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UK surname

Shillcock

In the 1881 census there were 104 people recorded with the Shillcock surname, ranking it #19,296 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 172, ranked #21,648, down from #19,296 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Claxton, or Long Clawson, Beckenham and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Derby, Knowsley and Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Shillcock is 179 in 2011. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 65.4%.

1881 census count

104

Ranked #19,296

Modern count

172

2016, ranked #21,648

Peak year

2011

179 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Shillcock had 104 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,296 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 172 in 2016, ranked #21,648.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 163 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Shillcock surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Shillcock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Shillcock 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 122 #14,966
1861 historical 72 #24,643
1881 historical 104 #19,296
1891 historical 141 #19,108
1901 historical 147 #18,270
1911 historical 163 #16,939
1997 modern 138 #22,227
1998 modern 138 #22,814
1999 modern 154 #21,455
2000 modern 152 #21,603
2001 modern 157 #20,884
2002 modern 160 #21,011
2003 modern 161 #20,697
2004 modern 162 #20,756
2005 modern 152 #21,572
2006 modern 154 #21,576
2007 modern 160 #21,296
2008 modern 161 #21,431
2009 modern 167 #21,383
2010 modern 170 #21,560
2011 modern 179 #20,732
2012 modern 176 #20,915
2013 modern 179 #21,028
2014 modern 176 #21,413
2015 modern 167 #22,066
2016 modern 172 #21,648

Geography

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Where Shillcocks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Claxton, or Long Clawson, Beckenham, Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken, St Giles Camberwell and Bromley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Derby, Knowsley, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Liverpool. 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 Claxton, or Long Clawson Leicestershire
2 Beckenham Kent
3 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire
4 St Giles Camberwell London (South Districts)
5 Bromley Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Derby 025 Derby
2 Knowsley 017 Knowsley
3 Nuneaton and Bedworth 014 Nuneaton and Bedworth
4 Liverpool 017 Liverpool
5 Knowsley 002 Knowsley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Shillcock

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Shillcock

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Shillcock surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Shillcock 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Shillcock 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

Shillcock is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Shillcock falls in decile 7 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 Shillcock is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Shillcock, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Shillcock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Shillcock 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. Leicestershire leads with 20 Shillcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.78x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 20 17.78x
Warwickshire 19 7.43x
Rutland 14 187.92x
Surrey 13 2.63x
Kent 7 2.02x
Northamptonshire 6 6.29x
Staffordshire 6 1.75x
Lancashire 5 0.42x
Middlesex 5 0.49x
Yorkshire 4 0.40x
Derbyshire 2 1.26x
Durham 2 0.66x
Lincolnshire 1 0.62x

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 13 Shillcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.06x.

Place Total Index
Camberwell 13 20.06x
Clawson 9 3461.54x
Exhall 9 2307.69x
Wing 8 7272.73x
Bromley 6 113.85x
Cauldon 6 5454.55x
Little Claybrooke 6 2857.14x
Manton 6 5454.55x
Kenilworth 5 347.22x
Stamford Baron St Martin 5 980.39x
Swinton In Rotherham 4 150.38x
Clerkenwell London 3 12.53x
Coventry Holy Trinity 3 39.27x
Misterton 3 1764.71x
Warrington 3 21.02x
Birmingham 2 2.35x
Derby St Werburgh 2 21.81x
Westoe 2 11.69x
Everton 1 2.61x
Lee 1 19.92x
Melton Mowbray 1 49.51x
Newtown Linford 1 588.24x
Ratcliffe London 1 17.86x
Stamford St George 1 136.99x
Toxteth Park 1 2.45x
Willesden 1 10.46x
Wittering 1 1111.11x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 4
Ann 3
Sarah 3
Ada 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Lucy 2
Alice 1
Allice 1
Amanda 1
Amelia 1
Bethania 1
Carline 1
Charlotte 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Henrietta 1
Jane 1
Jessie 1
Kesia 1
Lavinia 1
Martha 1
Minnie 1
S. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 9
William 9
John 8
Joseph 5
George 4
Robert 3
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Wm. 2
A. 1
Fredick 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Joshua 1
Richard 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Shillcock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Shillcock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 104 people were recorded with the Shillcock surname. That placed it at #19,296 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Shillcock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 172 in 2016. That gives Shillcock a modern rank of #21,648.

What does the Shillcock map show?

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