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UK surname

Trubshaw

In the 1881 census there were 168 people recorded with the Trubshaw surname, ranking it #14,380 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 237, ranked #17,418, down from #14,380 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Stafford St Mary and St Chad, Tillington and Forton and Meer. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Staffordshire, Walsall and Ceredigion.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Trubshaw is 272 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 41.1%.

1881 census count

168

Ranked #14,380

Modern count

237

2016, ranked #17,418

Peak year

1999

272 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Trubshaw had 168 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,380 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 237 in 2016, ranked #17,418.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 220 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Trubshaw surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Trubshaw surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Trubshaw 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 127 #14,547
1861 historical 97 #21,503
1881 historical 168 #14,380
1891 historical 157 #17,778
1901 historical 204 #14,925
1911 historical 220 #14,088
1997 modern 249 #15,319
1998 modern 258 #15,354
1999 modern 272 #14,912
2000 modern 254 #15,578
2001 modern 260 #15,113
2002 modern 266 #15,156
2003 modern 269 #14,855
2004 modern 258 #15,386
2005 modern 245 #15,857
2006 modern 251 #15,696
2007 modern 246 #16,086
2008 modern 244 #16,346
2009 modern 241 #16,848
2010 modern 241 #17,186
2011 modern 243 #16,968
2012 modern 247 #16,661
2013 modern 251 #16,734
2014 modern 253 #16,774
2015 modern 247 #16,941
2016 modern 237 #17,418

Geography

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Where Trubshaws are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Stafford St Mary and St Chad, Tillington, Forton and Meer, Cannock and Newcastle-under Lyne. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Staffordshire, Walsall and Ceredigion. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Stafford St Mary and St Chad, Tillington Staffordshire
3 Forton and Meer Shropshire
4 Cannock Staffordshire
5 Newcastle-under Lyne Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Staffordshire 006 South Staffordshire
2 South Staffordshire 010 South Staffordshire
3 Walsall 036 Walsall
4 Walsall 025 Walsall
5 Ceredigion 001 Ceredigion

Forenames

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First names often paired with Trubshaw

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Trubshaw

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Trubshaw is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Trubshaw is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Trubshaw falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Trubshaw 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 Trubshaw, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Trubshaw families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Trubshaw 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. Staffordshire leads with 111 Trubshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.07x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 111 20.07x
Warwickshire 9 2.18x
Derbyshire 7 2.73x
Lancashire 7 0.36x
Leicestershire 6 3.30x
Middlesex 6 0.37x
Yorkshire 6 0.37x
Cheshire 5 1.38x
Cardiganshire 4 10.01x
Flintshire 4 9.08x
Devon 1 0.29x
Surrey 1 0.13x
Worcestershire 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. Cannock in Staffordshire leads with 26 Trubshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 269.43x.

Place Total Index
Cannock 26 269.43x
Willenhall 25 241.31x
Stafford St Mary 13 166.03x
Uttoxeter 9 318.02x
Napton On Hill 7 1400.00x
Leicester St Mary 6 40.87x
Linthorpe 6 61.92x
Bilston 5 46.64x
Derby St Peter 5 61.20x
Norbury 5 4166.67x
Norton Canes 5 247.52x
Stone 5 70.72x
Aberystwith 4 116.28x
Chester St Mary On Hill 4 129.03x
Mold 4 100.00x
Newcastle Under Lyme 4 40.86x
Farnworth 3 25.75x
Wolstanton 3 17.86x
Aston 2 1.76x
Denton 2 46.40x
Hopton Coton 2 256.41x
Kensington London 2 2.20x
Shoreditch London 2 2.82x
West Derby 2 3.52x
Birkenhead 1 3.47x
Colwich 1 76.34x
Devonport 1 25.51x
High Offley 1 217.39x
Huntington 1 1000.00x
Lambeth 1 0.70x
Lichfield St Chad 1 80.65x
Litchurch 1 9.69x
Sandon 1 344.83x
Sedgley 1 4.87x
St Magnus Martyr 1 2500.00x
St Pancras London 1 0.76x
Stapenhill 1 26.18x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 1.71x
Stowe 1 476.19x
Walsall Foreign 1 3.50x
Yardley 1 18.28x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 11
William 9
Charles 6
Henry 6
Edward 3
James 3
Thomas 3
Alfred 2
Fredk. 2
George 2
Herbert 2
Joseph 2
Percy 2
Richard 2
Abel 1
Albert 1
Benjamin 1
Bertie 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Geo. 1
Gerald 1
Howard 1
Isaac 1
J. 1
Josiah 1
Kenneth 1
Sidney 1
Walter 1
Wilfred 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Trubshaw surname: questions and answers

How common was the Trubshaw surname in 1881?

In 1881, 168 people were recorded with the Trubshaw surname. That placed it at #14,380 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Trubshaw surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 237 in 2016. That gives Trubshaw a modern rank of #17,418.

What does the Trubshaw map show?

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