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UK surname

Summerscales

In the 1881 census there were 359 people recorded with the Summerscales surname, ranking it #8,614 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 550, ranked #9,280, down from #8,614 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Kildwick and Thornhill. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kirklees and Wakefield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Summerscales is 571 in 2009. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 53.2%.

1881 census count

359

Ranked #8,614

Modern count

550

2016, ranked #9,280

Peak year

2009

571 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Summerscales had 359 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,614 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 550 in 2016, ranked #9,280.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 496 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Summerscales surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Summerscales surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Summerscales 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 138 #13,745
1861 historical 134 #16,754
1881 historical 359 #8,614
1891 historical 492 #7,528
1901 historical 496 #8,098
1911 historical 488 #7,980
1997 modern 527 #8,948
1998 modern 542 #9,028
1999 modern 565 #8,787
2000 modern 569 #8,709
2001 modern 550 #8,799
2002 modern 538 #9,132
2003 modern 534 #9,035
2004 modern 530 #9,117
2005 modern 535 #8,983
2006 modern 555 #8,752
2007 modern 546 #8,953
2008 modern 557 #8,876
2009 modern 571 #8,911
2010 modern 565 #9,167
2011 modern 552 #9,243
2012 modern 539 #9,328
2013 modern 541 #9,459
2014 modern 553 #9,343
2015 modern 555 #9,243
2016 modern 550 #9,280

Geography

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Where Summerscales' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Kildwick, Thornhill, Batley and Dewsbury. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kirklees and Wakefield. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Kildwick Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Thornhill Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Batley Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Dewsbury Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kirklees 011 Kirklees
2 Wakefield 035 Wakefield
3 Wakefield 021 Wakefield
4 Wakefield 029 Wakefield
5 Kirklees 014 Kirklees

Forenames

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First names often paired with Summerscales

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Summerscales

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Summerscales, 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 Summerscales surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Summerscales 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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Summerscales 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

Summerscales is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Summerscales falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Summerscales 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 Summerscales, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Summerscales families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Summerscales 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. Yorkshire leads with 297 Summerscales' recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.53x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 297 8.53x
Lancashire 33 0.79x
Durham 17 1.63x
Middlesex 7 0.20x
Norfolk 5 0.93x
Westmorland 1 1.30x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Thornhill in Yorkshire leads with 56 Summerscales' recorded in 1881 and an index of 551.72x.

Place Total Index
Thornhill 56 551.72x
Soothill 47 373.91x
Keighley 34 91.67x
Dewsbury 31 86.86x
Kildwick 26 820.19x
Oldham 22 16.36x
Brancepeth 14 736.84x
Southowram 14 131.83x
Otley 13 153.85x
Halifax 11 21.53x
Great Little Marsden 10 52.38x
Skircoat 10 72.89x
Barden In Skipton 8 1702.13x
Islington London 7 2.06x
Leeds 7 3.56x
Warley 7 69.58x
Heigham 5 17.25x
Addingham 4 153.85x
Bradford 4 4.75x
Horton In Bradford 4 7.36x
Manningham 4 9.33x
Silsden 4 388.35x
Steeton Cum Eastburn 4 333.33x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 3 23.73x
Crook Billy Row 3 22.42x
Batley 2 6.05x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 2 16.09x
Shipley 2 11.07x
Casterton 1 142.86x
Failsworth 1 10.49x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 28
Elizabeth 17
Sarah 14
Alice 8
Annie 8
Emma 6
Ann 5
Hannah 5
Jane 5
Martha 5
Ada 4
Eliza 4
Grace 4
Harriet 4
Clara 3
Edith 3
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Ethel 3
Florence 3
Louisa 3
Amy 2
Harriett 2
Lily 2
Lucy 2
Margaret 2
Polly 2
Anne 1
Barbara 1
Bertha 1
Betty 1
Catherine 1
Celia 1
Charlott 1
Eliz.J. 1
Esther 1
Eunice 1
Faith 1
Fanny 1
Honor 1
Ht.Ann 1
Isabella 1
Juliet 1
Lauretta 1
Leah 1
Leonora 1
Lilian 1
Lilly 1
Lydia 1
Tamar 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
William 11
Thomas 10
George 9
Henry 8
Charles 7
Joseph 7
Fred 6
Harry 6
James 5
Richard 4
Joe 3
Sam 3
Tom 3
Willie 3
Wm. 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
David 2
Ernest 2
Josias 2
Robert 2
Samuel 2
Thos. 2
Walter 2
Arthur 1
Bingley 1
Dennis 1
Dixon 1
Edgar 1
Eli 1
Frederick 1
Friend 1
Geo. 1
Harrison 1
Herbert 1
Herman 1
Jewel 1
Levi 1
Lot 1
Louis 1
Michael 1
Mideth 1
Noah 1
Noble 1
Norma 1
Norman 1
North 1
Percival 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Summerscales surname: questions and answers

How common was the Summerscales surname in 1881?

In 1881, 359 people were recorded with the Summerscales surname. That placed it at #8,614 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Summerscales surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 550 in 2016. That gives Summerscales a modern rank of #9,280.

What does the Summerscales map show?

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