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UK surname

Stainthorpe

In the 1881 census there were 362 people recorded with the Stainthorpe surname, ranking it #8,561 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 515, ranked #9,793, down from #8,561 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Darlington, Wakefield and Bradford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Scarborough and Redcar and Cleveland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stainthorpe is 657 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 42.3%.

1881 census count

362

Ranked #8,561

Modern count

515

2016, ranked #9,793

Peak year

1901

657 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stainthorpe had 362 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,561 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 515 in 2016, ranked #9,793.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 657 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Stainthorpe surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stainthorpe surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stainthorpe 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 171 #11,730
1861 historical 228 #10,703
1881 historical 362 #8,561
1891 historical 526 #7,125
1901 historical 657 #6,587
1911 historical 655 #6,408
1997 modern 506 #9,218
1998 modern 540 #9,058
1999 modern 551 #8,974
2000 modern 582 #8,583
2001 modern 548 #8,820
2002 modern 555 #8,919
2003 modern 536 #9,009
2004 modern 522 #9,218
2005 modern 522 #9,159
2006 modern 513 #9,305
2007 modern 528 #9,174
2008 modern 522 #9,328
2009 modern 528 #9,453
2010 modern 537 #9,543
2011 modern 529 #9,555
2012 modern 518 #9,629
2013 modern 533 #9,574
2014 modern 530 #9,669
2015 modern 522 #9,710
2016 modern 515 #9,793

Geography

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Where Stainthorpes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Darlington, Wakefield, Bradford, Fylingdales and Middlesborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Scarborough 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 Darlington Durham
2 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Fylingdales Yorkshire, North Riding
5 Middlesborough Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Scarborough 004 Scarborough
2 Scarborough 002 Scarborough
3 Redcar and Cleveland 011 Redcar and Cleveland
4 Scarborough 001 Scarborough
5 Redcar and Cleveland 022 Redcar and Cleveland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stainthorpe

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stainthorpe

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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Stainthorpe is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Stainthorpe 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

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

1881 census detail

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Stainthorpe families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stainthorpe 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 221 Stainthorpes recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.32x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 221 6.32x
Durham 93 8.85x
Lancashire 14 0.33x
Northumberland 13 2.47x
Cheshire 7 0.90x
Derbyshire 4 0.72x
Lincolnshire 4 0.71x
Kent 3 0.25x
Surrey 2 0.12x
Middlesex 1 0.03x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Fylingdales in Yorkshire leads with 30 Stainthorpes recorded in 1881 and an index of 1724.14x.

Place Total Index
Fylingdales 30 1724.14x
Linthorpe 18 86.21x
North Bierley 14 74.11x
Darlington 13 32.05x
Hutton Rudby 11 1047.62x
Redworth 11 1641.79x
Gateshead 10 12.71x
Barforth 9 5625.00x
Farnley In Bramley 9 205.95x
Hexham 9 110.70x
Kirkleatham 9 190.68x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 8 62.94x
Bowling 8 23.08x
Haswell 8 106.24x
High Coniscliffe 8 1860.47x
Hunslet 8 14.66x
Gomersal 7 42.87x
Hawsker Cum Stainsacre 7 603.45x
Cocken 6 909.09x
East Thickley 6 281.69x
Royton 6 46.80x
Stainton In 6 1463.41x
Tong 6 88.76x
Evenwood Barony 5 140.06x
Methley 5 101.42x
Newton In Ashton Under 5 65.02x
Normanton 5 47.57x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 4 12.27x
Batley 4 12.03x
Buxton 4 85.47x
Cleckheaton 4 31.03x
Greatham 4 449.44x
Hutton Mulgrave 4 3636.36x
Lofthouse 4 76.63x
Stranton 4 11.31x
Westgate 4 12.29x
Ardwick 3 7.94x
Cockerton 3 89.02x
Medlar With Wesham 3 238.10x
Medomsley 3 61.22x
Shildon 3 35.55x
Stainton Dale 3 1034.48x
Tanshelf 3 107.53x
Wolviston 3 410.96x
Bishopwearmouth 2 2.22x
Bradford 2 2.36x
Carlton In Stokesley 2 645.16x
Gillingham 2 8.05x
Heckmondwike 2 17.78x
Horncastle 2 34.31x
Hyde 2 8.70x
Kirby Fleetham 2 298.51x
Langton By Horncastle 2 571.43x
Leeds 2 1.01x
Newington 2 1.53x
Sneaton 2 714.29x
Wakefield 2 7.45x
Bridlington 1 12.48x
Clifton In York 1 13.66x
Crompton 1 8.38x
Great Ayton 1 46.73x
Hartlepool 1 6.70x
Horton Kirby 1 53.76x
Hunmanby 1 61.35x
Ingleby Greenhow 1 212.77x
Kensington London 1 0.51x
Kirby Wiske 1 370.37x
Lythe 1 71.94x
Maltby In Middlesbrough 1 714.29x
Merrington 1 49.51x
Middlesbrough 1 2.19x
Newholme Cum Dunsley 1 208.33x
Norton 1 25.91x
Oldham 1 0.74x
Pudsey 1 5.35x
Scruton 1 232.56x
Sowerby In Thirsk 1 47.39x
Wyke In Bradford 1 15.97x
York St Crux 1 101.01x
York St Mary 1 6.90x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 31
Elizabeth 14
Sarah 14
Ann 13
Annie 9
Hannah 9
Jane 9
Ada 5
Eliza 5
Emily 5
Emma 5
Martha 4
Alice 3
Charlotte 3
Clara 3
Isabella 3
Laura 3
Margaret 3
Susannah 3
Ellen 2
Frances 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Violet 2
Agnes 1
Betsy 1
Deborah 1
Edith 1
Elenour 1
Eliza. 1
Elizth 1
Elizth. 1
Emm. 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
Flornce 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Jeannie 1
Kate 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Lydia 1
May 1
Minnie 1
Nancy 1
Nellie 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1
Tiresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 27
John 24
Thomas 20
George 14
Robert 10
James 9
Francis 6
Joseph 5
Isaac 4
Richard 4
Frank 3
Frederick 3
Henry 3
Matthew 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
David 2
Geo. 2
Harry 2
Jno. 2
Philip 2
Simon 2
Smith 2
Wm. 2
Albert 1
Archer 1
Bengamin 1
Benjamin 1
Benjn. 1
Charles 1
Christopher 1
Earnest 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Henery 1
Herbert 1
Jacob 1
Jarvis 1
Joshua 1
Laurence 1
Mathew 1
Paul 1
Sampson 1
Seth 1
Squire 1
Terance 1
Tom. 1
Wesley 1

FAQ

Stainthorpe surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stainthorpe surname in 1881?

In 1881, 362 people were recorded with the Stainthorpe surname. That placed it at #8,561 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stainthorpe surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 515 in 2016. That gives Stainthorpe a modern rank of #9,793.

What does the Stainthorpe map show?

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