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UK surname

Wormall

In the 1881 census there were 187 people recorded with the Wormall surname, ranking it #13,407 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 234, ranked #17,572, down from #13,407 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stonesby, Bescaby, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Nottingham St Mary. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wakefield, South Kesteven and Lincoln.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Wormall is 271 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 25.1%.

1881 census count

187

Ranked #13,407

Modern count

234

2016, ranked #17,572

Peak year

2010

271 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Wormall had 187 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,407 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016, ranked #17,572.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 216 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Wormall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Wormall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Wormall 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 138 #13,745
1861 historical 112 #19,279
1881 historical 187 #13,407
1891 historical 160 #17,555
1901 historical 183 #15,996
1911 historical 216 #14,240
1997 modern 254 #15,111
1998 modern 263 #15,161
1999 modern 261 #15,353
2000 modern 257 #15,468
2001 modern 251 #15,483
2002 modern 264 #15,236
2003 modern 259 #15,254
2004 modern 252 #15,618
2005 modern 242 #15,987
2006 modern 241 #16,139
2007 modern 250 #15,901
2008 modern 252 #15,984
2009 modern 260 #15,972
2010 modern 271 #15,856
2011 modern 261 #16,145
2012 modern 239 #17,027
2013 modern 239 #17,307
2014 modern 241 #17,338
2015 modern 240 #17,279
2016 modern 234 #17,572

Geography

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Where Wormalls are most common

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

The modern local-area list points to Wakefield, South Kesteven, Lincoln and Wychavon. 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 Stonesby, Bescaby Leicestershire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire
4 Edmondthorpe Leicestershire
5 Grantham Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wakefield 039 Wakefield
2 South Kesteven 003 South Kesteven
3 South Kesteven 006 South Kesteven
4 Lincoln 004 Lincoln
5 Wychavon 015 Wychavon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Wormall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Wormall

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Wormall is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Wormall 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

Wormall 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Wormall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Wormall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Wormall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Wormall 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. Leicestershire leads with 34 Wormalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.81x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 34 16.81x
Nottinghamshire 33 13.42x
Lincolnshire 32 10.97x
Lancashire 30 1.39x
Yorkshire 23 1.27x
Surrey 14 1.58x
Middlesex 9 0.49x
Northamptonshire 6 3.50x
Durham 2 0.37x
Cheshire 1 0.25x
Hertfordshire 1 0.80x
Sussex 1 0.33x
Warwickshire 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Crompton in Lancashire leads with 19 Wormalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 308.44x.

Place Total Index
Crompton 19 308.44x
Lenton 16 276.34x
Spittlegate 15 372.21x
Newington 14 20.78x
Edmondthorpe 11 8461.54x
Leeds 11 10.78x
Nottingham St Mary 11 17.30x
Wymondham 9 2195.12x
Pickwell Leesthorpe 7 4375.00x
Woolsthorpe 7 1891.89x
Bethnal Green London 6 7.57x
Everton 6 8.70x
Stapleford 6 300.00x
Harpurhey 5 166.67x
Harringworth 4 1739.13x
Somerby In Grantham 4 540.54x
Doncaster 3 22.71x
Shoreditch London 3 3.79x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 3 73.17x
Stonesby 3 2307.69x
Wymeswold 3 517.24x
Carlton In Skipton 2 188.68x
Crook Billy Row 2 28.78x
Peterborough 2 16.10x
Pontefract 2 51.41x
Swinton In Rotherham 2 41.84x
Ardsley 1 48.08x
Baldock 1 84.75x
Brighton 1 1.61x
Leamington Priors 1 8.83x
Manthorpe Cum Little 1 44.84x
Morley 1 10.64x
Sale 1 20.24x
Sewstern 1 833.33x
Sheffield 1 1.74x
St Martin Lincoln 1 36.90x
St Nicholas Lincoln 1 35.84x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 15
John 14
George 9
Henry 7
Robert 6
Joseph 5
Charles 4
Arthur 3
James 3
Reuben 3
Richard 3
Albert 2
Thomas 2
Walter 2
Abraham 1
Alfred 1
David 1
Edgar 1
Edwin 1
Freadrick 1
Fred.Chas.W. 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Horace 1
Israel 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Wormall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Wormall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 187 people were recorded with the Wormall surname. That placed it at #13,407 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Wormall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016. That gives Wormall a modern rank of #17,572.

What does the Wormall map show?

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