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UK surname

Caseley

In the 1881 census there were 246 people recorded with the Caseley surname, ranking it #11,201 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 242, ranked #17,177, down from #11,201 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include The Vale of Glamorgan, Bournemouth and Shepway.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Caseley is 385 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.6%.

1881 census count

246

Ranked #11,201

Modern count

242

2016, ranked #17,177

Peak year

1911

385 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Caseley had 246 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,201 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 242 in 2016, ranked #17,177.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 385 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Outer Suburbs.

Caseley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Caseley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Caseley 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 139 #13,659
1861 historical 151 #15,209
1881 historical 246 #11,201
1891 historical 331 #10,277
1901 historical 317 #11,213
1911 historical 385 #9,551
1997 modern 268 #14,585
1998 modern 267 #15,016
1999 modern 264 #15,223
2000 modern 265 #15,143
2001 modern 255 #15,319
2002 modern 264 #15,236
2003 modern 252 #15,530
2004 modern 264 #15,156
2005 modern 254 #15,480
2006 modern 250 #15,749
2007 modern 250 #15,901
2008 modern 249 #16,111
2009 modern 240 #16,896
2010 modern 250 #16,791
2011 modern 244 #16,922
2012 modern 232 #17,401
2013 modern 241 #17,202
2014 modern 250 #16,905
2015 modern 246 #16,994
2016 modern 242 #17,177

Geography

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Where Caseleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes, St Thomas the Apostle, Whitestone and Kenton, Alphington, Dawlish. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to The Vale of Glamorgan, Bournemouth, Shepway, Wandsworth and Bristol. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 London parishes London 3
4 St Thomas the Apostle, Whitestone Devon
5 Kenton, Alphington, Dawlish Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 The Vale of Glamorgan 002 Vale of Glamorgan
2 Bournemouth 006 Bournemouth
3 Shepway 012 Shepway
4 Wandsworth 006 Wandsworth
5 Bristol 043 Bristol, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Caseley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Caseley

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Outer Suburbs

Nationally, the Caseley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Outer Suburbs, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Caseley household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods are found on the outer edges of many towns and cities. Many residents were born outside the UK. Indian ethnic group representation is high. There are high numbers of families with dependent children aged 5 to 14. Incidences of disability and of provision of unpaid care are low. Neighbourhoods provide a mix of detached housing and flats, and terraced housing is not uncommon. Levels of overcrowding are low and homeownership rates are high. Professional and managerial occupations are prevalent: unemployment is low and education to degree level is the norm.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Caseley 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

Caseley 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

Caseley falls in decile 7 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 Caseley 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 Caseley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Caseley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Caseley 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. Devon leads with 75 Caseleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.01x.

County Total Index
Devon 75 15.01x
Gloucestershire 28 5.95x
Somerset 28 7.25x
Middlesex 19 0.79x
Staffordshire 16 1.98x
Surrey 16 1.37x
Kent 11 1.34x
Shropshire 10 4.82x
Warwickshire 9 1.49x
Worcestershire 7 2.23x
Northumberland 5 1.40x
Yorkshire 5 0.21x
Cumberland 3 1.45x
Essex 3 0.63x
Hampshire 3 0.61x
Sussex 2 0.49x
Cornwall 1 0.37x
Dorset 1 0.64x
Glamorgan 1 0.24x
Lancashire 1 0.04x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.31x
Oxfordshire 1 0.67x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stapleton in Gloucestershire leads with 16 Caseleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 179.17x.

Place Total Index
Stapleton 16 179.17x
Wolverhampton 15 24.08x
Otterton 11 1375.00x
Ramsgate 11 82.34x
Bedminster 9 24.79x
Exeter St Thomas The 9 176.82x
Dawlish 7 187.67x
Deuxhill 7 17500.00x
Westbury 7 1428.57x
Old Stratford 6 174.93x
Bideford 5 93.46x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 5 11.28x
Buckfastleigh 5 217.39x
Newington 5 5.64x
St George Bloomsbury 5 36.31x
Wolborough 5 79.24x
Camberwell 4 2.61x
Cheltenham 4 11.02x
St Pancras London 4 2.07x
Battersea 3 3.40x
Birmingham 3 1.49x
Cheddar 3 154.64x
Claines 3 34.88x
East Ham 3 34.13x
Elswick 3 10.53x
Exeter St David 3 70.26x
Islington London 3 1.29x
Kenn 3 384.62x
Kensington London 3 2.25x
Lambeth 3 1.43x
Rodney Stoke 3 1111.11x
Tormoham 3 14.20x
Wath On Dearne 3 63.29x
West Teignmouth 3 78.53x
Whitehaven 3 27.25x
Wookey 3 352.94x
Worcester Blockhouse 3 174.42x
Abbots Kerswell 2 555.56x
Alverstoke 2 11.24x
Bathwick 2 46.84x
Brighton 2 2.45x
Bristol St Paul In 2 15.95x
Brixham 2 34.54x
Brotton 2 64.52x
Dean Prior 2 769.23x
Exeter Alphington 2 217.39x
Exeter St Edmund 2 185.19x
Ide 2 370.37x
Madeley 2 26.32x
Plymouth St Andrew 2 5.20x
Alnwick 1 16.29x
Basford 1 6.71x
Bicester Market End 1 36.76x
Bristol St Augustine 1 13.18x
Bromley London 1 1.89x
Chudleigh 1 62.89x
Doulting 1 200.00x
Elsdon 1 588.24x
Exeter Holy Trinity 1 51.02x
Exeter St Leonard 1 72.99x
Exeter St Sidwell 1 8.74x
Fareham 1 16.92x
Harberton 1 87.72x
High Offley 1 149.25x
Hornsey 1 3.30x
Marazion 1 303.03x
North Tawton 1 65.36x
Oldham 1 1.09x
Quatt 1 357.14x
Radipole 1 91.74x
Roath 1 5.27x
Southwark Christchurch 1 8.90x
St Marylebone London 1 0.78x
Stourbridge 1 12.41x
Tedburn St Mary 1 188.68x
Twickenham 1 9.72x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 18
Mary 16
Sarah 9
Alice 6
Eliza 6
Ann 5
Annie 4
Emma 4
Anne 3
Emily 3
Hannah 3
Julia 3
Charlotte 2
Ellen 2
Lucy 2
Matilda 2
Ada 1
Amelia 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Constance 1
Dinah 1
Edith 1
Elizth 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Francis 1
Georgina 1
Grace 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Hester 1
Jane 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lilley 1
Lizzie 1
Marabell 1
Martha 1
Maryann 1
May 1
Melinda 1
Pamala 1
Rhoda 1
Selina 1
Susan 1
Susanah 1
Thersa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 23
John 17
George 11
Henry 11
James 8
Samuel 7
Thomas 6
Alfred 4
Arthur 4
Edwin 4
Charles 3
Frank 3
Robert 3
Andrew 2
Fred 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Walter 2
Adolphus 1
Albert 1
Fredk. 1
Hather 1
Joseph 1
Mary 1
Tom 1
Venn 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Caseley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Caseley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 246 people were recorded with the Caseley surname. That placed it at #11,201 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Caseley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 242 in 2016. That gives Caseley a modern rank of #17,177.

What does the Caseley map show?

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