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UK surname

Aveling

In the 1881 census there were 168 people recorded with the Aveling surname, ranking it #14,380 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 113, ranked #28,691, down from #14,380 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Coveney, Manea, Mepal, Downham, Witcham, Witchford, Wentworth, Farringdon, Great and Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rotherham, Kettering and Fenland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Aveling is 198 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 32.7%.

1881 census count

168

Ranked #14,380

Modern count

113

2016, ranked #28,691

Peak year

1901

198 bearers

Map years

8

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Aveling had 168 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,380 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 113 in 2016, ranked #28,691.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 198 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Aveling surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Aveling surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Aveling 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 140 #13,593
1861 historical 90 #22,312
1881 historical 168 #14,380
1891 historical 171 #16,733
1901 historical 198 #15,213
1911 historical 189 #15,488
1997 modern 142 #21,856
1998 modern 148 #21,841
1999 modern 144 #22,405
2000 modern 138 #22,960
2001 modern 139 #22,541
2002 modern 140 #22,876
2003 modern 134 #23,260
2004 modern 134 #23,425
2005 modern 125 #24,398
2006 modern 134 #23,590
2007 modern 131 #24,282
2008 modern 135 #24,123
2009 modern 134 #24,711
2010 modern 132 #25,519
2011 modern 117 #27,334
2012 modern 115 #27,717
2013 modern 121 #27,255
2014 modern 123 #27,206
2015 modern 114 #28,478
2016 modern 113 #28,691

Geography

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Where Avelings are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Coveney, Manea, Mepal, Downham, Witcham, Witchford, Wentworth, Farringdon, Great, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory, St John Hackney and Beckenham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rotherham, Kettering, Fenland and Thanet. 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 Coveney, Manea, Mepal, Downham, Witcham, Witchford, Wentworth Cambridgeshire
2 Farringdon, Great Berkshire
3 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
4 St John Hackney London (North Districts)
5 Beckenham Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rotherham 027 Rotherham
2 Kettering 011 Kettering
3 Rotherham 031 Rotherham
4 Fenland 007 Fenland
5 Thanet 011 Thanet

Forenames

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First names often paired with Aveling

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Aveling

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

Aveling is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Aveling falls in decile 7 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Aveling 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 Aveling, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Aveling families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Aveling 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. Cambridgeshire leads with 52 Avelings recorded in 1881 and an index of 50.10x.

County Total Index
Cambridgeshire 52 50.10x
Kent 30 5.37x
Middlesex 28 1.71x
Surrey 18 2.25x
Yorkshire 12 0.74x
Monmouthshire 7 5.91x
Berkshire 6 4.88x
Somerset 5 1.90x
Lancashire 4 0.21x
Northamptonshire 4 2.60x
Huntingdonshire 1 3.07x
Wiltshire 1 0.69x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Whittlesey St Mary St in Cambridgeshire leads with 41 Avelings recorded in 1881 and an index of 1129.48x.

Place Total Index
Whittlesey St Mary St 41 1129.48x
Bromley 18 211.27x
Battersea 7 11.61x
Hackney London 7 7.62x
March 7 201.15x
Rochester St Margaret 7 118.64x
St Pancras London 7 5.31x
Great Faringdon 6 338.98x
Middlesbrough 6 28.38x
Rotherhithe 6 29.63x
St Woollos 6 45.39x
Leeds 5 5.45x
Hulme 4 9.85x
Paddington London 4 6.64x
Rochester St Nicholas 4 229.89x
Shoreditch London 4 5.63x
Staplegrove 4 1250.00x
Northampton St Sepulchre 3 38.27x
Thorney 3 260.87x
Mortlake 2 56.18x
Richmond 2 17.87x
St George Hanover Square 2 6.93x
St Marylebone London 2 2.29x
Croydon 1 2.26x
Deptford St Paul 1 2.32x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 3.03x
Elm 1 98.04x
Islington London 1 0.63x
Liddiard Tregooze 1 270.27x
Monmouth 1 31.85x
Peterborough 1 8.96x
Shepton Mallet 1 33.78x
St Andrew Holborn London 1 14.10x
St Neots 1 56.50x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 9
Ann 6
Sarah 6
Annie 5
Charlotte 4
Florence 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Emily 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Maria 2
Ada 1
Anne 1
Asenath 1
Beatrice 1
Blanch 1
Eliza 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Ester 1
Ethel 1
Flor. 1
Frances 1
Isabel 1
Lily 1
Lois 1
Lucretia 1
Lucy 1
Margle 1
Margret. 1
Martha 1
Maryanne 1
Nellie 1
Olive 1
Rebecca 1
Ruby 1
Thurza 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Aveling surname: questions and answers

How common was the Aveling surname in 1881?

In 1881, 168 people were recorded with the Aveling surname. That placed it at #14,380 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Aveling surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 113 in 2016. That gives Aveling a modern rank of #28,691.

What does the Aveling map show?

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