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UK surname

Sleightholm

In the 1881 census there were 142 people recorded with the Sleightholm surname, ranking it #16,012 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 171, ranked #21,726, down from #16,012 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Whitby, Pickering and Scarborough. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Richmondshire, Hambleton and Leeds.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Sleightholm is 171 in 2016. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 20.4%.

1881 census count

142

Ranked #16,012

Modern count

171

2016, ranked #21,726

Peak year

2016

171 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Sleightholm had 142 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,012 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 171 in 2016, ranked #21,726.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 142 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Sleightholm surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Sleightholm surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Sleightholm 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 107 #16,402
1861 historical 82 #23,321
1881 historical 142 #16,012
1891 historical 109 #22,701
1901 historical 140 #18,795
1911 historical 92 #23,580
1997 modern 130 #23,021
1998 modern 142 #22,406
1999 modern 144 #22,405
2000 modern 145 #22,259
2001 modern 142 #22,234
2002 modern 140 #22,876
2003 modern 150 #21,669
2004 modern 145 #22,289
2005 modern 154 #21,396
2006 modern 163 #20,789
2007 modern 164 #20,973
2008 modern 161 #21,431
2009 modern 158 #22,168
2010 modern 162 #22,292
2011 modern 167 #21,642
2012 modern 164 #21,883
2013 modern 163 #22,342
2014 modern 164 #22,445
2015 modern 168 #21,971
2016 modern 171 #21,726

Geography

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Where Sleightholms are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Whitby, Pickering, Scarborough, Middleton and Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Richmondshire, Hambleton, Leeds and Redcar and Cleveland. 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 Whitby Yorkshire, North Riding
2 Pickering Yorkshire, North Riding
3 Scarborough Yorkshire, North Riding
4 Middleton Yorkshire, North Riding
5 Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Richmondshire 005 Richmondshire
2 Hambleton 010 Hambleton
3 Leeds 022 Leeds
4 Redcar and Cleveland 001 Redcar and Cleveland
5 Redcar and Cleveland 002 Redcar and Cleveland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Sleightholm

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Sleightholm

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Sleightholm surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Sleightholm household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Sleightholm 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

Sleightholm is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

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

1881 census detail

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Sleightholm families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Sleightholm 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 92 Sleightholms recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.70x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 92 6.70x
Durham 35 8.49x
Lincolnshire 6 2.71x
Lancashire 5 0.30x
Nottinghamshire 3 1.61x
Suffolk 1 0.59x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Scarborough in Yorkshire leads with 12 Sleightholms recorded in 1881 and an index of 96.23x.

Place Total Index
Scarborough 12 96.23x
Falsgrave 9 445.54x
Norton 9 596.03x
Barughs Ambo 8 6666.67x
Middleton In Pickering 7 5000.00x
Newholme Cum Dunsley 6 3157.89x
Stranton 6 43.26x
Westoe 6 25.68x
Everton 5 9.55x
Northorpe 5 5555.56x
Whitby 5 107.99x
Carlton Highdale 4 3333.33x
Esh 4 133.33x
Great Edstone 4 8000.00x
Hawsker Cum Stainsacre 4 869.57x
Pelton 4 204.08x
Stockton On Tees 4 20.14x
Wilton In Guisbrough 4 655.74x
Brompton In 3 491.80x
Burniston 3 1764.71x
Doncaster 3 29.91x
Kirby Misperton 3 2307.69x
Ugglebarnby 3 1666.67x
Skipton 2 46.30x
South Shields 2 54.50x
Sutton In Ashfield 2 49.38x
York St John Micklegate 2 606.06x
Aislaby In Pickering 1 1666.67x
Aislaby In Whitby 1 625.00x
Caistor 1 113.64x
Eskdaleside 1 149.25x
Fylingdales 1 147.06x
Headon Cum Upton 1 909.09x
Ipswich St Stephen 1 344.83x
Nunnington 1 526.32x
Ormesby 1 27.10x
Ruswarp 1 65.36x
Sneaton 1 909.09x
Swillington 1 256.41x
York St Maurice 1 38.76x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Ann 8
Elizabeth 7
Jane 4
Sarah 4
Hannah 3
Margt. 3
Rachel 3
Ada 2
Margarett 2
Adaleane 1
Alice 1
Anna 1
Annie 1
Catharine 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Elizh. 1
Elizth. 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Isabel 1
Katherine 1
M. 1
Margaret 1
Maud 1
Prudence 1
Rebecca 1
Susanah 1
Tamar 1
Tamer 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
William 10
James 7
Robert 5
George 4
Watson 4
Richard 3
Thomas 3
Arthur 2
Herbert 2
Joseph 2
Wm. 2
Alfred 1
Algnar 1
Charles 1
E.E. 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Geo.W. 1
Geoffy 1
Harold 1
J.P. 1
Samuel 1
Thos. 1
Willm. 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Sleightholm surname: questions and answers

How common was the Sleightholm surname in 1881?

In 1881, 142 people were recorded with the Sleightholm surname. That placed it at #16,012 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Sleightholm surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 171 in 2016. That gives Sleightholm a modern rank of #21,726.

What does the Sleightholm map show?

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