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UK surname

Berrow

In the 1881 census there were 232 people recorded with the Berrow surname, ranking it #11,677 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 480, ranked #10,292, up from #11,677 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Great Malvern, Madresfield, Allensmore and Bedwelty. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest and Blaenau Gwent.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Berrow is 505 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 106.9%.

1881 census count

232

Ranked #11,677

Modern count

480

2016, ranked #10,292

Peak year

2010

505 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Berrow had 232 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,677 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 480 in 2016, ranked #10,292.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 399 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Berrow surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Berrow surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Berrow 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 174 #11,590
1861 historical 188 #12,628
1881 historical 232 #11,677
1891 historical 333 #10,223
1901 historical 353 #10,364
1911 historical 399 #9,298
1997 modern 476 #9,665
1998 modern 468 #10,098
1999 modern 465 #10,202
2000 modern 478 #9,969
2001 modern 466 #9,984
2002 modern 478 #9,963
2003 modern 476 #9,830
2004 modern 467 #10,013
2005 modern 470 #9,879
2006 modern 471 #9,907
2007 modern 485 #9,780
2008 modern 490 #9,794
2009 modern 496 #9,929
2010 modern 505 #9,985
2011 modern 498 #9,982
2012 modern 478 #10,190
2013 modern 487 #10,227
2014 modern 489 #10,253
2015 modern 485 #10,233
2016 modern 480 #10,292

Geography

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Where Berrows are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Great Malvern, Madresfield, Allensmore, Bedwelty, Cardiff St John and St Mary and St Woollos (incl. Newport). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest, Blaenau Gwent, Cardiff and Forest of Dean. 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 Great Malvern, Madresfield Worcestershire
2 Allensmore Herefordshire
3 Bedwelty Monmouthshire
4 Cardiff St John and St Mary Glamorganshire
5 St Woollos (incl. Newport) Monmouthshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Malvern Hills 007 Malvern Hills
2 Wyre Forest 003 Wyre Forest
3 Blaenau Gwent 009 Blaenau Gwent
4 Cardiff 031 Cardiff
5 Forest of Dean 008 Forest of Dean

Forenames

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First names often paired with Berrow

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Berrow

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Berrow is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Berrow is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Berrow falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Berrow 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 Berrow, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Berrow families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Berrow 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. Herefordshire leads with 44 Berrows recorded in 1881 and an index of 46.62x.

County Total Index
Herefordshire 44 46.62x
Worcestershire 39 12.97x
Glamorgan 30 7.48x
Staffordshire 25 3.22x
Gloucestershire 21 4.65x
Monmouthshire 17 10.22x
Warwickshire 16 2.76x
Shropshire 10 5.03x
Durham 7 1.02x
Kent 6 0.76x
Lancashire 5 0.18x
Channel Islands 4 5.86x
Middlesex 4 0.17x
Surrey 3 0.27x
Dorset 1 0.66x
Hampshire 1 0.21x
Radnorshire 1 5.39x
Sussex 1 0.26x
Yorkshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Allensmore in Herefordshire leads with 22 Berrows recorded in 1881 and an index of 4782.61x.

Place Total Index
Allensmore 22 4782.61x
West Bromwich 17 38.21x
Great Malvern 12 191.39x
Lydney 12 515.02x
Cardiff St John 10 76.39x
Sheriff Hales 10 1250.00x
Birmingham 8 4.13x
Llandaff 8 59.97x
Merthyr Tydfil 8 20.76x
St Woollos 8 43.08x
Heworth 7 51.85x
Longtown 7 1206.90x
Much Dewchurch 7 1555.56x
Walsall Borough 7 116.09x
Alfrick 6 1714.29x
Aston 6 3.75x
Cotheridge 5 3333.33x
Deptford St Paul 5 8.25x
Rockfield 5 2777.78x
Dodderhill 4 312.50x
St Helier 4 18.01x
Gorton 3 11.68x
Kempley 3 1363.64x
Llangarren 3 352.94x
Martley 3 348.84x
Roath 3 16.47x
Suckley 3 612.24x
Westbury On Severn East 3 29.38x
Doddenham 2 1000.00x
Milverton 2 117.65x
Monmouth 2 45.35x
Much Marcle 2 294.12x
St George Hanover Square 2 4.93x
Wheatenhurst 2 689.66x
Brighton 1 1.28x
Burton Upon Trent 1 5.50x
Clehonger 1 285.71x
Hereford St Martin 1 87.72x
Hindley 1 8.58x
Kempsey 1 87.72x
Kings Norton 1 3.71x
Kingston On Thames 1 3.71x
Kingstone 1 285.71x
Kinson 1 33.90x
Leeds 1 0.78x
Leigh 1 27.40x
Llanthewy Skirrid 1 1111.11x
Mitcham 1 14.10x
Neath 1 12.25x
Newent 1 43.67x
Newington 1 1.18x
Poplar London 1 2.30x
Portsea 1 1.08x
Presteigne 1 84.75x
Preston 1 1.37x
Upper Llanvrechva 1 38.61x
Westminster St John 1 3.57x
Woolwich 1 3.45x
Worcester St Martin 1 24.63x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Elizabeth 10
Caroline 5
Amelia 4
Ann 4
Emily 4
Fanny 4
Sarah 4
Charlotte 3
Emma 3
Hannah 3
Jane 3
Louisa 3
Margaret 3
Ada 2
Eliza 2
Frances 2
Gertrude 2
Julia 2
Kate 2
Katherine 2
Lizzie 2
Lydia 2
Martha 2
Matilda 2
Myra 2
Rose 2
Angelina 1
Annie 1
Bessie 1
Betsy 1
Diana 1
Dina 1
Elizeth 1
Elizth 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Esther 1
Flora 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Jeannie 1
Laura 1
Leah 1
Lenah 1
May 1
Phoebe 1
Rebecca 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 14
William 14
James 13
John 13
Charles 6
Ernest 5
George 5
Henry 5
Joseph 5
Richard 5
Robert 3
Edward 2
Harry 2
Allan 1
Arnold 1
Arthur 1
Authur 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Fredric 1
Henery 1
Infant 1
Isaac 1
Leonard 1
Oscar 1
Robart 1
Samuel 1
Theophilus 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1
Wyndliam 1

FAQ

Berrow surname: questions and answers

How common was the Berrow surname in 1881?

In 1881, 232 people were recorded with the Berrow surname. That placed it at #11,677 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Berrow surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 480 in 2016. That gives Berrow a modern rank of #10,292.

What does the Berrow map show?

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