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UK surname

Campey

In the 1881 census there were 154 people recorded with the Campey surname, ranking it #15,259 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 343, ranked #13,368, up from #15,259 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hull Holy Trinity, London parishes and Tynemouth (Chirton, Preston, Murton, Whitley, Monkseaton), Earsdon (Earsdon). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Tyneside, Selby and Derbyshire Dales.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Campey is 345 in 2015. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 122.7%.

1881 census count

154

Ranked #15,259

Modern count

343

2016, ranked #13,368

Peak year

2015

345 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Campey had 154 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,259 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 343 in 2016, ranked #13,368.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 329 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Campey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Campey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Campey 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 64 #21,914
1861 historical 61 #26,170
1881 historical 154 #15,259
1891 historical 197 #15,101
1901 historical 261 #12,775
1911 historical 329 #10,688
1997 modern 338 #12,489
1998 modern 342 #12,739
1999 modern 337 #12,942
2000 modern 330 #13,066
2001 modern 328 #12,944
2002 modern 327 #13,217
2003 modern 333 #12,875
2004 modern 322 #13,260
2005 modern 316 #13,351
2006 modern 327 #13,092
2007 modern 325 #13,291
2008 modern 326 #13,374
2009 modern 329 #13,548
2010 modern 344 #13,393
2011 modern 337 #13,463
2012 modern 344 #13,121
2013 modern 340 #13,449
2014 modern 342 #13,498
2015 modern 345 #13,312
2016 modern 343 #13,368

Geography

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Where Campeys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hull Holy Trinity, London parishes, Tynemouth (Chirton, Preston, Murton, Whitley, Monkseaton), Earsdon (Earsdon), Selby, Hemingborough (Barlby) and Beverley St Martin and St Nicholas. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Tyneside, Selby, Derbyshire Dales and East Riding of Yorkshire. 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 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
2 London parishes London 3
3 Tynemouth (Chirton, Preston, Murton, Whitley, Monkseaton), Earsdon (Earsdon) Northumberland
4 Selby, Hemingborough (Barlby) Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Beverley St Martin and St Nicholas Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Tyneside 009 North Tyneside
2 Selby 007 Selby
3 Derbyshire Dales 005 Derbyshire Dales
4 East Riding of Yorkshire 010 East Riding of Yorkshire
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 016 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Campey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Campey

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

Campey is most concentrated in decile 5 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.

5
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Campey 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 Campey is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Campey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Campey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Campey 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. Yorkshire leads with 136 Campeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.14x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 136 9.14x
Lincolnshire 12 5.00x
Berkshire 5 4.43x
Lancashire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Beverley St Martin in Yorkshire leads with 36 Campeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 1451.61x.

Place Total Index
Beverley St Martin 36 1451.61x
Leeds 20 23.79x
Holy Trinity 12 33.52x
Selby 12 385.85x
Ryther Cum Ossendyke 8 5333.33x
Ashby 7 933.33x
Allerton Bywater 6 740.74x
North Cave Drewton 6 1016.95x
Cookham 5 142.05x
Sculcoates 5 21.19x
Flaxton 4 2105.26x
Rothwell 4 132.89x
Great Grimsby 3 19.69x
Beverley St Nicholas 2 163.93x
Burton Salmon 2 1428.57x
Horton In Bradford 2 8.60x
Potter Newton 2 76.05x
St Swithin Lincoln 2 52.91x
Wistow 2 500.00x
Barlby 1 384.62x
Beaghall 1 588.24x
Beverley St Mary 1 46.08x
Cliff Cum Lund 1 303.03x
Clifton In York 1 32.15x
Cridling Stubbs 1 714.29x
Dewsbury 1 6.55x
Great Harwood 1 31.06x
Husthwaite 1 434.78x
Mirfield 1 12.24x
Rawmarsh 1 19.01x
Sheffield 1 2.11x
Thornhill 1 23.04x
Weeton 1 588.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Elizabeth 7
Annie 6
Martha 5
Sarah 4
Ada 3
Amelia 3
Eliza 3
Jane 3
Ann 2
Ellen 2
Emily 2
Harriet 2
Harriett 2
Matilda 2
Adeline 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Amy 1
Emma 1
Eva 1
Faith 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Margret 1
Maria 1
Pollie 1
Rachel 1
Rhoda 1
Rosa 1
Selina 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 12
George 10
Thomas 9
James 7
William 5
Richard 4
Herbert 3
Edward 2
Frank 2
Robert 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Charles 1
Charley 1
David 1
Francis 1
Frcs. 1
Fred 1
Fred. 1
Harry 1
Henery 1
Isaac 1
Michael 1
Miles 1
Reuben 1
Robt. 1
Stephen 1
T. 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Campey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Campey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 154 people were recorded with the Campey surname. That placed it at #15,259 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Campey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 343 in 2016. That gives Campey a modern rank of #13,368.

What does the Campey map show?

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