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UK surname

Rusted

In the 1881 census there were 50 people recorded with the Rusted surname, ranking it #26,587 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 113, ranked #28,691, down from #26,587 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stradbroke, Littlington and Reddenhall, Mendham (Stradbroke, Suffolk), Withersdale (Stradbroke, Suffolk), Metfield (Stradbroke,. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Norfolk, Northumberland and South Cambridgeshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rusted is 128 in 2013. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 126.0%.

1881 census count

50

Ranked #26,587

Modern count

113

2016, ranked #28,691

Peak year

2013

128 bearers

Map years

4

1911 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rusted had 50 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #26,587 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 113 in 2016, ranked #28,691.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 108 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Rusted surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Rusted surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Rusted 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 25 #28,853
1861 historical 23 #31,039
1881 historical 50 #26,587
1891 historical 74 #27,538
1901 historical 84 #24,759
1911 historical 108 #21,736
1997 modern 105 #26,188
1998 modern 109 #26,273
1999 modern 118 #25,227
2000 modern 121 #24,824
2001 modern 117 #24,974
2002 modern 123 #24,735
2003 modern 120 #24,909
2004 modern 121 #24,939
2005 modern 116 #25,564
2006 modern 117 #25,695
2007 modern 117 #26,066
2008 modern 120 #25,922
2009 modern 124 #25,957
2010 modern 122 #26,876
2011 modern 120 #26,930
2012 modern 116 #27,550
2013 modern 128 #26,336
2014 modern 122 #27,358
2015 modern 115 #28,319
2016 modern 113 #28,691

Geography

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Where Rusteds are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stradbroke, Littlington, Reddenhall, Mendham (Stradbroke, Suffolk), Withersdale (Stradbroke, Suffolk), Metfield (Stradbroke,, Melbourn, Meldreth and Bassingbourn. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Norfolk, Northumberland, South Cambridgeshire and Hinckley and Bosworth. 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 Stradbroke Suffolk
2 Littlington Hertfordshire
3 Reddenhall, Mendham (Stradbroke, Suffolk), Withersdale (Stradbroke, Suffolk), Metfield (Stradbroke, Norfolk
4 Melbourn, Meldreth Hertfordshire
5 Bassingbourn Hertfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Norfolk 015 South Norfolk
2 Northumberland 038 Northumberland
3 South Cambridgeshire 015 South Cambridgeshire
4 South Cambridgeshire 017 South Cambridgeshire
5 Hinckley and Bosworth 008 Hinckley and Bosworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rusted

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rusted

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Rusted is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Rusted is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Rusted falls in decile 6 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 Rusted 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Rusted families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rusted 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. Suffolk leads with 22 Rusteds recorded in 1881 and an index of 37.04x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 22 37.04x
Cambridgeshire 19 61.53x
Hertfordshire 7 20.83x
Essex 1 1.04x
Norfolk 1 1.33x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Metfield in Suffolk leads with 13 Rusteds recorded in 1881 and an index of 13000.00x.

Place Total Index
Metfield 13 13000.00x
Litlington 11 10000.00x
Stradbroke 7 3500.00x
Bassingbourn 5 1111.11x
Barkway 4 3076.92x
Codicote 3 1500.00x
Harston 3 2307.69x
Heveningham 2 4000.00x
Chrishall 1 1000.00x
Redenhall 1 344.83x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 5
Sarah 3
Alice 2
Agnus 1
Anna 1
Anney 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Eliza 1
Elizabeth 1
Emly 1
Ester 1
Harriett 1
Kate 1
Margaret 1
Paulina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 6
Fredrick 3
George 3
John 3
Richard 2
Arthur 1
Asa 1
Ashea 1
Charles 1
Earnest 1
Edward 1
Elijah 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
James 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Rusted households.

FAQ

Rusted surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rusted surname in 1881?

In 1881, 50 people were recorded with the Rusted surname. That placed it at #26,587 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rusted surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 113 in 2016. That gives Rusted a modern rank of #28,691.

What does the Rusted map show?

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