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UK surname

Rodham

In the 1881 census there were 235 people recorded with the Rodham surname, ranking it #11,573 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 285, ranked #15,286, down from #11,573 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Allendale and Darlington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stockton-on-Tees, Northumberland and Flintshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rodham is 323 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 21.3%.

1881 census count

235

Ranked #11,573

Modern count

285

2016, ranked #15,286

Peak year

1911

323 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rodham had 235 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,573 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 285 in 2016, ranked #15,286.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 323 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Rodham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Rodham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Rodham 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 195 #10,620
1861 historical 164 #14,188
1881 historical 235 #11,573
1891 historical 299 #11,140
1901 historical 315 #11,263
1911 historical 323 #10,842
1997 modern 288 #13,886
1998 modern 296 #13,997
1999 modern 289 #14,320
2000 modern 289 #14,272
2001 modern 289 #14,069
2002 modern 298 #14,048
2003 modern 286 #14,259
2004 modern 294 #14,055
2005 modern 290 #14,140
2006 modern 277 #14,667
2007 modern 288 #14,428
2008 modern 297 #14,230
2009 modern 303 #14,315
2010 modern 305 #14,561
2011 modern 320 #13,976
2012 modern 310 #14,210
2013 modern 296 #14,876
2014 modern 296 #14,982
2015 modern 291 #15,078
2016 modern 285 #15,286

Geography

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Where Rodhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Allendale, Darlington, Gateshead and Auckland St Andrew. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stockton-on-Tees, Northumberland and Flintshire. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Allendale Northumberland
3 Darlington Durham
4 Gateshead Durham
5 Auckland St Andrew Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stockton-on-Tees 009 Stockton-on-Tees
2 Stockton-on-Tees 018 Stockton-on-Tees
3 Northumberland 003 Northumberland
4 Stockton-on-Tees 017 Stockton-on-Tees
5 Flintshire 015 Flintshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rodham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rodham

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Rodham surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Rodham household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Rodham 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

Rodham 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

Rodham falls in decile 1 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 Rodham 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 Rodham, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Rodham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rodham 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. Durham leads with 115 Rodhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.94x.

County Total Index
Durham 115 16.94x
Yorkshire 37 1.64x
Northumberland 24 7.07x
Cumberland 12 6.11x
Kent 8 1.03x
Midlothian 7 2.29x
Cornwall 5 1.94x
Somerset 5 1.36x
Worcestershire 4 1.34x
Cheshire 3 0.60x
Gloucestershire 3 0.67x
Lancashire 2 0.07x
Norfolk 2 0.57x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.69x
Hampshire 1 0.21x
Middlesex 1 0.04x
Suffolk 1 0.36x
Surrey 1 0.09x
Warwickshire 1 0.17x
Westmorland 1 1.99x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Tanfield in Durham leads with 23 Rodhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 285.01x.

Place Total Index
Tanfield 23 285.01x
Darlington 18 68.65x
Kyo 15 468.75x
Urpeth 15 1136.36x
Allendale 9 285.71x
Hinderwell 9 466.32x
Plumstead 8 30.82x
Redcar 8 446.93x
Shildon 8 146.52x
Edinburgh Tolbooth 7 393.26x
Chopwell 6 476.19x
Stockton On Tees 6 18.33x
Whitley Monkseaton 6 7500.00x
Lamesley 5 136.99x
Sheffield 5 6.94x
Tudhoe 5 84.18x
Bradford 4 7.31x
Brigham 4 430.11x
Hutton Henry 4 279.72x
Middlesbrough 4 13.58x
Rame 4 597.01x
Stoke Prior 4 217.39x
Clifton 3 13.26x
Hetton Le Hole 3 34.84x
Lambley 3 535.71x
Longbenton 3 20.86x
Penrith 3 41.32x
Sale 3 48.54x
Weston Super Mare 3 32.33x
Alston 2 55.25x
Guisbrough 2 40.49x
Hackford In Aylsham 2 317.46x
Newcastle On Tyne St 2 11.36x
Ovington 2 1666.67x
Birmingham 1 0.52x
Bowling 1 4.46x
Caldewgate 1 9.29x
Clapham 1 3.51x
Eccleston In Prescot 1 7.35x
Evenwood Barony 1 43.29x
Fareham 1 17.79x
Ford 1 49.26x
Frome 1 11.38x
Gorleston 1 14.16x
Hammersmith London 1 1.78x
Heighington 1 200.00x
Holy Trinity Cambridge 1 63.69x
Jesmond 1 20.92x
Manningham 1 3.59x
Padiham 1 15.29x
Rickergate 1 24.04x
Ryton 1 41.84x
Saltash 1 50.00x
Scarborough 1 4.87x
St Giles 1 23.58x
Troutbeck 1 285.71x
Trull 1 133.33x
Whickham 1 16.00x
Winlaton 1 15.36x
Workington 1 8.89x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Jane 11
Elizabeth 9
Sarah 7
Isabella 6
Annie 5
Ann 4
Dorothy 4
Alice 3
Hannah 3
Margaret 3
Barbara 2
Eleanor 2
Ethel 2
Hanner 2
Isabel 2
Katherine 2
Matha 2
A. 1
Adelaide 1
Anne 1
Catherine 1
Christiana 1
Edith 1
Elinor 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Isabell 1
Kate 1
Margt. 1
Martha 1
Maude 1
Phyllis 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Rodham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rodham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 235 people were recorded with the Rodham surname. That placed it at #11,573 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rodham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 285 in 2016. That gives Rodham a modern rank of #15,286.

What does the Rodham map show?

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