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UK surname

Cawse

In the 1881 census there were 197 people recorded with the Cawse surname, ranking it #12,955 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 120, ranked #27,563, down from #12,955 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Brixton, Woolborough with Newton Abbot and Newton Ferrers. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Hams, Plymouth and West Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cawse is 228 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 39.1%.

1881 census count

197

Ranked #12,955

Modern count

120

2016, ranked #27,563

Peak year

1891

228 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cawse had 197 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,955 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 120 in 2016, ranked #27,563.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 228 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Cawse surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cawse surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cawse 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 120 #15,144
1861 historical 116 #18,751
1881 historical 197 #12,955
1891 historical 228 #13,582
1901 historical 200 #15,120
1911 historical 194 #15,250
1997 modern 115 #24,834
1998 modern 125 #24,198
1999 modern 127 #24,125
2000 modern 128 #24,015
2001 modern 122 #24,366
2002 modern 115 #25,749
2003 modern 113 #25,797
2004 modern 112 #26,159
2005 modern 107 #26,875
2006 modern 107 #27,179
2007 modern 108 #27,391
2008 modern 104 #28,341
2009 modern 110 #27,991
2010 modern 113 #28,162
2011 modern 107 #28,979
2012 modern 112 #28,174
2013 modern 119 #27,541
2014 modern 122 #27,358
2015 modern 120 #27,561
2016 modern 120 #27,563

Geography

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Where Cawses are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Brixton, Woolborough with Newton Abbot, Newton Ferrers, London parishes and Plymouth St Andrew (incl. Eddystone Lighthouse in 1841). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Hams, Plymouth, West Devon and Isle of Wight. 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 Brixton Devon
2 Woolborough with Newton Abbot Devon
3 Newton Ferrers Devon
4 London parishes London 2
5 Plymouth St Andrew (incl. Eddystone Lighthouse in 1841) Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Hams 009 South Hams
2 Plymouth 021 Plymouth
3 West Devon 003 West Devon
4 Isle of Wight 012 Isle of Wight
5 Plymouth 028 Plymouth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cawse

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cawse

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Cawse 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

Cawse is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Cawse falls in decile 4 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 Cawse is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Cawse, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cawse families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cawse 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 121 Cawses recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.10x.

County Total Index
Devon 121 30.10x
Middlesex 24 1.24x
Cornwall 20 9.15x
Essex 9 2.36x
Hampshire 9 2.27x
Bedfordshire 5 5.00x
Kent 5 0.76x
Staffordshire 3 0.46x
Warwickshire 2 0.41x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Holbeton in Devon leads with 37 Cawses recorded in 1881 and an index of 5000.00x.

Place Total Index
Holbeton 37 5000.00x
Newton Ferrers 17 3617.02x
Brixton 15 3333.33x
East Ham 9 127.12x
Islington London 9 4.81x
Ludgvan 7 402.30x
Plymouth St Andrew 7 22.60x
Stoke Damerel 7 24.88x
Wolborough 7 137.80x
Maker 6 297.03x
Revelstoke 6 1666.67x
Shoreditch London 6 7.17x
Biggleswade 5 152.44x
Hackney London 5 4.62x
Lezant 5 1020.41x
St Faith Winchester 5 270.27x
Wembury 5 1388.89x
Plymouth Charles The 4 22.59x
Portsea 4 5.16x
East Stonehouse 3 37.88x
Hornsey 3 12.29x
Kingswinford 3 12.67x
Lewisham 3 8.54x
Plympton St Mary 3 129.31x
Slapton 3 731.71x
Birmingham 2 1.23x
Charlton Next Woolwich 2 29.11x
Tetcott 2 1176.47x
Devonport 1 21.65x
Littleham 1 34.01x
Madron Penzance 1 12.58x
Marazion 1 384.62x
Plymstock 1 47.62x
Shaugh Prior 1 217.39x
Spitalfields London 1 6.88x
Tamerton Foliott 1 129.87x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Elizabeth 9
Eliza 6
Annie 5
Emily 5
Ann 4
Edith 3
Ellen 3
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Jane 3
Alice 2
Charlotte 2
Eleanor 2
Elizth. 2
Esther 2
Florence 2
Harriett 2
Lavinia 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Sarah 2
Susan 2
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Bessie 1
Blanche 1
Caroline 1
Elizth.Mary 1
Emmalina 1
Ethel 1
Florance 1
Grace 1
Harriet 1
Heillin 1
Jessie 1
John 1
Lydia 1
Margaret 1
Maryann 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1
Norah 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Charles 10
William 10
John 8
Robert 7
George 5
Richard 5
Thomas 5
Wm. 5
James 4
Samuel 4
Alfred 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
Joseph 2
Melbourne 2
Albert 1
Ebenezer 1
Edwin 1
Eliza 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Fredk.W. 1
Fredr.M. 1
Fredrick 1
H.P. 1
Jn. 1
Jno.Pengilly 1
Leonard 1
Rd. 1
Richd. 1
Richd.James 1
Robt. 1
Sidney 1

FAQ

Cawse surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cawse surname in 1881?

In 1881, 197 people were recorded with the Cawse surname. That placed it at #12,955 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cawse surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 120 in 2016. That gives Cawse a modern rank of #27,563.

What does the Cawse map show?

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