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UK surname

Casswell

In the 1881 census there were 212 people recorded with the Casswell surname, ranking it #12,373 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 342, ranked #13,398, down from #12,373 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Falkingham, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Boston (incl. Boston allotments). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rotherham, South Holland and East Lindsey.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Casswell is 359 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 61.3%.

1881 census count

212

Ranked #12,373

Modern count

342

2016, ranked #13,398

Peak year

1911

359 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Casswell had 212 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,373 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 342 in 2016, ranked #13,398.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 359 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Casswell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Casswell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Casswell 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 162 #12,215
1861 historical 121 #18,148
1881 historical 212 #12,373
1891 historical 250 #12,762
1901 historical 319 #11,166
1911 historical 359 #10,084
1997 modern 319 #13,000
1998 modern 332 #12,990
1999 modern 340 #12,870
2000 modern 334 #12,980
2001 modern 315 #13,291
2002 modern 328 #13,186
2003 modern 311 #13,501
2004 modern 336 #12,848
2005 modern 334 #12,818
2006 modern 335 #12,883
2007 modern 332 #13,087
2008 modern 334 #13,142
2009 modern 330 #13,513
2010 modern 342 #13,440
2011 modern 345 #13,221
2012 modern 341 #13,217
2013 modern 348 #13,239
2014 modern 353 #13,183
2015 modern 340 #13,455
2016 modern 342 #13,398

Geography

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Where Casswells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Falkingham, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Boston (incl. Boston allotments), London parishes and Lambeth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rotherham, South Holland, East Lindsey and East Northamptonshire. 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 Falkingham Lincolnshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Boston (incl. Boston allotments) Lincolnshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Lambeth London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rotherham 014 Rotherham
2 South Holland 001 South Holland
3 East Lindsey 001 East Lindsey
4 East Northamptonshire 003 East Northamptonshire
5 Rotherham 011 Rotherham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Casswell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Casswell

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Casswell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Casswell 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Casswell 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

Casswell is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Casswell 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 Casswell 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 Casswell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Casswell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Casswell 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. Lincolnshire leads with 111 Casswells recorded in 1881 and an index of 34.55x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 111 34.55x
Middlesex 16 0.80x
Surrey 16 1.63x
Kent 11 1.60x
Staffordshire 11 1.62x
Herefordshire 9 10.92x
Gloucestershire 7 1.78x
Yorkshire 6 0.30x
Derbyshire 4 1.27x
Northamptonshire 3 1.59x
Shropshire 3 1.73x
Berkshire 2 1.33x
Essex 2 0.50x
Devon 1 0.24x
Durham 1 0.17x
Hampshire 1 0.24x
Lancashire 1 0.04x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.37x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Boston in Lincolnshire leads with 17 Casswells recorded in 1881 and an index of 174.36x.

Place Total Index
Boston 17 174.36x
Billingborough 12 1463.41x
Gosberton 10 699.30x
Butterwick 9 2432.43x
Cradley 9 743.80x
Elham 9 1097.56x
Metheringham 8 625.00x
St George Bloomsbury 8 69.38x
Dunsby 6 4000.00x
Lambeth 6 3.42x
Nocton 6 1395.35x
North Hamlet 6 1714.29x
Folkingham 5 1250.00x
Harpswell 5 5555.56x
Tipton 5 24.07x
Baston 4 754.72x
Derby St Peter 4 39.92x
Laughton In Bourn 4 6666.67x
Quadring 4 645.16x
Sempringham 4 6666.67x
Willenhall 4 31.50x
Meole Brace 3 333.33x
Peterborough 3 21.93x
Pointon 3 1000.00x
St Marylebone London 3 2.80x
Tooting Graveney 3 110.29x
Wimbledon 3 27.30x
Brightside Bierlow 2 5.12x
Claxby In Spilsby 2 2857.14x
Dover St James 2 66.67x
Heckington 2 163.93x
Horncastle 2 60.24x
Newport 2 289.86x
North Ormsby 2 1666.67x
Shrivenham 2 266.67x
Tinsley 2 285.71x
Alverstoke 1 6.71x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.15x
Bristol St Michael 1 29.59x
Burton Extra 1 25.71x
Cranleigh 1 69.93x
Crowland 1 49.51x
Friern Barnet 1 22.57x
Gateshead 1 2.23x
Hackney London 1 0.89x
Hampstead London 1 3.20x
Hemingby 1 357.14x
Horbury 1 28.74x
Manthorpe Cum Little 1 40.65x
Newton Abbot St Nicholas 1 116.28x
Penge 1 7.79x
Pickworth 1 625.00x
Putney 1 10.92x
Radford Lenton 1 149.25x
Shoreditch London 1 1.15x
St Peterat Arches 1 270.27x
Stamford St George 1 69.44x
Wandsworth 1 5.17x
Warrington 1 3.54x
Wombourn 1 79.37x
York Holy Trinity 1 58.14x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 12
Thomas 12
George 10
William 8
Richard 6
Henry 5
Frank 3
Joseph 3
Charles 2
Clarke 2
Clement 2
Cuthbert 2
Edward 2
Frederick 2
Fredrick 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Hy. 1
J. 1
James 1
Job 1
Joshua 1
Joshue 1
Russell 1
Samuel 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Casswell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Casswell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 212 people were recorded with the Casswell surname. That placed it at #12,373 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Casswell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 342 in 2016. That gives Casswell a modern rank of #13,398.

What does the Casswell map show?

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