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UK surname

Toynton

In the 1881 census there were 141 people recorded with the Toynton surname, ranking it #16,091 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 191, ranked #20,194, down from #16,091 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Leake and Spilsby, West Keal, Stickford, Lusby (incl. Lusby allotments). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Lindsey, Boston and South Holland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Toynton is 214 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 35.5%.

1881 census count

141

Ranked #16,091

Modern count

191

2016, ranked #20,194

Peak year

1998

214 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Toynton had 141 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,091 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 191 in 2016, ranked #20,194.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 176 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Toynton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Toynton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Toynton 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 97 #17,484
1861 historical 121 #18,148
1881 historical 141 #16,091
1891 historical 141 #19,108
1901 historical 160 #17,387
1911 historical 176 #16,185
1997 modern 206 #17,315
1998 modern 214 #17,366
1999 modern 200 #18,237
2000 modern 212 #17,554
2001 modern 202 #17,834
2002 modern 203 #18,115
2003 modern 190 #18,683
2004 modern 191 #18,723
2005 modern 187 #18,924
2006 modern 191 #18,825
2007 modern 188 #19,204
2008 modern 190 #19,246
2009 modern 197 #19,218
2010 modern 201 #19,387
2011 modern 197 #19,483
2012 modern 203 #19,025
2013 modern 190 #20,201
2014 modern 189 #20,441
2015 modern 194 #19,994
2016 modern 191 #20,194

Geography

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Where Toyntons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Leake, Spilsby, West Keal, Stickford, Lusby (incl. Lusby allotments), Portsmouth, Portsea and Kirton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Lindsey, Boston, South Holland and Wealden. 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 Leake Lincolnshire
3 Spilsby, West Keal, Stickford, Lusby (incl. Lusby allotments) Lincolnshire
4 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
5 Kirton Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Lindsey 013 East Lindsey
2 Boston 004 Boston
3 South Holland 006 South Holland
4 East Lindsey 017 East Lindsey
5 Wealden 018 Wealden

Forenames

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First names often paired with Toynton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Toynton

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Toynton, 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 Toynton surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Toynton 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, Toynton 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

Toynton is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Toynton 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Toynton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Toynton 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. Lincolnshire leads with 87 Toyntons recorded in 1881 and an index of 39.29x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 87 39.29x
Middlesex 18 1.30x
Hampshire 9 3.17x
Nottinghamshire 8 4.29x
Yorkshire 7 0.51x
Shropshire 5 4.18x
Huntingdonshire 4 14.55x
Lanarkshire 2 0.45x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Norfolk 1 0.47x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Islington London in Middlesex leads with 10 Toyntons recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.45x.

Place Total Index
Islington London 10 7.45x
Spalding 10 227.79x
Portsea 9 16.18x
Hemingby 8 4210.53x
Firsby 7 6363.64x
Bennington By Boston 6 2307.69x
Edlington 6 6000.00x
Heckmondwike 6 136.05x
Leake 6 594.06x
Stewton 6 12000.00x
Tydd St Mary 6 1363.64x
Childs Ercall 5 2380.95x
Nottingham St Mary 5 10.35x
Toynton St Peter 4 2500.00x
Amber Hill 3 1578.95x
Basford 3 34.88x
Leverton 3 1071.43x
Wrangle 3 545.45x
Boston 2 29.76x
Eastville 2 1176.47x
Fletton 2 227.27x
Friskney 2 285.71x
Govan 2 1.81x
Kimbolton 2 344.83x
Metheringham 2 227.27x
St Pancras London 2 1.79x
Westminster St James 2 14.04x
Asgarby 1 1000.00x
Corringham 1 285.71x
Ealing 1 8.08x
Great Yarmouth 1 5.67x
Hagworthingham 1 434.78x
Hampstead London 1 4.64x
Hundleby 1 333.33x
Kensington London 1 1.30x
Spilsby 1 142.86x
St George Hanover 1 5.53x
St Margaret Lincoln 1 500.00x
Sutton St Edmunds 1 322.58x
Sutton St Mary 1 47.85x
Thimbleby 1 666.67x
Thorpe St Peter 1 370.37x
Wakefield 1 9.49x
West Derby 1 2.08x
West Keal 1 588.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 11
Ann 4
Anne 4
Sarah 4
Alice 3
Betsy 3
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Florence 3
Elizabeth 2
Ellen 2
Jane 2
Lavinia 2
Millicent 2
Rhoda 2
Susan 2
Susanna 2
Susannah 2
Ada 1
Annie 1
Betsey 1
Charlotte 1
Eliza 1
Elizth.A. 1
Emeline 1
Emily 1
Everon 1
Hannah 1
Harriete 1
Ida 1
Levina 1
Margrat 1
Martha 1
Matha 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Naomi 1
Rosa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 14
George 8
John 6
James 5
Joseph 5
Charles 4
Harry 4
Samuel 4
Henry 2
Thomas 2
Alf.W. 1
Bart 1
Benjamin 1
Bertie 1
Frank 1
Jos. 1
Richard 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Toynton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Toynton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 141 people were recorded with the Toynton surname. That placed it at #16,091 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Toynton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 191 in 2016. That gives Toynton a modern rank of #20,194.

What does the Toynton map show?

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