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UK surname

Browett

In the 1881 census there were 275 people recorded with the Browett surname, ranking it #10,330 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 391, ranked #12,073, down from #10,330 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Tewkesbury, Hendon and Morcott. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Chesterfield, Solihull and Coventry.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Browett is 427 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 42.2%.

1881 census count

275

Ranked #10,330

Modern count

391

2016, ranked #12,073

Peak year

1911

427 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Browett had 275 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,330 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 391 in 2016, ranked #12,073.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 427 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Browett surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Browett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Browett 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 179 #11,346
1861 historical 196 #12,223
1881 historical 275 #10,330
1891 historical 339 #10,089
1901 historical 415 #9,236
1911 historical 427 #8,843
1997 modern 399 #11,028
1998 modern 407 #11,212
1999 modern 409 #11,264
2000 modern 406 #11,271
2001 modern 399 #11,252
2002 modern 413 #11,170
2003 modern 402 #11,228
2004 modern 391 #11,468
2005 modern 385 #11,512
2006 modern 392 #11,418
2007 modern 377 #11,900
2008 modern 385 #11,828
2009 modern 394 #11,859
2010 modern 390 #12,233
2011 modern 392 #12,038
2012 modern 385 #12,061
2013 modern 387 #12,226
2014 modern 388 #12,280
2015 modern 392 #12,092
2016 modern 391 #12,073

Geography

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Where Browetts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Tewkesbury, Hendon, Morcott, Chesterfield and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Chesterfield, Solihull, Coventry and Fenland. 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 Tewkesbury Gloucestershire
2 Hendon Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
3 Morcott Rutland
4 Chesterfield Derbyshire
5 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Chesterfield 012 Chesterfield
2 Solihull 025 Solihull
3 Chesterfield 003 Chesterfield
4 Coventry 038 Coventry
5 Fenland 002 Fenland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Browett

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Browett

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

Browett is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Browett 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Browett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Browett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Browett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Browett 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. Rutland leads with 79 Browetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 399.60x.

County Total Index
Rutland 79 399.60x
Warwickshire 41 6.04x
Middlesex 38 1.41x
Leicestershire 35 11.72x
Northamptonshire 21 8.29x
Worcestershire 17 4.84x
Gloucestershire 13 2.46x
Surrey 9 0.69x
Glamorgan 7 1.49x
Yorkshire 6 0.22x
Lancashire 4 0.13x
Bedfordshire 3 2.15x
Kent 1 0.11x
Lincolnshire 1 0.23x
Royal Navy 1 3.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kings Norton in Worcestershire leads with 15 Browetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 47.57x.

Place Total Index
Kings Norton 15 47.57x
Morcott 13 2954.55x
Empingham 12 1578.95x
Glaston 12 6000.00x
Leicester St Margaret 12 16.48x
Coventry Holy Trinity 11 54.27x
Tewkesbury 11 233.55x
Barrowden 10 1818.18x
Hendon 10 103.20x
Coventry St Michael 9 41.27x
Hackney London 9 5.96x
Greetham 8 1481.48x
Kenilworth 8 208.88x
Thorpe By Water 8 13333.33x
Birmingham 7 3.09x
Hallaton 7 1060.61x
Islington London 7 2.68x
Northampton St Sepulchre 7 54.35x
Swansea Town 7 18.21x
Camberwell 6 3.49x
Aston Cum Aughton 5 229.36x
Burrough 5 3571.43x
Kensington London 5 3.34x
Seaton 5 1724.14x
Barrow In Furness 4 9.21x
Belgrave 4 59.35x
Easton 4 439.56x
Edgbaston 4 19.00x
Northampton Priory St 4 26.32x
Uppingham 4 169.49x
Arnesby 3 769.23x
Penge 3 17.44x
Ridlington 3 1363.64x
Shoreditch London 3 2.57x
Desborough 2 105.26x
Foleshill 2 28.01x
Great Oakley 2 1000.00x
Market Harborough 2 148.15x
Owston 2 1250.00x
Stagsden 2 400.00x
Willesden 2 7.88x
Yardley 2 22.22x
Bardney 1 78.13x
Belton 1 285.71x
Bristol St James St Paul 1 5.68x
Cheltenham 1 2.45x
Great Creaton 1 344.83x
Hambleton 1 434.78x
Holy Trinity 1 1.56x
Milton In Gravesend 1 7.26x
Paddington London 1 1.01x
Pickworth 1 625.00x
Royal Navy 1 3.65x
St Marylebone London 1 0.70x
Tempsford 1 204.08x
Thornhaugh 1 434.78x
Tinwell 1 476.19x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 16
Mary 16
Emma 8
Eliza 7
Annie 5
Caroline 5
Edith 5
Sarah 5
Alice 4
Ann 4
Ellen 4
Anne 3
Catherine 3
Charlotte 3
Emily 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Louisa 3
Maria 2
Martha 2
Rebecca 2
Susannah 2
C.A. 1
C.E. 1
Constance 1
Dinah 1
Dorcas 1
Elfrida 1
Elizth. 1
Esthel 1
Evaline 1
Fanny 1
Francis 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Hilda 1
Isabel 1
Jennett 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Maud 1
Minnie 1
Rachel 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Satherine 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 19
John 16
Thomas 12
Henry 10
Alfred 7
Charles 7
Frederick 5
Arthur 4
George 4
Harry 4
Joseph 4
Albert 3
Andrew 3
Fred 3
James 3
Samuel 3
Edward 2
Frank 2
Frederic 2
Robert 2
Walter 2
Alec 1
Archibald 1
C.H. 1
Chas. 1
Emma 1
Ernest 1
Freeman 1
Harold 1
Herbert 1
Jacob 1
Jeffery 1
Joshua 1
R.B. 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
Sydney 1
Wm. 1
Wm.B. 1
Wm.James 1

FAQ

Browett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Browett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 275 people were recorded with the Browett surname. That placed it at #10,330 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Browett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 391 in 2016. That gives Browett a modern rank of #12,073.

What does the Browett map show?

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