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UK surname

Swinfield

In the 1881 census there were 130 people recorded with the Swinfield surname, ranking it #16,911 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 242, ranked #17,177, down from #16,911 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Anstey Pastures, Beaumont Leys, Shermans Grounds, Gilroe, Leicester Abbey, Manchester and Nuneaton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Leicester and South Derbyshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Swinfield is 258 in 2011. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 86.2%.

1881 census count

130

Ranked #16,911

Modern count

242

2016, ranked #17,177

Peak year

2011

258 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Swinfield had 130 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,911 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 242 in 2016, ranked #17,177.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 177 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Swinfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Swinfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Swinfield 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 81 #19,457
1861 historical 95 #21,768
1881 historical 130 #16,911
1891 historical 149 #18,420
1901 historical 162 #17,271
1911 historical 177 #16,129
1997 modern 248 #15,363
1998 modern 246 #15,864
1999 modern 240 #16,226
2000 modern 233 #16,524
2001 modern 236 #16,094
2002 modern 241 #16,243
2003 modern 237 #16,191
2004 modern 246 #15,854
2005 modern 228 #16,683
2006 modern 238 #16,288
2007 modern 245 #16,134
2008 modern 244 #16,346
2009 modern 246 #16,597
2010 modern 255 #16,563
2011 modern 258 #16,284
2012 modern 246 #16,702
2013 modern 242 #17,158
2014 modern 249 #16,954
2015 modern 249 #16,858
2016 modern 242 #17,177

Geography

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Where Swinfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Anstey Pastures, Beaumont Leys, Shermans Grounds, Gilroe, Leicester Abbey, Manchester, Nuneaton, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and Kirkby Mallory. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Leicester and South Derbyshire. 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 Anstey Pastures, Beaumont Leys, Shermans Grounds, Gilroe, Leicester Abbey Leicestershire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Nuneaton Warwickshire
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 Kirkby Mallory Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Leicester 037 Leicester
2 Leicester 019 Leicester
3 Leicester 013 Leicester
4 Leicester 003 Leicester
5 South Derbyshire 008 South Derbyshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Swinfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Swinfield

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Swinfield surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Swinfield household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

Professional Periphery

Within London, Swinfield is most associated with areas classed as Professional Periphery, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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 neighbourhoods predominantly house residents aged 45+, with many aged 85+. Most employed residents work in senior roles, and relatively few work in unskilled jobs. Terraced housing is comparatively rare, but communal living is more common. More residents identify as of Indian ethnicity and more affiliate with non-Christian religions. Disability levels are below the Supergroup average.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Swinfield is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Swinfield 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Swinfield is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Swinfield, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Swinfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Swinfield 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. Leicestershire leads with 63 Swinfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.47x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 63 44.47x
Warwickshire 12 3.72x
Yorkshire 9 0.71x
Middlesex 8 0.63x
Staffordshire 8 1.85x
Worcestershire 8 4.79x
Sussex 6 2.79x
Lancashire 5 0.33x
Buckinghamshire 3 3.88x
Surrey 3 0.48x
Kent 2 0.46x
Durham 1 0.26x
Hampshire 1 0.38x
Oxfordshire 1 1.27x
Royal Navy 1 6.57x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Mary in Leicestershire leads with 13 Swinfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 113.54x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Mary 13 113.54x
Leicester St Leonard 10 746.27x
Earl Shilton 9 2903.23x
Leicester St Margaret 7 20.26x
Stoke Prior 7 679.61x
Bethnal Green London 6 10.81x
Brighton 6 13.81x
Barton Under Needwood 5 641.03x
Belgrave 5 156.25x
Birmingham 5 4.66x
Humberstone 5 431.03x
Sheffield 5 12.40x
Beaumont Leys 4 20000.00x
Nether Hallam 4 23.35x
Aston 3 3.38x
Broughton In Salford 3 21.65x
Frimley 3 169.49x
Kirkby Mallory Earl 3 441.18x
Leicester All Sts 3 107.91x
Markfield 3 428.57x
Stony Stratford East 3 937.50x
St Martin In Fields 2 26.14x
Woolwich 2 12.41x
Accrington 1 7.25x
Atherstone 1 60.61x
Barton Upon Irwell 1 8.76x
Bishops Itchington 1 322.58x
Burton Upon Trent 1 9.91x
Chester Le Street 1 34.25x
Coleshill 1 97.09x
Croxall 1 1111.11x
Great Claybrooke 1 526.32x
Kings Norton 1 6.68x
Nuneaton 1 26.81x
Romsey Infra 1 112.36x
Royal Navy 1 7.68x
Tamworth 1 43.29x
Witney 1 75.76x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 11
Elizabeth 6
Mary 6
Emily 4
Jane 4
Ann 3
Emma 3
Hannah 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Anne 2
Eliza 2
Lucy 2
Annie 1
Catharine 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Ellen 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Harriet 1
Lilly 1
Mariah 1
Minnie 1
Nelly 1
Olive 1
Sabina 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1
Zellah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 12
Thomas 7
Alfred 6
James 6
Joseph 5
John 4
Edward 3
George 3
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Herbert 2
Anthony 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Fred 1
Fredrick 1
Henry 1
Isaac 1
Jas. 1
Samuel 1
Terlins 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Swinfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Swinfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 130 people were recorded with the Swinfield surname. That placed it at #16,911 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Swinfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 242 in 2016. That gives Swinfield a modern rank of #17,177.

What does the Swinfield map show?

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