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UK surname

Bentall

In the 1881 census there were 265 people recorded with the Bentall surname, ranking it #10,612 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 293, ranked #14,981, down from #10,612 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Braintree, London parishes and Felstead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Chichester, Tonbridge and Malling and Camden.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bentall is 335 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 10.6%.

1881 census count

265

Ranked #10,612

Modern count

293

2016, ranked #14,981

Peak year

1911

335 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bentall had 265 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,612 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 293 in 2016, ranked #14,981.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 335 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bentall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Bentall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bentall 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 126 #14,626
1861 historical 155 #14,881
1881 historical 265 #10,612
1891 historical 324 #10,453
1901 historical 320 #11,142
1911 historical 335 #10,584
1997 modern 285 #13,981
1998 modern 302 #13,839
1999 modern 294 #14,140
2000 modern 291 #14,200
2001 modern 286 #14,160
2002 modern 296 #14,110
2003 modern 293 #14,037
2004 modern 279 #14,578
2005 modern 255 #15,437
2006 modern 259 #15,370
2007 modern 262 #15,399
2008 modern 261 #15,597
2009 modern 257 #16,099
2010 modern 278 #15,567
2011 modern 271 #15,708
2012 modern 277 #15,375
2013 modern 299 #14,780
2014 modern 290 #15,203
2015 modern 291 #15,078
2016 modern 293 #14,981

Geography

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Where Bentalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Braintree, London parishes, Felstead, Farnham and Chelmsford, Broomfield, Writtle, Widford, Chignal St James, Chignal Smealy. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Chichester, Tonbridge and Malling, Camden, Rochford and Wiltshire. 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 Braintree Essex
2 London parishes London 3
3 Felstead Essex
4 Farnham Surrey
5 Chelmsford, Broomfield, Writtle, Widford, Chignal St James, Chignal Smealy Essex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Chichester 009 Chichester
2 Tonbridge and Malling 003 Tonbridge and Malling
3 Camden 028 Camden
4 Rochford 010 Rochford
5 Wiltshire 055 Wiltshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bentall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bentall

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

Bentall is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Bentall 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Bentall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bentall 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. Essex leads with 139 Bentalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.24x.

County Total Index
Essex 139 27.24x
Surrey 47 3.73x
Middlesex 23 0.89x
Kent 13 1.47x
Yorkshire 9 0.35x
Suffolk 6 1.91x
Hampshire 5 0.94x
Nottinghamshire 5 1.44x
Sussex 5 1.15x
Berkshire 4 2.06x
Lincolnshire 3 0.73x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.61x
Hertfordshire 1 0.56x
Lancashire 1 0.03x
Oxfordshire 1 0.63x
Shropshire 1 0.45x
Somerset 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Felstead in Essex leads with 31 Bentalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 1771.43x.

Place Total Index
Felstead 31 1771.43x
Farnham 21 214.50x
Chelmsford 15 171.43x
Leigh 10 564.97x
Braintree 9 196.51x
High Easter 9 1267.61x
West Ham 9 7.99x
Camberwell 8 4.85x
Hackney London 8 5.52x
Halstead 8 134.45x
Heybridge 7 472.97x
Maldon St Peter 7 269.23x
Newington 7 7.33x
Dagenham 6 197.37x
Kingston On Thames 6 19.83x
Sittingbourne 6 86.21x
Great Waltham 5 240.38x
Portsea 5 4.82x
Barking 4 26.79x
Bermondsey 4 5.20x
Folkestone 4 23.38x
Ipswich St Mary Stoke 4 136.99x
Prittlewell 4 56.58x
York St Maurice 4 82.99x
Bocking 3 97.72x
Broadwater 3 30.00x
Heslington St Lawrence 3 1363.64x
Lambley 3 422.54x
New Sleaford 3 113.21x
Rochford 3 202.70x
Speen 3 94.64x
St Marylebone London 3 2.17x
Woolwich 3 9.21x
Farnham 2 454.55x
Fulham London 2 5.33x
Hammersmith London 2 3.14x
Ipswich St Mathew 2 22.68x
Kensington London 2 1.39x
Middleton Quernhow 2 2857.14x
Preston 2 26.28x
Sandon 2 487.80x
Stoke Newington London 2 9.94x
Witham 2 76.05x
Burton Joyce 1 169.49x
Clewer 1 12.58x
Condover 1 63.69x
Islington London 1 0.40x
Linton 1 64.10x
Lyncombe Widcombe 1 9.18x
Mile End Old Town London 1 1.82x
Oxford St Clement 1 24.81x
Pebmarsh 1 217.39x
Radford 1 5.65x
Ratcliffe London 1 7.01x
Romford 1 12.39x
Salford 1 1.11x
St Pancras London 1 0.48x
Thaxted 1 59.17x
Watford 1 7.24x
Woking 1 13.18x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Sarah 7
Alice 6
Ann 6
Emily 5
Eliza 4
Susannah 4
Edith 3
Emma 3
Esther 3
Ethel 3
Hannah 3
Harriet 3
Lucy 3
Dora 2
Eleanor 2
Elizabeth 2
Fanny 2
Harriett 2
Jane 2
Lottie 2
Louisa 2
Margaret 2
Martha 2
Amy 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Celia 1
Clara 1
Clarisson 1
Clementine 1
Elizath. 1
Elizh. 1
Ellen 1
Ethelwyn 1
Eva 1
Gertrude 1
Hephzibah 1
Ida 1
Isabella 1
Jessie 1
Laura 1
Lila 1
Lilla 1
Lily 1
Mabel 1
Madage 1
Zillah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 18
Alfred 8
Henry 8
Edward 7
Arthur 6
James 6
Frank 4
John 4
Thomas 4
Charles 3
Daniel 3
Frederick 3
Joseph 3
Samuel 3
Aaron 2
Archer 2
Ernest 2
Ezekiel 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Jesse 2
Leonard 2
Saml. 2
Albert 1
Alphonsia 1
Anthony 1
David 1
Edmond 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
George 1
Hamilton 1
Horace 1
Hugh 1
Jabez 1
Jay 1
Maurice 1
Pendrill 1
Peter 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Sydny 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1
Wm.Arthur 1
Yelyen 1

FAQ

Bentall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bentall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 265 people were recorded with the Bentall surname. That placed it at #10,612 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bentall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 293 in 2016. That gives Bentall a modern rank of #14,981.

What does the Bentall map show?

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