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UK surname

Shrive

In the 1881 census there were 155 people recorded with the Shrive surname, ranking it #15,174 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 164, ranked #22,314, down from #15,174 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Burton Latimer and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Lindsey, Kettering and Erewash.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Shrive is 248 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 5.8%.

1881 census count

155

Ranked #15,174

Modern count

164

2016, ranked #22,314

Peak year

1911

248 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Shrive had 155 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,174 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 164 in 2016, ranked #22,314.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 248 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Shrive surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Shrive surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Shrive 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 87 #18,695
1861 historical 53 #27,253
1881 historical 155 #15,174
1891 historical 215 #14,155
1901 historical 244 #13,329
1911 historical 248 #12,988
1997 modern 193 #18,035
1998 modern 200 #18,114
1999 modern 198 #18,343
2000 modern 189 #18,860
2001 modern 183 #18,980
2002 modern 185 #19,212
2003 modern 180 #19,347
2004 modern 182 #19,306
2005 modern 180 #19,395
2006 modern 166 #20,534
2007 modern 172 #20,321
2008 modern 166 #20,966
2009 modern 170 #21,095
2010 modern 166 #21,941
2011 modern 172 #21,248
2012 modern 168 #21,516
2013 modern 164 #22,236
2014 modern 167 #22,180
2015 modern 165 #22,241
2016 modern 164 #22,314

Geography

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Where Shrives are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Burton Latimer, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory, Peterborough St John the Baptist and Kettering. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Lindsey, Kettering, Erewash, East Northamptonshire and West Dorset. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Burton Latimer Northamptonshire
3 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
4 Peterborough St John the Baptist Northamptonshire
5 Kettering Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Lindsey 010 East Lindsey
2 Kettering 011 Kettering
3 Erewash 008 Erewash
4 East Northamptonshire 003 East Northamptonshire
5 West Dorset 009 West Dorset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Shrive

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Shrive

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Shrive 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

Shrive is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Shrive falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Shrive 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 Shrive, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Shrive families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Shrive 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. Northamptonshire leads with 91 Shrives recorded in 1881 and an index of 63.99x.

County Total Index
Northamptonshire 91 63.99x
Essex 8 2.68x
Middlesex 8 0.53x
Warwickshire 8 2.10x
Cambridgeshire 7 7.31x
Yorkshire 7 0.47x
Hertfordshire 6 5.76x
Durham 5 1.11x
Huntingdonshire 2 6.66x
Kent 2 0.39x
Leicestershire 2 1.19x
Lincolnshire 2 0.83x
Surrey 2 0.27x
Bedfordshire 1 1.28x
Hampshire 1 0.32x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Norfolk 1 0.43x
Staffordshire 1 0.20x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kettering in Northamptonshire leads with 21 Shrives recorded in 1881 and an index of 365.22x.

Place Total Index
Kettering 21 365.22x
Peterborough 14 135.92x
Irthlingborough 8 575.54x
Northampton St Sepulchre 8 110.65x
Birmingham 7 5.51x
Bozeat 7 1129.03x
Burton Latimer 7 813.95x
St Andrewthe Great 7 564.52x
Stoke Newington London 7 59.42x
Finedon 5 400.00x
Northampton Priory St 5 58.62x
Southwick 5 3571.43x
Wellingborough 5 69.93x
Westoe 5 19.61x
Layston 4 727.27x
West Ham 4 6.07x
Chapel Allerton 3 133.93x
East Farndon 3 2500.00x
Pytchley 3 1034.48x
Witham 3 194.81x
Camberwell 2 2.07x
Great Grimsby 2 13.04x
Holy Trinity 2 5.55x
Huntingdon St John 2 229.89x
Leicester St Margaret 2 4.89x
Sculcoates 2 8.42x
Aston 1 0.95x
Braintree 1 37.31x
Cardington 1 156.25x
Cheshunt 1 27.47x
Chislehurst 1 36.10x
Everton 1 1.75x
Faversham 1 20.33x
Handsworth 1 7.95x
Hemel Hempstead 1 21.28x
Northwood 1 22.68x
Paddington London 1 1.80x
Runham 1 217.39x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Ann 7
Sarah 7
Alice 5
Elizabeth 4
Annie 3
Florence 3
Jane 3
Rosina 3
Charlotte 2
Fanny 2
Hannah 2
Lucy 2
Martha 2
Ada 1
Adeline 1
Agnes 1
Arabella 1
Betsy 1
Catherine 1
Effie 1
Elisabeth 1
Eliza 1
Elizth 1
Elizth.Margt. 1
Emma 1
Henrietta 1
J. 1
Louisa 1
Lydia 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Nellie 1
Phoebe 1
R. 1
Rosa 1
Selina 1
Susanna 1
V. 1
W. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 9
John 8
George 6
Charles 4
Thomas 4
Alfred 3
Frank 3
Henry 3
Joseph 3
Edward 2
Frederick 2
James 2
Samuel 2
A. 1
Abner 1
Andrew 1
Arthur 1
Edwd. 1
Ephraim 1
Francis 1
Glen 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Jacob 1
Latimar 1
Luke 1
Percy 1
Phillip 1
Robert 1
Sidney 1
Wallis 1
Wm.Ward 1

FAQ

Shrive surname: questions and answers

How common was the Shrive surname in 1881?

In 1881, 155 people were recorded with the Shrive surname. That placed it at #15,174 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Shrive surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 164 in 2016. That gives Shrive a modern rank of #22,314.

What does the Shrive map show?

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