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UK surname

Siddle

A habitational surname derived from a place name meaning "side valley".

In the 1881 census there were 647 people recorded with the Siddle surname, ranking it #5,514 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,166, ranked #5,067, up from #5,514 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Leeds and Auckland St Andrew. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham and Lancaster.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Siddle is 1,333 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 80.2%.

1881 census count

647

Ranked #5,514

Modern count

1,166

2016, ranked #5,067

Peak year

1911

1,333 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Siddle had 647 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,514 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,166 in 2016, ranked #5,067.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,333 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Siddle surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Siddle surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Siddle 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 561 #4,515
1861 historical 831 #3,317
1881 historical 647 #5,514
1891 historical 1,139 #3,735
1901 historical 1,126 #4,308
1911 historical 1,333 #3,586
1997 modern 1,223 #4,639
1998 modern 1,248 #4,728
1999 modern 1,232 #4,808
2000 modern 1,234 #4,786
2001 modern 1,196 #4,808
2002 modern 1,220 #4,835
2003 modern 1,154 #4,972
2004 modern 1,172 #4,910
2005 modern 1,151 #4,940
2006 modern 1,149 #4,937
2007 modern 1,133 #5,055
2008 modern 1,171 #4,933
2009 modern 1,167 #5,064
2010 modern 1,194 #5,065
2011 modern 1,185 #5,039
2012 modern 1,157 #5,061
2013 modern 1,181 #5,062
2014 modern 1,174 #5,115
2015 modern 1,161 #5,113
2016 modern 1,166 #5,067

Geography

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Where Siddles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Leeds, Auckland St Andrew, Gateshead and Wakefield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham and Lancaster. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Auckland St Andrew Durham
4 Gateshead Durham
5 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 053 County Durham
2 County Durham 010 County Durham
3 County Durham 050 County Durham
4 County Durham 059 County Durham
5 Lancaster 016 Lancaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Siddle

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Siddle

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Siddle surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Siddle household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Siddle is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Siddle 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

Siddle 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 Siddle 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Siddle, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Siddle

The surname SIDDLE is of English origin, with its roots traced back to the medieval era. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, derived from a place called Siddal or Siddle, which was located near Halifax in West Yorkshire.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name can be found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, where it is spelled as "Syddall." This suggests that the name was well-established in the region during the 14th century.

The name SIDDLE is thought to be derived from the Old English words "sid" meaning "wide" or "spacious," and "halh" meaning "a nook" or "a remote valley." This implies that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a wide or spacious valley.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a landmark record of landholdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are no direct mentions of the name SIDDLE. However, there are references to places with similar names, such as "Sidele" in Derbyshire and "Sidlingeburn" in Nottinghamshire.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname SIDDLE was John Siddle, who was born around 1520 in Yorkshire. Another notable bearer of the name was William Siddle, a merchant and landowner who lived in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in the 17th century.

In the 18th century, the name SIDDLE spread beyond Yorkshire, with records showing individuals bearing the name in other parts of England. One such person was Robert Siddle, a prominent merchant and ship owner from Newcastle upon Tyne, who lived from 1710 to 1785.

The 19th century saw the name SIDDLE carried across the Atlantic to the United States and Canada by English immigrants. One notable example is John Siddle, a farmer and landowner who settled in Ontario, Canada, in the early 1800s.

Another individual of note is Sir John Siddle, an English industrialist and philanthropist who lived from 1837 to 1914. He made significant contributions to the development of the textile industry in Yorkshire and was knighted for his services to industry and commerce.

While the name SIDDLE is not among the most common surnames today, it has a rich history deeply rooted in the English countryside and the lives of hardworking individuals who helped shape the regions they called home.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Siddle families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Siddle 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 252 Siddles recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.07x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 252 4.07x
Durham 198 10.66x
Lancashire 117 1.58x
Cumberland 17 3.16x
Lincolnshire 9 0.90x
Norfolk 9 0.94x
Dorset 6 1.46x
Northumberland 6 0.65x
Cheshire 4 0.29x
Essex 4 0.32x
Middlesex 4 0.06x
Westmorland 4 2.92x
Derbyshire 3 0.31x
Glamorgan 2 0.18x
Berkshire 1 0.21x
Devon 1 0.08x
Royal Navy 1 1.34x
Warwickshire 1 0.06x
Worcestershire 1 0.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 32 Siddles recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.16x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 32 9.16x
Wakefield 30 63.17x
Poulton Barre 22 260.97x
Crook Billy Row 20 84.10x
Coundon Grange 18 441.18x
Oswaldtwistle 17 64.96x
Arkengarthdale 14 651.16x
Bishop Auckland 14 56.18x
Morley 14 43.53x
Penrith 14 70.49x
Easington 13 483.27x
Heysham 12 888.89x
Tong 12 100.42x
Benfieldside 11 90.02x
Gildersome 11 147.85x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 11 13.67x
Shildon 11 73.73x
Blackburn 10 5.07x
Manningham 10 13.12x
Kyo 9 102.97x
Liversedge 9 32.68x
Middlesbrough 9 11.17x
Newbottle 9 88.76x
Walton Le Dale 9 45.20x
Hunslet 8 8.29x
Manchester 8 2.40x
Sutton 8 113.48x
Bramley In Bramley 7 29.56x
Ebchester 7 243.06x
Gateshead 7 5.03x
Great Grimsby 7 11.05x
Newchurch 7 11.55x
Sculcoates 7 7.14x
Tudhoe 7 43.08x
Westoe 7 6.65x
Bishopwearmouth 6 3.76x
Blandford St Mary 6 769.23x
Bradford 6 4.01x
Salford 6 2.75x
Willington 6 55.92x
Winlaton 6 33.67x
Barrow In Furness 5 4.96x
Chester Le Street 5 35.06x
Dewsbury 5 7.88x
Eldon 5 170.07x
Elswick 5 6.74x
Marrick 5 757.58x
Sunderland Bridge 5 170.07x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 4 17.80x
Auckland St Andrew 4 81.63x
Brotton 4 49.57x
Chorlton On Medlock 4 3.40x
Darlington 4 5.58x
Dukinfield 4 6.28x
Holmside 4 87.34x
Huddersfield 4 4.44x
Lockwood 4 17.97x
Royton 4 17.65x
South Shoebury 4 80.81x
Sutton Stoneferry 4 22.60x
Thornham 4 285.71x
Whitworth 4 29.41x
Wombwell 4 22.17x
Horton In Bradford 3 3.11x
Sheffield 3 1.52x
Shipley 3 9.35x
Stow Bardolph 3 104.90x
Wardleworth 3 7.09x
Cleator 2 8.94x
East Ardsley 2 37.31x
Full Sutton 2 714.29x
Glossop Dale 2 4.37x
Kirkby Stephen 2 56.18x
Langfield 2 18.48x
Layton With Warbreck 2 7.36x
Linthorpe 2 5.42x
Reeth Healaugh 2 333.33x
Scargill 2 869.57x
Skircoat 2 8.20x
Warrington 2 2.28x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 45
Sarah 27
Elizabeth 20
Jane 19
Ann 15
Annie 12
Hannah 12
Ellen 10
Martha 9
Alice 8
Eliza 8
Margaret 8
Emma 7
Harriet 5
Elizth. 4
Isabella 4
Eleanor 3
Lydia 3
Maria 3
Ada 2
Amelia 2
Catherine 2
Celilia 2
Clara 2
Clarissa 2
Elisabeth 2
Esther 2
Ethel 2
Frances 2
Grace 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Margret 2
Polly 2
Anne 1
Charlotte 1
Chrislama 1
Christanea 1
Elen 1
Elisher 1
Elizth.M. 1
Emily 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Issabella 1
Janet 1
Jean 1
Katharine 1
Keziah 1
Virtue 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 64
William 36
George 33
Thomas 33
James 24
Joseph 17
Henry 15
Robert 12
Charles 6
Tom 6
Alfred 5
Arthur 4
Fred 4
Richard 4
Wm. 4
Benjamin 3
David 3
Frederick 3
Harry 3
Jonathan 3
Albert 2
Edward 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Geo. 2
Herbert 2
Isaac 2
Jacob 2
Samuel 2
Sidney 2
Thos. 2
Benjm. 1
C.Benjamin 1
Chas 1
Christopher 1
Francis 1
Frederic 1
Geo.W. 1
Joe 1
Jonas 1
Mark 1
Michael 1
Nathan 1
Nicholas 1
Noah 1
O. 1
Oswald 1
Percy 1
Philip 1
Plumpton 1

FAQ

Siddle surname: questions and answers

How common was the Siddle surname in 1881?

In 1881, 647 people were recorded with the Siddle surname. That placed it at #5,514 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Siddle surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,166 in 2016. That gives Siddle a modern rank of #5,067.

What does the Siddle surname mean?

A habitational surname derived from a place name meaning "side valley".

What does the Siddle map show?

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