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UK surname

Riseborough

In the 1881 census there were 222 people recorded with the Riseborough surname, ranking it #12,022 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 607, ranked #8,637, up from #12,022 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Matlask, Coltishall and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Broadland, Breckland and North Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Riseborough is 631 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 173.4%.

1881 census count

222

Ranked #12,022

Modern count

607

2016, ranked #8,637

Peak year

2014

631 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Riseborough had 222 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,022 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 607 in 2016, ranked #8,637.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 406 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Riseborough surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Riseborough surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Riseborough 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 71 #20,875
1861 historical 128 #17,375
1881 historical 222 #12,022
1891 historical 280 #11,665
1901 historical 348 #10,484
1911 historical 406 #9,196
1997 modern 602 #8,123
1998 modern 613 #8,263
1999 modern 624 #8,215
2000 modern 598 #8,447
2001 modern 591 #8,377
2002 modern 593 #8,527
2003 modern 576 #8,566
2004 modern 573 #8,608
2005 modern 561 #8,667
2006 modern 571 #8,598
2007 modern 577 #8,604
2008 modern 566 #8,772
2009 modern 588 #8,722
2010 modern 602 #8,766
2011 modern 588 #8,825
2012 modern 603 #8,573
2013 modern 625 #8,464
2014 modern 631 #8,442
2015 modern 617 #8,541
2016 modern 607 #8,637

Geography

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Where Riseboroughs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Matlask, Coltishall, Gateshead, Walsingham, Little and Belaugh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Broadland, Breckland and North Norfolk. 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 Matlask Norfolk
2 Coltishall Norfolk
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Walsingham, Little Norfolk
5 Belaugh Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Broadland 002 Broadland
2 Breckland 014 Breckland
3 Broadland 003 Broadland
4 North Norfolk 011 North Norfolk
5 North Norfolk 008 North Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Riseborough

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Riseborough

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

Riseborough is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Riseborough 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Riseborough 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Riseborough families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Riseborough 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. Norfolk leads with 160 Riseboroughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 47.84x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 160 47.84x
Durham 30 4.64x
Northumberland 15 4.63x
Suffolk 12 4.53x
Kent 2 0.27x
Surrey 2 0.19x
Hampshire 1 0.22x
Middlesex 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Hempstead in Norfolk leads with 23 Riseboroughs recorded in 1881 and an index of 7419.35x.

Place Total Index
Hempstead 23 7419.35x
Matlask 16 13333.33x
Bishopwearmouth 11 19.80x
Coltishall 10 1408.45x
Cramlington 9 210.28x
Themelthorpe 9 18000.00x
Belaugh 8 8000.00x
Little Walsingham 8 1052.63x
Westoe 8 21.80x
Field Dalling 7 2800.00x
Heworth 7 54.90x
Wroxham 7 2500.00x
Bodham 6 2727.27x
Heigham 6 33.43x
Itteringham 6 2500.00x
Chirton 5 68.31x
Crostwick 5 4166.67x
Hainford 5 1063.83x
Ingworth 5 4545.45x
Lowestoft 5 39.94x
Earlham 4 2222.22x
Holt 4 350.88x
Dunwich 3 1578.95x
Eriswell 3 909.09x
Fakenham 3 181.82x
Foulsham 3 422.54x
Cornsay 2 114.94x
Dawdon 2 25.13x
Edgefield 2 555.56x
Frettenham 2 1176.47x
Fulmodestone Cum Croxton 2 740.74x
Heydon 2 1250.00x
Hoveton St John 2 909.09x
Oulton 2 714.29x
Southwark St George Martyr 2 4.57x
Thwaite In Aylsham 2 2000.00x
Aylsham 1 50.25x
Chatham 1 4.90x
Hassingham 1 1250.00x
Hindringham 1 227.27x
Hoxne 1 133.33x
Islington London 1 0.47x
Keswick 1 909.09x
Leigh 1 103.09x
Martham 1 121.95x
Norwich St Paul 1 50.00x
Norwich St Simon St Jude 1 384.62x
Portsea 1 1.14x
Roydon In Guiltcross 1 217.39x
Saxlingham 1 1000.00x
Scoulton 1 416.67x
Wallsend 1 9.75x
West Beckham 1 454.55x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 12
Mary 11
Sarah 10
Hannah 5
Ann 4
Maria 4
Alice 3
Anna 3
Emily 3
Jane 3
Martha 3
Agnes 2
Charlotte 2
Emma 2
Harriet 2
Harriett 2
Louisa 2
Margaret 2
Phoebe 2
Rosa 2
Susan 2
Agness 1
Amelia 1
Anne 1
Catharine 1
Catherine 1
Christiana 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Elisabeth 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Emmeline 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Faith 1
Frances 1
Georganna 1
Harriot 1
Henrietta 1
Laura 1
Lilly 1
Melrina 1
Minnie 1
Priscilla 1
Rachel 1
Rose 1
Roseana 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 13
James 12
John 12
Robert 11
Thomas 10
Charles 7
Henry 4
Richard 4
Samuel 4
Alfred 3
Matthew 3
Benjamin 2
Christopher 2
Frederick 2
Herbert 2
Thos. 2
Barny 1
Benj. 1
Chas. 1
Denis 1
Dennis 1
Fredrick 1
George 1
Hiram 1
Jno.Green 1
Johnathan 1
Joseph 1
Lewell 1
Mark 1
Noah 1
Peter 1
Robt. 1
Robt.Wm. 1
Walter 1
Willie 1
Wm 1

FAQ

Riseborough surname: questions and answers

How common was the Riseborough surname in 1881?

In 1881, 222 people were recorded with the Riseborough surname. That placed it at #12,022 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Riseborough surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 607 in 2016. That gives Riseborough a modern rank of #8,637.

What does the Riseborough map show?

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