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UK surname

Carwardine

In the 1881 census there were 238 people recorded with the Carwardine surname, ranking it #11,476 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 235, ranked #17,530, down from #11,476 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Daventry, Medway and Cardiff.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Carwardine is 281 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.3%.

1881 census count

238

Ranked #11,476

Modern count

235

2016, ranked #17,530

Peak year

1891

281 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Carwardine had 238 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,476 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 235 in 2016, ranked #17,530.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 281 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Carwardine surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Carwardine surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Carwardine 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 189 #10,896
1861 historical 187 #12,690
1881 historical 238 #11,476
1891 historical 281 #11,630
1901 historical 239 #13,489
1911 historical 280 #11,982
1997 modern 230 #16,109
1998 modern 236 #16,304
1999 modern 229 #16,744
2000 modern 250 #15,741
2001 modern 245 #15,721
2002 modern 250 #15,819
2003 modern 238 #16,144
2004 modern 232 #16,539
2005 modern 236 #16,286
2006 modern 233 #16,560
2007 modern 234 #16,706
2008 modern 236 #16,736
2009 modern 242 #16,789
2010 modern 241 #17,186
2011 modern 246 #16,833
2012 modern 236 #17,187
2013 modern 242 #17,158
2014 modern 239 #17,429
2015 modern 238 #17,378
2016 modern 235 #17,530

Geography

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Where Carwardines are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, London parishes, Rochester and Ross Foreign and Ross Borough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Daventry, Medway, Cardiff, Sandwell and Herefordshire. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
3 London parishes London 1
4 Rochester Kent
5 Ross Foreign and Ross Borough Herefordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Daventry 007 Daventry
2 Medway 018 Medway
3 Cardiff 001 Cardiff
4 Sandwell 012 Sandwell
5 Herefordshire 011 Herefordshire, County of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Carwardine

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Carwardine

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Carwardine is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Carwardine is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Carwardine falls in decile 10 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 Carwardine 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 Carwardine, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Carwardine families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Carwardine 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. Worcestershire leads with 35 Carwardines recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.59x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 35 11.59x
Herefordshire 31 32.70x
Kent 30 3.80x
Middlesex 23 0.99x
Staffordshire 20 2.56x
Gloucestershire 18 3.97x
Somerset 17 4.57x
Warwickshire 12 2.06x
Monmouthshire 10 5.98x
Devon 9 1.87x
Lancashire 7 0.26x
Wiltshire 6 2.93x
Essex 5 1.10x
Surrey 5 0.44x
Glamorgan 3 0.75x
Suffolk 2 0.71x
Cheshire 1 0.20x
Dorset 1 0.66x
Hertfordshire 1 0.63x
Sussex 1 0.26x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Worcester Blockhouse in Worcestershire leads with 15 Carwardines recorded in 1881 and an index of 903.61x.

Place Total Index
Worcester Blockhouse 15 903.61x
Clifton 12 52.36x
Hackney London 12 9.26x
Rochester St Margaret 11 132.21x
Bromsgrove 10 98.43x
Lyncombe Widcombe 9 92.40x
Bedminster 8 22.88x
Chatham 8 36.87x
Leominster Out 8 898.88x
Plymouth Charles The 8 37.74x
Ross 8 212.20x
Bedwellty 7 23.72x
Northfield 7 122.16x
Rochester St Nicholas 7 285.71x
Wednesfield 7 60.98x
Birmingham 6 3.09x
Lapworth 6 1090.91x
Gloucester St Aldate 5 892.86x
Hulme 5 8.73x
Ogbourne St Andrew 5 1428.57x
West Bromwich 5 11.19x
Burham 4 366.97x
Burton Upon Trent 4 21.91x
Earls Colne 4 317.46x
Kensington London 4 3.11x
St Pancras London 4 2.15x
Wolverhampton 4 6.67x
Clifford 3 476.19x
Huntington In Kington 3 1500.00x
Kimbolton 3 612.24x
Leominster 3 76.53x
Mynyddyslwyn 3 45.52x
Pembridge 3 285.71x
Cavenham 2 1333.33x
Clapham 2 6.92x
Llandaff 2 14.94x
Southwark Christchurch 2 18.47x
Cardiff St Mary 1 4.51x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 2.29x
Claines 1 12.08x
Dawlish 1 27.86x
Dorchester Holy Trinity 1 81.30x
Eastbourne 1 5.58x
Edmonton 1 5.37x
Hanley Castle 1 55.25x
Hill 1 625.00x
Little Lever 1 28.49x
Marlborough 1 294.12x
Newington 1 1.17x
Paddington London 1 1.18x
Ridge 1 312.50x
St Marylebone London 1 0.81x
Stanford On Teme 1 833.33x
Twemlow 1 769.23x
Witham 1 42.55x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 16
Elizabeth 11
Sarah 7
Alice 5
Emily 5
Jane 5
Ann 4
Charlotte 4
Edith 4
Ellen 4
Florence 4
Annie 3
Emma 3
Esther 3
Ada 2
Amy 2
Anne 2
Barbara 2
Eliza 2
Elizth. 2
Fanny 2
Gertrude 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Helen 2
Henrietta 2
Jessie 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Susannah 2
Caroline 1
Christiana 1
Clara 1
E.A. 1
Elsie 1
Elvira 1
Flora 1
Grace 1
Harriett 1
Hellen 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Lettia 1
Lillian 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Maud 1
Millicent 1
P.E. 1
Winnie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 12
Thomas 11
James 7
John 7
Alfred 5
Arthur 5
George 5
Joseph 5
Henry 4
Benjamin 3
Charles 3
Albert 2
Frank 2
Harry 2
Jesse 2
Richard 2
Aaron 1
Cornelius 1
Edgar 1
Edmond 1
Edward 1
Edwd. 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Geoe. 1
Harriet 1
Jas. 1
Jessy 1
Jno. 1
Lewis 1
Obadiah 1
Percy 1
Phillip 1
Stephen 1
Sydney 1
Thos.H. 1
W.A. 1
Walker 1

FAQ

Carwardine surname: questions and answers

How common was the Carwardine surname in 1881?

In 1881, 238 people were recorded with the Carwardine surname. That placed it at #11,476 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Carwardine surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 235 in 2016. That gives Carwardine a modern rank of #17,530.

What does the Carwardine map show?

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