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UK surname

Scutts

In the 1881 census there were 131 people recorded with the Scutts surname, ranking it #16,824 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 131, ranked #26,004, down from #16,824 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Northfleet, Swindon, Lyddington and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Gravesham, Newark and Sherwood and Eastbourne.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Scutts is 160 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.0%.

1881 census count

131

Ranked #16,824

Modern count

131

2016, ranked #26,004

Peak year

1999

160 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Scutts had 131 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,824 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 131 in 2016, ranked #26,004.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 154 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Scutts surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Scutts surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Scutts 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 86 #18,820
1861 historical 65 #25,618
1881 historical 131 #16,824
1891 historical 123 #20,939
1901 historical 153 #17,844
1911 historical 154 #17,553
1997 modern 153 #20,868
1998 modern 148 #21,841
1999 modern 160 #20,943
2000 modern 144 #22,357
2001 modern 143 #22,133
2002 modern 149 #22,001
2003 modern 143 #22,367
2004 modern 141 #22,689
2005 modern 135 #23,297
2006 modern 132 #23,834
2007 modern 128 #24,632
2008 modern 131 #24,583
2009 modern 124 #25,957
2010 modern 128 #26,036
2011 modern 124 #26,367
2012 modern 126 #26,148
2013 modern 134 #25,525
2014 modern 135 #25,581
2015 modern 129 #26,226
2016 modern 131 #26,004

Geography

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Where Scutts' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Northfleet, Swindon, Lyddington, London parishes and Swanscombe. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Gravesham, Newark and Sherwood, Eastbourne, South Holland and Greenwich. 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 Northfleet Kent
2 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 Swanscombe Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Gravesham 005 Gravesham
2 Newark and Sherwood 004 Newark and Sherwood
3 Eastbourne 010 Eastbourne
4 South Holland 011 South Holland
5 Greenwich 021 Greenwich

Forenames

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First names often paired with Scutts

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Scutts

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

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Scutts is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

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

Scutts 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

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

1881 census detail

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Scutts families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Scutts 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. Surrey leads with 25 Scutts' recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.02x.

County Total Index
Surrey 25 4.02x
Kent 24 5.50x
Norfolk 18 9.16x
Middlesex 17 1.33x
Wiltshire 13 11.50x
Gloucestershire 12 4.79x
Huntingdonshire 8 31.53x
Lancashire 7 0.46x
Warwickshire 2 0.62x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.85x
Devon 1 0.38x
Hampshire 1 0.38x
Somerset 1 0.49x
Suffolk 1 0.64x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Camberwell in Surrey leads with 17 Scutts' recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.83x.

Place Total Index
Camberwell 17 20.83x
Northfleet 15 390.63x
Aldsworth 9 5294.12x
Diss 9 535.71x
Greenwich 9 44.25x
Scole Cum Frenze 9 3103.45x
Godmanchester 8 833.33x
St George Hanover 8 47.96x
Kirkdale 6 23.52x
Wroughton 6 612.24x
Newington 5 10.59x
Harmondsworth 4 506.33x
Foxley 3 10000.00x
Lambeth 3 2.69x
Westminster St 3 63.69x
Ashton Keynes 2 476.19x
Aston 1 1.13x
Birmingham 1 0.93x
Carisbrooke 1 27.47x
Clifton 1 7.89x
Crathie Braemar 1 140.85x
Dolton 1 303.03x
Eye 1 99.01x
Hullavington 1 370.37x
Kensington London 1 1.41x
Kingscote 1 833.33x
Market Lavington 1 163.93x
Old Sodbury 1 322.58x
St George In East 1 11.51x
Warrington 1 5.56x
Wraxall 1 256.41x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Annie 6
Eliza 4
Charlotte 3
Edith 3
Ellen 3
Florence 3
Elizabeth 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Jane 2
Pattie 2
Sarah 2
Ada 1
Alice 1
Arabella 1
Diana 1
Druisilla 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Harriet 1
Ida 1
Justina 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Marion 1
Matilda 1
Mildred 1
Nelly 1
Rosa 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1
Violet 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Scutts surname: questions and answers

How common was the Scutts surname in 1881?

In 1881, 131 people were recorded with the Scutts surname. That placed it at #16,824 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Scutts surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 131 in 2016. That gives Scutts a modern rank of #26,004.

What does the Scutts map show?

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