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UK surname

Worsnop

In the 1881 census there were 629 people recorded with the Worsnop surname, ranking it #5,635 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 549, ranked #9,292, down from #5,635 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bradford and Leeds. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Leeds and Calderdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Worsnop is 820 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 12.7%.

1881 census count

629

Ranked #5,635

Modern count

549

2016, ranked #9,292

Peak year

1911

820 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Worsnop had 629 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,635 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 549 in 2016, ranked #9,292.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 820 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Worsnop surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Worsnop surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Worsnop 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 354 #6,678
1861 historical 427 #6,020
1881 historical 629 #5,635
1891 historical 746 #5,338
1901 historical 779 #5,767
1911 historical 820 #5,371
1997 modern 522 #9,015
1998 modern 526 #9,238
1999 modern 531 #9,219
2000 modern 522 #9,313
2001 modern 520 #9,192
2002 modern 537 #9,150
2003 modern 524 #9,181
2004 modern 519 #9,257
2005 modern 509 #9,328
2006 modern 512 #9,319
2007 modern 521 #9,271
2008 modern 515 #9,430
2009 modern 518 #9,588
2010 modern 537 #9,543
2011 modern 533 #9,500
2012 modern 534 #9,391
2013 modern 542 #9,446
2014 modern 545 #9,461
2015 modern 542 #9,436
2016 modern 549 #9,292

Geography

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Where Worsnops are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bradford and Leeds. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Leeds and Calderdale. 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 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Leeds 079 Leeds
2 Leeds 052 Leeds
3 Leeds 076 Leeds
4 Calderdale 003 Calderdale
5 Leeds 106 Leeds

Forenames

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First names often paired with Worsnop

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Worsnop

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

Worsnop is most concentrated in decile 9 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

Worsnop falls in decile 1 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 Worsnop 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Worsnop, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Worsnop families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Worsnop 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 567 Worsnops recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.32x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 567 9.32x
Lancashire 18 0.25x
Derbyshire 10 1.04x
Middlesex 9 0.15x
Durham 7 0.38x
Warwickshire 7 0.45x
Cornwall 5 0.72x
Sussex 4 0.39x
Cheshire 1 0.07x
Kent 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. North Bierley in Yorkshire leads with 81 Worsnops recorded in 1881 and an index of 246.73x.

Place Total Index
North Bierley 81 246.73x
Horton In Bradford 68 71.62x
Wortley In Bramley 65 134.97x
Armley 52 193.89x
Leeds 45 13.11x
Hunslet 26 27.42x
Bowling 24 39.85x
Wyke In Bradford 23 211.59x
Elland Cum Greetland 14 51.11x
Holy Trinity 14 9.57x
Batley 12 20.77x
Bradford 12 8.15x
Pudsey 12 36.92x
Halifax 10 11.20x
Litchurch 10 25.87x
Morley 10 31.64x
Northowram 9 21.11x
Manningham 8 10.68x
Sheffield 8 4.13x
Tottington Lower End 8 23.12x
Birmingham 7 1.36x
Crossgate 7 87.72x
Liversedge 7 25.86x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 7 32.23x
Bethnal Green London 6 2.25x
Bramley In Bramley 6 25.77x
Brightside Bierlow 6 5.03x
Middleton In Oldham 6 27.49x
Beeston 5 81.30x
Hook 5 37.40x
Huddersfield 5 5.64x
Madron Penzance 5 19.79x
Headingley Cum Burley 4 10.22x
Pickering 4 52.22x
Preston 4 22.15x
Churwell 3 72.29x
Cleckheaton 3 13.39x
Hipperholme Cum 3 11.23x
Oldham 3 1.28x
Rothwell 3 24.43x
Clayton 2 13.44x
Sculcoates 2 2.07x
Southowram 2 10.78x
St George In East 2 4.79x
Birkenhead 1 0.93x
Dewsbury 1 1.60x
Liverpool 1 0.23x
Lofthouse Cum Carlton 1 13.50x
Margate St John Baptist 1 2.61x
Newington 1 5.97x
Ovenden 1 3.70x
Scarborough 1 1.81x
Shitlington 1 15.90x
Thornton In Bradford 1 4.94x
Westminster St 1 4.42x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 56
Sarah 35
Hannah 18
Elizabeth 17
Annie 16
Ann 13
Martha 13
Eliza 11
Emily 9
Emma 9
Jane 7
Alice 6
Susannah 6
Clara 5
Ellen 5
Louisa 5
Frances 4
Harriet 4
Lucy 4
Ada 3
Betsy 3
Edith 3
Florence 3
Lily 3
Margaret 3
Agnes 2
Fanny 2
Grace 2
Maria 2
Rebecca 2
Rhoda 2
Ruth 2
Anie 1
Bethia 1
Betty 1
Caroline 1
Carrie 1
Edward 1
Eliza.Ann 1
Elizth. 1
Ethel 1
Faith 1
Jemima 1
Judith 1
Lavinia 1
Lelice 1
Lilly 1
Lois 1
Lousia 1
Zillah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 38
Joseph 24
James 23
William 23
Thomas 17
Samuel 14
Abraham 10
Charles 10
Fred 9
Harry 8
Henry 8
Walter 6
Albert 5
Arthur 5
George 5
Alfred 4
Benjamin 4
Edwin 4
Tom 4
Herbert 3
Joshua 3
Mark 3
Thos. 3
Edward 2
Frederick 2
Isaac 2
Jonathan 2
Matthew 2
Reuben 2
Robert 2
Sam 2
Wilfred 2
Wm. 2
Amos 1
Armitage 1
Bertie 1
Brooksbank 1
Chaley 1
Eli. 1
Enoch 1
Enos 1
Ernest 1
Ezra 1
Frank 1
Fred. 1
Jabey 1
Jane 1
Jarad 1
Jared 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Worsnop surname: questions and answers

How common was the Worsnop surname in 1881?

In 1881, 629 people were recorded with the Worsnop surname. That placed it at #5,635 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Worsnop surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 549 in 2016. That gives Worsnop a modern rank of #9,292.

What does the Worsnop map show?

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