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UK surname

Seedhouse

In the 1881 census there were 179 people recorded with the Seedhouse surname, ranking it #13,787 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 334, ranked #13,640, up from #13,787 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Matlock, Tipton otherwise Tibington and Shenstone. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cannock Chase, North East Derbyshire and Tamworth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Seedhouse is 379 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 86.6%.

1881 census count

179

Ranked #13,787

Modern count

334

2016, ranked #13,640

Peak year

2002

379 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Seedhouse had 179 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,787 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 334 in 2016, ranked #13,640.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 308 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Seedhouse surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Seedhouse surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Seedhouse 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 111 #16,006
1861 historical 118 #18,512
1881 historical 179 #13,787
1891 historical 195 #15,211
1901 historical 308 #11,446
1911 historical 306 #11,281
1997 modern 348 #12,229
1998 modern 374 #11,963
1999 modern 364 #12,267
2000 modern 375 #11,949
2001 modern 362 #12,076
2002 modern 379 #11,913
2003 modern 352 #12,365
2004 modern 357 #12,272
2005 modern 352 #12,315
2006 modern 351 #12,420
2007 modern 358 #12,383
2008 modern 360 #12,431
2009 modern 375 #12,317
2010 modern 364 #12,851
2011 modern 364 #12,713
2012 modern 355 #12,816
2013 modern 351 #13,159
2014 modern 342 #13,498
2015 modern 334 #13,645
2016 modern 334 #13,640

Geography

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Where Seedhouses are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Matlock, Tipton otherwise Tibington, Shenstone, Norton-under-Cannock with Little Wyrley and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cannock Chase, North East Derbyshire, Tamworth, Walsall and Bolsover. 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 Matlock Derbyshire
2 Tipton otherwise Tibington Staffordshire
3 Shenstone Staffordshire
4 Norton-under-Cannock with Little Wyrley Staffordshire
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cannock Chase 013 Cannock Chase
2 North East Derbyshire 011 North East Derbyshire
3 Tamworth 003 Tamworth
4 Walsall 004 Walsall
5 Bolsover 005 Bolsover

Forenames

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First names often paired with Seedhouse

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Seedhouse

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Seedhouse 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

Seedhouse 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

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

1881 census detail

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Seedhouse families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Seedhouse 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. Staffordshire leads with 96 Seedhouses recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.20x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 96 16.20x
Derbyshire 26 9.46x
Yorkshire 22 1.26x
Durham 18 3.45x
Lancashire 10 0.48x
Glamorgan 4 1.31x
Northumberland 3 1.15x
Middlesex 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ogley Hay in Staffordshire leads with 32 Seedhouses recorded in 1881 and an index of 2601.63x.

Place Total Index
Ogley Hay 32 2601.63x
Shenstone 29 1920.53x
Tipton 20 110.19x
Matlock 17 460.70x
Sheffield 16 28.89x
Crompton 9 151.77x
Tudhoe 8 175.05x
Bonsall 7 864.20x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 7 30.95x
Sedgley 7 31.80x
Cardiff St Mary 4 23.75x
Walsall Foreign 4 13.07x
Horton 3 232.56x
Hylton 3 326.09x
Nether Hallam 3 12.74x
Cromford 2 307.69x
Handsworth 2 13.69x
Linthorpe 2 19.27x
Walsall Borough 2 43.48x
Ackton 1 232.56x
Hackney London 1 1.02x
Little Bolton 1 3.73x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 14
Mary 10
Elizabeth 8
Ann 6
Hannah 5
Alice 4
Jane 4
Louisa 4
Phoebe 4
Caroline 3
Emily 3
Harriett 3
Anne 2
Clara 2
Edith 2
Esther 2
Maria 2
Marther 2
Matilda 2
Ada 1
Bertha 1
Betsey 1
Elizth.A 1
Flora 1
Florance 1
Harriet 1
Laura 1
Lottie 1
Lydia 1
Martha 1
Selina 1
Thirza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
William 13
Thomas 8
George 7
Edward 6
James 5
Charles 4
Henry 4
Herbert 3
Levi 2
Wm. 2
Abram 1
Amos 1
Edad. 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Isaiah 1
Jas. 1
Jos. 1
Joseph 1
Lester 1
Mark 1
Samuel 1
Walter 1
Zacheriah 1

FAQ

Seedhouse surname: questions and answers

How common was the Seedhouse surname in 1881?

In 1881, 179 people were recorded with the Seedhouse surname. That placed it at #13,787 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Seedhouse surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 334 in 2016. That gives Seedhouse a modern rank of #13,640.

What does the Seedhouse map show?

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