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UK surname

Stearne

In the 1881 census there were 116 people recorded with the Stearne surname, ranking it #18,126 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 117, ranked #28,033, down from #18,126 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Worlingworth, Rushford, Great and Little Snarehill and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Babergh, East Cambridgeshire and Havant.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stearne is 133 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.9%.

1881 census count

116

Ranked #18,126

Modern count

117

2016, ranked #28,033

Peak year

1998

133 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stearne had 116 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,126 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 117 in 2016, ranked #28,033.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 116 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Stearne surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stearne surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stearne 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 32 #27,570
1861 historical 48 #27,896
1881 historical 116 #18,126
1891 historical 103 #23,558
1901 historical 108 #21,836
1911 historical 103 #22,328
1997 modern 128 #23,238
1998 modern 133 #23,308
1999 modern 131 #23,709
2000 modern 131 #23,672
2001 modern 125 #24,011
2002 modern 123 #24,735
2003 modern 117 #25,282
2004 modern 121 #24,939
2005 modern 107 #26,875
2006 modern 113 #26,267
2007 modern 114 #26,491
2008 modern 114 #26,796
2009 modern 117 #26,927
2010 modern 117 #27,557
2011 modern 113 #27,967
2012 modern 114 #27,868
2013 modern 119 #27,541
2014 modern 121 #27,503
2015 modern 118 #27,833
2016 modern 117 #28,033

Geography

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Where Stearnes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Worlingworth, Rushford, Great and Little Snarehill, Manchester, Haughley and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Babergh, East Cambridgeshire, Havant, Harrogate and Fenland. 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 Worlingworth Suffolk
2 Rushford, Great and Little Snarehill Norfolk
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Haughley Suffolk
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Babergh 007 Babergh
2 East Cambridgeshire 008 East Cambridgeshire
3 Havant 014 Havant
4 Harrogate 012 Harrogate
5 Fenland 003 Fenland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stearne

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stearne

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Stearne 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

Stearne is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Stearne falls in decile 5 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 Stearne 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 Stearne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Stearne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stearne 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. Norfolk leads with 28 Stearnes recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.96x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 28 15.96x
Middlesex 19 1.67x
Suffolk 17 12.23x
Cambridgeshire 15 20.75x
Surrey 8 1.44x
Kent 7 1.80x
Essex 6 2.66x
Derbyshire 5 2.80x
Lancashire 4 0.30x
Northamptonshire 3 2.80x
Shropshire 2 2.03x
Royal Navy 1 7.35x
Staffordshire 1 0.26x
Wiltshire 1 0.99x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Thetford St Peter in Norfolk leads with 13 Stearnes recorded in 1881 and an index of 2826.09x.

Place Total Index
Thetford St Peter 13 2826.09x
Islington London 10 9.04x
Stapleford 10 4545.45x
Worlingworth 9 3600.00x
Abinger 8 1739.13x
Rushford 6 8571.43x
Brampton 5 200.00x
Great Yarmouth 5 34.41x
Chatham 4 37.35x
Manchester 4 6.57x
Thetford St Mary 4 833.33x
Loughton 3 270.27x
St Pancras London 3 3.27x
Wellingborough 3 55.56x
Brundish 2 1428.57x
Lee 2 35.40x
Little Shelford 2 1000.00x
Loppington 2 952.38x
St Andrewthe Less 2 24.21x
St Luke London 2 10.93x
West Ham 2 4.02x
Bury St Edmunds St James 1 26.95x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 1 38.31x
Chelsea London 1 2.91x
Chittoe 1 1250.00x
Halesworth 1 101.01x
Ipswich St Margaret 1 21.19x
Kensington London 1 1.58x
Lakenheath 1 136.99x
Margate St John Baptist 1 14.03x
Royal Navy 1 8.61x
Shoreditch London 1 2.02x
Sotterley 1 1000.00x
St Benedict Cambridge 1 243.90x
St Marylebone London 1 1.64x
Tettenhall 1 42.55x
Upminster 1 212.77x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 8
William 7
Arthur 4
George 3
Henry 3
Thomas 3
Edward 2
Fredk. 2
Joseph 2
Philip 2
Albert 1
Alexander 1
Charles 1
Edgar 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Freeman 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
James 1
Mark 1
Peter 1
Rich. 1
Richd. 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Stearne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stearne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 116 people were recorded with the Stearne surname. That placed it at #18,126 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stearne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 117 in 2016. That gives Stearne a modern rank of #28,033.

What does the Stearne map show?

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