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UK surname

Thrippleton

In the 1881 census there were 131 people recorded with the Thrippleton surname, ranking it #16,824 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 109, ranked #29,402, down from #16,824 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Calverley, Bradford and Halifax. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Isle of Wight, Rugby and Calderdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Thrippleton is 185 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 16.8%.

1881 census count

131

Ranked #16,824

Modern count

109

2016, ranked #29,402

Peak year

1911

185 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Thrippleton had 131 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,824 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 109 in 2016, ranked #29,402.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 185 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Thrippleton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Thrippleton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Thrippleton 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 55 #23,413
1861 historical 89 #22,419
1881 historical 131 #16,824
1891 historical 165 #17,143
1901 historical 166 #17,011
1911 historical 185 #15,686
1997 modern 135 #22,499
1998 modern 140 #22,615
1999 modern 150 #21,826
2000 modern 151 #21,684
2001 modern 143 #22,133
2002 modern 128 #24,150
2003 modern 129 #23,783
2004 modern 119 #25,200
2005 modern 113 #25,974
2006 modern 113 #26,267
2007 modern 112 #26,800
2008 modern 109 #27,533
2009 modern 114 #27,363
2010 modern 114 #28,017
2011 modern 120 #26,930
2012 modern 116 #27,550
2013 modern 111 #28,856
2014 modern 113 #28,779
2015 modern 110 #29,157
2016 modern 109 #29,402

Geography

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Where Thrippletons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Calverley, Bradford, Halifax and Leeds. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Isle of Wight, Rugby, Calderdale, Bradford and North East Lincolnshire. 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 Calverley Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Isle of Wight 005 Isle of Wight
2 Rugby 005 Rugby
3 Calderdale 015 Calderdale
4 Bradford 061 Bradford
5 North East Lincolnshire 016 North East Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Thrippleton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Thrippleton

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

Thrippleton is most concentrated in decile 2 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.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Thrippleton falls in decile 6 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 Thrippleton 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 Thrippleton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Thrippleton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Thrippleton 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 120 Thrippletons recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.48x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 120 9.48x
Bedfordshire 6 9.07x
Cheshire 3 1.06x
Lancashire 2 0.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Pudsey in Yorkshire leads with 30 Thrippletons recorded in 1881 and an index of 443.13x.

Place Total Index
Pudsey 30 443.13x
Leeds 25 34.97x
Armley 19 340.50x
Wortley In Bramley 8 79.76x
Batley 6 49.88x
Bedford St John 6 6000.00x
Bramley In Bramley 5 103.09x
Farnley In Bramley 5 316.46x
Headingley Cum Burley 5 61.35x
Hipperholme Cum 5 89.93x
Barnoldswick 3 169.49x
Chester St Oswald 3 58.71x
Horsforth 2 71.94x
Little Bolton 2 10.26x
Pontefract 2 73.26x
Potter Newton 2 89.69x
Gildersome 1 65.79x
Halifax 1 5.38x
Oulton Cum Woodlesford 1 97.09x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 8
Mary 6
Hannah 5
Edith 3
Elizabeth 3
Emma 3
Annie 2
Clara 2
Ellen 2
Jane 2
Lavinia 2
Martha 2
Alice 1
Amy 1
Ann 1
Brazela 1
Eleaner 1
Eliza 1
Emily 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Harriet 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Lilly 1
Lois 1
Louisa 1
Lydie 1
Maggie 1
Magt. 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Miriam 1
Nancy 1
Rosetta 1
Sama 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 6
John 6
Benjamin 5
Joseph 5
Samuel 5
Thomas 4
William 4
Andrew 3
Charles 3
Albert 2
George 2
Walter 2
Alfred 1
Benjn. 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Ephraim 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Fredrick 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Hugh 1
Jeremiah 1
Ned 1
Reuben 1
Sam 1
Walton 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Thrippleton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Thrippleton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 131 people were recorded with the Thrippleton surname. That placed it at #16,824 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Thrippleton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 109 in 2016. That gives Thrippleton a modern rank of #29,402.

What does the Thrippleton map show?

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