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UK surname

Wartnaby

In the 1881 census there were 91 people recorded with the Wartnaby surname, ranking it #20,843 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 117, ranked #28,033, down from #20,843 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Woolsthorpe, Willesden and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Epping Forest, Bolsover and Eastleigh.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Wartnaby is 127 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 28.6%.

1881 census count

91

Ranked #20,843

Modern count

117

2016, ranked #28,033

Peak year

1999

127 bearers

Map years

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1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Wartnaby had 91 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,843 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 117 in 2016, ranked #28,033.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 114 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Wartnaby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Wartnaby surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Wartnaby 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 97 #17,484
1861 historical 73 #24,492
1881 historical 91 #20,843
1891 historical 75 #27,414
1901 historical 109 #21,712
1911 historical 114 #21,064
1997 modern 113 #25,106
1998 modern 121 #24,677
1999 modern 127 #24,125
2000 modern 119 #25,072
2001 modern 117 #24,974
2002 modern 115 #25,749
2003 modern 107 #26,617
2004 modern 110 #26,451
2005 modern 116 #25,564
2006 modern 108 #27,015
2007 modern 114 #26,491
2008 modern 116 #26,510
2009 modern 120 #26,496
2010 modern 118 #27,404
2011 modern 119 #27,063
2012 modern 115 #27,717
2013 modern 117 #27,838
2014 modern 125 #26,896
2015 modern 124 #26,944
2016 modern 117 #28,033

Geography

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Where Wartnabys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Woolsthorpe, Willesden, London parishes, Bowden Magna and Melton Mowbray. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Epping Forest, Bolsover, Eastleigh, Warwick and Walsall. 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 Woolsthorpe Lincolnshire
2 Willesden Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
3 London parishes London 1
4 Bowden Magna Leicestershire
5 Melton Mowbray Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Epping Forest 015 Epping Forest
2 Bolsover 004 Bolsover
3 Eastleigh 004 Eastleigh
4 Warwick 004 Warwick
5 Walsall 028 Walsall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Wartnaby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Wartnaby

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Wartnaby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Wartnaby household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Wartnaby is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Wartnaby 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

Wartnaby falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Wartnaby is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Wartnaby, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Wartnaby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Wartnaby 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. Middlesex leads with 26 Wartnabys recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.93x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 26 2.93x
Leicestershire 23 23.37x
Lincolnshire 17 11.98x
Northamptonshire 8 9.58x
Warwickshire 5 2.23x
Cheshire 3 1.53x
Derbyshire 3 2.16x
Nottinghamshire 3 2.51x
Essex 1 0.57x
Gloucestershire 1 0.57x
Wiltshire 1 1.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kensington London in Middlesex leads with 8 Wartnabys recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.21x.

Place Total Index
Kensington London 8 16.21x
Willesden 7 83.63x
Woolsthorpe 7 3888.89x
Leicester St Margaret 6 25.00x
Melton Mowbray 6 338.98x
Shoreditch London 5 13.00x
Stoke 5 1136.36x
Manthorpe Cum Little 4 370.37x
Peterborough 4 66.23x
Brampton Ash 3 7500.00x
Nottingham St Mary 3 9.70x
Tranmere 3 41.67x
Hampstead London 2 14.47x
Kimcote Knaptoft 2 1428.57x
Loughborough 2 44.74x
New Sleaford 2 219.78x
Seagrave 2 1818.18x
Spittlegate 2 102.04x
Acton 1 19.23x
Alfreton 1 23.70x
Belvoir 1 2500.00x
Clipston 1 476.19x
Ealing 1 12.61x
Foremark 1 5000.00x
Grantham 1 54.05x
Great Bowden 1 112.36x
Halstead 1 1111.11x
Haydor 1 909.09x
Knossington 1 1111.11x
Market Harborough 1 227.27x
Paddington London 1 3.06x
Prittlewell 1 41.15x
St Pancras London 1 1.40x
Stapenhill 1 48.31x
Swindon 1 16.42x
Westbury On Trym 1 16.95x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 7
Agnes 3
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Harriet 2
Sarah 2
Anne 1
Annie 1
Arabella 1
Beatrice 1
Catherine 1
Dinah 1
Harryett 1
Harryette 1
Jane 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Marianne 1
Martha 1
Sophia 1
Temperance 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 9
William 6
Robert 5
George 3
Charles 2
Henry 2
Thomas 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Andrew 1
Arthur 1
Edward 1
Felix 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Jesse 1
Percy 1
Rd. 1
Tom 1
Wade 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Wartnaby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Wartnaby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 91 people were recorded with the Wartnaby surname. That placed it at #20,843 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Wartnaby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 117 in 2016. That gives Wartnaby a modern rank of #28,033.

What does the Wartnaby map show?

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