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UK surname

Twentyman

In the 1881 census there were 241 people recorded with the Twentyman surname, ranking it #11,374 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 312, ranked #14,350, down from #11,374 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Caldbeck, Wigton and Workington (Workington), Clossocks. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Allerdale and Bolton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Twentyman is 343 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 29.5%.

1881 census count

241

Ranked #11,374

Modern count

312

2016, ranked #14,350

Peak year

1999

343 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Twentyman had 241 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,374 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 312 in 2016, ranked #14,350.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 302 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Twentyman surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Twentyman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Twentyman 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 262 #8,456
1861 historical 224 #10,882
1881 historical 241 #11,374
1891 historical 251 #12,729
1901 historical 302 #11,592
1911 historical 302 #11,394
1997 modern 324 #12,859
1998 modern 336 #12,889
1999 modern 343 #12,800
2000 modern 339 #12,857
2001 modern 333 #12,817
2002 modern 330 #13,140
2003 modern 312 #13,467
2004 modern 309 #13,618
2005 modern 313 #13,433
2006 modern 309 #13,633
2007 modern 307 #13,822
2008 modern 310 #13,834
2009 modern 313 #14,015
2010 modern 325 #13,946
2011 modern 316 #14,092
2012 modern 306 #14,327
2013 modern 322 #14,037
2014 modern 322 #14,113
2015 modern 315 #14,247
2016 modern 312 #14,350

Geography

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Where Twentymans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Caldbeck, Wigton, Workington (Workington), Clossocks, Manchester and Broomfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Allerdale and Bolton. 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 Caldbeck Cumberland
2 Wigton Cumberland
3 Workington (Workington), Clossocks Cumberland
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Broomfield Cumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Allerdale 001 Allerdale
2 Allerdale 003 Allerdale
3 Allerdale 002 Allerdale
4 Allerdale 004 Allerdale
5 Bolton 024 Bolton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Twentyman

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Twentyman

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

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Twentyman surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Twentyman household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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, Twentyman 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

Twentyman is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Twentyman falls in decile 4 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.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Twentyman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Twentyman 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. Cumberland leads with 114 Twentymans recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.86x.

County Total Index
Cumberland 114 55.86x
Middlesex 36 1.52x
Durham 25 3.55x
Lancashire 24 0.85x
Surrey 12 1.04x
Staffordshire 8 1.00x
Dumfriesshire 5 9.55x
Yorkshire 5 0.21x
Wigtownshire 3 9.53x
Hertfordshire 2 1.22x
Kirkcudbrightshire 2 5.83x
Shropshire 2 0.98x
Cheshire 1 0.19x
Isle of Man 1 2.27x
Kent 1 0.12x
Northumberland 1 0.28x
Rutland 1 5.75x

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 20 Twentymans recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.71x.

Place Total Index
Islington London 20 8.71x
West Newton Allonby 17 2394.37x
Wigton 12 392.16x
Flimby 10 581.40x
Westoe 9 22.51x
Aikton 8 1250.00x
Hulme 8 13.62x
Orton 8 2162.16x
Whitehaven 8 73.53x
Wimbledon 8 61.68x
Atherton 7 68.36x
Blennerhasset Kirkland 7 1750.00x
Caldbeck 6 625.00x
Lower Penn 6 2142.86x
Medomsley 6 182.37x
Stanwix 6 363.64x
Hackney London 5 3.76x
Brackenthwaite 4 4444.44x
Dundraw Kelsick 4 1818.18x
Everton 4 4.46x
High Bolton 4 1818.18x
Langholm 4 106.38x
Norton 4 154.44x
Oulton 4 1333.33x
Stockton On Tees 4 11.77x
Toxteth Park 4 4.20x
Paddington London 3 3.44x
Plumbland 3 566.04x
Sorbie 3 217.39x
St Marylebone London 3 2.37x
Beckermet St John 2 392.16x
Chipping Barnet 2 69.93x
Croydon 2 3.12x
Hampstead London 2 5.42x
Harborne 2 7.80x
Kensington London 2 1.52x
Keswick 2 76.63x
Leighton 2 833.33x
Preston Quarter 2 34.97x
St Cuthbert W O 2 20.10x
Barrow In Furness 1 2.61x
Billingham 1 82.64x
Camberwell 1 0.66x
Carlaverock 1 117.65x
Castle Sowerby 1 222.22x
Clapham 1 3.38x
Clifton In York 1 20.37x
Cornforth 1 48.08x
Deptford St Paul 1 1.60x
Distington 1 95.24x
Elswick 1 3.55x
Kirkandrews Upon Eden 1 833.33x
Kirkpatrick Durham 1 93.46x
Leeds 1 0.75x
Linthorpe 1 7.13x
Lymm 1 26.32x
Malew 1 25.97x
Skeffling 1 769.23x
St George Bloomsbury 1 7.35x
Thursby 1 232.56x
Uppingham 1 48.31x
Urr 1 22.42x
Westward 1 117.65x
York St Maurice 1 22.62x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 22
Elizabeth 14
Jane 9
Sarah 9
Margaret 7
Annie 5
Hannah 5
Eliz. 2
Eliza 2
Emma 2
Esther 2
Isabella 2
Martha 2
Susan 2
Ada 1
Bessie 1
Catherine 1
Celia 1
E.Kathleen 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Ella 1
Elsie 1
Evelyn 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Hilda 1
Isabel 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Katie 1
Laura 1
Lilian 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Lousa 1
Maria 1
Mattie 1
Nora 1
Phillis 1
Rachel 1
Rosanna 1
Rose 1
Sophia 1
Susanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 25
William 11
Joseph 9
Thomas 7
George 6
Henry 6
Robert 5
Edward 3
Timothy 3
Alfred 2
James 2
Jeremiah 2
Lawrence 2
Lewis 2
Alan 1
Alice 1
Arthur 1
Cooper 1
Ed. 1
Frank 1
Harnold 1
Hary 1
Herbert 1
Holmie 1
Isaac 1
J. 1
Jacob 1
Jos. 1
Llewelyn 1
Mathew 1
Philip 1
Poynty 1
R.C. 1
Ralph 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Thos 1
Thos. 1
Thos.S. 1
Wilfrid 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Twentyman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Twentyman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 241 people were recorded with the Twentyman surname. That placed it at #11,374 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Twentyman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 312 in 2016. That gives Twentyman a modern rank of #14,350.

What does the Twentyman map show?

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