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UK surname

Rishworth

In the 1881 census there were 187 people recorded with the Rishworth surname, ranking it #13,407 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 133, ranked #25,765, down from #13,407 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kildwick, Wakefield and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Craven, Bradford and East Hampshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rishworth is 287 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 28.9%.

1881 census count

187

Ranked #13,407

Modern count

133

2016, ranked #25,765

Peak year

1901

287 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rishworth had 187 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,407 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 133 in 2016, ranked #25,765.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 287 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Rishworth surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Rishworth surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Rishworth 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 184 #11,120
1861 historical 223 #10,942
1881 historical 187 #13,407
1891 historical 266 #12,169
1901 historical 287 #12,001
1911 historical 279 #12,018
1997 modern 145 #21,571
1998 modern 143 #22,317
1999 modern 150 #21,826
2000 modern 143 #22,457
2001 modern 146 #21,857
2002 modern 149 #22,001
2003 modern 151 #21,574
2004 modern 152 #21,628
2005 modern 140 #22,774
2006 modern 130 #24,053
2007 modern 130 #24,389
2008 modern 132 #24,476
2009 modern 138 #24,276
2010 modern 144 #24,147
2011 modern 139 #24,507
2012 modern 139 #24,485
2013 modern 144 #24,323
2014 modern 145 #24,395
2015 modern 143 #24,481
2016 modern 133 #25,765

Geography

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Where Rishworths are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kildwick, Wakefield, Sheffield, Keighley and Addingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Craven, Bradford and East Hampshire. 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 Kildwick Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Keighley Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Addingham Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Craven 008 Craven
2 Bradford 004 Bradford
3 Bradford 001 Bradford
4 Craven 007 Craven
5 East Hampshire 007 East Hampshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rishworth

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rishworth

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Rishworth, 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 Rishworth surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Rishworth 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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Rishworth is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Rishworth is most concentrated in decile 1 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

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

1881 census detail

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Rishworth families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rishworth 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. Yorkshire leads with 175 Rishworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.68x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 175 9.68x
Staffordshire 4 0.65x
Middlesex 3 0.16x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.81x
Surrey 2 0.23x
Lancashire 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. Addingham in Yorkshire leads with 40 Rishworths recorded in 1881 and an index of 2962.96x.

Place Total Index
Addingham 40 2962.96x
Kildwick 26 1575.76x
Steeton Cum Eastburn 18 2903.23x
Aberford 14 3414.63x
Keighley 14 72.65x
Wakefield 13 93.66x
Horsforth 11 277.78x
Leeds 8 7.84x
Bingley 4 34.75x
Stoke Upon Trent 4 6.13x
Batley 3 17.46x
Sherburn 3 201.34x
Ackworth 2 143.88x
Appleton Roebuck 2 714.29x
Basford 2 17.65x
Croydon 2 4.05x
Ecclesall Bierlow 2 5.44x
Heeley 2 36.43x
High Low Bishopside 2 125.00x
Paddington London 2 2.98x
Shipley 2 21.32x
Tickhill 2 173.91x
Cononley 1 192.31x
Drighlington 1 38.02x
Fulwood 1 42.74x
Horton In Bradford 1 3.54x
Manningham 1 4.49x
Rishworth 1 144.93x
St Pancras London 1 0.68x
Temple Hirst 1 1428.57x
Thorp Arch 1 400.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 18
Sarah 7
Elizabeth 6
Emma 5
Ann 4
Annie 4
Margaret 4
Martha 4
Ellen 3
Hannah 3
Amy 2
Edith 2
Esther 2
Fanny 2
Frances 2
Isabel 2
Jane 2
Louisa 2
Maud 2
Agnes 1
Anny 1
Christiana 1
Clara 1
Emilie 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Ida 1
Infant 1
Kate 1
Mabel 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Rachael 1
Rachel 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 12
Henry 9
John 9
George 8
William 6
Charles 5
Samuel 4
James 3
Joseph 3
Percy 3
Albert 2
Hugh 2
Walter 2
Abraham 1
Alfred 1
Anthony 1
Arthur 1
Asquith 1
Benjaham 1
Ernest 1
Flesher 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Israel 1
Joshua 1
Lambert 1
Lister 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Noah 1
Sherwins 1
Sydney 1
Thormber 1
Thos. 1
Wesley 1
Willaim 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Rishworth surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rishworth surname in 1881?

In 1881, 187 people were recorded with the Rishworth surname. That placed it at #13,407 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rishworth surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 133 in 2016. That gives Rishworth a modern rank of #25,765.

What does the Rishworth map show?

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