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UK surname

Strathern

In the 1881 census there were 219 people recorded with the Strathern surname, ranking it #12,122 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 169, ranked #21,884, down from #12,122 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ochiltree, Beith and St Bees. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Plean and Rural SE, Redcar and Cleveland and Maldon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Strathern is 222 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 22.8%.

1881 census count

219

Ranked #12,122

Modern count

169

2016, ranked #21,884

Peak year

1861

222 bearers

Map years

8

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Strathern had 219 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,122 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 169 in 2016, ranked #21,884.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 222 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Strathern surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Strathern surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Strathern 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 189 #10,896
1861 historical 222 #10,993
1881 historical 219 #12,122
1891 historical 195 #15,211
1901 historical 219 #14,292
1911 historical 53 #27,508
1997 modern 139 #22,132
1998 modern 153 #21,387
1999 modern 153 #21,551
2000 modern 159 #20,975
2001 modern 150 #21,482
2002 modern 153 #21,609
2003 modern 162 #20,624
2004 modern 157 #21,168
2005 modern 154 #21,396
2006 modern 163 #20,789
2007 modern 163 #21,050
2008 modern 164 #21,137
2009 modern 163 #21,715
2010 modern 167 #21,835
2011 modern 166 #21,745
2012 modern 156 #22,645
2013 modern 158 #22,817
2014 modern 161 #22,728
2015 modern 167 #22,066
2016 modern 169 #21,884

Geography

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Where Stratherns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ochiltree, Beith, St Bees, Govan Combination and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Plean and Rural SE, Redcar and Cleveland, Maldon, Gallowgate North and Bellgrove and Hambleton. 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 Ochiltree Ayr
2 Beith Ayr
3 St Bees Cumberland
4 Govan Combination Lanark
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Plean and Rural SE Stirling
2 Redcar and Cleveland 011 Redcar and Cleveland
3 Maldon 007 Maldon
4 Gallowgate North and Bellgrove Glasgow City
5 Hambleton 004 Hambleton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Strathern

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Strathern

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Strathern surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Strathern household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Strathern 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

Strathern is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Strathern falls in decile 7 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 Strathern 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 Strathern, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Strathern families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Strathern 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. Lanarkshire leads with 81 Stratherns recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.72x.

County Total Index
Lanarkshire 81 11.72x
Ayrshire 46 28.77x
Renfrewshire 18 10.87x
West Lothian 15 46.63x
Midlothian 12 4.19x
Northumberland 12 3.78x
Perthshire 8 8.34x
Aberdeenshire 5 2.53x
Cumberland 5 2.72x
Dunbartonshire 5 8.71x
Fife 3 2.37x
Lancashire 3 0.12x
Angus 1 0.51x
East Lothian 1 3.53x
Middlesex 1 0.05x
Norfolk 1 0.30x
Sussex 1 0.28x
Wigtownshire 1 3.53x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barony in Lanarkshire leads with 43 Stratherns recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.59x.

Place Total Index
Barony 43 24.59x
Govan 25 14.63x
Cathcart 15 167.41x
Beith 13 272.54x
Glasgow 12 9.78x
Linlithgow 10 242.13x
Symington 8 1568.63x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 7 6.08x
Elswick 7 27.59x
Newton On Ayr 7 146.14x
St Quivox 6 110.91x
Aberdeen St Nicholas 5 13.51x
Bathgate 5 71.63x
Dumbarton 5 62.58x
Westgate 5 25.41x
Whitehaven 5 51.02x
Perth West Church 4 87.91x
Fulwood 3 109.49x
Kilmarnock 3 15.76x
Newburgh 3 186.34x
Ochiltree 3 272.73x
Paisley High Church 3 22.76x
West Calder 3 53.19x
Alyth 2 77.52x
Cockpen 2 59.88x
Monzievaird Strowan 2 392.16x
Tarbolton 2 76.05x
Craigie 1 227.27x
Dreghorn 1 34.60x
Dundee 1 1.35x
Dundonald 1 16.98x
Garvald 1 178.57x
Maresfield 1 65.79x
Maybole 1 20.53x
Old Luce 1 55.87x
Shotts 1 12.09x
Spitalfields London 1 6.22x
Thorpe Next Norwich 1 28.74x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 2
Catherine 1
Dorothy 1
Eleanor 1
Elisabeth 1
Eliza 1
Esther 1
Frances 1
Katerine 1
Margaret 1
Mary 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 3
Charles 2
William 2
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
James 1
Peter 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Strathern households.

FAQ

Strathern surname: questions and answers

How common was the Strathern surname in 1881?

In 1881, 219 people were recorded with the Strathern surname. That placed it at #12,122 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Strathern surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 169 in 2016. That gives Strathern a modern rank of #21,884.

What does the Strathern map show?

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