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UK surname

Cauwood

In the 1881 census there were 19 people recorded with the Cauwood surname, ranking it #30,872 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 79, ranked #33,100, down from #30,872 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to No data. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Tyneside, South Lakeland and Rotherham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cauwood is 110 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 315.8%.

1881 census count

19

Ranked #30,872

Modern count

79

2016, ranked #33,100

Peak year

2002

110 bearers

Map years

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1998 to 1998

Key insights

  • Cauwood had 19 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #30,872 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 79 in 2016, ranked #33,100.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 48 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Cauwood surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cauwood surname density by area, 1998 modern.

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Timeline

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Cauwood 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
1861 historical 25 #30,804
1881 historical 19 #30,872
1891 historical 48 #30,447
1911 historical 40 #28,913
1997 modern 97 #27,342
1998 modern 103 #27,141
1999 modern 105 #27,035
2000 modern 105 #27,001
2001 modern 103 #26,927
2002 modern 110 #26,412
2003 modern 107 #26,617
2004 modern 100 #27,964
2005 modern 98 #28,325
2006 modern 92 #29,576
2007 modern 95 #29,493
2008 modern 96 #29,654
2009 modern 100 #29,597
2010 modern 102 #29,930
2011 modern 98 #30,384
2012 modern 82 #32,701
2013 modern 85 #32,658
2014 modern 88 #32,495
2015 modern 81 #32,975
2016 modern 79 #33,100

Geography

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Where Cauwoods are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around No data. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Tyneside, South Lakeland, Rotherham and Erewash. 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 No data No data

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Tyneside 018 South Tyneside
2 South Lakeland 011 South Lakeland
3 South Tyneside 019 South Tyneside
4 Rotherham 003 Rotherham
5 Erewash 006 Erewash

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cauwood

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cauwood

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Cauwood surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Cauwood 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Cauwood is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Cauwood 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

Cauwood falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Cauwood is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 20-25 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 Cauwood, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cauwood families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cauwood 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 18 Cauwoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.81x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 18 9.81x
Herefordshire 1 13.18x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Swinton In Rotherham in Yorkshire leads with 10 Cauwoods recorded in 1881 and an index of 2040.82x.

Place Total Index
Swinton In Rotherham 10 2040.82x
Ecclesfield 6 444.44x
Brightside Bierlow 1 27.78x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 26.81x
Stanford Bishop 1 10000.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Frances 2
Alice 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Edith 1
Elizabeth 1
Emily 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Jane 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Charles 2
William 2
John 1
Thomas 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Cauwood households.

FAQ

Cauwood surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cauwood surname in 1881?

In 1881, 19 people were recorded with the Cauwood surname. That placed it at #30,872 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cauwood surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 79 in 2016. That gives Cauwood a modern rank of #33,100.

What does the Cauwood map show?

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