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UK surname

Chennell

In the 1881 census there were 235 people recorded with the Chennell surname, ranking it #11,573 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 213, ranked #18,785, down from #11,573 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dorking, Stoke-next-Guildford and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mole Valley, Chichester and Wellingborough.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Chennell is 325 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 9.4%.

1881 census count

235

Ranked #11,573

Modern count

213

2016, ranked #18,785

Peak year

1911

325 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Chennell had 235 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,573 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 213 in 2016, ranked #18,785.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 325 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Chennell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Chennell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Chennell 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 103 #16,835
1861 historical 176 #13,335
1881 historical 235 #11,573
1891 historical 251 #12,729
1901 historical 301 #11,627
1911 historical 325 #10,783
1997 modern 238 #15,760
1998 modern 249 #15,720
1999 modern 256 #15,557
2000 modern 243 #16,053
2001 modern 234 #16,205
2002 modern 225 #16,994
2003 modern 226 #16,766
2004 modern 235 #16,379
2005 modern 222 #16,983
2006 modern 223 #17,036
2007 modern 220 #17,377
2008 modern 209 #18,114
2009 modern 214 #18,220
2010 modern 214 #18,601
2011 modern 217 #18,271
2012 modern 208 #18,720
2013 modern 218 #18,441
2014 modern 213 #18,883
2015 modern 215 #18,659
2016 modern 213 #18,785

Geography

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Where Chennells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dorking, Stoke-next-Guildford, London parishes, Chertsey and Lambeth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mole Valley, Chichester, Wellingborough and Runnymede. 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 Dorking Surrey
2 Stoke-next-Guildford Surrey
3 London parishes London 3
4 Chertsey Surrey
5 Lambeth London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mole Valley 012 Mole Valley
2 Chichester 008 Chichester
3 Chichester 013 Chichester
4 Wellingborough 008 Wellingborough
5 Runnymede 006 Runnymede

Forenames

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First names often paired with Chennell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Chennell

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Chennell is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Chennell 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

Chennell falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Chennell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Chennell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Chennell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Chennell 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. Surrey leads with 130 Chennells recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.64x.

County Total Index
Surrey 130 11.64x
Sussex 27 6.99x
Kent 21 2.68x
Middlesex 19 0.83x
Northamptonshire 11 5.10x
Suffolk 9 3.22x
Hampshire 7 1.49x
Berkshire 5 2.91x
Hertfordshire 2 1.27x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.72x
Devon 1 0.21x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.32x
Yorkshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Warnham in Sussex leads with 25 Chennells recorded in 1881 and an index of 2976.19x.

Place Total Index
Warnham 25 2976.19x
Dorking 19 253.33x
Farnham 15 172.61x
Lambeth 15 7.50x
Deptford St Paul 13 21.55x
Stoke 12 227.70x
Naseby 11 2291.67x
Croydon 9 14.52x
Newmarket St Mary 9 420.56x
Chertsey 8 110.80x
Seale 8 1111.11x
Godalming 7 99.57x
Shere 7 518.52x
St George In East London 6 27.83x
Deal 5 74.96x
Hambledon 5 423.73x
New Windsor 5 86.51x
Teddington London 5 96.34x
Aldershot 4 25.41x
Epsom 4 73.53x
Guildford Holy Trinity 4 187.79x
St Pancras London 4 2.17x
Camberwell 3 2.05x
Wimbledon 3 23.92x
Ash Normandy 2 131.58x
Cobham 2 109.29x
Egham 2 29.15x
Hemel Hempstead 2 28.09x
Kensington London 2 1.57x
Shalford 2 161.29x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 1 12.87x
Esher 1 64.10x
Exeter St Thomas The 1 20.58x
Farnborough 1 20.28x
Folkestone 1 6.59x
Guildford St Nicholas 1 50.76x
Hampstead London 1 2.80x
Hastings Holy Trinity 1 35.09x
Hastings St Mary In The 1 12.12x
Heckfield 1 227.27x
Hever 1 185.19x
Little Linford 1 2000.00x
Sevenoaks 1 15.77x
St Marylebone London 1 0.82x
Weeke 1 70.42x
West Stockwith 1 192.31x
Wotton 1 185.19x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Emma 8
Eliza 6
Alice 5
Caroline 5
Elizabeth 5
Emily 5
Jane 5
Sarah 5
Ann 4
Ellen 4
Annie 3
Edith 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Agnes 2
Anne 2
Catherine 2
Fanny 2
Ada 1
Adelaide 1
Anna 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Constance 1
Elizb. 1
Emeline 1
Flora 1
Grace 1
Harriett 1
Hur 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Katie 1
Letey 1
Lilly 1
Lottie 1
Louisa 1
Louise 1
Lucy 1
Mabel 1
Marian 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1
Sussan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 13
John 12
William 12
Charles 8
Thomas 7
Frederick 6
Henry 6
Alfred 5
Arthur 4
James 4
Jeremiah 4
Frank 3
Robert 3
Benjamin 2
Edward 2
Lewis 2
Richard 2
Walter 2
Albert 1
Allen 1
Anthony 1
Chas. 1
Earnest 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Fred 1
Fred. 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Jas. 1
Joseph 1
Mary 1
Patrick 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Philip 1
Ruben 1
T. 1
Thedore 1
Theophilus 1
Wilfred 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Chennell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Chennell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 235 people were recorded with the Chennell surname. That placed it at #11,573 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Chennell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 213 in 2016. That gives Chennell a modern rank of #18,785.

What does the Chennell map show?

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