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UK surname

Aries

A surname typically indicating a person born under the astrological sign Aries.

In the 1881 census there were 87 people recorded with the Aries surname, ranking it #21,334 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 224, ranked #18,164, up from #21,334 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Putney, St Leonard Shoreditch and Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and South Oxfordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Aries is 247 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 157.5%.

1881 census count

87

Ranked #21,334

Modern count

224

2016, ranked #18,164

Peak year

2000

247 bearers

Map years

5

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Aries had 87 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #21,334 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 224 in 2016, ranked #18,164.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 161 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Aries surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Aries surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Aries 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 65 #21,747
1861 historical 67 #25,342
1881 historical 87 #21,334
1891 historical 94 #24,820
1901 historical 102 #22,596
1911 historical 161 #17,072
1997 modern 179 #18,889
1998 modern 241 #16,065
1999 modern 241 #16,179
2000 modern 247 #15,864
2001 modern 237 #16,048
2002 modern 238 #16,378
2003 modern 232 #16,447
2004 modern 229 #16,684
2005 modern 229 #16,631
2006 modern 227 #16,842
2007 modern 227 #17,041
2008 modern 233 #16,885
2009 modern 237 #17,052
2010 modern 237 #17,368
2011 modern 235 #17,328
2012 modern 208 #18,720
2013 modern 214 #18,671
2014 modern 224 #18,202
2015 modern 218 #18,478
2016 modern 224 #18,164

Geography

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Where Aries' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Putney, St Leonard Shoreditch, Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh, Marsh Gibbon and St Paul Deptford, St Nicholas Deptford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and South Oxfordshire. 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 Putney London (South Districts)
2 St Leonard Shoreditch London (East Districts)
3 Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh Kent
4 Marsh Gibbon Buckinghamshire
5 St Paul Deptford, St Nicholas Deptford London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Oxfordshire 001 West Oxfordshire
2 West Oxfordshire 011 West Oxfordshire
3 Cherwell 001 Cherwell
4 South Oxfordshire 002 South Oxfordshire
5 South Oxfordshire 006 South Oxfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Aries

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Aries

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Aries, 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 Aries surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Aries 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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Aries 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

Aries is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Aries falls in decile 6 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Aries 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Aries, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Aries

The surname Aries has its origins in France, emerging during the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "arière", meaning "behind" or "rear", likely referring to someone who lived at the back of a village or settlement. Some early spellings included Arrieres, Arryeres, and Areres.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name Aries appears in the Parisian tax rolls of 1292, where a certain Jean Arrieres is listed as a resident of the city's Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois district. Another early reference can be found in the 1317 records of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille, mentioning a monk named Frère Arryeres.

During the 14th century, the name began to spread across northern France, particularly in the regions of Normandy and Picardy. In the 1381 census of the town of Rouen, several families bearing the name Areres are recorded, suggesting their presence in the area.

Notable individuals with the surname Aries include Pierre Aries, a 16th-century French merchant and landowner from Dieppe (1523-1598), and Marie Aries, a 17th-century Parisian author and poet (1640-1717). The name also appears in the records of the Thirty Years' War, with a soldier named Jacques Aries serving in the French army during the conflict (1618-1648).

In the 18th century, a prominent member of the family was Jean-Baptiste Aries, a wealthy landowner and magistrate from the village of Montpellier (1712-1795). His son, Louis Aries, became a respected physician and was among the first to study the effects of malaria in the region (1758-1822).

As the Aries family spread throughout France and into neighboring countries, the name evolved into various spellings, including Aries, Ary, Aery, and Airie. However, the original French pronunciation and spelling of Aries remained the most common form.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Aries families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Aries 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 31 Aries' recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.61x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 31 3.61x
Oxfordshire 24 45.28x
Surrey 16 3.83x
Buckinghamshire 7 13.49x
Kent 5 1.71x
Staffordshire 3 1.04x
Devon 1 0.56x
Essex 1 0.59x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Putney in Surrey leads with 16 Aries' recorded in 1881 and an index of 409.21x.

Place Total Index
Putney 16 409.21x
Chipping Norton 10 813.01x
Bromley London 8 42.37x
Clerkenwell London 7 34.55x
St Pancras London 7 10.13x
Bethnal Green London 5 13.41x
Deptford St Paul 5 22.13x
Stoke Lyne 5 3125.00x
Langford 4 3636.36x
Marsh Gibbon 4 1818.18x
Buckingham 2 188.68x
Kidlington 2 487.80x
Oxford St Thomas 2 80.97x
Stoke Upon Trent 2 6.51x
Westminster St James 2 22.68x
Colton 1 500.00x
Compton Gifford 1 178.57x
Marston 1 666.67x
Shoreditch London 1 2.69x
St Marylebone London 1 2.18x
Theydon Garnon 1 256.41x
Waddesdon 1 400.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Emma 5
Sarah 4
Alice 3
Elizabeth 3
Ada 2
Emily 2
Florence 2
Sophia 2
A.Jane 1
Alexandra 1
Amelia 1
Annie 1
Charlotte 1
Dinah 1
Ellen 1
Flecia 1
Flora 1
Jane 1
Lizzie 1
Louise 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Maud 1
Naomi 1
Sab. 1
Verena 1
Winfred 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Aries surname: questions and answers

How common was the Aries surname in 1881?

In 1881, 87 people were recorded with the Aries surname. That placed it at #21,334 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Aries surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 224 in 2016. That gives Aries a modern rank of #18,164.

What does the Aries surname mean?

A surname typically indicating a person born under the astrological sign Aries.

What does the Aries map show?

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