NameCensus.

UK surname

Stenning

In the 1881 census there were 841 people recorded with the Stenning surname, ranking it #4,486 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,350, ranked #4,467, up from #4,486 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Preston and Brighton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Horsham, Mid Sussex and Lewes.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stenning is 1,466 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 60.5%.

1881 census count

841

Ranked #4,486

Modern count

1,350

2016, ranked #4,467

Peak year

1998

1,466 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stenning had 841 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #4,486 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,350 in 2016, ranked #4,467.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,404 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Stenning surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stenning surname density by area, 1881 census.

Loading map
Lower densityMedium densityHigh density

Timeline

Back to top

Stenning 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 342 #6,879
1861 historical 249 #9,904
1881 historical 841 #4,486
1891 historical 946 #4,377
1901 historical 1,187 #4,133
1911 historical 1,404 #3,438
1997 modern 1,420 #4,094
1998 modern 1,466 #4,131
1999 modern 1,443 #4,207
2000 modern 1,426 #4,232
2001 modern 1,403 #4,211
2002 modern 1,436 #4,209
2003 modern 1,410 #4,201
2004 modern 1,402 #4,219
2005 modern 1,380 #4,238
2006 modern 1,372 #4,264
2007 modern 1,363 #4,325
2008 modern 1,358 #4,356
2009 modern 1,398 #4,333
2010 modern 1,428 #4,341
2011 modern 1,410 #4,337
2012 modern 1,365 #4,392
2013 modern 1,380 #4,426
2014 modern 1,400 #4,397
2015 modern 1,370 #4,429
2016 modern 1,350 #4,467

Geography

Back to top

Where Stennings are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Preston, Brighton and Dunsfold, Bramley, Shalford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Horsham, Mid Sussex, Lewes and Brighton and Hove. 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 London parishes London 1
2 Preston Sussex
3 London parishes London 3
4 Brighton Sussex
5 Dunsfold, Bramley, Shalford Surrey

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Horsham 013 Horsham
2 Mid Sussex 013 Mid Sussex
3 Horsham 015 Horsham
4 Lewes 002 Lewes
5 Brighton and Hove 012 Brighton and Hove

Forenames

Back to top

First names often paired with Stenning

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

Modern profile

Back to top

Neighbourhood profile for Stenning

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Stenning, 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 Stenning surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Stenning household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

Read profile summary

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Stenning 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.

Read profile summary

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

Stenning is most concentrated in decile 3 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.

3
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Stenning 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.

10
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Stenning 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.

6
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

Back to top

Stenning families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stenning 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. Sussex leads with 367 Stennings recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.50x.

County Total Index
Sussex 367 26.50x
Surrey 260 6.50x
Middlesex 90 1.10x
Hampshire 43 2.55x
Kent 29 1.03x
Essex 12 0.74x
Berkshire 10 1.62x
Hertfordshire 8 1.41x
Ross-shire 6 2.66x
Yorkshire 5 0.06x
Cornwall 3 0.32x
Lancashire 2 0.02x
Cheshire 1 0.06x
Derbyshire 1 0.08x
Devon 1 0.06x
Leicestershire 1 0.11x
Royal Navy 1 1.02x
Somerset 1 0.08x
Suffolk 1 0.10x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brighton in Sussex leads with 114 Stennings recorded in 1881 and an index of 40.80x.

Place Total Index
Brighton 114 40.80x
Dunsfold 28 1290.32x
Wisborough Green 28 602.15x
Twineham 27 3292.68x
Horsham 25 92.94x
Kirdford 24 498.96x
Croydon 22 9.90x
Kingston On Thames 17 17.68x
Selborne 14 408.16x
Tillington 14 562.25x
Henfield 13 244.36x
Islington London 13 1.63x
Reigate Foreign 13 30.00x
Shermanbury 13 1274.51x
Caterham 12 67.83x
Newington 12 3.96x
Woodmancote 12 1224.49x
Barking 11 23.19x
Woking 11 45.61x
Frensham 10 170.07x
Shoreditch London 10 2.81x
Wonersh 10 200.40x
Bramber 9 1730.77x
Bromley 9 21.07x
Chawton 9 676.69x
Cuddington 9 584.42x
Godalming 9 35.73x
Battersea 8 2.65x
Lodsworth 8 416.67x
North Mundham 8 579.71x
St Dunstan In West 8 454.55x
St Marylebone London 8 1.82x
Walton On Thames 8 43.53x
Cowfold 7 238.91x
Godstone 7 97.63x
Haslemere 7 222.22x
Hurstpierpoint 7 90.79x
Kensington London 7 1.53x
Petworth 7 84.64x
St Martin In Fields 7 14.24x
St Pancras London 7 1.06x
Wisley 7 1346.15x
Bentworth 6 382.17x
Fittleworth 6 306.12x
Lewisham 6 4.02x
Lingfield 6 76.92x
Reading St Mary 6 12.15x
Urray 6 85.71x
Abbots Langley 5 59.45x
Beddington 5 32.30x
Deptford St Paul 5 2.31x
Dorking 5 18.61x
Keymer 5 51.12x
Limehouse London 5 5.55x
Maidstone 5 5.99x
Mile End Old Town 5 3.86x
Penge 5 9.53x
Rudgwick 5 158.23x
Thames Ditton 5 60.17x
Aldershot 4 7.09x
Beaulieu 4 152.67x
Cheam 4 93.46x
East Clandon 4 512.82x
Hackney London 4 0.87x
Hascombe 4 327.87x
Headingley Cum Burley 4 7.64x
Lower Beeding 4 108.70x
Merrow 4 239.52x
Rottingdean 4 84.57x
St George Hanover 4 3.73x
Alton 3 23.64x
Hampton Wick London 3 49.83x
Hove 3 4.94x
Lambeth 3 0.42x
Lewes St Michael 3 109.09x
Preston 3 12.41x
Rotherhithe 3 2.96x
Southwark St Saviour 3 7.11x
Westerham 3 46.44x
Littlehampton 2 18.10x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 52
James 43
George 33
Henry 25
John 24
Charles 21
Thomas 18
Frederick 16
Alfred 15
Edward 15
Arthur 10
Albert 9
Stephen 9
Edwin 6
Ernest 6
Frank 6
Richard 6
Herbert 5
Walter 5
Harvey 4
Percy 4
Robert 4
Samuel 4
David 3
Fredk. 3
Hugh 3
Lewis 3
Michael 3
Philip 3
Benjamin 2
Chas. 2
Edmund 2
Fred 2
Harry 2
Job 2
Joseph 2
Louis 2
Archibald 1
Caleb 1
Claud 1
Dennis 1
Francis 1
Fred. 1
Frederic 1
Friend 1
Gains 1
Geo.Cheveley 1
Jacob 1
Jas. 1
Jesse 1

FAQ

Stenning surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stenning surname in 1881?

In 1881, 841 people were recorded with the Stenning surname. That placed it at #4,486 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stenning surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,350 in 2016. That gives Stenning a modern rank of #4,467.

What does the Stenning map show?

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