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UK surname

Clewer

In the 1881 census there were 264 people recorded with the Clewer surname, ranking it #10,655 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 370, ranked #12,591, down from #10,655 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Martley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Herefordshire, Test Valley and Carlisle.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clewer is 448 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 40.2%.

1881 census count

264

Ranked #10,655

Modern count

370

2016, ranked #12,591

Peak year

2000

448 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clewer had 264 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,655 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 370 in 2016, ranked #12,591.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 428 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Clewer surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Clewer surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Clewer 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 197 #10,535
1861 historical 188 #12,628
1881 historical 264 #10,655
1891 historical 343 #9,994
1901 historical 336 #10,762
1911 historical 428 #8,827
1997 modern 418 #10,648
1998 modern 434 #10,694
1999 modern 440 #10,648
2000 modern 448 #10,477
2001 modern 423 #10,757
2002 modern 445 #10,538
2003 modern 434 #10,588
2004 modern 410 #11,077
2005 modern 393 #11,335
2006 modern 371 #11,916
2007 modern 368 #12,125
2008 modern 371 #12,155
2009 modern 380 #12,198
2010 modern 387 #12,301
2011 modern 384 #12,218
2012 modern 366 #12,520
2013 modern 371 #12,597
2014 modern 370 #12,712
2015 modern 371 #12,567
2016 modern 370 #12,591

Geography

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Where Clewers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Martley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes, Kidderminster and Keighley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Herefordshire, Test Valley and Carlisle. 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 Martley Worcestershire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Kidderminster Worcestershire
5 Keighley Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Herefordshire 002 Herefordshire, County of
2 Test Valley 010 Test Valley
3 Herefordshire 003 Herefordshire, County of
4 Herefordshire 020 Herefordshire, County of
5 Carlisle 007 Carlisle

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clewer

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clewer

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

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Settled Semi-Detached Asians

Within London, Clewer is most associated with areas classed as Settled Semi-Detached Asians, part of Suburban Asian Communities. 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 residents share Supergroup characteristics of large (non-Chinese) Asian populations but those identifying as Bangladeshi are notably absent. Many residents were born in the UK, while other more recent migrants have African birthplaces. Semi-detached housing, much of it owner occupied, prevails in these suburban residential locations.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Clewer is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Clewer falls in decile 2 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Clewer 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Clewer, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Clewer families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clewer 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. Worcestershire leads with 67 Clewers recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.85x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 67 19.85x
Warwickshire 40 6.14x
Yorkshire 19 0.74x
Herefordshire 18 16.98x
Staffordshire 18 2.06x
Shropshire 16 7.16x
Sussex 15 3.44x
Hampshire 13 2.45x
Berkshire 11 5.67x
Middlesex 10 0.39x
Lancashire 9 0.29x
Buckinghamshire 6 3.84x
Nottinghamshire 6 1.72x
Kent 5 0.57x
Devon 4 0.74x
Oxfordshire 3 1.88x
Cheshire 1 0.18x
Derbyshire 1 0.25x
Gloucestershire 1 0.20x
Royal Navy 1 3.25x
Surrey 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 22 Clewers recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.26x.

Place Total Index
Aston 22 12.26x
Birmingham 14 6.44x
Kidderminster Borough 13 65.79x
Leominster 9 205.01x
Martley 9 927.84x
Bray 8 140.35x
Brighton 8 9.10x
Keighley 8 29.30x
Dodderhill 7 486.11x
Lindridge 7 823.53x
Shrewsbury St Julian 6 108.70x
Skircoat 6 59.41x
Tipton 6 22.46x
Upton Cum Chalvey 6 96.31x
Whitbourne 6 909.09x
Burton Upon Trent 5 24.50x
Eastbourne 5 24.94x
Wednesbury 5 22.93x
Bromsgrove 4 35.21x
East Stonehouse 4 37.74x
Hartlebury 4 199.01x
Leigh 4 97.56x
Liverpool 4 2.15x
Portsea 4 3.85x
Salford 4 4.43x
Stanton Lacy 4 207.25x
Stoke Prior 4 192.31x
Stone 4 727.27x
Woolwich 4 12.28x
Wrockwardine 4 81.47x
Hambledon 3 167.60x
Lenton 3 36.54x
St George Hanover Square 3 6.59x
Tadcaster West 3 147.78x
Wibtoft 3 4285.71x
Areley Kings 2 333.33x
Bethnal Green London 2 1.78x
Bromyard 2 142.86x
Dawley 2 24.60x
Droitwich St Nicholas 2 160.00x
Knighton On Teme 2 869.57x
Manningham 2 6.34x
Nottingham St Mary 2 2.22x
Pyrton 2 400.00x
Romsey Infra 2 111.11x
St Anne Soho London 2 13.55x
St Peter Cheesehill 2 266.67x
Wargrave 2 119.76x
Beckley 1 312.50x
Birtle Cum Bamford 1 50.00x
Castle Northwich 1 52.91x
Clanfield 1 400.00x
Durrington 1 625.00x
East Retford 1 33.11x
Foremark 1 2000.00x
Hallow 1 60.61x
Hereford St Peter 1 35.34x
Limehouse London 1 3.52x
Lower Sapey 1 500.00x
Reading St Giles 1 5.25x
Rotherfield 1 26.04x
Rotherhithe 1 3.13x
Royal Navy 1 3.80x
Southwick 1 169.49x
Speldhurst 1 22.27x
St Giles In Fields London 1 7.89x
St Marylebone London 1 0.72x
Studley 1 35.84x
Walsall Foreign 1 2.22x
Westbury On Trym 1 5.82x
Willenhall 1 6.12x
Worcester All Sts 1 51.02x
Worcester St Martin 1 21.98x
Worcester St Peter 1 15.65x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 16
Sarah 16
Alice 13
Elizabeth 10
Emma 8
Eliza 7
Ada 5
Ann 5
Edith 5
Jane 5
Emily 4
Amy 3
Annie 3
Ellen 3
Hannah 3
Nellie 3
Catherine 2
Florence 2
Harriett 2
Matilda 2
Rebecca 2
Agnes 1
Beatrice 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Dora 1
Fanny 1
Georgina 1
Hariet 1
Harriet 1
Hester 1
Hilda 1
Jenny 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lizzie 1
Magdaline 1
Maria 1
May 1
Minie 1
Miss 1
Orpah 1
Ruth 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 16
John 13
George 12
James 10
Henry 7
Thomas 7
Edward 6
Alfred 5
Arthur 5
Charles 4
Herbert 4
Albert 3
Frederick 3
Edmund 2
Harry 2
Richard 2
Allan 1
Allen 1
Clifford 1
Cornelius 1
David 1
Edwin 1
Elijah 1
Erling 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fredck. 1
Fredk. 1
Harrold 1
Joseph 1
Lee 1
Matilda 1
Matthew 1
Pierre 1
Samuel 1
Sydney 1
Viere 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Clewer surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clewer surname in 1881?

In 1881, 264 people were recorded with the Clewer surname. That placed it at #10,655 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clewer surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 370 in 2016. That gives Clewer a modern rank of #12,591.

What does the Clewer map show?

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