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UK surname

Waddicor

In the 1881 census there were 210 people recorded with the Waddicor surname, ranking it #12,440 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 204, ranked #19,320, down from #12,440 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Lytham and Blackburn. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Blackburn with Darwen.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Waddicor is 389 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 2.9%.

1881 census count

210

Ranked #12,440

Modern count

204

2016, ranked #19,320

Peak year

1901

389 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Waddicor had 210 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,440 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016, ranked #19,320.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 389 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Waddicor surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Waddicor surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Waddicor 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 77 #19,998
1861 historical 148 #15,452
1881 historical 210 #12,440
1891 historical 286 #11,497
1901 historical 389 #9,666
1911 historical 360 #10,063
1997 modern 216 #16,802
1998 modern 222 #16,969
1999 modern 232 #16,594
2000 modern 232 #16,562
2001 modern 233 #16,260
2002 modern 228 #16,828
2003 modern 221 #16,987
2004 modern 214 #17,435
2005 modern 199 #18,198
2006 modern 202 #18,160
2007 modern 203 #18,303
2008 modern 201 #18,584
2009 modern 204 #18,779
2010 modern 210 #18,836
2011 modern 206 #18,907
2012 modern 191 #19,802
2013 modern 207 #19,093
2014 modern 214 #18,825
2015 modern 208 #19,085
2016 modern 204 #19,320

Geography

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Where Waddicors are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Lytham, Blackburn, Bolton-le-Moors and Bury (Walmersley and Tottington, Heap),Middleton (Birtle with Bamford, Pilsworth). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Blackburn with Darwen. 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 Manchester Lancashire
2 Lytham Lancashire
3 Blackburn Lancashire
4 Bolton-le-Moors Lancashire
5 Bury (Walmersley and Tottington, Heap),Middleton (Birtle with Bamford, Pilsworth) Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Blackburn with Darwen 017 Blackburn with Darwen
2 Blackburn with Darwen 016 Blackburn with Darwen
3 Blackburn with Darwen 002 Blackburn with Darwen
4 Blackburn with Darwen 014 Blackburn with Darwen
5 Blackburn with Darwen 015 Blackburn with Darwen

Forenames

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First names often paired with Waddicor

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Waddicor

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Waddicor 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

Waddicor 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

Waddicor falls in decile 7 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 Waddicor 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 Waddicor, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Waddicor families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Waddicor 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. Lancashire leads with 208 Waddicors recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.52x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 208 8.52x
Yorkshire 3 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Over Darwen in Lancashire leads with 163 Waddicors recorded in 1881 and an index of 835.47x.

Place Total Index
Over Darwen 163 835.47x
Ashton Under Lyne 14 26.23x
Entwistle 7 2916.67x
Farnworth 6 41.01x
Lower Darwen 6 186.92x
Tottington Lower End 5 43.07x
Horwich 4 150.38x
Crigglestone 3 153.06x
Broughton In Salford 2 8.96x
Lytham 1 26.81x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 20
Alice 8
Ann 8
Margaret 8
Betsy 7
Jane 7
Sarah 7
Elizabeth 5
Betty 2
Catherine 2
Elizth. 2
Hannah 2
Nancy 2
Rachel 2
Ada 1
Annie 1
Bridget 1
Edith 1
Elisabeth 1
Eliz. 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Georgeine 1
Grace 1
Harriet 1
Henrietta 1
Lettice 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Louise 1
Lucy 1
Margery 1
Margret 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Marria 1
Miranda 1
Parnel 1
Phobe 1
Pirona 1
Rosetta 1
S. 1
Susannah 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 14
William 14
John 13
Thomas 12
Richard 7
Albert 3
Robert 3
Amos 2
Andrew 2
Fletcher 2
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Bury 1
Chas. 1
D. 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Ebenezer 1
Edmund 1
Frank 1
Fredrick 1
George 1
Isaiah 1
Jos. 1
Lot 1
Margaret 1
Michael 1
Ralph 1
Rd. 1
Shaddrack 1
Thurston 1
Waddicor 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Waddicor surname: questions and answers

How common was the Waddicor surname in 1881?

In 1881, 210 people were recorded with the Waddicor surname. That placed it at #12,440 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Waddicor surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016. That gives Waddicor a modern rank of #19,320.

What does the Waddicor map show?

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