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UK surname

Scargill

In the 1881 census there were 496 people recorded with the Scargill surname, ranking it #6,816 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 642, ranked #8,249, down from #6,816 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Silkstone, Thornhill and Batley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Barnsley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Scargill is 717 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 29.4%.

1881 census count

496

Ranked #6,816

Modern count

642

2016, ranked #8,249

Peak year

1998

717 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Scargill had 496 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,816 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 642 in 2016, ranked #8,249.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 623 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Scargill surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Scargill surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Scargill 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 252 #8,733
1861 historical 309 #8,207
1881 historical 496 #6,816
1891 historical 523 #7,161
1901 historical 616 #6,930
1911 historical 623 #6,640
1997 modern 696 #7,278
1998 modern 717 #7,337
1999 modern 709 #7,446
2000 modern 708 #7,428
2001 modern 693 #7,433
2002 modern 710 #7,428
2003 modern 688 #7,485
2004 modern 677 #7,607
2005 modern 669 #7,613
2006 modern 657 #7,738
2007 modern 655 #7,815
2008 modern 664 #7,782
2009 modern 676 #7,848
2010 modern 678 #7,975
2011 modern 655 #8,104
2012 modern 649 #8,084
2013 modern 658 #8,134
2014 modern 666 #8,096
2015 modern 652 #8,177
2016 modern 642 #8,249

Geography

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Where Scargills are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Silkstone, Thornhill, Batley, Wakefield and Darfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Barnsley. 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 Silkstone Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Thornhill Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Batley Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Darfield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Barnsley 010 Barnsley
2 Barnsley 023 Barnsley
3 Barnsley 007 Barnsley
4 Barnsley 017 Barnsley
5 Barnsley 019 Barnsley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Scargill

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Scargill

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Scargill is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Scargill is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Scargill 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Scargill is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Scargill, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Scargill families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Scargill 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 420 Scargills recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.85x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 420 8.85x
Lincolnshire 32 4.18x
Lancashire 9 0.16x
Middlesex 7 0.15x
Huntingdonshire 5 5.26x
Bedfordshire 4 1.61x
Cambridgeshire 4 1.32x
Essex 3 0.32x
Northamptonshire 3 0.67x
Devon 1 0.10x
Hampshire 1 0.10x
Kent 1 0.06x
Norfolk 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Thornhill in Yorkshire leads with 95 Scargills recorded in 1881 and an index of 685.92x.

Place Total Index
Thornhill 95 685.92x
Batley 36 79.80x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 31 179.81x
Barnsley 30 61.27x
Emley 24 1132.08x
Crigglestone 21 459.52x
Gildersome 21 367.78x
Shitlington 14 285.13x
Wombwell 14 101.16x
Sheffield 13 8.60x
Drighlington 12 173.66x
Leeds 12 4.48x
Mirfield 9 34.54x
Rothwell 9 93.85x
Elland Cum Greetland 7 32.74x
Skirbeck 7 163.17x
Soothill 7 40.84x
Sutton Stoneferry 7 51.55x
Ecclesall Bierlow 6 6.22x
Ludford Parva 6 1071.43x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 6 27.21x
Abbots Ripton 5 769.23x
Clerkenwell London 5 4.42x
Clifton In York 5 50.35x
Oldham 5 2.73x
Thorne 5 84.89x
West Ardsley 5 87.57x
Winthorpe 5 909.09x
Alford 4 84.21x
Huddersfield 4 5.78x
Luton 4 9.32x
March 4 39.37x
Wainfleet St Mary 4 344.83x
Bowling 3 6.38x
Heckmondwike 3 19.65x
Lexden 3 78.95x
Liversedge 3 14.20x
Monk Bretton 3 62.37x
Peterborough 3 9.20x
Binbrooke 2 104.71x
Horbury 2 24.10x
Ludford Magna 2 307.69x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 2 11.80x
Whiston 2 45.15x
Boston 1 4.30x
Bradfield 1 5.46x
Bury 1 1.54x
Croft 1 80.65x
Dewsbury 1 2.05x
Ecclesfield 1 2.87x
Halifax 1 1.44x
Heaton 1 19.61x
Hipperholme Cum 1 4.80x
Margate St John Baptist 1 3.34x
Nether Hallam 1 1.56x
Nidd 1 434.78x
Portsea 1 0.52x
Sandal Magna 1 14.25x
Shafton 1 140.85x
St Giles In Fields 1 6.05x
St Marylebone London 1 0.39x
Stainland Cum Old 1 12.32x
Tatham 1 113.64x
Thelveton 1 384.62x
Washfield 1 153.85x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 28
Sarah 25
Ann 12
Emma 12
Alice 10
Elizabeth 10
Jane 10
Annie 8
Hannah 7
Martha 7
Ellen 6
Harriet 6
Ada 5
Amy 5
Clara 5
Emily 5
Florence 5
Charlotte 4
Eliza 4
Harriett 4
Ruth 4
Agnes 3
Edith 3
Eleanor 3
Elizth. 3
Lilly 3
Amelia 2
Clarissa 2
Fanny 2
Gertrude 2
Isabella 2
Julia 2
Lily 2
Lois 2
Minnie 2
Rachel 2
Rose 2
Sophia 2
Bertha 1
Bettey 1
Betty 1
Caroline 1
Emly 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
Faith 1
Kezia 1
Lavinia 1
Viola 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 24
George 22
William 16
Joseph 13
Thomas 13
Henry 11
James 10
Walter 9
Albert 6
Alfred 5
Robert 5
Tom 5
Arthur 4
Ernest 4
Herbert 4
Samuel 4
Edward 3
Harry 3
Benjamin 2
Charles 2
Chas. 2
Christopher 2
Edwin 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Friend 2
Isaac 2
J.B. 2
Peter 2
Richard 2
Abraham 1
Cyrus 1
David 1
Eber 1
Edgar 1
Ezra 1
Firth 1
Frederic 1
Geo. 1
Godfery 1
Harvey 1
Israel 1
J.H. 1
Jno. 1
Joe 1
Josiah 1
Lionel 1
Lister 1
Lot 1
Young 1

FAQ

Scargill surname: questions and answers

How common was the Scargill surname in 1881?

In 1881, 496 people were recorded with the Scargill surname. That placed it at #6,816 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Scargill surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 642 in 2016. That gives Scargill a modern rank of #8,249.

What does the Scargill map show?

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