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UK surname

Vout

In the 1881 census there were 136 people recorded with the Vout surname, ranking it #16,433 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 218, ranked #18,481, down from #16,433 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hindolveston, Wood Dalling and Sloley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Northumberland, North Norfolk and Hart.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Vout is 261 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 60.3%.

1881 census count

136

Ranked #16,433

Modern count

218

2016, ranked #18,481

Peak year

2000

261 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Vout had 136 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,433 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016, ranked #18,481.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 191 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Vout surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Vout surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Vout 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 56 #23,235
1861 historical 43 #28,562
1881 historical 136 #16,433
1891 historical 118 #21,540
1901 historical 153 #17,844
1911 historical 191 #15,392
1997 modern 243 #15,556
1998 modern 244 #15,947
1999 modern 252 #15,707
2000 modern 261 #15,314
2001 modern 253 #15,403
2002 modern 241 #16,243
2003 modern 230 #16,549
2004 modern 223 #16,965
2005 modern 213 #17,435
2006 modern 220 #17,204
2007 modern 230 #16,890
2008 modern 225 #17,282
2009 modern 235 #17,151
2010 modern 243 #17,100
2011 modern 241 #17,057
2012 modern 233 #17,339
2013 modern 239 #17,307
2014 modern 231 #17,813
2015 modern 217 #18,542
2016 modern 218 #18,481

Geography

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Where Vouts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hindolveston, Wood Dalling, Sloley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Hoveton St John. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Northumberland, North Norfolk and Hart. 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 Hindolveston Norfolk
2 Wood Dalling Norfolk
3 Sloley Norfolk
4 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
5 Hoveton St John Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Northumberland 010 Northumberland
2 Northumberland 008 Northumberland
3 Northumberland 013 Northumberland
4 North Norfolk 014 North Norfolk
5 Hart 008 Hart

Forenames

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First names often paired with Vout

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Vout

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Vout surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Vout 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 neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Vout is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

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

Vout is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Vout falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Vout is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Vout, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Vout families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Vout 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 86 Vouts recorded in 1881 and an index of 41.86x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 86 41.86x
Durham 12 3.02x
Lancashire 10 0.63x
Suffolk 8 4.92x
Yorkshire 7 0.53x
Surrey 6 0.92x
Kent 4 0.88x
Cheshire 3 1.02x
Derbyshire 1 0.48x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sloley in Norfolk leads with 14 Vouts recorded in 1881 and an index of 11666.67x.

Place Total Index
Sloley 14 11666.67x
Hindolveston 10 3333.33x
Haswell 7 245.61x
Heydon 7 7000.00x
Lingards 7 1750.00x
Corpusty 6 3529.41x
Norwich St Peter 6 444.44x
Southwark St George Martyr 6 22.31x
Stretford 6 68.81x
Whitwell 6 3157.89x
Banham 5 961.54x
Horning 5 2500.00x
Dawdon 4 81.80x
Heigham 4 36.26x
Lowestoft 4 52.02x
Moss Side 4 47.96x
Shipdham 4 571.43x
Sprowston 4 439.56x
Swaffham 4 239.52x
Trimley St Mary 4 2105.26x
Booton 3 3333.33x
Chester St John Baptist 3 56.60x
Coltishall 3 681.82x
Gillingham 3 31.91x
Chatham 1 7.97x
Great Yarmouth 1 5.88x
Hethersett 1 192.31x
Hetton Le Hole 1 19.84x
Norton 1 58.14x
Norwich St Benedict 1 108.70x
Stalham 1 256.41x
Tivetshall St Mary 1 769.23x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 8
Mary 6
Sarah 5
Emma 3
Hannah 3
Jane 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Ann 2
Clara 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Harriett 2
Maria 2
Sophia 2
Anne 1
Bridget 1
Carry 1
Eleanor 1
Eliz.A. 1
Eliza 1
Ellen 1
Elsie 1
Emiley 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Harriott 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margret 1
Martha 1
Sariah 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 10
John 8
James 7
George 6
Walter 5
Alfred 4
Robert 4
Richard 3
Charles 2
Fredrick 2
Joseph 2
Samuel 2
Thomas 2
Allan 1
Ambrose 1
C.Edward 1
Geo. 1
Gerald 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
J.William 1
Jos. 1
Saml. 1
Simeon 1

FAQ

Vout surname: questions and answers

How common was the Vout surname in 1881?

In 1881, 136 people were recorded with the Vout surname. That placed it at #16,433 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Vout surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016. That gives Vout a modern rank of #18,481.

What does the Vout map show?

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