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UK surname

Conde

A Spanish and Portuguese surname referring to a count or earl, derived from the Latin "comes" meaning "companion."

In the 1881 census there were 111 people recorded with the Conde surname, ranking it #18,597 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 452, ranked #10,768, up from #18,597 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hope, Chirk and Liverpool. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Conde is 468 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 307.2%.

1881 census count

111

Ranked #18,597

Modern count

452

2016, ranked #10,768

Peak year

2010

468 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Conde had 111 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,597 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 452 in 2016, ranked #10,768.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 149 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Conde surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Conde surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Conde 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 52 #23,915
1861 historical 32 #29,944
1881 historical 111 #18,597
1891 historical 59 #29,325
1901 historical 117 #20,830
1911 historical 149 #17,937
1997 modern 324 #12,859
1998 modern 326 #13,146
1999 modern 361 #12,347
2000 modern 363 #12,237
2001 modern 356 #12,228
2002 modern 379 #11,913
2003 modern 373 #11,857
2004 modern 380 #11,717
2005 modern 389 #11,423
2006 modern 396 #11,338
2007 modern 405 #11,270
2008 modern 421 #11,010
2009 modern 443 #10,821
2010 modern 468 #10,550
2011 modern 443 #10,924
2012 modern 449 #10,675
2013 modern 455 #10,743
2014 modern 454 #10,818
2015 modern 445 #10,921
2016 modern 452 #10,768

Geography

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Where Condes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hope, Chirk, Liverpool, Ellesmere (Ellesmere), Welshampton, Whittington, Halston and Oswestry. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire. 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 Hope Denbighshire
2 Chirk Shropshire
3 Liverpool Lancashire
4 Ellesmere (Ellesmere), Welshampton, Whittington, Halston Shropshire
5 Oswestry Shropshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 003 Shropshire
2 Shropshire 028 Shropshire
3 Shropshire 006 Shropshire
4 Shropshire 011 Shropshire
5 Shropshire 007 Shropshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Conde

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Conde

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

Conde is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Conde falls in decile 6 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Conde 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 - Other

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

Meaning and origin of Conde

The surname Conde is of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish title of nobility "conde" meaning "count". It first emerged in the Middle Ages, around the 12th century, in the regions of Castile and Aragon.

The name Conde was initially bestowed upon individuals who held the rank or title of count, which was a prestigious position in the feudal hierarchy. These counts often governed over territories or provinces on behalf of the monarch.

In ancient Spanish records, the name appears with various spellings, including Conde, Condes, and Condé. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the "Cantar de Mio Cid", an epic poem from the 12th century, which mentions the Conde de Barcelona.

During the Reconquista, the period when Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula waged war against the Muslim rulers, several notable individuals bore the surname Conde. One such figure was Fernán González, Conde de Castilla (910-970), a semi-legendary figure who played a crucial role in the independence of the County of Castile.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Juan Rodríguez de Conde (c. 1340-1400), a Spanish nobleman and military leader who served under King Henry II of Castile and participated in the Castilian Civil War.

In the 16th century, the name gained further prominence with the birth of Juan Bautista Conde (1588-1627), a Spanish theologian and writer who authored several works on religious topics.

During the Golden Age of Spanish literature, the surname Conde was associated with the renowned poet and playwright, Juan de Tassis y Peralta, Conde de Villamediana (1582-1622), known for his satirical and often controversial works.

In the realm of art, the name Conde is linked to Alonso Cano (1601-1667), a Spanish painter, sculptor, and architect, who was also known as Alonso Cano Conde due to his noble lineage.

Throughout history, the surname Conde has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including nobility, military leaders, writers, artists, and scholars, reflecting the name's prestigious origins and its enduring presence in Spanish culture.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Conde families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Conde 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. Shropshire leads with 33 Condes recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.93x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 33 35.93x
Denbighshire 21 52.29x
Lancashire 19 1.51x
Cheshire 14 5.97x
Staffordshire 6 1.67x
Durham 4 1.26x
Surrey 3 0.58x
Glamorgan 2 1.08x
Middlesex 2 0.19x
Yorkshire 2 0.19x
Gloucestershire 1 0.48x
Kent 1 0.28x
Stirlingshire 1 2.55x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Whittington in Shropshire leads with 14 Condes recorded in 1881 and an index of 1818.18x.

Place Total Index
Whittington 14 1818.18x
Oswestry Rural 12 851.06x
Brymbo 9 642.86x
Everton 8 19.90x
Wrexham Regis 7 234.90x
Armitage 5 1063.83x
Chester St Oswald 5 117.65x
Chirk 5 632.91x
Manchester 5 8.81x
Ryhope 4 181.82x
Upton In Chester 4 1538.46x
Bunbury 3 937.50x
Lambeth 3 3.24x
St Martin 3 291.26x
Toxteth Park 3 7.02x
Liverpool 2 2.61x
Selattyn 2 476.19x
St John Near Swansea 2 87.34x
Bethnal Green London 1 2.17x
Castle Church 1 46.30x
Cheetham 1 10.63x
Clifton 1 9.49x
Dunham Massey 1 138.89x
Ellesmere 1 63.29x
Falkirk 1 10.89x
Hampstead London 1 6.04x
Hoole 1 112.36x
Leeds 1 1.68x
Marske In Guisbrough 1 53.48x
Oswestry Town 1 34.01x
Sittingbourne 1 34.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 8
Sarah 7
Mary 5
Alice 3
Ann 3
Jane 3
Catherine 2
Emma 2
Frances 2
Anne 1
Annie 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
E. 1
Ellin 1
Janet 1
Jannet 1
Lavina 1
Letitia 1
Louisa 1
Lydia 1
Margret 1
Minnie 1
Miriam 1
Sabicea 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 8
Albert 5
William 5
Joseph 4
Thomas 4
Alfred 3
George 3
Charles 2
David 2
Edwin 2
Francis 2
Alex 1
Arthur 1
Chas.J. 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Franz 1
Harry 1
Harwood 1
James 1
Jonathan 1
Lewis 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Thos.G. 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Conde surname: questions and answers

How common was the Conde surname in 1881?

In 1881, 111 people were recorded with the Conde surname. That placed it at #18,597 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Conde surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 452 in 2016. That gives Conde a modern rank of #10,768.

What does the Conde surname mean?

A Spanish and Portuguese surname referring to a count or earl, derived from the Latin "comes" meaning "companion."

What does the Conde map show?

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