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UK surname

Cleall

In the 1881 census there were 287 people recorded with the Cleall surname, ranking it #10,014 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 273, ranked #15,800, down from #10,014 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Portland and Perrott, South. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Broadland, Purbeck and Horsham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cleall is 351 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 4.9%.

1881 census count

287

Ranked #10,014

Modern count

273

2016, ranked #15,800

Peak year

1911

351 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cleall had 287 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,014 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 273 in 2016, ranked #15,800.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 351 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Cleall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cleall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cleall 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 152 #12,786
1861 historical 157 #14,732
1881 historical 287 #10,014
1891 historical 298 #11,167
1901 historical 293 #11,829
1911 historical 351 #10,243
1997 modern 308 #13,297
1998 modern 306 #13,720
1999 modern 302 #13,895
2000 modern 290 #14,237
2001 modern 285 #14,191
2002 modern 294 #14,180
2003 modern 278 #14,540
2004 modern 277 #14,644
2005 modern 255 #15,437
2006 modern 261 #15,289
2007 modern 269 #15,123
2008 modern 277 #14,940
2009 modern 276 #15,300
2010 modern 276 #15,637
2011 modern 280 #15,310
2012 modern 286 #15,012
2013 modern 280 #15,530
2014 modern 279 #15,661
2015 modern 272 #15,851
2016 modern 273 #15,800

Geography

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Where Clealls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Portland, Perrott, South, Portsmouth, Portsea and Swanage. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Broadland, Purbeck, Horsham and Arun. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Portland Dorset
3 Perrott, South Dorset
4 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
5 Swanage Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Broadland 002 Broadland
2 Purbeck 001 Purbeck
3 Horsham 008 Horsham
4 Arun 001 Arun
5 Purbeck 004 Purbeck

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cleall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cleall

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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Cleall is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Cleall 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

Cleall 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 Cleall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Cleall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cleall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cleall 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. Dorset leads with 152 Clealls recorded in 1881 and an index of 82.15x.

County Total Index
Dorset 152 82.15x
Middlesex 32 1.14x
Hampshire 30 5.19x
Somerset 29 6.39x
Devon 15 2.56x
Kent 10 1.04x
Shropshire 6 2.46x
Surrey 6 0.44x
Gloucestershire 3 0.54x
Royal Navy 2 5.95x
Essex 1 0.18x
Lancashire 1 0.03x
Oxfordshire 1 0.57x
Wiltshire 1 0.40x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. South Perrott in Dorset leads with 29 Clealls recorded in 1881 and an index of 10000.00x.

Place Total Index
South Perrott 29 10000.00x
Portsea 26 22.96x
Portland 22 221.11x
East Chelborough 12 10909.09x
Dorchester All Sts 10 1136.36x
Swanage 9 394.74x
Swyre 9 4285.71x
Symondsbury 8 677.97x
Walcot 8 33.10x
Hornsey 6 16.83x
N Lydbury 6 631.58x
Netherbury 6 392.16x
Roosdown 6 15000.00x
Shapwick 6 1395.35x
Shepton Mallet 6 117.88x
Wareham Lady St Mary 6 419.58x
West Lulworth 6 1818.18x
Corfe Castle 5 292.40x
Hackney London 5 3.16x
Melcombe Regis 5 65.19x
Shepton Montague 5 1562.50x
Stockland 5 588.24x
Paddington London 4 3.86x
Plumstead 4 12.48x
St George Bloomsbury 4 24.74x
Westminster St James 4 13.80x
Winterborne Steepleton 4 2857.14x
Bradford Peverell 3 937.50x
Chesilborne 3 882.35x
Ealing 3 11.91x
East Stoke 3 535.71x
St Marylebone London 3 1.99x
Battersea 2 1.93x
Beaminster 2 97.09x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 2 3.84x
Chaldon Herring 2 625.00x
Deptford St Paul 2 2.70x
Hardington Mandeville 2 327.87x
Holdenhurst 2 13.19x
Mosterton 2 645.16x
Royal Navy 2 6.96x
Woking 2 24.15x
Woodbury 2 114.94x
Wyke Regis 2 75.47x
Broadwinsor 1 82.64x
Caversham 1 28.74x
Chartham 1 41.67x
Chatham 1 3.78x
Crewkerne 1 20.75x
Devonport 1 14.84x
Fordington 1 25.06x
Freshford 1 256.41x
Lewisham 1 1.95x
Maiden Newton 1 129.87x
Maidstone 1 3.49x
Mile End Old Town London 1 1.67x
Portsmouth 1 7.52x
Romford 1 11.36x
Sherborne 1 18.35x
South Stoneham 1 7.98x
Stoke Damerel 1 2.43x
Tottenham 1 2.23x
Wandsworth 1 3.68x
Westbury On Trym 1 5.34x
Westminster St Margaret 1 7.35x
Whiteparish 1 94.34x
Wigan 1 2.14x
Wimbledon 1 6.49x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 23
Alice 9
Ann 9
Sarah 9
Elizabeth 7
Emily 6
Eliza 5
Ellen 5
Emma 5
Ada 4
Charlotte 4
Annie 3
Caroline 3
Edith 3
Fanny 3
Florence 3
Frances 3
Louisa 3
Maria 3
Susan 3
Amelia 2
Amy 2
Clara 2
Harriet 2
Harriett 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Laura 2
Minnie 2
Rosina 2
Bertha 1
Bessie 1
Catherine 1
Elizth. 1
Ella 1
Esther 1
Florance 1
Geo. 1
Hannah 1
Jemina 1
Judith 1
Julia 1
Katherine 1
Letitia 1
Liley 1
Magdaline 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Matthew 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 12
James 8
Alfred 6
George 6
Henry 6
John 6
Samuel 6
Thomas 5
Edwin 4
Walter 4
Arthur 3
Edward 3
Ernest 3
Frederick 3
Herbert 3
Joseph 3
Robert 3
Charles 2
David 2
Edgar 2
Pelham 2
Sidney 2
Bertram 1
Chas.John 1
Chs. 1
Eli 1
Elijah 1
Ellis 1
F. 1
Faith 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Fredck. 1
Frederic 1
Fredk. 1
Geo.Fredk. 1
Heber 1
Jesse 1
Joe 1
Leonard 1
Lewis 1
Mark 1
Matthew 1
Phillip 1
Simon 1
Tom 1
W. 1
Wilfred 1

FAQ

Cleall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cleall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 287 people were recorded with the Cleall surname. That placed it at #10,014 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cleall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 273 in 2016. That gives Cleall a modern rank of #15,800.

What does the Cleall map show?

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