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UK surname

Chudleigh

In the 1881 census there were 230 people recorded with the Chudleigh surname, ranking it #11,748 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 234, ranked #17,572, down from #11,748 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Abbots Kerswell and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall and Swansea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Chudleigh is 263 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.7%.

1881 census count

230

Ranked #11,748

Modern count

234

2016, ranked #17,572

Peak year

1911

263 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Chudleigh had 230 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,748 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016, ranked #17,572.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 263 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Chudleigh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Chudleigh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Chudleigh 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 191 #10,808
1861 historical 198 #12,114
1881 historical 230 #11,748
1891 historical 256 #12,522
1901 historical 241 #13,417
1911 historical 263 #12,473
1997 modern 246 #15,445
1998 modern 253 #15,547
1999 modern 250 #15,802
2000 modern 254 #15,578
2001 modern 251 #15,483
2002 modern 255 #15,599
2003 modern 230 #16,549
2004 modern 226 #16,829
2005 modern 228 #16,683
2006 modern 228 #16,789
2007 modern 226 #17,103
2008 modern 230 #17,033
2009 modern 231 #17,331
2010 modern 237 #17,368
2011 modern 232 #17,481
2012 modern 225 #17,733
2013 modern 234 #17,556
2014 modern 236 #17,577
2015 modern 237 #17,413
2016 modern 234 #17,572

Geography

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Where Chudleighs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Abbots Kerswell, London parishes and Ashburton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall and Swansea. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Abbots Kerswell Devon
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 Ashburton Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 028 Cornwall
2 Cornwall 030 Cornwall
3 Swansea 002 Swansea
4 Swansea 003 Swansea
5 Cornwall 006 Cornwall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Chudleigh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Chudleigh

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

Chudleigh is most concentrated in decile 2 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

Chudleigh 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.

3
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Chudleigh 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 Chudleigh, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Chudleigh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Chudleigh 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 101 Chudleighs recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.63x.

County Total Index
Devon 101 21.63x
Middlesex 38 1.69x
Cornwall 37 14.57x
Surrey 13 1.19x
Gloucestershire 10 2.27x
Kent 7 0.91x
Somerset 7 1.94x
Cheshire 3 0.61x
Durham 3 0.45x
Berkshire 2 1.19x
Dorset 2 1.36x
Northumberland 2 0.60x
Hampshire 1 0.22x
Lancashire 1 0.04x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.33x
Warwickshire 1 0.18x
Yorkshire 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Liskeard in Cornwall leads with 20 Chudleighs recorded in 1881 and an index of 470.59x.

Place Total Index
Liskeard 20 470.59x
Wolborough 14 237.29x
Edmonton 12 66.37x
Cheriton Bishop 11 2391.30x
Islington London 11 5.06x
Abbots Kerswell 9 2727.27x
Highweek 9 538.92x
Madron Penzance 9 97.40x
Exeter St Mary Major 7 248.23x
Gillingham 7 44.36x
Hornblotton 7 7777.78x
Clifton 6 26.97x
Lambeth 6 3.07x
Tormoham 6 30.36x
Werrington 6 1176.47x
Ashburton 5 224.22x
Battersea 5 6.06x
Exeter St Sidwell 5 46.73x
Hammersmith London 5 9.05x
Scilly Islands 5 1086.96x
Ilsington 4 487.80x
Tottenham 4 11.20x
Bickington 3 1666.67x
Bristol St James St Paul 3 20.45x
Chester St Mary On Hill 3 70.59x
Kensington London 3 2.41x
Stoke 3 158.73x
Stoke Damerel 3 9.18x
Brixham 2 36.97x
Cookham 2 38.10x
Exeter St Leonard 2 156.25x
Plymouth St Andrew 2 5.56x
St Mary Magdalene 2 106.95x
Tunstall 2 60.24x
Tynemouth 2 11.19x
West Parley 2 769.23x
Bishopwearmouth 1 1.75x
Colton 1 71.94x
Cullompton 1 49.02x
Devonport 1 18.62x
East Budleigh 1 45.45x
Enfield 1 6.79x
Exeter St John 1 303.03x
Kingskerswell 1 128.21x
Kingsteignton 1 76.92x
Milverton 1 60.24x
Newark Upon Trent 1 9.20x
Newton Abbot St Nicholas 1 104.17x
Northallerton 1 35.21x
Paignton 1 28.17x
Rotherhithe 1 3.61x
Ryde 1 10.12x
St Columb Minor 1 46.95x
St Pancras London 1 0.55x
Stapleton 1 11.98x
Sutton 1 12.64x
West Teignmouth 1 28.01x
Westminster St Margaret 1 9.24x
Withycombe Rawleigh 1 41.15x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 17
John 11
George 8
Thomas 6
Charles 5
Henry 5
Frederick 4
Robert 4
Edward 3
Frank 3
James 3
Joseph 3
Richard 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Andrew 2
Arthur 2
Ernest 2
Lewis 2
Nicholas 2
Walter 2
A. 1
Adolphus 1
Adrian 1
Clement 1
Colin 1
Daniel 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Emanuel 1
Franklin 1
G.N.H. 1
Geo. 1
Hiram 1
Infant 1
Leonard 1
Mark 1
Nattie 1
Reginald 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Wilfred 1
Wm. 1
Wm.George 1

FAQ

Chudleigh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Chudleigh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 230 people were recorded with the Chudleigh surname. That placed it at #11,748 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Chudleigh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 234 in 2016. That gives Chudleigh a modern rank of #17,572.

What does the Chudleigh map show?

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