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UK surname

Ansdell

In the 1881 census there were 102 people recorded with the Ansdell surname, ranking it #19,518 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 108, ranked #29,578, down from #19,518 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Pancras and Drypool. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, Stockbridge and Liverpool.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ansdell is 171 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 5.9%.

1881 census count

102

Ranked #19,518

Modern count

108

2016, ranked #29,578

Peak year

1911

171 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ansdell had 102 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,518 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 108 in 2016, ranked #29,578.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 171 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Student Living and Professional Footholds.

Ansdell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ansdell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ansdell 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 64 #21,914
1861 historical 79 #23,702
1881 historical 102 #19,518
1891 historical 140 #19,193
1901 historical 160 #17,387
1911 historical 171 #16,461
1997 modern 122 #23,917
1998 modern 124 #24,316
1999 modern 131 #23,709
2000 modern 126 #24,220
2001 modern 120 #24,615
2002 modern 130 #23,903
2003 modern 117 #25,282
2004 modern 108 #26,741
2005 modern 111 #26,260
2006 modern 110 #26,717
2007 modern 113 #26,641
2008 modern 112 #27,061
2009 modern 107 #28,483
2010 modern 111 #28,509
2011 modern 108 #28,811
2012 modern 105 #29,362
2013 modern 109 #29,209
2014 modern 107 #29,827
2015 modern 107 #29,708
2016 modern 108 #29,578

Geography

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Where Ansdells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Pancras, Drypool, Liverpool and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, Stockbridge, Liverpool, North Devon and Waveney. 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 St Pancras London (North Districts)
3 Drypool Yorkshire, East Riding
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 030 County Durham
2 Stockbridge City of Edinburgh
3 Liverpool 056 Liverpool
4 North Devon 006 North Devon
5 Waveney 006 Waveney

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ansdell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ansdell

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ansdell, 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

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites

Group

Student Living and Professional Footholds

Nationally, the Ansdell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Student Living and Professional Footholds, within Multicultural and Educated Urbanites. This does not mean every Ansdell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

The Group includes many students, some of whom reside in communal residences. Single-person households are the most prevalent and the modal age band is 25 to 44. There are few families with dependent children. A significant number of White residents were born in EU countries (although UK-born residents are more common than in the rest of the Group), and households reflect a diversity of ethnic groups. Residential turnover is exceptionally high and, communal properties aside, flats are the norm. Some properties, including those in the private rental sector, are over-crowded. Many residents are professionals and technicians educated to degree level, and the Group is particularly common near the campuses of established university towns and cities.

Wider pattern

Established populations comprising ethnic minorities together with persons born outside the UK predominate in this Supergroup. Residents present diverse personal characteristics and circumstances: while generally well-educated and practising skilled occupations, some residents live in overcrowded rental sector housing. English may not be the main language used by people in this Group. Although the typical adult resident is middle aged, single person households are common and marriage rates are low by national standards. This Supergroup predominates in Inner London, with smaller enclaves in many other densely populated metropolitan areas.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Ansdell 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

Ansdell is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Ansdell 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Ansdell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Ansdell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ansdell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ansdell 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 30 Ansdells recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.04x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 30 3.04x
Lancashire 27 2.29x
Middlesex 13 1.31x
Kent 9 2.65x
Surrey 9 1.86x
Suffolk 6 4.95x
Cheshire 2 0.91x
Sussex 2 1.19x
Denbighshire 1 2.66x
Derbyshire 1 0.64x
Flintshire 1 3.74x
Gloucestershire 1 0.51x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Southcoates in Yorkshire leads with 20 Ansdells recorded in 1881 and an index of 365.63x.

Place Total Index
Southcoates 20 365.63x
St Pancras London 11 13.74x
Walton On Hill 11 172.14x
Sculcoates 7 44.79x
Kearsley 6 241.94x
Lowestoft 6 104.90x
Woolwich 5 39.87x
Battersea 4 10.93x
Bermondsey 4 13.51x
Liverpool 4 5.58x
Lewisham 3 16.57x
Grappenhall 2 740.74x
Layton With Warbreck 2 46.19x
North Meols 2 17.32x
Charlton Kings 1 74.07x
Croydon 1 3.72x
Cuckfield 1 59.17x
Derby All Sts 1 76.92x
Ferring 1 1250.00x
Hipperholme Cum 1 23.09x
Isleworth 1 22.62x
Llandrillo Yn Rhos 1 178.57x
Moss Side 1 16.10x
Northowram 1 14.47x
Owthorne 1 555.56x
Preston 1 3.17x
Rhuddlan 1 42.55x
St George Hanover Square 1 5.70x
Tonbridge 1 8.17x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Caroline 4
Margaret 4
Emma 3
Harriet 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Ann 2
Anna 2
Annie 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Emily 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
A. 1
Ada 1
Adelaide 1
Fanny 1
Gertrude 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
M.W. 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Nancy 1
Sarah 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 7
George 5
William 5
John 4
Charles 3
Thomas 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Henry 2
Robert 2
Chas. 1
Colin 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Gerald 1
Joseph 1
Lionel 1
Sidney 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Ansdell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ansdell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 102 people were recorded with the Ansdell surname. That placed it at #19,518 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ansdell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 108 in 2016. That gives Ansdell a modern rank of #29,578.

What does the Ansdell map show?

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