 1
Fanny 1
Francis 1
Geo. 1
Georgianna 1
Hannah 1
Hilda 1
Janetta 1
Lavinia 1
Letitia 1
Lizzie 1
Lucey 1
Lucy 1
Rebecca 1
S.J. 1
Susan 1
Unnamed 1
Victoria 1
Virtue 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 10
George 8
William 8
Charles 5
James 4
Robert 4
Joseph 2
Alfred 1
David 1
Edmund 1
Fred. 1
Frederic 1
Fredrick 1
Not 1
Oliver 1
Percy 1
Rodger 1
Stephen 1
Thomas 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Risdale surname: questions and answers

How common was the Risdale surname in 1881?

In 1881, 126 people were recorded with the Risdale surname. That placed it at #17,245 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Risdale surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 155 in 2016. That gives Risdale a modern rank of #23,197.

What does the Risdale map show?

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