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UK surname

Cammell

In the 1881 census there were 163 people recorded with the Cammell surname, ranking it #14,689 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 112, ranked #28,844, down from #14,689 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ipswich St Helen, Greenwich and Wellingborough. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include St Edmundsbury, Cornwall and North Kesteven.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cammell is 226 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 31.3%.

1881 census count

163

Ranked #14,689

Modern count

112

2016, ranked #28,844

Peak year

1891

226 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cammell had 163 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,689 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 112 in 2016, ranked #28,844.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 226 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Cammell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cammell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cammell 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 108 #16,308
1861 historical 106 #20,147
1881 historical 163 #14,689
1891 historical 226 #13,668
1901 historical 198 #15,213
1911 historical 215 #14,290
1997 modern 142 #21,856
1998 modern 152 #21,481
1999 modern 140 #22,789
2000 modern 143 #22,457
2001 modern 138 #22,647
2002 modern 122 #24,874
2003 modern 125 #24,265
2004 modern 123 #24,679
2005 modern 124 #24,529
2006 modern 126 #24,493
2007 modern 116 #26,209
2008 modern 112 #27,061
2009 modern 119 #26,637
2010 modern 126 #26,312
2011 modern 115 #27,634
2012 modern 116 #27,550
2013 modern 118 #27,686
2014 modern 119 #27,813
2015 modern 117 #27,982
2016 modern 112 #28,844

Geography

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Where Cammells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ipswich St Helen, Greenwich, Wellingborough, London parishes and Stanton All Saints and Stanton St John. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to St Edmundsbury, Cornwall, North Kesteven, Sutton and Windsor and Maidenhead. 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 Ipswich St Helen Suffolk
2 Greenwich London (South Districts)
3 Wellingborough Northamptonshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Stanton All Saints and Stanton St John Suffolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 St Edmundsbury 003 St Edmundsbury
2 Cornwall 010 Cornwall
3 North Kesteven 001 North Kesteven
4 Sutton 004 Sutton
5 Windsor and Maidenhead 005 Windsor and Maidenhead

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cammell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cammell

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Cammell is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Cammell is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Cammell falls in decile 6 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 Cammell 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 Cammell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cammell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cammell 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. Suffolk leads with 34 Cammells recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.56x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 34 17.56x
Middlesex 27 1.70x
Yorkshire 22 1.40x
Kent 17 3.13x
Leicestershire 9 5.11x
Lancashire 7 0.37x
Hampshire 6 1.84x
Lincolnshire 6 2.36x
Shropshire 6 4.37x
Surrey 6 0.77x
Derbyshire 5 2.01x
Norfolk 5 2.05x
Staffordshire 4 0.75x
Cambridgeshire 3 2.98x
Dorset 2 1.92x
Bedfordshire 1 1.21x
Cheshire 1 0.28x
Devon 1 0.30x
Lanarkshire 1 0.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stanton in Suffolk leads with 26 Cammells recorded in 1881 and an index of 5652.17x.

Place Total Index
Stanton 26 5652.17x
Deptford St Paul 12 28.68x
Kimberworth 10 114.42x
Mile End Old Town London 10 29.55x
Leicester St Margaret 8 18.61x
Barrow On Humber 6 405.41x
Great Bolton 6 24.01x
Hackney London 6 6.73x
Ipswich St Helen 6 260.87x
Buriton 5 793.65x
Greenwich 5 19.76x
Lofthouse 5 212.77x
Acton 4 42.92x
Newington 4 6.81x
Walsall Foreign 4 14.43x
Ecclesall Bierlow 3 9.36x
March 3 89.02x
Burton Bradstock 2 392.16x
Culmington 2 666.67x
Honington 2 1250.00x
Newington 2 46.08x
Norton 2 97.56x
Norwich St Margaret 2 526.32x
Onibury 2 800.00x
Outseats 2 2000.00x
Stoke Newington London 2 16.16x
Arrow 1 1428.57x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.45x
Buckenham 1 1666.67x
Bury 1 4.64x
Chesterfield 1 10.72x
Croydon 1 2.33x
Govan 1 0.79x
Heigham 1 7.62x
Leicester St Nicholas 1 100.00x
Luton 1 7.02x
Munslow 1 303.03x
Norwich St Saviour 1 116.28x
Ryde 1 14.29x
Sculcoates 1 4.00x
Sheffield 1 1.99x
Shrewsbury St Mary 1 18.45x
St Andrew Holborn London 1 14.53x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.57x
St Pancras London 1 0.78x
Stoke Damerel 1 4.32x
Wandsworth 1 6.54x
Westminster St Margaret 1 13.04x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 6
Sarah 6
Alice 4
Ann 3
Ellen 3
Florence 3
Jane 3
Margaret 3
Agnes 2
Anne 2
Annie 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Faith 2
Pleasant 2
Ada 1
Albina 1
Althear 1
Bessie 1
Diana 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Eva 1
Evelyn 1
Evla 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Georgina 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Henrietta 1
Isabella 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Louisa 1
Maria 1
Mercy 1
Rebecca 1
Rosa 1
Thirza 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
George 8
Charles 7
William 7
Arthur 5
Thomas 5
Alfred 4
Albert 3
James 3
Joseph 3
Augustine 2
Henry 2
Michael 2
Phillip 2
Robert 2
Bernard 1
Ernest 1
Esau 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Horace 1
Patrick 1
Percy 1
Terence 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Cammell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cammell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 163 people were recorded with the Cammell surname. That placed it at #14,689 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cammell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 112 in 2016. That gives Cammell a modern rank of #28,844.

What does the Cammell map show?

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