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UK surname

Angles

An English surname derived from the Angles, a Germanic tribe that invaded and settled in Britain.

In the 1881 census there were 153 people recorded with the Angles surname, ranking it #15,320 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 99, ranked #31,358, down from #15,320 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Crayford, Gateshead and Lambeth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire East, Burntisland West and Kirkcaldy Gallatown and Sinclairtown.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Angles is 179 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 35.3%.

1881 census count

153

Ranked #15,320

Modern count

99

2016, ranked #31,358

Peak year

1891

179 bearers

Map years

6

1851 to 1998

Key insights

  • Angles had 153 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,320 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016, ranked #31,358.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 179 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Angles surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Angles surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Angles 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 141 #13,507
1861 historical 178 #13,202
1881 historical 153 #15,320
1891 historical 179 #16,198
1901 historical 160 #17,387
1911 historical 96 #23,193
1997 modern 112 #25,244
1998 modern 117 #25,190
1999 modern 116 #25,487
2000 modern 122 #24,698
2001 modern 113 #25,489
2002 modern 104 #27,303
2003 modern 97 #28,217
2004 modern 100 #27,964
2005 modern 96 #28,671
2006 modern 96 #28,946
2007 modern 96 #29,339
2008 modern 96 #29,654
2009 modern 100 #29,597
2010 modern 104 #29,618
2011 modern 103 #29,589
2012 modern 98 #30,612
2013 modern 98 #31,078
2014 modern 97 #31,518
2015 modern 97 #31,499
2016 modern 99 #31,358

Geography

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Where Angles' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Crayford, Gateshead, Lambeth, Blackburn and Kirkcaldy Dysart and Abbotshall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire East, Burntisland West, Kirkcaldy Gallatown and Sinclairtown, East Cambridgeshire and Tewkesbury. 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 Crayford Kent
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Lambeth London (South Districts)
4 Blackburn Lancashire
5 Kirkcaldy Dysart and Abbotshall Fife

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire East 028 Cheshire East
2 Burntisland West Fife
3 Kirkcaldy Gallatown and Sinclairtown Fife
4 East Cambridgeshire 003 East Cambridgeshire
5 Tewkesbury 007 Tewkesbury

Forenames

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First names often paired with Angles

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Angles

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Angles, 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 Angles surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Angles 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Angles 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

Angles is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Angles falls in decile 10 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 Angles is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 20-25 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 Angles, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Angles

The surname "ANGLES" is an English surname that originated in the medieval period, derived from the Anglo-Saxon tribes that settled in Britain from continental Europe during the 5th and 6th centuries. It is believed to have originated as a locational surname, referring to people who hailed from the region known as Anglia, which encompassed parts of what is now eastern England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation conducted in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. The Domesday Book lists several individuals with the surname "Angles" or variations thereof, indicating the name's presence in England during the Norman period.

The name "ANGLES" is also closely associated with the ancient kingdom of East Anglia, which was established by the Angles in the early medieval period. This region, comprising the modern-day counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, was likely the birthplace of many individuals bearing the surname.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various records, such as the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which documented landholders and taxpayers in England. One notable individual from this period was John Angles, a landowner mentioned in the Hundred Rolls for the county of Gloucestershire.

As the centuries progressed, the surname "ANGLES" spread throughout England, with several notable individuals bearing the name. One such person was Richard Angles (born c. 1450), a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol during the 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various parish records and historical documents, including the works of the renowned chronicler John Stow. Stow mentioned a William Angles, a merchant in London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another notable figure was Sir Francis Angles (1588-1659), a member of the English gentry and a Royalist supporter during the English Civil War. He was knighted by King Charles I in recognition of his service and loyalty.

The surname "ANGLES" also found its way across the Atlantic Ocean, with several individuals bearing the name among the early settlers in the American colonies. One such individual was John Angles, who arrived in Virginia in 1635, according to colonial records.

Throughout history, the surname "ANGLES" has been associated with various place names and locations, reflecting the geographic origins of its bearers. These include places like Anglesea (now Anglesey) in Wales, as well as various towns and villages in England with names derived from the word "Angle," such as Angleton in Somerset and Angmering in Sussex.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Angles families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Angles 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. Middlesex leads with 41 Angles' recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.73x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 41 2.73x
Surrey 22 3.01x
Fife 21 23.61x
Durham 19 4.25x
Lancashire 18 1.01x
Yorkshire 9 0.60x
Kent 6 1.17x
Dumfriesshire 5 15.07x
Essex 4 1.35x
Northumberland 4 1.79x
Westmorland 2 6.06x
Angus 1 0.72x
Berkshire 1 0.89x
Denbighshire 1 1.76x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Blackburn in Lancashire leads with 9 Angles' recorded in 1881 and an index of 18.98x.

Place Total Index
Blackburn 9 18.98x
Dysart 8 133.56x
Abbotshall 7 210.84x
Bromley London 7 21.18x
Shoreditch London 7 10.75x
Crayford 6 267.86x
Gateshead 6 17.93x
Houghton Le Spring 6 194.17x
Kirkcaldy 6 136.05x
Lambeth 6 4.58x
Salford 6 11.44x
Lochmaben 5 344.83x
St George Bloomsbury 5 58.00x
Wyke In Bradford 5 187.97x
Bocking 4 224.72x
Camberwell 4 4.17x
Croydon 4 9.84x
Ealing 4 29.81x
Enfield 4 40.57x
Fulham London 4 18.36x
Newington 4 7.21x
Wallsend 4 56.42x
Chelsea London 3 6.63x
Chorlton On Medlock 3 10.59x
Carshalton 2 71.43x
Guisbrough 2 61.54x
Hackney London 2 2.37x
Haswell 2 62.50x
Levens 2 408.16x
North Bierley 2 24.88x
Shildon 2 55.71x
St Luke London 2 8.30x
Stranton 2 13.30x
Battersea 1 1.81x
Chieveley 1 166.67x
Dawdon 1 18.18x
Dundee 1 1.92x
Kingston On Thames 1 5.69x
Poplar London 1 3.53x
Ruabon 1 12.82x
St Marylebone London 1 1.25x
St Pancras London 1 0.83x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Alice 4
Ann 4
Annie 4
Elizabeth 4
Hannah 4
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Martha 3
Sarah 3
Edith 2
Emma 2
Isabella 2
Jessie 2
Margaret 2
Adelaide 1
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Barbary 1
Elizh. 1
Esther 1
Flora 1
Gladys 1
Isabel 1
Isabell 1
Jane 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Matilda 1
Norah 1
Rebecca 1
Rodha 1
Rosa 1
Rosia 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 14
John 7
Arthur 3
George 3
James 3
Richard 3
Thomas 3
Henery 2
Henry 2
Joseph 2
Robert 2
Amos 1
Charles 1
Claude 1
Ebenr.J. 1
Edward 1
Eli 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Percy 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Angles surname: questions and answers

How common was the Angles surname in 1881?

In 1881, 153 people were recorded with the Angles surname. That placed it at #15,320 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Angles surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016. That gives Angles a modern rank of #31,358.

What does the Angles surname mean?

An English surname derived from the Angles, a Germanic tribe that invaded and settled in Britain.

What does the Angles map show?

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