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UK surname

Couldrey

In the 1881 census there were 165 people recorded with the Couldrey surname, ranking it #14,559 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 138, ranked #25,127, down from #14,559 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas, Nuneham Courtney and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hammersmith and Fulham, Maldon and Sefton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Couldrey is 283 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 16.4%.

1881 census count

165

Ranked #14,559

Modern count

138

2016, ranked #25,127

Peak year

1911

283 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Couldrey had 165 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,559 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 138 in 2016, ranked #25,127.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 283 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Outer Suburbs.

Couldrey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Couldrey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Couldrey 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 110 #16,093
1861 historical 112 #19,279
1881 historical 165 #14,559
1891 historical 240 #13,123
1901 historical 267 #12,587
1911 historical 283 #11,883
1997 modern 149 #21,214
1998 modern 149 #21,755
1999 modern 153 #21,551
2000 modern 153 #21,520
2001 modern 150 #21,482
2002 modern 141 #22,794
2003 modern 148 #21,866
2004 modern 150 #21,830
2005 modern 153 #21,490
2006 modern 148 #22,111
2007 modern 141 #23,137
2008 modern 137 #23,883
2009 modern 147 #23,248
2010 modern 140 #24,569
2011 modern 143 #24,056
2012 modern 141 #24,258
2013 modern 142 #24,547
2014 modern 146 #24,274
2015 modern 139 #24,956
2016 modern 138 #25,127

Geography

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Where Couldreys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas, Nuneham Courtney, London parishes, Walsall and Bisley, Miserdon. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hammersmith and Fulham, Maldon, Sefton, Purbeck and Colchester. 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 Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas Berkshire
2 Nuneham Courtney Berkshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Walsall Staffordshire
5 Bisley, Miserdon Gloucestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hammersmith and Fulham 018 Hammersmith and Fulham
2 Maldon 003 Maldon
3 Sefton 022 Sefton
4 Purbeck 005 Purbeck
5 Colchester 015 Colchester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Couldrey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Couldrey

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Couldrey, 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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Outer Suburbs

Nationally, the Couldrey surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Outer Suburbs, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Couldrey household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods are found on the outer edges of many towns and cities. Many residents were born outside the UK. Indian ethnic group representation is high. There are high numbers of families with dependent children aged 5 to 14. Incidences of disability and of provision of unpaid care are low. Neighbourhoods provide a mix of detached housing and flats, and terraced housing is not uncommon. Levels of overcrowding are low and homeownership rates are high. Professional and managerial occupations are prevalent: unemployment is low and education to degree level is the norm.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Couldrey 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

Couldrey is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Couldrey falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Couldrey 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 Couldrey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Couldrey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Couldrey 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. Berkshire leads with 34 Couldreys recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.97x.

County Total Index
Berkshire 34 27.97x
Kent 26 4.71x
Middlesex 20 1.24x
Oxfordshire 19 19.00x
Lancashire 11 0.57x
Staffordshire 9 1.65x
Surrey 9 1.14x
Wiltshire 8 5.59x
Gloucestershire 7 2.20x
Yorkshire 6 0.37x
Shropshire 4 2.86x
Buckinghamshire 3 3.06x
Devon 3 0.89x
Essex 2 0.63x
Derbyshire 1 0.39x
Hampshire 1 0.30x
Hertfordshire 1 0.90x
Sussex 1 0.37x
Warwickshire 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Abingdon St Helen in Berkshire leads with 19 Couldreys recorded in 1881 and an index of 535.21x.

Place Total Index
Abingdon St Helen 19 535.21x
Oxford St Ebbe 11 374.15x
Beech Hill 9 5625.00x
Deptford St Paul 9 21.12x
Walsall Foreign 9 31.88x
Hammersmith London 7 17.55x
Lewisham 7 23.76x
Nuneham Courtenay 7 5000.00x
Speldhurst 7 249.11x
Croydon 6 13.70x
West Derby 6 10.67x
Wilton 6 594.06x
St Pancras London 5 3.84x
Stoke Newington London 5 39.65x
Bisley 4 138.89x
Ellesmere 4 166.67x
Sculcoates 4 15.72x
Appleford 3 1578.95x
Barton Upon Irwell 3 20.73x
Gloucester Barton St 3 161.29x
Paignton 3 117.19x
Broughton In Salford 2 11.38x
Fulham London 2 8.52x
Lee 2 24.94x
Linthwaite 2 59.35x
New Windsor 2 48.90x
Waltham Holy Cross 2 66.89x
Beaconsfield 1 109.89x
Birmingham 1 0.73x
Bradford On Avon 1 21.83x
Buckland In Dover 1 54.64x
Dorney 1 588.24x
Ewell 1 59.88x
Guildford St Mary 1 103.09x
Lambeth 1 0.71x
Leigh 1 625.00x
Maresfield 1 86.96x
Matlock 1 29.41x
Penton Mewsey 1 625.00x
Reading St Giles 1 8.38x
Sanford On Thames 1 555.56x
Watford 1 11.56x
Westminster St James 1 6.01x
Wooburn 1 74.07x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Annie 7
Ann 4
Emma 4
Sarah 4
Agnes 3
Alice 3
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Hannah 3
Harriet 3
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Elizabeth 2
Florence 2
Ada 1
Alace 1
Amelia 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
C. 1
Caroline 1
Cecilia 1
E.Ann 1
Elizebeth 1
Georgiana 1
Georgina 1
Gertrude 1
Jane 1
John 1
Lydia 1
Margret 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Minnie 1
Rebecca 1
Susanah 1
Susannah 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 9
William 9
John 8
Alfred 6
Thomas 5
Charles 4
Henry 4
James 4
Albert 3
Frederick 3
Walter 3
Adam 2
Edmund 2
Herbert 2
Joseph 2
Richard 2
Arther 1
Arthur 1
Bertie 1
Bertram 1
Chas.H. 1
Claudine 1
Earnest 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Ermund 1
Frank 1
Gilbert 1
H. 1
Jasper 1
Norman 1
Paul 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Simon 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Couldrey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Couldrey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 165 people were recorded with the Couldrey surname. That placed it at #14,559 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Couldrey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 138 in 2016. That gives Couldrey a modern rank of #25,127.

What does the Couldrey map show?

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