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UK surname

Rushbrooke

In the 1881 census there were 156 people recorded with the Rushbrooke surname, ranking it #15,114 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 237, ranked #17,418, down from #15,114 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Darlington, Stowmarket and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Selby, Derby and Harrogate.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rushbrooke is 281 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 51.9%.

1881 census count

156

Ranked #15,114

Modern count

237

2016, ranked #17,418

Peak year

1998

281 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rushbrooke had 156 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,114 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 237 in 2016, ranked #17,418.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 256 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Rushbrooke surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Rushbrooke surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Rushbrooke 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 68 #21,302
1861 historical 56 #26,864
1881 historical 156 #15,114
1891 historical 192 #15,383
1901 historical 239 #13,489
1911 historical 256 #12,688
1997 modern 278 #14,210
1998 modern 281 #14,506
1999 modern 269 #15,040
2000 modern 265 #15,143
2001 modern 257 #15,236
2002 modern 255 #15,599
2003 modern 246 #15,769
2004 modern 256 #15,453
2005 modern 251 #15,590
2006 modern 256 #15,496
2007 modern 258 #15,554
2008 modern 260 #15,648
2009 modern 250 #16,421
2010 modern 259 #16,386
2011 modern 263 #16,058
2012 modern 237 #17,132
2013 modern 245 #17,025
2014 modern 246 #17,079
2015 modern 243 #17,141
2016 modern 237 #17,418

Geography

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Where Rushbrookes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Darlington, Stowmarket, London parishes, Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a and Ampthill. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Selby, Derby, Harrogate, Herefordshire and Havering. 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 Darlington Durham
2 Stowmarket Suffolk
3 London parishes London 3
4 Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a Essex
5 Ampthill Bedfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Selby 009 Selby
2 Derby 019 Derby
3 Harrogate 021 Harrogate
4 Herefordshire 016 Herefordshire, County of
5 Havering 004 Havering

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rushbrooke

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rushbrooke

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Rushbrooke 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

Rushbrooke is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Rushbrooke falls in decile 9 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Rushbrooke 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 Rushbrooke, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Rushbrooke families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rushbrooke 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 62 Rushbrookes recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.50x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 62 26.50x
Suffolk 35 18.88x
Middlesex 18 1.18x
Essex 15 4.99x
Staffordshire 11 2.14x
Bedfordshire 5 6.35x
Kent 5 0.96x
Surrey 3 0.40x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Northamptonshire 1 0.70x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Oxborough in Norfolk leads with 15 Rushbrookes recorded in 1881 and an index of 12500.00x.

Place Total Index
Oxborough 15 12500.00x
Willenhall 11 114.35x
Shoreditch London 9 13.64x
Walton 9 1363.64x
Rockland All Sts 8 5714.29x
Scoulton 8 4705.88x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 7 201.15x
Woodbastwick 7 6363.64x
Wymondham 7 292.89x
Colchester St Leonard 6 618.56x
Lakenham 6 180.72x
Ampthill 5 423.73x
Barking 5 56.88x
Lee 5 66.31x
North Walsham 5 295.86x
Freckenham 4 2105.26x
Bury St Edmunds St James 3 60.61x
Gooderstone 3 1200.00x
Ipswich St Margaret 3 47.69x
Ipswich St Nicholas 3 294.12x
St Marylebone London 3 3.69x
Colchester St Botolph 2 78.13x
Islington London 2 1.36x
Kingston On Thames 2 11.23x
Preston 2 1250.00x
Southminster 2 303.03x
Sudbury St Peter 2 196.08x
Aighton Bailey 1 114.94x
Clerkenwell London 1 2.78x
Daventry 1 49.51x
Deopham 1 454.55x
Horringer 1 294.12x
Kensington London 1 1.18x
Little Ellingham 1 588.24x
Mulbarton 1 370.37x
Poplar London 1 3.48x
Putney 1 14.41x
Rushbrooke 1 1428.57x
St Pancras London 1 0.82x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Emma 4
Harriet 4
Louisa 4
Maria 4
Charlotte 3
Eliza 3
Elizabeth 3
Lucy 3
Alice 2
Amy 2
Anne 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Martha 2
Sarah 2
Annie 1
Arabella 1
Bertha 1
Clara 1
Clarissa 1
E.A. 1
Edith 1
Eldina 1
Ellen 1
Elsie 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Fredrica 1
Hannah 1
Ida 1
Kate 1
L.Alice 1
Laura 1
Leticia 1
Lillian 1
Mahalath 1
Marian 1
May 1
Nellie 1
Polly 1
Rosannah 1
Rose 1
Susan 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 8
George 7
John 7
William 7
Thomas 5
Wm. 5
Joseph 4
Walter 3
Alban 2
Alfred 2
Edward 2
Frederick 2
Joshua 2
Alf. 1
Arthur 1
B.John 1
Charles 1
Christopher 1
Clement 1
Ernest 1
Evelyn 1
F. 1
Geo.Wm. 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
J.Henry 1
Jas. 1
Jeremiah 1
Job 1
R. 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Wilia 1

FAQ

Rushbrooke surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rushbrooke surname in 1881?

In 1881, 156 people were recorded with the Rushbrooke surname. That placed it at #15,114 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rushbrooke surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 237 in 2016. That gives Rushbrooke a modern rank of #17,418.

What does the Rushbrooke map show?

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