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UK surname

Breward

In the 1881 census there were 236 people recorded with the Breward surname, ranking it #11,540 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 304, ranked #14,606, down from #11,540 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Narborough (Narborough), Cosby with Little Thorpe, Sileby and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, Staffordshire Moorlands and Charnwood.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Breward is 365 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 28.8%.

1881 census count

236

Ranked #11,540

Modern count

304

2016, ranked #14,606

Peak year

1911

365 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Breward had 236 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,540 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 304 in 2016, ranked #14,606.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 365 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Breward surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Breward surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Breward 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 178 #11,397
1861 historical 207 #11,687
1881 historical 236 #11,540
1891 historical 309 #10,848
1901 historical 306 #11,494
1911 historical 365 #9,955
1997 modern 274 #14,374
1998 modern 290 #14,179
1999 modern 281 #14,578
2000 modern 281 #14,567
2001 modern 279 #14,408
2002 modern 279 #14,693
2003 modern 281 #14,443
2004 modern 274 #14,762
2005 modern 273 #14,708
2006 modern 270 #14,923
2007 modern 278 #14,773
2008 modern 294 #14,327
2009 modern 298 #14,480
2010 modern 305 #14,561
2011 modern 292 #14,863
2012 modern 294 #14,705
2013 modern 302 #14,690
2014 modern 310 #14,499
2015 modern 305 #14,579
2016 modern 304 #14,606

Geography

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Where Brewards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Narborough (Narborough), Cosby with Little Thorpe, Sileby, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and Stranton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, Staffordshire Moorlands, Charnwood and Hinckley and Bosworth. 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 Narborough (Narborough), Cosby with Little Thorpe Leicestershire
2 Sileby Leicestershire
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 Stranton Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 037 County Durham
2 Staffordshire Moorlands 012 Staffordshire Moorlands
3 Charnwood 013 Charnwood
4 County Durham 039 County Durham
5 Hinckley and Bosworth 012 Hinckley and Bosworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Breward

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Breward

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Breward surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Breward 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Breward 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

Breward is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Breward falls in decile 9 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 Breward is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Breward, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Breward families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Breward 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. Leicestershire leads with 165 Brewards recorded in 1881 and an index of 64.65x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 165 64.65x
Staffordshire 29 3.73x
Yorkshire 12 0.53x
Nottinghamshire 11 3.55x
Durham 9 1.31x
Middlesex 7 0.30x
Cheshire 2 0.39x
Warwickshire 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Margaret in Leicestershire leads with 56 Brewards recorded in 1881 and an index of 89.97x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Margaret 56 89.97x
Sileby 20 1242.24x
Kirkby Mallory Earl 17 1393.44x
Narborough 17 2428.57x
Melton Mowbray 15 326.80x
Leicester All Sts 9 179.64x
Stoke Upon Trent 9 10.92x
Chebsey 8 2000.00x
Stranton 8 34.69x
Audley Talk O Th Hill 7 500.00x
Bethnal Green London 7 7.00x
Leicester Black Friars 7 421.69x
Audley 5 65.02x
Carlton In Skipton 5 375.94x
Earl Shilton 5 892.86x
Nottingham St Mary 4 4.98x
Nottingham St Nicholas 4 94.56x
Wakefield 4 22.84x
Barwell 3 222.22x
Hugglescote 3 80.00x
Leicester St Mary 3 14.55x
Thurmaston North 3 909.09x
Belgrave 2 34.72x
Burbage 2 150.38x
Meltham 2 56.34x
Staythorpe 2 6666.67x
Ashton On Mersey 1 38.02x
Aston 1 0.63x
Evenwood Barony 1 42.92x
Leicester St Nicholas 1 68.97x
Lowesby 1 909.09x
Shavington Cum Gresty 1 119.05x
Sheffield 1 1.38x
Snenton 1 8.20x
Whetstone 1 107.53x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 13
Mary 13
Eliza 9
Sarah 8
Ann 5
Emma 5
Jane 5
Ada 4
Ellen 4
Emily 4
Annie 3
Maria 3
Martha 3
Betsy 2
Charlotte 2
Clara 2
Harriet 2
Harriett 2
Lizzie 2
Lousia 2
Lydia 2
Rachel 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Edith 1
Elisabeth 1
Fanny 1
Florance 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Jemima 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Marg. 1
Maud 1
Nellie 1
Rebecca 1
Rosina 1
Ruth 1
Sheba 1
Sussannah 1
Zillah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 13
George 11
John 10
Henry 8
James 8
Joseph 8
Thomas 8
Charles 7
Richard 4
Robert 3
Walter 3
Wm. 3
Benjamin 2
David 2
Harry 2
Jesse 2
Abraham 1
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Geo. 1
Hy. 1
Isaac 1
Jacob 1
Jonathan 1
Lawrence 1
Oliver 1
Philip 1
Rbt. 1
Reuben 1
Samuel 1
Shadrach 1
Stephen 1
Tom 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Breward surname: questions and answers

How common was the Breward surname in 1881?

In 1881, 236 people were recorded with the Breward surname. That placed it at #11,540 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Breward surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 304 in 2016. That gives Breward a modern rank of #14,606.

What does the Breward map show?

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