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UK surname

Cundall

A locational surname derived from a place name in Yorkshire, England.

In the 1881 census there were 484 people recorded with the Cundall surname, ranking it #6,939 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 431, ranked #11,170, down from #6,939 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Kirkby Malzeard, Halifax and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Ryedale, North Lincolnshire and Harrogate.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cundall is 718 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 11.0%.

1881 census count

484

Ranked #6,939

Modern count

431

2016, ranked #11,170

Peak year

1911

718 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cundall had 484 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,939 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 431 in 2016, ranked #11,170.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 718 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Cundall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cundall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cundall 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 323 #7,198
1861 historical 328 #7,771
1881 historical 484 #6,939
1891 historical 571 #6,665
1901 historical 667 #6,517
1911 historical 718 #5,952
1997 modern 504 #9,246
1998 modern 514 #9,383
1999 modern 516 #9,439
2000 modern 508 #9,519
2001 modern 496 #9,526
2002 modern 504 #9,578
2003 modern 493 #9,588
2004 modern 492 #9,616
2005 modern 469 #9,892
2006 modern 473 #9,871
2007 modern 477 #9,907
2008 modern 478 #9,977
2009 modern 468 #10,354
2010 modern 478 #10,392
2011 modern 466 #10,495
2012 modern 446 #10,733
2013 modern 445 #10,928
2014 modern 441 #11,082
2015 modern 439 #11,035
2016 modern 431 #11,170

Geography

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Where Cundalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Kirkby Malzeard, Halifax, London parishes, Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall and St Michael-le-Belfry and St Olave Marygate. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Ryedale, North Lincolnshire, Harrogate and Wakefield. 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 Kirkby Malzeard Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
3 London parishes London 3
4 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding
5 St Michael-le-Belfry and St Olave Marygate Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Ryedale 004 Ryedale
2 North Lincolnshire 020 North Lincolnshire
3 Harrogate 005 Harrogate
4 Wakefield 018 Wakefield
5 Harrogate 001 Harrogate

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cundall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cundall

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Cundall is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Cundall 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

Cundall falls in decile 7 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 Cundall 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 Cundall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Cundall

The surname Cundall is of English origin, deriving from the place name Cundall, a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The name is believed to have originated from the Old English words "cundel" or "cunde," meaning "valley," and "halh," meaning "nook" or "recess," essentially describing the location as a valley or depression.

The earliest recorded mention of the surname Cundall can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Cundel." This historical record suggests that the name had already been established in the region by the late 11th century.

In the 13th century, the surname appeared in various forms, such as Cundall, Cundale, and Cundell, reflecting the variations in spelling common during that era. One notable bearer of the name was John de Cundall, who was mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Yorkshire in 1285.

The Cundall family can trace their roots to the village of the same name, which was once held by the powerful Mowbray family, one of the most influential noble families in medieval England. It is believed that some members of the Cundall family may have served as tenants or vassals to the Mowbrays.

Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the Cundall surname. One such figure was Thomas Cundall (1719-1790), an English architect and surveyor who worked on various projects in London and the surrounding areas.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Joseph Cundall (1818-1895), an English publisher and author who founded the publishing firm Joseph Cundall & Sons. He published works by notable authors such as Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray.

In the 20th century, John Cundall (1900-1976) was a renowned British horticulturist and gardening expert. He served as the superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew and authored several books on gardening and horticulture.

Henry Cundall (1847-1917) was a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Whitechapel Art Gallery and the Royal Albert Hall.

Lastly, William Cundall (1834-1898) was an English civil engineer who was instrumental in designing and constructing the London Underground railway system, one of the world's oldest and most extensive underground transportation networks.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Cundall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cundall 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. Yorkshire leads with 317 Cundalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.78x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 317 6.78x
Lancashire 33 0.59x
Middlesex 32 0.68x
Surrey 27 1.17x
Lincolnshire 18 2.38x
Hertfordshire 15 4.61x
Gloucestershire 9 0.97x
Cheshire 5 0.48x
Westmorland 5 4.82x
Durham 3 0.21x
Leicestershire 3 0.57x
Suffolk 3 0.52x
Cambridgeshire 2 0.67x
Kent 2 0.12x
Lanarkshire 2 0.13x
Oxfordshire 2 0.69x
Derbyshire 1 0.14x
Devon 1 0.10x
Essex 1 0.11x
Hampshire 1 0.10x
Norfolk 1 0.14x
Staffordshire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Halifax in Yorkshire leads with 21 Cundalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.58x.

Place Total Index
Halifax 21 30.58x
Shoreditch London 17 8.31x
Crowle 14 305.01x
York St Mary 14 72.24x
Acaster Malbis 13 3023.26x
Clifton In York 13 132.79x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 11 68.75x
Leeds 11 4.16x
Bramham Cum Oglethorpe 10 534.76x
Nun Monkton 10 2325.58x
Pocklington 10 226.24x
Battersea 9 5.18x
Hunslet 9 12.34x
Sawley In Ripon 9 1500.00x
Winterton 9 347.49x
Bishop Stortford 8 73.60x
Great Ouseburn 8 987.65x
Huby 8 1000.00x
Lambeth 8 1.94x
Laverton 8 1632.65x
Strensall 8 1111.11x
Warrington 8 12.05x
Westbury On Trym 8 25.50x
Belton 7 228.01x
Great Little Marsden 7 27.28x
Manchester 7 2.78x
Ovenden 7 33.62x
Armley 6 29.08x
Guisbrough 6 58.71x
Kingston On Thames 6 10.86x
Myton On Swale 6 1935.48x
Easingwold 5 151.52x
Haxby 5 549.45x
Oulton Cum Woodlesford 5 131.58x
Sutton On Forest 5 537.63x
Thornton In Bradford 5 32.11x
Wortley In Bramley 5 13.50x
Askham Richard 4 1052.63x
Gate Fulford 4 36.63x
Healaugh 4 1052.63x
Kirkby Malzeard 4 392.16x
Sheriff Hutton W 4 300.75x
Shipton In Great 4 579.71x
Stanwell 4 114.61x
Strickland Kettle 4 404.04x
Tadcaster West 4 108.11x
Timperley 4 110.50x
York St Lawrence 4 81.97x
Clayton 3 26.20x
Clitheroe 3 18.19x
Coxwold 3 588.24x
Darlington 3 5.53x
Newchurch 3 6.55x
Orton On The Hill 3 666.67x
Rastrick 3 23.08x
Richmond 3 9.31x
Rufforth 3 681.82x
York St Michael Le 3 198.68x
Aldwark 2 555.56x
Barony 2 0.52x
Blackburn 2 1.34x
Deptford St Paul 2 1.61x
Gt Haseley 2 181.82x
Hampstead London 2 2.72x
Hertford St Andrew 2 49.75x
Ipswich St Mathew 2 12.41x
Islington London 2 0.44x
Moss Side 2 6.78x
Pannal 2 44.54x
Pudsey 2 8.00x
Scarborough 2 4.70x
Skircoat 2 10.84x
St Pancras London 2 0.53x
Standon 2 59.70x
Thorpe Underwoods 2 952.38x
York St Margaret 2 68.97x
St Anne Soho London 1 3.71x
Steeton 1 909.09x
Westminster St Margaret 1 4.39x
York St Maurice 1 11.35x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 40
Elizabeth 22
Sarah 16
Ann 10
Annie 10
Jane 10
Alice 9
Emma 8
Emily 7
Edith 6
Margaret 6
Clara 5
Hannah 5
Eliza 4
Maria 4
Martha 4
Ellen 3
Fanny 3
Isabella 3
Lucy 3
Matilda 3
Anne 2
Blanche 2
Charity 2
Eva 2
Grace 2
Harriet 2
Kate 2
Letitia 2
Minnie 2
Rose 2
Ruth 2
Selina 2
Caroline 1
Catharine 1
Christaina 1
Effie 1
Elizth. 1
Florance 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Lillian 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Lousie 1
Lydia 1
M. 1
Margert 1
Margret 1
Ursula 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 38
William 31
Thomas 21
Robert 19
Joseph 15
Henry 13
James 11
George 9
Edward 8
Arthur 7
Richard 7
Frederick 6
Ernest 5
Charles 4
Fred 4
Herbert 4
Wm. 4
Alfred 3
Isaac 3
Tom 3
Benjamin 2
Harry 2
Albert 1
Alfd. 1
Edgar 1
Edwin 1
Frank 1
Fred. 1
Fredrick 1
Harold 1
Harrold 1
Henery 1
Horatio 1
Infant 1
Julias 1
Launcelot 1
Leonard 1
Luke 1
Matthew 1
Michael 1
Midford 1
Pearson 1
Ralph 1
Sep 1
Sydney 1
Tudor 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Cundall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cundall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 484 people were recorded with the Cundall surname. That placed it at #6,939 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cundall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 431 in 2016. That gives Cundall a modern rank of #11,170.

What does the Cundall surname mean?

A locational surname derived from a place name in Yorkshire, England.

What does the Cundall map show?

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