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UK surname

Wibberley

In the 1881 census there were 433 people recorded with the Wibberley surname, ranking it #7,531 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 786, ranked #7,024, up from #7,531 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Peter, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and St Werburgh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire and Oldham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Wibberley is 870 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 81.5%.

1881 census count

433

Ranked #7,531

Modern count

786

2016, ranked #7,024

Peak year

1998

870 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Wibberley had 433 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,531 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 786 in 2016, ranked #7,024.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 791 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Wibberley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Wibberley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Wibberley 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 241 #9,037
1861 historical 260 #9,516
1881 historical 433 #7,531
1891 historical 519 #7,208
1901 historical 649 #6,648
1911 historical 791 #5,516
1997 modern 831 #6,350
1998 modern 870 #6,321
1999 modern 861 #6,418
2000 modern 868 #6,347
2001 modern 843 #6,381
2002 modern 844 #6,496
2003 modern 804 #6,620
2004 modern 805 #6,634
2005 modern 782 #6,724
2006 modern 782 #6,752
2007 modern 780 #6,830
2008 modern 774 #6,934
2009 modern 792 #6,950
2010 modern 817 #6,896
2011 modern 813 #6,843
2012 modern 785 #6,957
2013 modern 789 #7,043
2014 modern 800 #7,001
2015 modern 788 #7,016
2016 modern 786 #7,024

Geography

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Where Wibberleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Peter, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, St Werburgh, Nottingham St Mary and Almondbury. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Oldham and Doncaster. 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 St Peter Derbyshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 St Werburgh Derbyshire
4 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire
5 Almondbury Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Derbyshire Dales 009 Derbyshire Dales
2 Derbyshire Dales 008 Derbyshire Dales
3 North East Derbyshire 013 North East Derbyshire
4 Oldham 012 Oldham
5 Doncaster 039 Doncaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Wibberley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Wibberley

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Wibberley 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

Wibberley 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

Wibberley falls in decile 2 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Wibberley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Wibberley 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. Derbyshire leads with 255 Wibberleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 38.39x.

County Total Index
Derbyshire 255 38.39x
Lancashire 32 0.64x
Yorkshire 32 0.76x
Staffordshire 30 2.09x
Cheshire 29 3.10x
Middlesex 14 0.33x
Nottinghamshire 13 2.27x
Monmouthshire 7 2.28x
Surrey 6 0.29x
Leicestershire 4 0.85x
Herefordshire 3 1.72x
Sussex 3 0.42x
Warwickshire 3 0.28x
Kent 1 0.07x
Lincolnshire 1 0.15x
Norfolk 1 0.15x
Shropshire 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ashborne in Derbyshire leads with 72 Wibberleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 1592.92x.

Place Total Index
Ashborne 72 1592.92x
Derby St Werburgh 33 86.03x
Litchurch 21 78.56x
Sturston 15 1363.64x
Belper 11 85.40x
Burton Upon Trent 11 32.83x
Austonley 10 420.17x
Nether Hallam 10 17.58x
Littleover 9 796.46x
Derby All Sts 8 144.14x
Lullington 8 740.74x
Lymm 8 117.47x
Stone 8 43.67x
Abergavenny 7 60.92x
Alfreton 7 34.69x
Alvaston 7 370.37x
Hyde 7 25.33x
Oldham 7 4.31x
Shirley 7 2000.00x
St George Hanover 7 12.64x
Altrincham 6 36.65x
Aspull 6 50.68x
Codnor Loscoe 6 114.07x
Ireton Wood 6 3529.41x
Mark Eaton 6 600.00x
Matlock 6 67.26x
Stretton 6 652.17x
Wandsworth 6 14.69x
Barton Upon Irwell 5 13.19x
Basford 5 18.97x
Ecclesall Bierlow 5 5.85x
Mayfield 5 279.33x
Partington 5 781.25x
Salford 5 3.38x
Checkley 4 107.53x
Hampstead London 4 6.05x
Hulland Ward Intakes 4 6666.67x
Anstey 3 161.29x
Aston 3 1.02x
Bingley 3 11.20x
Broadwater 3 18.28x
Derby St Peter 3 14.18x
Macclesfield 3 7.21x
Marden 3 245.90x
Norbury 3 517.24x
Nottingham St Mary 3 2.03x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 2 5.11x
Blackburn 2 1.49x
Derby St Alkmund 2 10.05x
Gorton 2 4.23x
Kniveton 2 500.00x
Norton In Moors 2 26.39x
Osmaston 2 370.37x
Rodsley 2 1000.00x
Selston 2 31.30x
Ardwick 1 2.20x
Birkdale 1 7.85x
Calverton 1 55.25x
Church Gresley 1 9.46x
Eakring 1 158.73x
Heaton 1 47.17x
Huddersfield 1 1.63x
Kensington London 1 0.42x
Kirk Ireton 1 142.86x
Loughborough 1 4.68x
Manchester 1 0.44x
Nottingham St Nicholas 1 12.84x
Offcote Underwood 1 144.93x
Pendleton In Salford 1 1.67x
Pilsley In Chesterfield 1 126.58x
Quatford 1 344.83x
Sheffield 1 0.75x
South Normanton 1 21.41x
Speldhurst 1 13.57x
St Marylebone London 1 0.44x
St Pancras London 1 0.29x
St Swithin Lincoln 1 9.37x
Sutton Cum Duckmanton 1 144.93x
Thorpe 1 416.67x
Yeldersley 1 384.62x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 26
Sarah 16
Elizabeth 14
Annie 11
Hannah 11
Eliza 10
Fanny 10
Emma 9
Ann 7
Ellen 6
Martha 6
Jane 5
Louisa 5
Alice 4
Harriet 4
Rose 4
Clara 3
Maria 3
Agnes 2
Allice 2
Emily 2
Florance 2
Julia 2
Kate 2
Annia 1
Catherine 1
Cathrine 1
Charlotte 1
Dinah 1
Dorothea 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Ellin 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Harriett 1
Honor 1
Honoriev 1
Jemima 1
Lousia 1
Lucy 1
Margurette 1
Matilda 1
Millicent 1
Minnie 1
Mirriam 1
Olive 1
Phillis 1
Rebecca 1
Zilpha 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 34
John 26
George 22
Joseph 14
Henry 12
Thomas 11
Edward 10
James 10
Samuel 10
Arthur 6
Charles 6
Ernest 5
Frederick 5
Robert 4
Walter 4
Albert 3
Alfred 3
Brian 3
Francis 3
Frank 3
Harry 3
Percy 3
Ralph 3
Richard 3
Aaron 2
Abraham 2
Fred 2
Isaac 2
Jos. 2
Ben 1
Chas. 1
Chas.Wm. 1
Clarence 1
Denman 1
Drinman 1
Emmanuel 1
Frances 1
Fred. 1
Fredrick 1
Georgey 1
Herbt.L. 1
Jesse 1
Job 1
Louis 1
Parley 1
Rupert 1
Sam 1
Thos. 1
Wm.A. 1

FAQ

Wibberley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Wibberley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 433 people were recorded with the Wibberley surname. That placed it at #7,531 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Wibberley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 786 in 2016. That gives Wibberley a modern rank of #7,024.

What does the Wibberley map show?

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