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UK surname

Cundill

In the 1881 census there were 71 people recorded with the Cundill surname, ranking it #23,517 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 171, ranked #21,726, up from #23,517 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockport, Hull Holy Trinity and Settrington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mendip and Kingston upon Hull.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cundill is 210 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 140.8%.

1881 census count

71

Ranked #23,517

Modern count

171

2016, ranked #21,726

Peak year

2000

210 bearers

Map years

6

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cundill had 71 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #23,517 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 171 in 2016, ranked #21,726.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 155 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Cundill surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cundill surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Cundill 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 91 #18,187
1861 historical 74 #24,370
1881 historical 71 #23,517
1891 historical 118 #21,540
1901 historical 155 #17,704
1911 historical 153 #17,633
1997 modern 195 #17,912
1998 modern 203 #17,949
1999 modern 207 #17,855
2000 modern 210 #17,670
2001 modern 201 #17,885
2002 modern 204 #18,062
2003 modern 200 #18,139
2004 modern 198 #18,308
2005 modern 190 #18,753
2006 modern 196 #18,512
2007 modern 193 #18,923
2008 modern 197 #18,818
2009 modern 199 #19,090
2010 modern 205 #19,140
2011 modern 200 #19,280
2012 modern 188 #20,018
2013 modern 186 #20,502
2014 modern 179 #21,186
2015 modern 174 #21,449
2016 modern 171 #21,726

Geography

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Where Cundills are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stockport, Hull Holy Trinity, Settrington, Tadcaster and Driffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mendip and Kingston upon Hull. 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 Stockport Cheshire
2 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Settrington Yorkshire, North Riding
4 Tadcaster Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Driffield Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mendip 008 Mendip
2 Kingston upon Hull 006 Kingston upon Hull, City of
3 Kingston upon Hull 031 Kingston upon Hull, City of
4 Kingston upon Hull 013 Kingston upon Hull, City of
5 Kingston upon Hull 022 Kingston upon Hull, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cundill

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cundill

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Cundill surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Cundill household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Cundill 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

Cundill is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Cundill falls in decile 4 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.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Cundill is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Cundill, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cundill families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cundill 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 58 Cundills recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.45x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 58 8.45x
Lincolnshire 9 8.13x
Cheshire 1 0.65x
Derbyshire 1 0.92x
Hampshire 1 0.70x
Midlothian 1 1.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Scagglethorpe in Yorkshire leads with 19 Cundills recorded in 1881 and an index of 31666.67x.

Place Total Index
Scagglethorpe 19 31666.67x
Acklam With Barthorpe 6 8571.43x
Holy Trinity 6 36.36x
Sculcoates 6 55.15x
York St Maurice 6 465.12x
Legsby 4 5000.00x
Tadcaster East 4 6666.67x
Westow 4 5000.00x
Skirbeck 2 322.58x
Sledmere Cum Croom 2 1666.67x
Tadcaster West 2 370.37x
East Stamford Bridge 1 1111.11x
Edinburgh St Georges 1 52.08x
Glossop Dale 1 19.69x
Hyde 1 22.17x
Kirkleatham 1 107.53x
Neswick 1 5000.00x
Portsea 1 3.60x
Sixhills 1 2500.00x
South Rauceby 1 1111.11x
West Torrington 1 2500.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Elizabeth 3
Jane 3
Ann 2
Clara 2
Eliza 2
Hannah 2
Martha 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Anna 1
Annie 1
Barbara 1
Edith 1
Eliz. 1
Fanny 1
Hanah 1
Isabell 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lilly 1
Margaret 1
Susen 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 8
Arthur 3
James 3
William 3
Alfred 2
Geo. 2
Robt. 2
Thomas 2
Chas. 1
George 1
Henry 1
Joseph 1
Robert 1
Thom 1
Thos. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Cundill households.

FAQ

Cundill surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cundill surname in 1881?

In 1881, 71 people were recorded with the Cundill surname. That placed it at #23,517 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cundill surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 171 in 2016. That gives Cundill a modern rank of #21,726.

What does the Cundill map show?

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