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UK surname

Crapnell

In the 1881 census there were 125 people recorded with the Crapnell surname, ranking it #17,335 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 80, ranked #33,030, down from #17,335 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Clopton, Dover St James, Dover St Mary and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Babergh, Wiltshire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crapnell is 147 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 36.0%.

1881 census count

125

Ranked #17,335

Modern count

80

2016, ranked #33,030

Peak year

1901

147 bearers

Map years

5

1851 to 1911

Key insights

  • Crapnell had 125 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,335 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 80 in 2016, ranked #33,030.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 147 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Crapnell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Crapnell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Crapnell 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 105 #16,618
1861 historical 82 #23,321
1881 historical 125 #17,335
1891 historical 130 #20,173
1901 historical 147 #18,270
1911 historical 142 #18,487
1997 modern 101 #26,774
1998 modern 96 #28,188
1999 modern 92 #28,833
2000 modern 86 #29,484
2001 modern 88 #29,056
2002 modern 87 #29,644
2003 modern 83 #30,088
2004 modern 83 #30,352
2005 modern 84 #30,359
2006 modern 88 #30,160
2007 modern 88 #30,515
2008 modern 84 #31,370
2009 modern 88 #31,352
2010 modern 86 #32,081
2011 modern 83 #32,336
2012 modern 85 #32,395
2013 modern 92 #31,909
2014 modern 88 #32,495
2015 modern 79 #33,127
2016 modern 80 #33,030

Geography

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Where Crapnells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Clopton, Dover St James, Dover St Mary, London parishes, St Pancras and Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Babergh, Wiltshire, Blackburn with Darwen and Mid Suffolk. 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 Clopton Suffolk
2 Dover St James, Dover St Mary Kent
3 London parishes London 3
4 St Pancras London (North Districts)
5 Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Babergh 001 Babergh
2 Wiltshire 027 Wiltshire
3 Babergh 011 Babergh
4 Blackburn with Darwen 016 Blackburn with Darwen
5 Mid Suffolk 005 Mid Suffolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crapnell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crapnell

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Crapnell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Crapnell 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Crapnell is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Crapnell 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.

5
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Crapnell 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Crapnell 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 Crapnell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Crapnell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crapnell 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. Suffolk leads with 42 Crapnells recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.06x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 42 28.06x
Kent 27 6.44x
Middlesex 26 2.12x
Berkshire 6 6.50x
Surrey 6 1.00x
Wiltshire 6 5.52x
Durham 5 1.37x
Hampshire 5 1.98x
Channel Islands 1 2.75x
Dunbartonshire 1 3.03x
Inverness-shire 1 2.72x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Clopton in Suffolk leads with 18 Crapnells recorded in 1881 and an index of 11250.00x.

Place Total Index
Clopton 18 11250.00x
Sittingbourne 9 271.90x
Dover St Mary Virgin 7 172.41x
Ipswich St Clement 7 183.73x
St Pancras London 7 7.08x
Cholsey 6 821.92x
Devizes St John 6 731.71x
St Botolph Aldgate London 6 237.15x
Grundisburgh 5 1428.57x
Portsea 5 10.13x
Stranton 5 40.62x
Saltwood 4 1379.31x
Shotley 4 1538.46x
Bermondsey 3 8.20x
Charlton 3 107.53x
Hackney London 3 4.35x
Peasenhall 3 833.33x
Southwark St George Martyr 3 12.13x
Holy Trinity Minories 2 2500.00x
Ipswich St Mathew 2 47.62x
Islington London 2 1.68x
Preston Next Faversham 2 202.02x
St Giles In Fields London 2 33.17x
Bonhill 1 18.87x
Debenham 1 200.00x
Faversham 1 25.00x
Feltham 1 81.30x
Hornsey 1 6.44x
Hougham 1 40.16x
Ipswich St Mary Key 1 256.41x
Kensington London 1 1.46x
Kingussie Insh 1 119.05x
Parham 1 526.32x
Shoreditch London 1 1.88x
St Peter Port 1 14.84x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Agnes 4
Alice 4
Caroline 3
Clara 3
Ellen 3
Louisa 3
Sarah 3
Ann 2
Edith 2
Elizabeth 2
Florence 2
Rosina 2
Ada 1
Amy 1
Anna 1
Annie 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
E. 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Georgina 1
Jane 1
Jerusha 1
Laticia 1
Lizzie 1
Lucy 1
M. 1
Maria 1
Marianne 1
Maud 1
Rosa 1
Sophia 1
Susannah 1
Violet 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Crapnell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crapnell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 125 people were recorded with the Crapnell surname. That placed it at #17,335 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crapnell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 80 in 2016. That gives Crapnell a modern rank of #33,030.

What does the Crapnell map show?

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