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UK surname

Waygood

In the 1881 census there were 241 people recorded with the Waygood surname, ranking it #11,374 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 278, ranked #15,579, down from #11,374 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Mintern Magna, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and Bedminster. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Taunton Deane, Bournemouth and East Hertfordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Waygood is 398 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.4%.

1881 census count

241

Ranked #11,374

Modern count

278

2016, ranked #15,579

Peak year

1911

398 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Waygood had 241 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,374 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 278 in 2016, ranked #15,579.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 398 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Waygood surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Waygood surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Waygood 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 149 #12,967
1861 historical 150 #15,296
1881 historical 241 #11,374
1891 historical 292 #11,351
1901 historical 371 #9,997
1911 historical 398 #9,321
1997 modern 294 #13,707
1998 modern 317 #13,392
1999 modern 331 #13,106
2000 modern 329 #13,090
2001 modern 322 #13,098
2002 modern 327 #13,217
2003 modern 318 #13,291
2004 modern 328 #13,058
2005 modern 310 #13,518
2006 modern 306 #13,724
2007 modern 305 #13,891
2008 modern 302 #14,069
2009 modern 307 #14,192
2010 modern 313 #14,289
2011 modern 305 #14,439
2012 modern 281 #15,198
2013 modern 283 #15,401
2014 modern 292 #15,129
2015 modern 284 #15,344
2016 modern 278 #15,579

Geography

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Where Waygoods are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Mintern Magna, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bedminster, Clifton and Wootton, Glanville. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Taunton Deane, Bournemouth and East Hertfordshire. 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 Mintern Magna Dorset
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 Bedminster Somerset
4 Clifton Gloucestershire
5 Wootton, Glanville Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Taunton Deane 012 Taunton Deane
2 Taunton Deane 001 Taunton Deane
3 Taunton Deane 013 Taunton Deane
4 Bournemouth 024 Bournemouth
5 East Hertfordshire 002 East Hertfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Waygood

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Waygood

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Waygood is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Waygood is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Waygood falls in decile 10 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Waygood 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 Waygood, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Waygood families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Waygood 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. Somerset leads with 111 Waygoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.21x.

County Total Index
Somerset 111 29.21x
Dorset 26 16.78x
Hampshire 18 3.72x
Gloucestershire 15 3.24x
Middlesex 14 0.59x
Devon 13 2.65x
Sussex 13 3.27x
Yorkshire 10 0.43x
Wiltshire 9 4.31x
Monmouthshire 8 4.69x
Lancashire 2 0.07x
Channel Islands 1 1.43x
Essex 1 0.21x
Surrey 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wellington in Somerset leads with 54 Waygoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 1048.54x.

Place Total Index
Wellington 54 1048.54x
Minterne Magna 12 4615.38x
Milverton 11 785.71x
Bedminster 10 28.01x
Christchurch 10 95.33x
Clifton 9 38.46x
Gittisham 9 2500.00x
Swindon 9 55.59x
Ditchling 7 648.15x
Llanvihangel Llantarnam 7 215.38x
Wootton Glanville 7 3684.21x
Bishops Lydeard 6 618.56x
Hastings All Sts 6 160.00x
Limehouse London 6 23.16x
Southampton St Mary 6 19.72x
Tong 6 132.74x
Carhampton 5 961.54x
Haselbury Bryan 5 862.07x
Islington London 5 2.19x
Kingston Seymour 4 1666.67x
Langford Budville 4 1379.31x
Thorne St Margaret 4 4000.00x
Yeovil 4 51.81x
Bridgewater 3 29.10x
Bristol Temple 3 98.36x
Bristol St Paul In 2 16.22x
Cerne Abbas 2 266.67x
Compton Pauncefoot 2 1333.33x
Crakehall 2 512.82x
Devonport 2 35.40x
Plymouth St Andrew 2 5.28x
Pudsey 2 16.00x
Taunton St James 2 36.10x
West Derby 2 2.44x
Bristol St Mary Redcliff 1 23.70x
Caldicot 1 88.50x
Hillfarrance 1 294.12x
Holdenhurst 1 7.88x
Kensington London 1 0.76x
Penge 1 6.63x
Spaxton 1 135.14x
St Helier 1 4.39x
St Marylebone London 1 0.79x
St Pancras London 1 0.53x
West Ham 1 0.97x
Whitwell 1 175.44x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Sarah 13
Elizabeth 10
Emily 7
Jane 6
Ann 5
Ellen 5
Emma 4
Clara 3
Eliza 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Ada 2
Alice 2
Anne 2
Frances 2
Francis 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Maria 2
Susan 2
Amelia 1
Beatrice 1
Blanche 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Chetfield 1
Dinah 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Ester 1
Esther 1
Flora 1
Grace 1
Julia 1
Lucy 1
M.A. 1
Martha 1
Theresa 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 16
John 14
James 13
Edward 12
Charles 9
Robert 8
Albert 5
George 5
Henry 5
Thomas 4
Harry 3
Herbert 3
Richard 3
Walter 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
A. 1
Arnold 1
Edwin 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Frederick 1
Fredk 1
Jno.Saml. 1
Joseph 1
Levi 1
Mark 1
Nathaniel 1
Perugoal 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Waygood surname: questions and answers

How common was the Waygood surname in 1881?

In 1881, 241 people were recorded with the Waygood surname. That placed it at #11,374 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Waygood surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 278 in 2016. That gives Waygood a modern rank of #15,579.

What does the Waygood map show?

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