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UK surname

Beake

In the 1881 census there were 207 people recorded with the Beake surname, ranking it #12,555 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 178, ranked #21,160, down from #12,555 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bedminster and Chard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Swale, Bristol and Bath and North East Somerset.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Beake is 278 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 14.0%.

1881 census count

207

Ranked #12,555

Modern count

178

2016, ranked #21,160

Peak year

1891

278 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Beake had 207 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,555 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 178 in 2016, ranked #21,160.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 278 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Beake surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Beake surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Beake 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 124 #14,792
1861 historical 170 #13,763
1881 historical 207 #12,555
1891 historical 278 #11,746
1901 historical 199 #15,173
1911 historical 242 #13,193
1997 modern 199 #17,668
1998 modern 204 #17,896
1999 modern 209 #17,771
2000 modern 196 #18,431
2001 modern 204 #17,736
2002 modern 206 #17,966
2003 modern 206 #17,799
2004 modern 203 #18,061
2005 modern 192 #18,640
2006 modern 183 #19,326
2007 modern 187 #19,271
2008 modern 200 #18,640
2009 modern 201 #18,965
2010 modern 198 #19,577
2011 modern 204 #19,040
2012 modern 196 #19,463
2013 modern 197 #19,725
2014 modern 198 #19,841
2015 modern 195 #19,909
2016 modern 178 #21,160

Geography

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Where Beakes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bedminster, Chard, Clifton and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Swale, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire. 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 Bedminster Somerset
3 Chard Somerset
4 Clifton Gloucestershire
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Swale 014 Swale
2 Bristol 015 Bristol, City of
3 Swale 015 Swale
4 Bath and North East Somerset 001 Bath and North East Somerset
5 South Gloucestershire 018 South Gloucestershire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Beake

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Beake

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Beake 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

Beake 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.

5
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Beake 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.

10
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Beake 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.

5
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Beake families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Beake 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. Somerset leads with 45 Beakes recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.91x.

County Total Index
Somerset 45 13.91x
Gloucestershire 43 10.91x
Kent 35 5.11x
Wiltshire 17 9.57x
Surrey 11 1.12x
Middlesex 10 0.50x
Buckinghamshire 8 6.59x
Devon 8 1.91x
Roxburghshire 8 21.98x
Hampshire 6 1.46x
Lancashire 5 0.21x
Worcestershire 3 1.14x
Yorkshire 3 0.15x
Glamorgan 2 0.57x
Dorset 1 0.76x
Staffordshire 1 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Walcot in Somerset leads with 16 Beakes recorded in 1881 and an index of 92.86x.

Place Total Index
Walcot 16 92.86x
Bedminster 14 46.07x
Bristol St George 12 65.83x
Bristol St Augustine 10 157.23x
Stourmouth 9 4090.91x
Devizes St Mary 8 444.44x
Hawick 8 98.16x
Plymouth Charles The 8 43.41x
Upton Cum Chalvey 8 165.29x
Preston Next Wingham 7 2258.06x
Streatham 7 46.95x
Aldershot 6 43.48x
Clifton 6 30.12x
Weston Zoyland 6 1304.35x
Bath St James 5 148.37x
Preston 5 7.84x
St Pancras London 5 3.09x
Bridgewater 4 45.56x
Bristol St Paul In 4 38.10x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 4 10.78x
All Cannings 3 857.14x
Bethnal Green London 3 3.44x
Gillingham 3 21.23x
Huddersfield 3 10.34x
Plumstead 3 13.13x
Sittingbourne 3 55.45x
Cardiff St Mary 2 10.38x
Pewsey 2 152.67x
Stapleton 2 26.74x
Wickhambreux 2 606.06x
Woodnesborough 2 317.46x
Worcester St Peter 2 40.24x
Ash Next Sandwich 1 65.79x
Beckenham 1 11.16x
Bristol St James In 1 17.24x
Bristol St James St Paul 1 7.61x
Burton Upon Trent 1 6.30x
Calne 1 27.32x
Canterbury Christchurch 1 625.00x
Canterbury St Andrew 1 344.83x
Croydon 1 1.84x
Devizes St James 1 42.37x
Epsom 1 20.96x
Ewhurst 1 163.93x
Frindsbury 1 38.76x
Great Malvern 1 18.28x
Islington London 1 0.51x
Littlebourne 1 192.31x
Penge 1 7.79x
Preshute 1 91.74x
Sherborne 1 25.77x
Stert 1 1000.00x
Stoke Newington London 1 6.39x
Tetbury 1 44.84x
Thornbury 1 37.17x
Westerleigh 1 113.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Jane 9
Elizabeth 6
Emily 5
Alice 4
Sarah 4
Ann 3
Annie 3
Eliza 3
Emma 3
Kate 3
Ada 2
Anne 2
Caroline 2
Edith 2
Elezabth 2
Fanny 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Margaret 2
Susan 2
Beatrice 1
Blanch 1
Bridget 1
C.J. 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Christiana 1
Christianna 1
Clara 1
Clarissa 1
Constance 1
Dorcas 1
Elizth. 1
Elsie 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
H.T. 1
Henrietta 1
Juliette 1
Leah 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
William 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 15
George 12
Charles 9
Thomas 7
Alfred 5
Henry 5
John 5
Arthur 3
Edward 3
Joseph 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
Andrew 2
James 2
Richard 2
Abraham 1
Anthony 1
Cornelius 1
Ernest 1
F. 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Job 1
Nathaniel 1
Olive 1
Ralph 1
Reginald 1
Robert 1
Robt. 1
Saville 1

FAQ

Beake surname: questions and answers

How common was the Beake surname in 1881?

In 1881, 207 people were recorded with the Beake surname. That placed it at #12,555 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Beake surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 178 in 2016. That gives Beake a modern rank of #21,160.

What does the Beake map show?

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