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UK surname

Wildon

In the 1881 census there were 207 people recorded with the Wildon surname, ranking it #12,555 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 175, ranked #21,383, down from #12,555 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockport, London parishes and Thirsk. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Selby, Shropshire and Hambleton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Wildon is 311 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 15.5%.

1881 census count

207

Ranked #12,555

Modern count

175

2016, ranked #21,383

Peak year

1861

311 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Wildon had 207 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,555 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016, ranked #21,383.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 311 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Wildon surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Wildon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Wildon 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 169 #11,832
1861 historical 311 #8,151
1881 historical 207 #12,555
1891 historical 281 #11,630
1901 historical 224 #14,091
1911 historical 265 #12,422
1997 modern 180 #18,812
1998 modern 184 #19,037
1999 modern 181 #19,380
2000 modern 181 #19,360
2001 modern 181 #19,106
2002 modern 181 #19,463
2003 modern 183 #19,152
2004 modern 176 #19,731
2005 modern 169 #20,153
2006 modern 165 #20,634
2007 modern 175 #20,090
2008 modern 179 #20,015
2009 modern 187 #19,868
2010 modern 188 #20,235
2011 modern 178 #20,809
2012 modern 170 #21,379
2013 modern 168 #21,914
2014 modern 175 #21,477
2015 modern 173 #21,542
2016 modern 175 #21,383

Geography

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Where Wildons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stockport, London parishes, Thirsk, St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles and Scarborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Selby, Shropshire, Hambleton, Redcar and Cleveland and Blackpool. 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 Stockport Cheshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Thirsk Yorkshire, North Riding
4 St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles Yorkshire, East Riding
5 Scarborough Yorkshire, North Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Selby 005 Selby
2 Shropshire 006 Shropshire
3 Hambleton 004 Hambleton
4 Redcar and Cleveland 004 Redcar and Cleveland
5 Blackpool 016 Blackpool

Forenames

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First names often paired with Wildon

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Wildon

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Wildon, 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 Wildon surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Wildon 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Wildon 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

Wildon is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Wildon falls in decile 6 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 Wildon 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 Wildon, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Wildon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Wildon 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. Yorkshire leads with 128 Wildons recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.40x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 128 6.40x
Lancashire 13 0.54x
Cheshire 11 2.47x
Middlesex 10 0.50x
Durham 7 1.17x
Warwickshire 7 1.37x
Staffordshire 6 0.88x
Surrey 6 0.61x
Suffolk 5 2.03x
Monmouthshire 4 2.74x
Essex 3 0.75x
Hertfordshire 3 2.16x
Midlothian 1 0.37x
Oxfordshire 1 0.80x
Wiltshire 1 0.56x
Worcestershire 1 0.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Middlesbrough in Yorkshire leads with 16 Wildons recorded in 1881 and an index of 61.40x.

Place Total Index
Middlesbrough 16 61.40x
New Malton 16 669.46x
Barton Le Willows 11 6111.11x
St Pancras London 8 4.92x
Stockport 8 34.87x
Birmingham 7 4.12x
Brightside Bierlow 7 17.83x
Bingley 6 47.10x
Knapton 6 2500.00x
Salford 6 8.51x
Dewsbury 5 24.37x
Huddersfield 5 17.15x
Sheffield 5 7.85x
Burton Agnes 4 1666.67x
Ipswich St Margaret 4 47.90x
Lambeth 4 2.27x
Newcastle Under Lyme 4 33.17x
Roundhay 4 714.29x
Skenfrith 4 930.23x
York St Mary 4 48.25x
Chilton 3 159.57x
Doncaster 3 20.52x
Eston 3 68.81x
Farndale East Side 3 1153.85x
Hawthorn 3 1578.95x
Holy Trinity 3 6.23x
Pickering 3 119.05x
Runcorn 3 29.18x
Scarborough 3 16.50x
Thirsk 3 129.87x
Welburn In Malton 3 769.23x
West Ham 3 3.41x
Amblecote 2 103.09x
Bermondsey 2 3.33x
Birdsall 2 909.09x
Hilderthorpe 2 198.02x
Normanby In 2 37.38x
Pemberton 2 20.94x
Pudsey 2 18.69x
Totteridge 2 454.55x
Ashton Under Lyne 1 1.91x
Beadlam 1 909.09x
Bow London 1 3.89x
Bradfield 1 12.97x
Bridlington 1 21.83x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 0.92x
Great Ayton 1 81.30x
Great Driffield 1 24.33x
Ipswich St Mary Key 1 156.25x
Kirkdale 1 2.48x
Liverpool 1 0.69x
North Meols 1 4.26x
Oldbury 1 7.71x
Oxford St Thomas 1 17.18x
Pelton 1 34.97x
Ridge 1 357.14x
Ripon 1 21.55x
South Kilvington 1 555.56x
St Marylebone London 1 0.93x
Swindon 1 7.22x
Tyldesley Cum Shakerley 1 14.49x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Elizabeth 8
Sarah 8
Maria 6
Ann 5
Jane 5
Ada 4
Alice 3
Charlotte 3
Hannah 3
Agnes 2
Annie 2
Catherine 2
Clara 2
Gertrude 2
Phoebe 2
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Babara 1
Chrisol 1
Elizabith 1
Elizh. 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Flora 1
Florance 1
Florence 1
Jessie 1
John 1
Kate 1
Lenora 1
Leonora 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
M. 1
Maggie 1
Margaret 1
Margt. 1
Marvin 1
Matilda 1
Phillis 1
Rebecca 1
Susanna 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 18
William 10
Thomas 9
George 8
James 6
Alfred 4
Albert 3
Edward 3
Francis 3
Frederick 2
Henry 2
Herbert 2
Saml. 2
Tom 2
Walter 2
Wardell 2
Arthur 1
Augustine 1
Benjiman 1
Charles 1
Eleanor 1
Frances 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Geo. 1
Halley 1
J.William 1
Jeremiah 1
Joe 1
Joseph 1
Joshua 1
Marmaduke 1
Mathew 1
Matthew 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Smith 1
Thompson 1
Thos. 1
Thos.Smith 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Wildon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Wildon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 207 people were recorded with the Wildon surname. That placed it at #12,555 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Wildon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016. That gives Wildon a modern rank of #21,383.

What does the Wildon map show?

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