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UK surname

Cainey

In the 1881 census there were 77 people recorded with the Cainey surname, ranking it #22,617 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 104, ranked #30,317, down from #22,617 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Malmesbury St Paul, Manchester and Calne, Bowood, Blackland, Calstone Withington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Somerset, Sedgemoor and Rotherham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cainey is 111 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 35.1%.

1881 census count

77

Ranked #22,617

Modern count

104

2016, ranked #30,317

Peak year

1997

111 bearers

Map years

3

1911 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cainey had 77 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #22,617 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 104 in 2016, ranked #30,317.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 105 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Cainey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cainey surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Cainey 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 32 #27,570
1861 historical 74 #24,370
1881 historical 77 #22,617
1891 historical 92 #25,109
1901 historical 89 #24,154
1911 historical 105 #22,064
1997 modern 111 #25,394
1998 modern 104 #26,981
1999 modern 104 #27,164
2000 modern 96 #28,299
2001 modern 93 #28,382
2002 modern 97 #28,383
2003 modern 97 #28,217
2004 modern 103 #27,503
2005 modern 98 #28,325
2006 modern 98 #28,621
2007 modern 101 #28,505
2008 modern 96 #29,654
2009 modern 102 #29,286
2010 modern 96 #30,854
2011 modern 102 #29,759
2012 modern 100 #30,258
2013 modern 110 #29,028
2014 modern 106 #30,030
2015 modern 104 #30,269
2016 modern 104 #30,317

Geography

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Where Caineys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Malmesbury St Paul, Manchester, Calne, Bowood, Blackland, Calstone Withington, Liverpool and Pewsham, Chippenham, Langley Burrell, Hardenhuish, Kington, Slaughterford, Biddestone St Nicholas an. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Somerset, Sedgemoor, Rotherham, Breckland and Merton. 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 Malmesbury St Paul Wiltshire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Calne, Bowood, Blackland, Calstone Withington Wiltshire
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 Pewsham, Chippenham, Langley Burrell, Hardenhuish, Kington, Slaughterford, Biddestone St Nicholas an Wiltshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Somerset 021 North Somerset
2 Sedgemoor 001 Sedgemoor
3 Rotherham 025 Rotherham
4 Breckland 002 Breckland
5 Merton 016 Merton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cainey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cainey

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Cainey 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

Cainey 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

Cainey falls in decile 4 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Cainey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cainey 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. Wiltshire leads with 50 Caineys recorded in 1881 and an index of 75.28x.

County Total Index
Wiltshire 50 75.28x
Gloucestershire 14 9.50x
Lanarkshire 6 2.47x
Middlesex 4 0.53x
Devon 1 0.64x
Lancashire 1 0.11x
Surrey 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bradford On Avon in Wiltshire leads with 10 Caineys recorded in 1881 and an index of 469.48x.

Place Total Index
Bradford On Avon 10 469.48x
Calne 10 729.93x
Malmesbury St Paul 9 1578.95x
Mangotsfield 7 476.19x
Glasgow 5 11.59x
Mildenhall 5 4166.67x
South Savernake 5 8333.33x
Chippenham 4 287.77x
Cirencester 4 201.01x
Clerkenwell London 4 22.56x
Lyneham 4 1538.46x
North Cerney 2 1250.00x
Tockenham 2 5000.00x
Bristol St George 1 14.68x
Dalserf 1 41.32x
Liverpool 1 1.85x
Southwark St Olave 1 175.44x
Tiverton 1 37.17x
Winkfield With Rowley 1 1111.11x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 5
Elizabeth 4
Ellen 3
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Henrietta 2
Lucy 2
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Charlotte 1
Elizabett 1
Emiley 1
Georgina 1
Harriet 1
Kate 1
Mary 1
Matilda 1
Phebe 1
Rebecca 1
Roseanna 1
Roshannah 1
Salomy 1
Thirza 1
Thyrza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 4
George 3
Thomas 3
William 3
Abel 2
Charles 2
Eli 2
Charlie 1
Cornelius 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Henry 1
Infant 1
James 1
Lot 1
Moses 1
Robert 1
Tom 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Cainey households.

FAQ

Cainey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cainey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 77 people were recorded with the Cainey surname. That placed it at #22,617 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cainey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 104 in 2016. That gives Cainey a modern rank of #30,317.

What does the Cainey map show?

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