Chapter Summary

Your one-stop shop¹ for naming Muggle-borns (and some Half-bloods) who attended Hogwarts between 1991 and 1997.

Click the arrows (▼ and ▲) in order to quickly navigate between sections.
▼ England, Wales, and Cornwall
▼ Ireland
▼ Scotland

¹ Not actually one-stop: there are links.

For the purpose of enrollment at Hogwarts, children born after 31 August should be treated as belonging to the following year.

England, Wales, and Cornwall ▲

Most common given names

Cornwall and Wales are considered a part of England, so separate census data is difficult to come by. It's also been difficult to find year-on-year data, but some information was released at ten-year intervals. For students attending Hogwarts between 1985 and 2004, you'll want to look at the data released in 1974, 1984, and 1994.

20 most common surnames: Cornwall
  1. Allen
  2. Brown
  3. Davies
  4. Harris
  5. James
  6. Jones
  7. Martin
  8. Mitchell
  9. Pascoe
  10. Pearce
  11. Phillips
  12. Richards
  13. Roberts
  14. Rowe
  15. Smith
  16. Stephens
  17. Taylor
  18. Thomas
  19. White
  20. Williams

20 most common surnames: England
  1. Brown
  2. Cooper
  3. Green
  4. Hall
  5. Harris
  6. Hill
  7. Jackson
  8. Johnson
  9. Larke
  10. Martin
  11. Robinson
  12. Smith
  13. Taylor
  14. Thompson
  15. Turner
  16. Walker
  17. White
  18. Wilson
  19. Wood
  20. Wright

20 most common surnames: Wales
  1. Davies
  2. Edwards
  3. Evans
  4. Griffiths
  5. Hughes
  6. James
  7. Jenkins
  8. Jones
  9. Lewis
  10. Morgan
  11. Morris
  12. Owen
  13. Phillips
  14. Price
  15. Rees
  16. Richards
  17. Roberts
  18. Smith
  19. Thomas
  20. Williams

Ireland ▲

Most common given names, by year

1974 to 1979

Born 1980 (S. 1991, l.y. 1997-98)

1981 to 1986

20 most common surnames

  1. Byrne, meaning "a raven."
  2. Doyle, meaning "dark foreigner."
  3. Gallagher, meaning "lover of foreigners."
  4. Kelly, meaning "bright-headed."
  5. Kennedy, meaning "helmet-headed."
  6. Lynch, meaning "seafarer, exile."
  7. McCarthy, meaning "loving."
  8. Moore, meaning "majestic."
  9. Murphy, meaning "sea-battler."
  10. Murray, meaning "lord, master."
  11. O'Brien, meaning "high, noble."
  12. O'Connor, meaning "patron of warriors."
  13. O'Doherty, meaning "hurtful."
  14. O'Neill, of unknown meaning.
  15. O'Reilly, of unknown meaning.
  16. O'Sullivan, meaning "dark-eyed."
  17. Quinn, meaning "wisdom, chief."
  18. Ryan, meaning "king."
  19. Smith, meaning "son of the Smith."
  20. Walsh, meaning "Welshman."

Scotland ▲

Most common given names, by year

1974 to 1979

Born 1980 (S. 1991, l.y. 1997-98)

1981 to 1986

20 most common surnames

  1. Anderson
  2. Brown
  3. Campbell
  4. Clark
  5. Macdonald
  6. Mitchell
  7. Murray
  8. Paterson
  9. Reid
  10. Robertson
  11. Ross
  12. Scott
  13. Smith
  14. Stewart
  15. Taylor
  16. Thomson
  17. Walker
  18. Watson
  19. Wilson
  20. Young

20 most common surnames

  1. Anderson
  2. Brown
  3. Campbell
  4. Clark
  5. Macdonald
  6. Mitchell
  7. Murray
  8. Paterson
  9. Reid
  10. Robertson
  11. Ross
  12. Scott
  13. Smith
  14. Stewart
  15. Taylor
  16. Thomson
  17. Walker
  18. Watson
  19. Wilson
  20. Young