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UK surname

Cambers

In the 1881 census there were 140 people recorded with the Cambers surname, ranking it #16,151 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 85, ranked #32,637, down from #16,151 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kempston, Bedford St Paul and St Neots. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Milnathort and Crook of Devon, Harborough and Huntingdonshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cambers is 229 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 39.3%.

1881 census count

140

Ranked #16,151

Modern count

85

2016, ranked #32,637

Peak year

1911

229 bearers

Map years

7

1851 to 1998

Key insights

  • Cambers had 140 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,151 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 85 in 2016, ranked #32,637.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 229 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Cambers surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cambers surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cambers 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 134 #14,033
1861 historical 181 #12,997
1881 historical 140 #16,151
1891 historical 185 #15,803
1901 historical 191 #15,579
1911 historical 229 #13,712
1997 modern 93 #27,932
1998 modern 102 #27,314
1999 modern 104 #27,164
2000 modern 103 #27,280
2001 modern 97 #27,823
2002 modern 98 #28,243
2003 modern 87 #29,615
2004 modern 90 #29,481
2005 modern 99 #28,177
2006 modern 92 #29,576
2007 modern 86 #30,808
2008 modern 89 #30,713
2009 modern 86 #31,612
2010 modern 76 #33,009
2011 modern 77 #32,909
2012 modern 81 #32,796
2013 modern 82 #32,903
2014 modern 80 #33,133
2015 modern 81 #32,975
2016 modern 85 #32,637

Geography

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Where Cambers' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kempston, Bedford St Paul, St Neots, Cardington and Markfield, Charley, Newton Linford, Broadgate. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Milnathort and Crook of Devon, Harborough, Huntingdonshire and Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts. 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 Kempston Bedfordshire
2 Bedford St Paul Bedfordshire
3 St Neots Huntingdonshire
4 Cardington Bedfordshire
5 Markfield, Charley, Newton Linford, Broadgate Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Milnathort and Crook of Devon Perth and Kinross
2 Harborough 006 Harborough
3 Huntingdonshire 020 Huntingdonshire
4 Huntingdonshire 021 Huntingdonshire
5 Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts South Ayrshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cambers

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cambers

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Cambers surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Cambers household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Cambers 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

Cambers 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

Cambers falls in decile 8 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 Cambers 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Cambers, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cambers families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cambers 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. Bedfordshire leads with 75 Cambers' recorded in 1881 and an index of 106.08x.

County Total Index
Bedfordshire 75 106.08x
Huntingdonshire 25 92.22x
Middlesex 17 1.24x
Leicestershire 7 4.62x
Devon 5 1.76x
Essex 4 1.48x
Surrey 3 0.45x
Hertfordshire 1 1.06x
Kent 1 0.21x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Northamptonshire 1 0.78x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cople in Bedfordshire leads with 35 Cambers' recorded in 1881 and an index of 16666.67x.

Place Total Index
Cople 35 16666.67x
St Neots 25 1700.68x
Cardington 12 2068.97x
Bedford St Paul 11 226.80x
Ravensden 6 2727.27x
Markfield 5 666.67x
Plymouth St Andrew 5 22.84x
St Marylebone London 5 6.86x
St Pancras London 5 4.55x
Bedford St Mary 4 219.78x
Bedford St Peter 4 217.39x
Poplar London 4 15.52x
West Ham 4 6.72x
Eaton Socon 2 180.18x
Egham 2 49.02x
Leicester St Margaret 2 5.42x
Barrow In Furness 1 4.54x
Chipping Barnet 1 60.61x
Deptford St Paul 1 2.78x
Finedon 1 88.50x
Mortlake 1 33.67x
Paddington London 1 1.99x
Renhold 1 416.67x
St Anne Soho London 1 12.82x
Whitechapel London 1 7.43x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 12
Emma 6
Mary 5
Susan 5
Elizabeth 4
Alice 3
Ann 3
Edith 3
Catherine 2
Eliza 2
Harriett 2
Jane 2
Lizzie 2
A.Mervis 1
Ada 1
Amy 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Helena 1
Hilda 1
Kate 1
Letita 1
Lilian 1
Mabel 1
Martha 1
Rose 1
Rosina 1
Selina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 7
John 7
Thomas 7
William 7
Arthur 3
Benjamin 3
Charles 3
Henry 3
Herbert 3
Frederick 2
James 2
Richard 2
Alfred 1
Amos 1
Austin 1
Bertram 1
David 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Harry 1
Isaac 1
Jacob 1
Joseph 1
Lewis 1
Norman 1
Robt. 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Cambers surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cambers surname in 1881?

In 1881, 140 people were recorded with the Cambers surname. That placed it at #16,151 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cambers surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 85 in 2016. That gives Cambers a modern rank of #32,637.

What does the Cambers map show?

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