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UK surname

Apperley

In the 1881 census there were 335 people recorded with the Apperley surname, ranking it #9,016 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 579, ranked #8,957, up from #9,016 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, and Tardebigg. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Herefordshire, Tewkesbury and Gloucester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Apperley is 641 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 72.8%.

1881 census count

335

Ranked #9,016

Modern count

579

2016, ranked #8,957

Peak year

2000

641 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Apperley had 335 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,016 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 579 in 2016, ranked #8,957.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 563 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Apperley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Apperley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Apperley 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 149 #12,967
1861 historical 254 #9,741
1881 historical 335 #9,016
1891 historical 466 #7,861
1901 historical 525 #7,771
1911 historical 563 #7,163
1997 modern 631 #7,854
1998 modern 633 #8,076
1999 modern 622 #8,240
2000 modern 641 #8,015
2001 modern 614 #8,147
2002 modern 604 #8,428
2003 modern 607 #8,255
2004 modern 606 #8,286
2005 modern 575 #8,523
2006 modern 573 #8,575
2007 modern 565 #8,722
2008 modern 566 #8,772
2009 modern 578 #8,825
2010 modern 572 #9,082
2011 modern 578 #8,929
2012 modern 578 #8,847
2013 modern 597 #8,782
2014 modern 587 #8,948
2015 modern 575 #9,009
2016 modern 579 #8,957

Geography

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Where Apperleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Tardebigg, Cheltenham and Stretton Grandison, Yarkhill, Ashperton, Munsley, Putley, Woolhope, Upton Bishop, Weston Beggard, St. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Herefordshire, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Cotswold and Waverley. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
3 Tardebigg Worcestershire
4 Cheltenham Gloucestershire
5 Stretton Grandison, Yarkhill, Ashperton, Munsley, Putley, Woolhope, Upton Bishop, Weston Beggard, St Herefordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Herefordshire 001 Herefordshire, County of
2 Tewkesbury 005 Tewkesbury
3 Gloucester 012 Gloucester
4 Cotswold 011 Cotswold
5 Waverley 003 Waverley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Apperley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Apperley

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

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Apperley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Apperley household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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, Apperley 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

Apperley is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Apperley falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Apperley 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 Apperley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Apperley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Apperley 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. Gloucestershire leads with 136 Apperleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.10x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 136 21.10x
Herefordshire 65 48.22x
Warwickshire 32 3.86x
Worcestershire 31 7.22x
Lancashire 17 0.44x
Staffordshire 11 0.99x
Durham 9 0.92x
Essex 8 1.23x
Middlesex 8 0.24x
Shropshire 4 1.41x
Surrey 4 0.25x
Kent 3 0.27x
Cumberland 2 0.71x
Hampshire 2 0.30x
Glamorgan 1 0.17x
Monmouthshire 1 0.42x
Royal Navy 1 2.55x
Somerset 1 0.19x
Yorkshire 1 0.03x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 22 Apperleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.64x.

Place Total Index
Aston 22 9.64x
Cheltenham 18 36.19x
Newent 15 457.32x
Woolhope 15 1785.71x
Redditch 11 126.44x
Birmingham 10 3.62x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 10 84.75x
Mordiford 9 1406.25x
Oswaldtwistle 9 65.31x
Kingstanley 8 336.13x
Minchinhampton 8 155.64x
Wanstead 8 70.42x
Bishopstone 7 2500.00x
Bristol St George 7 23.47x
Fownhope 7 593.22x
Hartpury 7 777.78x
Kings Norton 7 18.19x
Madley 7 736.84x
Rowley Regis 7 22.64x
Upton St Leonards 7 426.83x
Bishop Middleham 6 1132.08x
Clifford 6 674.16x
Dowdeswell 6 1071.43x
Moreton Valence 5 1315.79x
Quedgley 5 925.93x
Tetbury 5 136.99x
Elmore 4 1000.00x
Hulme 4 4.91x
Kempley 4 1250.00x
Shifnal 4 51.88x
Stroud 4 31.87x
Withington 4 454.55x
Boddington 3 652.17x
Elvet 3 42.49x
Hammersmith London 3 3.71x
Kenchester 3 3333.33x
Kingstone 3 600.00x
Oldbury 3 14.20x
Preston 3 2.87x
Southwark St George Martyr 3 4.54x
St Marylebone London 3 1.71x
Stoke Upon Trent 3 2.55x
Bristol St Paul In 2 11.64x
Gloucester St Michael 2 135.14x
Hardwicke 2 273.97x
Kidderminster Borough 2 7.96x
Newington Bagpath 2 952.38x
Newnham 2 120.48x
Northfield 2 24.57x
Rodborough 2 64.31x
Ryde 2 13.82x
St Cuthbert Within 2 60.98x
Stonehouse 2 54.64x
Berkeley Alkington 1 204.08x
Camberwell 1 0.48x
Charlton Kings 1 22.42x
Earls Croome 1 416.67x
Eckington 1 131.58x
Gloucester St John Baptist 1 24.04x
Harborne 1 2.81x
Hereford St Martin 1 61.35x
Hereford St Nicholas 1 54.64x
Ledbury 1 21.60x
Llandaff 1 5.25x
Llangattock Vibon Avel 1 181.82x
Longdon 1 166.67x
Madresfield 1 333.33x
Moss Side 1 4.87x
Paddington London 1 0.83x
Painswick 1 21.93x
Pershore St Andrew 1 42.19x
Rochester St Margaret 1 8.45x
Royal Navy 1 2.99x
Silkstone 1 62.11x
Snodland 1 31.45x
Taunton St James 1 12.95x
Tonbridge 1 2.47x
Westbury On Severn 1 39.22x
White Ladies Aston 1 285.71x
Wotton Ville 1 163.93x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

FAQ

Apperley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Apperley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 335 people were recorded with the Apperley surname. That placed it at #9,016 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Apperley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 579 in 2016. That gives Apperley a modern rank of #8,957.

What does the Apperley map show?

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