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UK surname

Anley

In the 1881 census there were 71 people recorded with the Anley surname, ranking it #23,517 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 82, ranked #32,895, down from #23,517 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Leeds and St John Hackney. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hounslow, Derbyshire Dales and Rother.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Anley is 167 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 15.5%.

1881 census count

71

Ranked #23,517

Modern count

82

2016, ranked #32,895

Peak year

1861

167 bearers

Map years

3

1861 to 1998

Key insights

  • Anley had 71 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #23,517 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 82 in 2016, ranked #32,895.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 167 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Anley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Anley surname density by area, 1998 modern.

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Timeline

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Anley 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 75 #20,268
1861 historical 167 #13,956
1881 historical 71 #23,517
1891 historical 132 #19,976
1901 historical 85 #24,636
1911 historical 99 #22,850
1997 modern 90 #28,360
1998 modern 111 #25,990
1999 modern 100 #27,757
2000 modern 96 #28,299
2001 modern 90 #28,793
2002 modern 89 #29,428
2003 modern 89 #29,380
2004 modern 86 #30,019
2005 modern 74 #31,522
2006 modern 82 #30,933
2007 modern 82 #31,295
2008 modern 88 #30,857
2009 modern 89 #31,235
2010 modern 95 #31,000
2011 modern 89 #31,659
2012 modern 84 #32,502
2013 modern 83 #32,813
2014 modern 84 #32,823
2015 modern 85 #32,693
2016 modern 82 #32,895

Geography

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Where Anleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Leeds, St John Hackney, St Marylebone and Floore. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hounslow, Derbyshire Dales, Rother and Camden. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding
3 St John Hackney London (North Districts)
4 St Marylebone London (North Districts)
5 Floore Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hounslow 029 Hounslow
2 Derbyshire Dales 010 Derbyshire Dales
3 Rother 003 Rother
4 Rother 007 Rother
5 Camden 022 Camden

Forenames

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First names often paired with Anley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Anley

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Anley is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Anley is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Anley 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.

9
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Anley is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Anley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Anley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Anley 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. Channel Islands leads with 33 Anleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 108.73x.

County Total Index
Channel Islands 33 108.73x
Middlesex 29 2.83x
Hampshire 12 5.72x
Devon 6 2.81x
Monmouthshire 6 8.10x
Glamorgan 4 2.24x
Yorkshire 3 0.30x
Essex 2 0.99x
Gloucestershire 2 1.00x
Lancashire 2 0.16x
Surrey 2 0.40x
Lincolnshire 1 0.61x
Northamptonshire 1 1.04x
Royal Navy 1 8.19x
Somerset 1 0.61x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Helier in Channel Islands leads with 14 Anleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 141.70x.

Place Total Index
St Helier 14 141.70x
St Marylebone London 9 16.46x
Binsted 8 1000.00x
Fulham London 8 53.87x
St Martin 8 430.11x
Aberystruth 6 91.88x
St Pancras London 5 6.07x
Cardiff St John 4 68.61x
Islington London 4 4.03x
St John 4 689.66x
St Lawrence 4 481.93x
Bickleigh 3 1428.57x
Doncaster 3 40.43x
Trinity 3 428.57x
Bermondsey 2 6.56x
Hawley 2 500.00x
Liverpool 2 2.71x
Poplar London 2 10.35x
Walthamstow 2 27.47x
Alverstoke 1 13.16x
Cheltenham 1 6.45x
Exeter St Sidwell 1 20.49x
Great Grimsby 1 9.62x
Halberton 1 200.00x
Leckhampton 1 80.65x
Northampton St Peter 1 169.49x
Royal Navy 1 9.59x
St Andrew Holborn London 1 22.57x
Ventnor 1 50.00x
Walcot 1 11.39x
Woodbury 1 158.73x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Jane 4
Ellen 3
Alice 2
Caroline 2
Charlotte 2
Eliza 2
Elizabeth 2
Harriet 2
Louisa 2
Sarah 2
Ada 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Dina 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elvina 1
Emma 1
Eva 1
Florence 1
Frederika 1
Harriett 1
Helena 1
Henriette 1
Ida 1
Lizzie 1
Mab.C. 1
Maria 1
Rachel 1
Rosina 1
Sukey 1
Suky 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 9
Frederick 4
Arthur 3
Henry 3
Philip 3
William 3
Barnett 2
David 2
James 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Edward 1
F. 1
Ferdinand 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Herbert 1
Jasp.G. 1
Joseph 1
Josue 1
Owen 1
Patrick 1
Phil.G. 1
Phillip 1
Reginald 1
Reuben 1
Robert 1
Vernon 1

FAQ

Anley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Anley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 71 people were recorded with the Anley surname. That placed it at #23,517 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Anley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 82 in 2016. That gives Anley a modern rank of #32,895.

What does the Anley map show?

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