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UK surname

Causon

In the 1881 census there were 112 people recorded with the Causon surname, ranking it #18,501 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 279, ranked #15,534, up from #18,501 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Cranham, Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) and Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Tewkesbury, Sevenoaks and Forest of Dean.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Causon is 299 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 149.1%.

1881 census count

112

Ranked #18,501

Modern count

279

2016, ranked #15,534

Peak year

1999

299 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Causon had 112 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,501 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 279 in 2016, ranked #15,534.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 160 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Causon surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Causon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Causon 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 56 #23,235
1861 historical 77 #23,975
1881 historical 112 #18,501
1891 historical 157 #17,778
1901 historical 114 #21,166
1911 historical 160 #17,151
1997 modern 284 #14,006
1998 modern 296 #13,997
1999 modern 299 #14,000
2000 modern 292 #14,165
2001 modern 287 #14,131
2002 modern 286 #14,442
2003 modern 272 #14,746
2004 modern 262 #15,233
2005 modern 255 #15,437
2006 modern 268 #15,000
2007 modern 271 #15,042
2008 modern 267 #15,349
2009 modern 274 #15,395
2010 modern 276 #15,637
2011 modern 276 #15,471
2012 modern 294 #14,705
2013 modern 296 #14,876
2014 modern 297 #14,943
2015 modern 280 #15,485
2016 modern 279 #15,534

Geography

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Where Causons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Cranham, Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, London parishes and Sherston Magna, Luckington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Tewkesbury, Sevenoaks, Forest of Dean and Shropshire. 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 Cranham Gloucestershire
2 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
3 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Sherston Magna, Luckington Wiltshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Tewkesbury 005 Tewkesbury
2 Sevenoaks 014 Sevenoaks
3 Forest of Dean 002 Forest of Dean
4 Forest of Dean 001 Forest of Dean
5 Shropshire 032 Shropshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Causon

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Causon

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Causon 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

Causon is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Causon 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Causon is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Causon, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Causon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Causon 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. Gloucestershire leads with 53 Causons recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.64x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 53 26.64x
Middlesex 20 1.97x
Surrey 8 1.62x
Wiltshire 7 7.80x
Glamorgan 4 2.26x
Yorkshire 4 0.40x
Oxfordshire 2 3.19x
Staffordshire 2 0.58x
Warwickshire 2 0.78x
Worcestershire 2 1.51x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cranham in Gloucestershire leads with 17 Causons recorded in 1881 and an index of 12142.86x.

Place Total Index
Cranham 17 12142.86x
Hackney London 12 21.10x
Sherston Magna 7 1296.30x
Newington 5 13.34x
Olveston 5 892.86x
Brockworth 4 2666.67x
Chelsea London 4 13.09x
Cirencester 4 148.70x
Llandaff 4 68.03x
Slimbridge 4 1333.33x
Bramley In Bramley 3 77.92x
Brimpsfield 3 2307.69x
Frampton On Severn 3 882.35x
Godalming 3 96.46x
Winterbourne 3 272.73x
Banbury 2 160.00x
Birmingham 2 2.35x
St Luke London 2 12.29x
Stroud 2 51.68x
Upton On Severn 2 229.89x
West Bromwich 2 10.20x
Woolstone 2 10000.00x
Clerkenwell London 1 4.18x
Goole 1 59.52x
Great Shurdington 1 1428.57x
Hempstead 1 416.67x
Littleworth 1 526.32x
St Marylebone London 1 1.85x
Stoke Gifford 1 833.33x
Thornbury 1 73.53x
Upton St Leonards 1 196.08x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 5
Mary 5
Emma 4
Alice 3
Charlotte 3
Sophia 3
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Louisa 2
Sarah 2
Agnes 1
Annie 1
Dorcas 1
Edward 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Evelyn 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Florina 1
Frances 1
Henna 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Juliana 1
Laura 1
Lousia 1
Luccina 1
Margaret 1
Marianne 1
Matilda 1
Prudence 1
Rosa 1
Sebina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 8
John 4
Thomas 4
Charles 3
George 3
Harry 3
Edwin 2
Henry 2
Isaac 2
James 2
Richard 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Conrad 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Eli 1
Frank 1
Hebar 1
Joseph 1
Samuel 1
Stephen 1
Sydney 1

FAQ

Causon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Causon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 112 people were recorded with the Causon surname. That placed it at #18,501 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Causon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 279 in 2016. That gives Causon a modern rank of #15,534.

What does the Causon map show?

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