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UK surname

Stanmore

In the 1881 census there were 224 people recorded with the Stanmore surname, ranking it #11,970 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 241, ranked #17,233, down from #11,970 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall, Sefton and Windsor and Maidenhead.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stanmore is 272 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 7.6%.

1881 census count

224

Ranked #11,970

Modern count

241

2016, ranked #17,233

Peak year

1998

272 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stanmore had 224 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,970 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 241 in 2016, ranked #17,233.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 245 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Stanmore surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stanmore surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stanmore 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 104 #16,746
1861 historical 147 #15,539
1881 historical 224 #11,970
1891 historical 245 #12,950
1901 historical 232 #13,769
1911 historical 229 #13,712
1997 modern 253 #15,152
1998 modern 272 #14,846
1999 modern 269 #15,040
2000 modern 263 #15,228
2001 modern 269 #14,776
2002 modern 261 #15,369
2003 modern 259 #15,254
2004 modern 245 #15,894
2005 modern 237 #16,244
2006 modern 236 #16,384
2007 modern 239 #16,449
2008 modern 245 #16,295
2009 modern 254 #16,230
2010 modern 260 #16,343
2011 modern 256 #16,383
2012 modern 239 #17,027
2013 modern 253 #16,642
2014 modern 253 #16,774
2015 modern 248 #16,905
2016 modern 241 #17,233

Geography

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Where Stanmores are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes, St Philip and Jacob and Goodworth Clatford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall, Sefton, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wycombe. 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 Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas Berkshire
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 London parishes London 3
4 St Philip and Jacob Gloucestershire
5 Goodworth Clatford Hampshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 005 Cornwall
2 Sefton 011 Sefton
3 Windsor and Maidenhead 007 Windsor and Maidenhead
4 Wycombe 001 Wycombe
5 Windsor and Maidenhead 003 Windsor and Maidenhead

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stanmore

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stanmore

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Stanmore 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

Stanmore 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

Stanmore falls in decile 10 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 Stanmore 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 Stanmore, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Stanmore families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stanmore 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. Middlesex leads with 37 Stanmores recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.70x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 37 1.70x
Hampshire 31 6.95x
Berkshire 25 15.31x
Buckinghamshire 15 11.41x
Bedfordshire 12 10.65x
Gloucestershire 11 2.58x
Surrey 11 1.04x
Kent 10 1.35x
Suffolk 10 3.77x
Glamorgan 9 2.38x
Devon 7 1.55x
Durham 7 1.08x
Oxfordshire 7 5.21x
Somerset 6 1.71x
Northamptonshire 4 1.96x
Warwickshire 4 0.73x
Leicestershire 3 1.24x
Wiltshire 3 1.56x
Cambridgeshire 2 1.45x
Essex 2 0.47x
Cheshire 1 0.21x
Lancashire 1 0.04x
Lincolnshire 1 0.29x
Norfolk 1 0.30x
Northumberland 1 0.31x
Staffordshire 1 0.14x
Sussex 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Andover in Hampshire leads with 12 Stanmores recorded in 1881 and an index of 285.04x.

Place Total Index
Andover 12 285.04x
Lambeth 9 4.75x
Little Marlow 9 1232.88x
Abingdon St Helen 8 167.71x
Bedford St Peter 7 238.91x
Hackney London 7 5.74x
Harton 7 273.44x
Islington London 7 3.32x
Remenham 7 1521.74x
Ryde 7 73.07x
Willesden 7 34.15x
Roath 6 34.88x
Swinbrook 6 4615.38x
Bristol St Peter 5 326.80x
Great Marlow 5 140.85x
Portishead 5 192.31x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 4 9.96x
Bromley 4 35.37x
Dunstable 4 115.61x
Ipswich St Helen 4 127.39x
St George Hanover 4 14.09x
Warblington 4 225.99x
Wellingborough 4 38.87x
Wilnecote 4 254.78x
Didcot 3 1071.43x
East Ilsley 3 697.67x
Goodworth Clatford 3 810.81x
Hammersmith London 3 5.60x
Ipswich St Clement 3 44.58x
Leicester St Margaret 3 5.10x
Plymouth Charles The 3 15.04x
St Marylebone London 3 2.58x
Stoke Damerel 3 9.47x
Tonbridge 3 11.21x
Bungay Holy Trinity 2 147.06x
Hampstead Norris 2 194.17x
Idmiston 2 465.12x
Llantrisant 2 20.94x
Newington 2 2.49x
Shenfield 2 180.18x
St Andrewthe Less 2 12.71x
Wateringbury 2 206.19x
Abbotts Ann 1 200.00x
Aldershot 1 6.69x
Allington In Almesbury 1 1666.67x
Bitton Oldland 1 22.94x
Bristol St James St Paul 1 7.03x
Cardiff St John 1 8.08x
Charlcombe 1 217.39x
Chatham 1 4.90x
Chelsea London 1 1.53x
Hambleden 1 89.29x
Hampstead London 1 2.95x
Higher Bebington 1 32.57x
Hove 1 6.22x
Ipswich St Mathew 1 13.46x
Leek Lowe 1 10.24x
Liverpool 1 0.64x
Luton 1 5.13x
Norwich St Saviour 1 85.47x
Penton Grafton 1 294.12x
Portsea 1 1.14x
Reading St Lawrence 1 28.65x
Reading St Mary 1 7.65x
St Bartholomew Hyde 1 93.46x
St Clement Danes 1 28.41x
Stamford All Sts 1 51.28x
Thame 1 40.98x
Tormoham 1 5.22x
Tynemouth 1 5.77x
Westminster St 1 12.47x
Westminster St James 1 4.47x
Westminster St John 1 3.78x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 12
Mary 9
Eliza 6
Sarah 5
Ada 4
Emma 4
Jane 4
Matilda 4
Alice 3
Ann 3
Annie 3
Caroline 3
Emily 3
Sophia 3
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Fanny 2
Florence 2
Louisa 2
Lydia 2
Martha 2
Rose 2
Susan 2
Tilly 2
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Clarar 1
Dinah 1
Eleanor 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Frances 1
Georgina 1
Hanah 1
Hannah 1
Jessie 1
Josephine 1
Julia 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
May 1
Murhle 1
Rachel 1
Rosy 1
Susanna 1
Susannah 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 14
Henry 12
George 10
Thomas 9
James 8
Alfred 5
John 5
Joseph 5
Charles 4
Frederick 4
Richard 4
Arthur 3
Robert 3
Samuel 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Edwin 2
Alexr. 1
Anthony 1
Barnard 1
Charlie 1
Chas 1
Chas. 1
Claud 1
Edward 1
Harry 1
Hezekiah 1
Penelope 1
Sydney 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Stanmore surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stanmore surname in 1881?

In 1881, 224 people were recorded with the Stanmore surname. That placed it at #11,970 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stanmore surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 241 in 2016. That gives Stanmore a modern rank of #17,233.

What does the Stanmore map show?

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