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UK surname

Unett

In the 1881 census there were 98 people recorded with the Unett surname, ranking it #19,999 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 87, ranked #32,476, down from #19,999 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, and Newcastle St John. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Great Yarmouth, Drumry West and Rugby.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Unett is 143 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 11.2%.

1881 census count

98

Ranked #19,999

Modern count

87

2016, ranked #32,476

Peak year

1911

143 bearers

Map years

4

1901 to 2006

Key insights

  • Unett had 98 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,999 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 87 in 2016, ranked #32,476.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 143 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Unett surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Unett surname density by area, 2006 modern.

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Timeline

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Unett 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 69 #21,148
1861 historical 88 #22,554
1881 historical 98 #19,999
1891 historical 95 #24,694
1901 historical 131 #19,552
1911 historical 143 #18,401
1997 modern 92 #28,079
1998 modern 115 #25,466
1999 modern 112 #26,044
2000 modern 103 #27,280
2001 modern 104 #26,765
2002 modern 111 #26,291
2003 modern 110 #26,220
2004 modern 113 #25,999
2005 modern 109 #26,583
2006 modern 109 #26,872
2007 modern 109 #27,253
2008 modern 113 #26,920
2009 modern 112 #27,685
2010 modern 115 #27,874
2011 modern 110 #28,478
2012 modern 103 #29,733
2013 modern 97 #31,239
2014 modern 98 #31,370
2015 modern 93 #31,972
2016 modern 87 #32,476

Geography

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Where Unetts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Newcastle St John, St Marylebone and Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Great Yarmouth, Drumry West, Rugby, Kirklees and Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
3 Newcastle St John Northumberland
4 St Marylebone London (North Districts)
5 Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Great Yarmouth 003 Great Yarmouth
2 Drumry West Glasgow City
3 Rugby 011 Rugby
4 Kirklees 059 Kirklees
5 Stoke-on-Trent 023 Stoke-on-Trent

Forenames

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First names often paired with Unett

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Unett

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Unett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Unett 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Unett is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Unett is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Unett falls in decile 5 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 Unett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Unett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Unett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Unett 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 43 Unetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.33x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 43 13.33x
Warwickshire 17 7.05x
Derbyshire 11 7.35x
Gloucestershire 7 3.73x
Surrey 5 1.07x
Worcestershire 5 4.01x
Lancashire 3 0.26x
Middlesex 3 0.31x
Northumberland 2 1.41x
Dorset 1 1.59x
Midlothian 1 0.78x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stoke Upon Trent in Staffordshire leads with 20 Unetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 58.45x.

Place Total Index
Stoke Upon Trent 20 58.45x
Stratford On Avon 11 820.90x
Darlaston 10 224.22x
Dronfield 7 364.58x
Newcastle Under Lyme 7 122.59x
Willersey 7 5384.62x
Clapham 5 41.84x
Dudley 4 26.35x
Whittington 4 193.24x
Lillington 3 967.74x
Rusholme 3 99.01x
Sedgley 3 25.04x
Birmingham 2 2.49x
Elswick 2 17.62x
Kensington London 2 3.76x
Chorlton 1 833.33x
Clent 1 303.03x
Hampstead London 1 6.72x
Keele 1 294.12x
Leamington Priors 1 16.86x
Portland 1 29.67x
South Leith 1 6.94x
Whitmore 1 1111.11x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Annie 5
Elizabeth 5
Sarah 5
Ellen 4
Clara 3
Eliza 3
Florence 2
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Beatrice 1
E.F.L. 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Jane 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Leanora 1
Lillias 1
Lousia 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Patience 1
Sylvia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 5
George 4
Edward 3
Henry 3
John 3
Thomas 3
Benjamin 2
Herbert 2
James 2
Joseph 2
Walter 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Charles 1
Earnest 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fredk.W.T. 1
G.G. 1
Job 1
Samuel 1

FAQ

Unett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Unett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 98 people were recorded with the Unett surname. That placed it at #19,999 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Unett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 87 in 2016. That gives Unett a modern rank of #32,476.

What does the Unett map show?

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