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UK surname

Ulph

In the 1881 census there were 218 people recorded with the Ulph surname, ranking it #12,158 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 219, ranked #18,422, down from #12,158 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Pancras and Hainford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kingston upon Hull, Shepway and South Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ulph is 285 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.5%.

1881 census count

218

Ranked #12,158

Modern count

219

2016, ranked #18,422

Peak year

1911

285 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ulph had 218 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,158 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016, ranked #18,422.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 285 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ulph surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ulph surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ulph 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 121 #15,049
1861 historical 146 #15,628
1881 historical 218 #12,158
1891 historical 247 #12,880
1901 historical 264 #12,693
1911 historical 285 #11,837
1997 modern 217 #16,761
1998 modern 223 #16,936
1999 modern 224 #16,984
2000 modern 211 #17,603
2001 modern 203 #17,787
2002 modern 202 #18,189
2003 modern 205 #17,851
2004 modern 205 #17,935
2005 modern 215 #17,334
2006 modern 197 #18,465
2007 modern 200 #18,485
2008 modern 202 #18,528
2009 modern 205 #18,722
2010 modern 217 #18,443
2011 modern 212 #18,575
2012 modern 217 #18,184
2013 modern 232 #17,663
2014 modern 233 #17,707
2015 modern 220 #18,346
2016 modern 219 #18,422

Geography

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Where Ulphs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Pancras, Hainford, Aylsham and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kingston upon Hull, Shepway and South Norfolk. 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 London parishes London 3
2 St Pancras London (North Districts)
3 Hainford Norfolk
4 Aylsham Norfolk
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kingston upon Hull 009 Kingston upon Hull, City of
2 Kingston upon Hull 017 Kingston upon Hull, City of
3 Shepway 013 Shepway
4 South Norfolk 014 South Norfolk
5 South Norfolk 001 South Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ulph

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ulph

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ulph, 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 Ulph surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Ulph 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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Ulph is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Ulph is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Ulph 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Ulph 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Ulph, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ulph families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ulph 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. Norfolk leads with 98 Ulphs recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.97x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 98 29.97x
Middlesex 44 2.07x
Suffolk 18 6.95x
Huntingdonshire 10 23.69x
Yorkshire 10 0.47x
Derbyshire 9 2.70x
Essex 5 1.19x
Gloucestershire 5 1.20x
Durham 3 0.47x
Lancashire 3 0.12x
Nottinghamshire 3 1.05x
Aberdeenshire 2 1.02x
Cornwall 2 0.83x
Surrey 2 0.19x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.74x
Kent 1 0.14x
Lincolnshire 1 0.29x
Northamptonshire 1 0.50x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Pancras London in Middlesex leads with 23 Ulphs recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.44x.

Place Total Index
St Pancras London 23 13.44x
Great Yarmouth 20 73.86x
Hainford 15 3260.87x
Islington London 10 4.85x
Belper 9 139.53x
Norwich St Clement 8 211.08x
Norwich St Martin At Oak 8 402.01x
St Ives 8 365.30x
Midgley 7 311.11x
Aylsham 6 307.69x
Norwich St Augustine 6 454.55x
St George Bloomsbury 6 49.18x
Beccles 5 119.90x
Ipswich St Margaret 5 56.88x
Lakenham 5 107.53x
Westbury On Trym 5 35.39x
East Dereham 4 96.85x
Lexden 4 236.69x
Lound 4 1250.00x
Barton Upon Irwell 3 15.79x
Beeston With Bittering 3 810.81x
Broom 3 576.92x
Ipswich St Mathew 3 41.32x
Kettlestone 3 2307.69x
Norwich St James 3 116.73x
Nottingham St Nicholas 3 76.92x
Sandal Magna 3 96.15x
Aberdeen St Nicholas 2 5.43x
Billingford In Mitford 2 869.57x
Clapham 2 7.52x
Falmouth 2 23.47x
Heigham 2 11.40x
Houghton 2 540.54x
Newton St Faith 2 800.00x
Norwich St John Sepulchre 2 94.34x
Norwich St Peter 2 93.02x
Westminster St John 2 7.72x
Bixley 1 833.33x
Brancaster 1 178.57x
Cawston 1 125.00x
Ecton 1 222.22x
Gosberton 1 66.23x
Halstead 1 20.41x
Hornsey 1 3.72x
Horsford 1 196.08x
Kensington London 1 0.85x
Little Chart 1 500.00x
Lowestoft 1 8.17x
March 1 22.17x
Norwich St Saviour 1 86.96x
Shoreditch London 1 1.08x
Smallburgh 1 256.41x
Thorpe Next Norwich 1 28.82x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 20
John 14
Thomas 11
George 8
Henry 7
Robert 7
James 5
Arthur 4
Benjamin 3
Francis 3
Horace 3
Frederick 2
Jonathan 2
Richard 2
Alfred 1
Arnold 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Eugene 1
Fred. 1
Fredrick 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Horatio 1
Maurice 1
Rob.Thos. 1
Robt. 1
Sidney 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Ulph surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ulph surname in 1881?

In 1881, 218 people were recorded with the Ulph surname. That placed it at #12,158 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ulph surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016. That gives Ulph a modern rank of #18,422.

What does the Ulph map show?

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