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UK surname

Wimpenny

In the 1881 census there were 421 people recorded with the Wimpenny surname, ranking it #7,681 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 365, ranked #12,721, down from #7,681 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Prestwich, Kirkburton and Almondbury. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kirklees.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Wimpenny is 499 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 13.3%.

1881 census count

421

Ranked #7,681

Modern count

365

2016, ranked #12,721

Peak year

1911

499 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Wimpenny had 421 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,681 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 365 in 2016, ranked #12,721.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 499 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Wimpenny surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Wimpenny surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Wimpenny 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 153 #12,721
1861 historical 245 #10,057
1881 historical 421 #7,681
1891 historical 416 #8,596
1901 historical 476 #8,356
1911 historical 499 #7,846
1997 modern 399 #11,028
1998 modern 412 #11,108
1999 modern 416 #11,110
2000 modern 413 #11,142
2001 modern 406 #11,096
2002 modern 406 #11,315
2003 modern 377 #11,762
2004 modern 373 #11,859
2005 modern 379 #11,662
2006 modern 363 #12,123
2007 modern 361 #12,303
2008 modern 362 #12,384
2009 modern 364 #12,584
2010 modern 374 #12,597
2011 modern 369 #12,600
2012 modern 357 #12,757
2013 modern 363 #12,815
2014 modern 369 #12,745
2015 modern 374 #12,495
2016 modern 365 #12,721

Geography

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Where Wimpennys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Prestwich, Kirkburton and Almondbury. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kirklees. 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 Prestwich Lancashire
2 Kirkburton Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Almondbury Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kirklees 055 Kirklees
2 Kirklees 059 Kirklees
3 Kirklees 053 Kirklees
4 Kirklees 036 Kirklees
5 Kirklees 056 Kirklees

Forenames

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First names often paired with Wimpenny

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Wimpenny

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Wimpenny 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

Wimpenny is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Wimpenny falls in decile 8 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.

8
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Wimpenny families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Wimpenny 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 307 Wimpennys recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.56x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 307 7.56x
Lancashire 77 1.58x
Cheshire 20 2.21x
Derbyshire 6 0.94x
Middlesex 5 0.12x
Glamorgan 3 0.42x
Gloucestershire 2 0.25x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Oldham in Lancashire leads with 37 Wimpennys recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.58x.

Place Total Index
Oldham 37 23.58x
Upperthong 35 1014.49x
Cartworth 30 892.86x
Honley 29 407.88x
Wooldale 27 391.87x
Almondbury 25 127.36x
Netherthong 20 1526.72x
Austonley 16 695.65x
Linthwaite 16 187.57x
Lockwood 15 102.67x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 14 96.55x
Thurstonland 10 709.22x
Huddersfield 9 15.22x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 9 87.89x
Hyde 8 29.97x
Stayley 8 77.37x
Batley 7 18.14x
Leeds 7 3.05x
Horton In Bradford 6 9.46x
Hunslet 6 9.48x
Moston 6 122.95x
Reddish 6 89.55x
Meltham 5 79.24x
North Meols 5 10.51x
Shoreditch London 5 2.82x
Widnes 5 14.26x
Dukinfield 4 9.57x
Openshaw 4 17.57x
Rotherham 4 17.47x
Soothill 4 27.29x
Bradford 3 3.05x
Glossop Dale 3 9.99x
Hulme 3 2.96x
Lepton 3 70.75x
Newton 3 8.01x
Stretford 3 11.22x
Swansea Town 3 5.13x
Bristol St James In 2 16.92x
Droylsden 2 12.61x
Hayfield 2 50.76x
Mirfield 2 8.97x
Shitlington 2 47.62x
Thornhill 2 16.88x
Ashton Under Lyne 1 0.94x
Fairfield 1 23.31x
Layton With Warbreck 1 5.61x
Moss Side 1 3.91x
South Crosland 1 23.42x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 33
Sarah 18
Hannah 14
Ellen 13
Elizabeth 12
Emma 10
Jane 10
Ann 8
Annie 7
Alice 6
Martha 6
Ada 5
Betty 3
Clara 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Kate 3
Maria 3
Ruth 3
Amy 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Janet 2
Lydia 2
Minnie 2
Amanda 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Cora 1
Elena 1
Eliza 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Florance 1
Georgina 1
Hanny 1
Helen 1
Helena 1
Isabella 1
Jessie 1
Leonora 1
Lettice 1
Lucy 1
Mabel 1
Maltilda 1
Margaret 1
Margret 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 23
Joseph 14
Samuel 13
William 12
George 11
James 7
Joe 7
Harry 6
Henry 6
Joshua 5
Thomas 5
Tom 5
Arthur 4
Herbert 4
Walter 4
Alfred 3
Ben 3
Elliott 3
Fred 3
Jonas 3
Mark 3
Sam 3
Albert 2
Brown 2
Charles 2
David 2
Edward 2
Eli 2
Ernest 2
Francis 2
Freddy 2
Geo.A. 2
Martin 2
Allen 1
Curnal 1
Ebenezer 1
Edgar 1
Fenton. 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Giles 1
Guy 1
Harold 1
Jas.Henry 1
Josh. 1
Lees 1
Louis 1
Morise 1
Richard 1
Wrigley 1

FAQ

Wimpenny surname: questions and answers

How common was the Wimpenny surname in 1881?

In 1881, 421 people were recorded with the Wimpenny surname. That placed it at #7,681 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Wimpenny surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 365 in 2016. That gives Wimpenny a modern rank of #12,721.

What does the Wimpenny map show?

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