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UK surname

Stibbs

In the 1881 census there were 167 people recorded with the Stibbs surname, ranking it #14,443 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 232, ranked #17,694, down from #14,443 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dudley, Llandaff (incl. Canton), Leckwith and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Vale of White Horse, Wycombe and Castle Point.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stibbs is 246 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 38.9%.

1881 census count

167

Ranked #14,443

Modern count

232

2016, ranked #17,694

Peak year

1911

246 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stibbs had 167 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,443 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 232 in 2016, ranked #17,694.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 246 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Stibbs surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stibbs surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stibbs 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 156 #12,552
1861 historical 130 #17,164
1881 historical 167 #14,443
1891 historical 191 #15,437
1901 historical 202 #15,010
1911 historical 246 #13,054
1997 modern 227 #16,267
1998 modern 232 #16,508
1999 modern 232 #16,594
2000 modern 241 #16,146
2001 modern 232 #16,314
2002 modern 232 #16,637
2003 modern 213 #17,395
2004 modern 216 #17,331
2005 modern 207 #17,731
2006 modern 206 #17,945
2007 modern 220 #17,377
2008 modern 218 #17,638
2009 modern 221 #17,848
2010 modern 234 #17,544
2011 modern 225 #17,841
2012 modern 225 #17,733
2013 modern 227 #17,922
2014 modern 233 #17,707
2015 modern 232 #17,689
2016 modern 232 #17,694

Geography

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Where Stibbs' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dudley, Llandaff (incl. Canton), Leckwith, London parishes, Cheltenham and Sutton Courtney (Sutton Courtney), East Hendred. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Vale of White Horse, Wycombe, Castle Point, South Staffordshire and Manchester. 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 Dudley Staffordshire
2 Llandaff (incl. Canton), Leckwith Glamorganshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Cheltenham Gloucestershire
5 Sutton Courtney (Sutton Courtney), East Hendred Berkshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Vale of White Horse 015 Vale of White Horse
2 Wycombe 004 Wycombe
3 Castle Point 009 Castle Point
4 South Staffordshire 007 South Staffordshire
5 Manchester 026 Manchester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stibbs

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stibbs

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Stibbs is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Stibbs is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Stibbs falls in decile 9 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 Stibbs 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 Stibbs, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Stibbs families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stibbs 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. Gloucestershire leads with 26 Stibbs' recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.14x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 26 8.14x
Worcestershire 19 8.93x
Glamorgan 16 5.64x
Kent 16 2.88x
Middlesex 14 0.86x
Staffordshire 14 2.55x
Devon 12 3.54x
Berkshire 11 9.00x
Cornwall 8 4.34x
Lancashire 8 0.41x
Somerset 5 1.91x
Anglesey 4 13.86x
Oxfordshire 4 3.98x
Surrey 3 0.38x
Monmouthshire 2 1.70x
Derbyshire 1 0.39x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.46x
Shropshire 1 0.71x
Warwickshire 1 0.24x
Yorkshire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Dudley in Worcestershire leads with 17 Stibbs' recorded in 1881 and an index of 65.74x.

Place Total Index
Dudley 17 65.74x
Milton In Gravesend 14 168.07x
Llandaff 12 127.12x
Plymouth St Andrew 10 38.28x
East Hendred 9 2000.00x
Horfield 9 279.50x
St Ives 8 221.61x
Acton 6 62.83x
Cheetham 6 41.61x
Cheltenham 6 24.34x
Bristol St George 5 33.83x
Essington 5 694.44x
Walsall Foreign 5 17.61x
Henley On Thames 4 194.17x
Llanidan 4 519.48x
Cowbridge 3 441.18x
Horsley 3 211.27x
Bedminster 2 8.12x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 2 6.65x
Harborne 2 11.35x
Keynsham 2 106.38x
Spetchley 2 2222.22x
St Pancras London 2 1.53x
Usk 2 204.08x
West Bromwich 2 6.35x
Aston 1 0.88x
Castleton 1 5.18x
Chapel Allerton 1 41.32x
Duffield 1 49.75x
Forton 1 303.03x
Fulham London 1 4.23x
Islington London 1 0.63x
Kensington London 1 1.10x
Lambeth 1 0.70x
Llantwit Vairdre 1 31.35x
Maidstone 1 6.04x
Mangotsfield 1 31.45x
Margate St John Baptist 1 9.82x
Newark Upon Trent 1 12.67x
Paddington London 1 1.67x
Plymouth Charles The 1 6.69x
Reading St Giles 1 8.33x
Remenham 1 294.12x
St Budeaux 1 94.34x
St George Hanover 1 4.70x
St Marylebone London 1 1.15x
Tong 1 357.14x
Walcot 1 7.16x
Wimbledon 1 11.22x
Woking 1 20.92x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Elizabeth 7
Sarah 7
Louisa 4
Caroline 3
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Hannah 3
Alice 2
Annie 2
Catherine 2
Emma 2
Ethel 2
Fanny 2
Jane 2
Julia 2
Sophia 2
Susan 2
Active 1
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Anna 1
Cecily 1
Christina 1
Clara 1
Doriah 1
Eveline 1
Gertrude 1
Helena 1
Jas. 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Rebecca 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Rosina 1
Teresa 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 8
George 7
John 7
Edward 5
Joseph 5
James 4
Richard 4
Thomas 4
Henry 3
Samuel 3
Charles 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Isaac 2
Isacc 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Alfred 1
Elisha 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Geo. 1
Herbert 1
Herman 1
Jas.R.W. 1
Oswald 1
Paul 1
Percival 1
Reginald 1
Robt.J. 1
Robt.W. 1
Solomon 1
William. 1

FAQ

Stibbs surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stibbs surname in 1881?

In 1881, 167 people were recorded with the Stibbs surname. That placed it at #14,443 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stibbs surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 232 in 2016. That gives Stibbs a modern rank of #17,694.

What does the Stibbs map show?

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