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UK surname

Coakes

In the 1881 census there were 162 people recorded with the Coakes surname, ranking it #14,746 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 136, ranked #25,377, down from #14,746 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Illogan, Poole St James and Bloxworth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Lakeland, Callander and Trossachs and Taunton Deane.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Coakes is 250 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 16.0%.

1881 census count

162

Ranked #14,746

Modern count

136

2016, ranked #25,377

Peak year

1911

250 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Coakes had 162 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,746 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 136 in 2016, ranked #25,377.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 250 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Coakes surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Coakes surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Coakes 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 113 #15,815
1861 historical 122 #18,036
1881 historical 162 #14,746
1891 historical 159 #17,636
1901 historical 181 #16,107
1911 historical 250 #12,918
1997 modern 162 #20,107
1998 modern 164 #20,505
1999 modern 152 #21,636
2000 modern 153 #21,520
2001 modern 146 #21,857
2002 modern 154 #21,531
2003 modern 144 #22,270
2004 modern 143 #22,471
2005 modern 131 #23,737
2006 modern 129 #24,165
2007 modern 130 #24,389
2008 modern 126 #25,131
2009 modern 129 #25,314
2010 modern 132 #25,519
2011 modern 133 #25,177
2012 modern 129 #25,705
2013 modern 136 #25,252
2014 modern 140 #24,977
2015 modern 138 #25,103
2016 modern 136 #25,377

Geography

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Where Coakes' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Illogan, Poole St James, Bloxworth, Wimborne Minster, Gussage All Saints, Chalbury and Wareham Lady St Mary and Out Parish, Wareham St Martin, West Lulworth, East Stoke. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Lakeland, Callander and Trossachs, Taunton Deane, Poole and Purbeck. 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 Illogan Cornwall
2 Poole St James Dorset
3 Bloxworth Dorset
4 Wimborne Minster, Gussage All Saints, Chalbury Dorset
5 Wareham Lady St Mary and Out Parish, Wareham St Martin, West Lulworth, East Stoke Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Lakeland 009 South Lakeland
2 Callander and Trossachs Stirling
3 Taunton Deane 007 Taunton Deane
4 Poole 015 Poole
5 Purbeck 001 Purbeck

Forenames

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First names often paired with Coakes

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Coakes

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

Coakes is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Coakes 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 Coakes is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Coakes, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Coakes families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Coakes 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 47 Coakes' recorded in 1881 and an index of 45.32x.

County Total Index
Dorset 47 45.32x
Hampshire 28 8.64x
Staffordshire 11 2.06x
Durham 10 2.13x
Kent 10 1.85x
Radnorshire 9 70.59x
Surrey 9 1.17x
Lincolnshire 8 3.17x
Middlesex 8 0.51x
Somerset 6 2.36x
Yorkshire 5 0.32x
Essex 4 1.28x
Cornwall 3 1.68x
Cheshire 1 0.29x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Oxfordshire 1 1.02x
Royal Navy 1 5.31x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Christchurch in Hampshire leads with 21 Coakes' recorded in 1881 and an index of 299.15x.

Place Total Index
Christchurch 21 299.15x
Bloxworth 16 11428.57x
Church Knowle 10 3333.33x
Darlington 10 55.10x
Wimborne 10 800.00x
Knighton 9 873.79x
Willesborough 9 620.69x
Lambeth 6 4.35x
Wednesbury 6 45.01x
Althorpe 5 877.19x
Norton In Moors 5 177.31x
Chelsea London 4 8.40x
Chigwell 4 136.05x
Radstock 4 239.52x
Wath On Dearne 4 128.21x
Corfe Castle 3 312.50x
Illogan 3 63.29x
St Pancras London 3 2.36x
Winterborne Zelstone 3 3750.00x
Farnham 2 33.39x
Portsmouth 2 26.81x
Southampton All Sts 2 35.97x
Wareham Lady St Mary 2 250.00x
West Butterwick With 2 512.82x
Corfe Mullen 1 263.16x
Farnborough 1 29.41x
Greenwich 1 3.97x
Kirkdale 1 3.17x
Longfleet 1 83.33x
Oxford St Peter In East 1 263.16x
Paddington London 1 1.72x
Royal Navy 1 6.21x
Scunthorpe 1 87.72x
Sherborne 1 32.79x
South Stoneham 1 14.22x
St Mary Kalendar 1 149.25x
Thorne 1 51.55x
Thursley 1 181.82x
Tranmere 1 7.80x
Twerton 1 38.17x
Walcot 1 7.38x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Elizabeth 8
Sarah 7
Ann 5
Ellen 3
Jane 3
Annie 2
Elizth. 2
Emily 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Martha 2
Susan 2
Ada 1
Adelaide 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Archina 1
Augusta 1
Bessie 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
E.T. 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Gwen 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Henrietta 1
Katherine 1
Lilly 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Maryann 1
Rosa 1
Susanah 1
Zella 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 11
James 10
William 8
George 7
Robert 5
Edward 4
Albert 3
Charles 3
Henry 3
Isaac 3
Luke 2
Samuel 2
Stephen 2
Walter 2
Abraham 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Harvey 1
J. 1
Jessee 1
Joseph 1
Mark 1
Merrick 1
Reuben 1
Sydney 1
Thomas 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Coakes surname: questions and answers

How common was the Coakes surname in 1881?

In 1881, 162 people were recorded with the Coakes surname. That placed it at #14,746 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Coakes surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 136 in 2016. That gives Coakes a modern rank of #25,377.

What does the Coakes map show?

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