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UK surname

Woollatt

In the 1881 census there were 157 people recorded with the Woollatt surname, ranking it #15,046 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 170, ranked #21,801, down from #15,046 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 Mid Suffolk, Wychavon and Stratford-on-Avon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Woollatt is 228 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 8.3%.

1881 census count

157

Ranked #15,046

Modern count

170

2016, ranked #21,801

Peak year

1911

228 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Woollatt had 157 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,046 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 170 in 2016, ranked #21,801.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 228 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Woollatt surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Woollatt surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Woollatt 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 115 #15,634
1861 historical 137 #16,465
1881 historical 157 #15,046
1891 historical 213 #14,269
1901 historical 224 #14,091
1911 historical 228 #13,759
1997 modern 199 #17,668
1998 modern 206 #17,796
1999 modern 201 #18,179
2000 modern 197 #18,384
2001 modern 191 #18,453
2002 modern 191 #18,817
2003 modern 185 #18,999
2004 modern 190 #18,792
2005 modern 170 #20,066
2006 modern 161 #20,972
2007 modern 169 #20,562
2008 modern 163 #21,238
2009 modern 175 #20,707
2010 modern 176 #21,101
2011 modern 171 #21,337
2012 modern 172 #21,219
2013 modern 173 #21,486
2014 modern 168 #22,075
2015 modern 170 #21,800
2016 modern 170 #21,801

Geography

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Where Woollatts are most common

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

The modern local-area list points to Mid Suffolk, Wychavon, Stratford-on-Avon, Sheffield and Hammersmith and Fulham. 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 Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire
5 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mid Suffolk 003 Mid Suffolk
2 Wychavon 019 Wychavon
3 Stratford-on-Avon 006 Stratford-on-Avon
4 Sheffield 076 Sheffield
5 Hammersmith and Fulham 014 Hammersmith and Fulham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Woollatt

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Woollatt

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Woollatt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Woollatt household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Woollatt is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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 throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Woollatt is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Woollatt 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Woollatt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Woollatt 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. Nottinghamshire leads with 40 Woollatts recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.38x.

County Total Index
Nottinghamshire 40 19.38x
Hertfordshire 37 35.05x
Derbyshire 35 14.60x
Middlesex 9 0.59x
Staffordshire 8 1.55x
Leicestershire 7 4.12x
Surrey 6 0.80x
Bedfordshire 3 3.78x
Lincolnshire 3 1.23x
Somerset 3 1.22x
Yorkshire 2 0.13x
Hampshire 1 0.32x
Kent 1 0.19x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Northamptonshire 1 0.69x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Nottingham St Mary in Nottinghamshire leads with 18 Woollatts recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.71x.

Place Total Index
Nottingham St Mary 18 33.71x
Sandridge 16 3636.36x
Hucknall Torkard 11 210.33x
Derby St Werburgh 10 72.25x
Litchurch 10 103.63x
Aston 9 3000.00x
Burton Extra 7 236.49x
Upton 7 2692.31x
Ware 7 231.02x
Leicester St Margaret 6 14.49x
Derby All Sts 5 250.00x
Findern 5 2380.95x
Reigate Foreign 5 61.88x
Derby St Peter 4 52.36x
Hampstead London 4 16.77x
Radcliffe On Trent 4 1379.31x
Taunton St Mary 3 66.37x
Bawtry 2 416.67x
Hitchin 2 42.02x
Islington London 2 1.35x
Luton 2 14.57x
St Pancras London 2 1.62x
St Peterin Eastgate 2 263.16x
Arreton 1 99.01x
Bedford St Paul 1 18.38x
Belgrave 1 26.11x
Blatchinworth 1 24.15x
Bushey 1 39.84x
Church Broughton 1 322.58x
Mortlake 1 30.03x
Northampton St Sepulchre 1 13.64x
Sandwich St Peter 1 181.82x
Shoreditch London 1 1.51x
Stevenage 1 60.98x
Tathwell 1 454.55x
West Bromwich 1 3.38x
Wheathampstead 1 81.97x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
Samuel 9
William 7
George 5
James 5
Edwin 4
Joseph 3
A. 2
Daniel 2
Edward 2
Frederick 2
Henry 2
Percy 2
Thomas 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Benjamine 1
Benjm 1
Charles 1
David 1
Edwd. 1
Geo. 1
H.F. 1
Horace 1
Jus. 1
Phillip 1
Randall 1
Richard 1
Stephen 1
Tom 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Woollatt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Woollatt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 157 people were recorded with the Woollatt surname. That placed it at #15,046 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Woollatt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 170 in 2016. That gives Woollatt a modern rank of #21,801.

What does the Woollatt map show?

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