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UK surname

Rowlatt

In the 1881 census there were 278 people recorded with the Rowlatt surname, ranking it #10,259 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 380, ranked #12,346, down from #10,259 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Weldon, Great and Barrowden. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Corby, Wiltshire and Rutland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rowlatt is 457 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.7%.

1881 census count

278

Ranked #10,259

Modern count

380

2016, ranked #12,346

Peak year

1911

457 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rowlatt had 278 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,259 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 380 in 2016, ranked #12,346.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 457 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Rowlatt surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Rowlatt surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Rowlatt 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 190 #10,852
1861 historical 179 #13,127
1881 historical 278 #10,259
1891 historical 336 #10,158
1901 historical 413 #9,266
1911 historical 457 #8,397
1997 modern 373 #11,600
1998 modern 395 #11,452
1999 modern 386 #11,740
2000 modern 401 #11,382
2001 modern 388 #11,459
2002 modern 389 #11,667
2003 modern 390 #11,467
2004 modern 376 #11,798
2005 modern 380 #11,639
2006 modern 382 #11,626
2007 modern 378 #11,877
2008 modern 371 #12,155
2009 modern 393 #11,886
2010 modern 398 #12,039
2011 modern 395 #11,966
2012 modern 390 #11,946
2013 modern 405 #11,813
2014 modern 409 #11,808
2015 modern 398 #11,949
2016 modern 380 #12,346

Geography

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Where Rowlatts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Weldon, Great, Barrowden, Kettering and Fotheringhay. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Corby, Wiltshire, Rutland and Derby. 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 London parishes London 1
2 Weldon, Great Northamptonshire
3 Barrowden Rutland
4 Kettering Northamptonshire
5 Fotheringhay Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Corby 001 Corby
2 Wiltshire 025 Wiltshire
3 Rutland 002 Rutland
4 Corby 008 Corby
5 Derby 007 Derby

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rowlatt

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rowlatt

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Rowlatt is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Rowlatt 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

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

1881 census detail

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Rowlatt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rowlatt 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. Northamptonshire leads with 59 Rowlatts recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.05x.

County Total Index
Northamptonshire 59 23.05x
Yorkshire 38 1.41x
Huntingdonshire 37 68.47x
Middlesex 29 1.07x
Leicestershire 22 7.29x
Hertfordshire 18 9.60x
Kent 14 1.51x
Surrey 11 0.83x
Oxfordshire 8 4.76x
Warwickshire 8 1.17x
Derbyshire 7 1.64x
Dorset 6 3.36x
Lincolnshire 6 1.38x
Cambridgeshire 4 2.32x
Devon 4 0.71x
Rutland 2 10.01x
Berkshire 1 0.49x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.61x
Lancashire 1 0.03x
Midlothian 1 0.27x
Royal Navy 1 3.08x
Worcestershire 1 0.28x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Corby in Northamptonshire leads with 22 Rowlatts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3098.59x.

Place Total Index
Corby 22 3098.59x
Fotheringhay 16 7619.05x
Easton 15 10714.29x
Wortley In Bramley 11 51.50x
Hanwell 10 207.47x
Brampton 9 803.57x
Cowley 8 152.38x
Edgbaston 8 37.59x
St Pancras London 8 3.65x
Holbeck 7 39.17x
Leeds 7 4.60x
Sheffield 7 8.15x
Brington 6 3750.00x
Gillingham 6 31.35x
Hatfield 6 157.89x
Hertford All Saints 6 571.43x
Stalbridge 6 352.94x
Walkern 6 759.49x
Fletton 5 289.02x
Kettering 5 48.31x
Leicester St Margaret 5 6.79x
Leicester St Mary 5 20.51x
Rothwell 5 194.55x
Bromley London 4 6.68x
Exeter St Mary Major 4 116.96x
Great Bowden 4 145.99x
Hundleby 4 677.97x
Islington London 4 1.52x
Litchurch 4 23.32x
Newington 4 3.98x
Thurlaston 4 800.00x
Brightside Bierlow 3 5.67x
Elsworth 3 476.19x
Glossop Dale 3 15.04x
Kensington London 3 1.98x
Leicester St Martin 3 147.78x
Little Weldon 3 714.29x
Pudsey 3 20.80x
Tonbridge 3 8.96x
Wilmington 3 230.77x
Barrowden 2 357.14x
Croydon 2 2.72x
Ellington 2 555.56x
Glaphorn 2 588.24x
Kingston On Thames 2 6.28x
Peterborough 2 10.79x
St Martin Lincoln 2 49.51x
Belbroughton 1 54.35x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 0.68x
Lambeth 1 0.42x
Langley 1 294.12x
Langley Marish 1 49.51x
Melling With Wrayton 1 625.00x
New Windsor 1 14.56x
Northampton St Sepulchre 1 7.68x
Oundle 1 34.97x
Ramsgate 1 6.60x
Reigate Borough 1 32.68x
Rotherhithe 1 2.97x
Royal Navy 1 3.61x
Smeeton 1 277.78x
St Edward Cambridge 1 181.82x
Stanion 1 303.03x
Wellingborough 1 7.77x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Elizabeth 9
Sarah 9
Emma 7
Lucy 5
Alice 4
Annie 4
Ada 3
Amy 3
Ann 3
Ellen 3
Florence 3
Edith 2
Eleanor 2
Eliza 2
Fanny 2
Frances 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Lizzie 2
Louisa 2
Mabel 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Maud 2
Naomi 2
Rose 2
Selina 2
Anne 1
Caroline 1
Carrie 1
Daisy 1
Elisa 1
Emily 1
Ethel 1
Florance 1
Gertrude 1
Girdeline 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Henrietta 1
Katherine 1
Kaziah 1
Lilly 1
Lily 1
Lissie 1
Louia 1
Louise 1
Lydia 1
Sussanah 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Rowlatt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rowlatt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 278 people were recorded with the Rowlatt surname. That placed it at #10,259 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rowlatt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 380 in 2016. That gives Rowlatt a modern rank of #12,346.

What does the Rowlatt map show?

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