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UK surname

Dadge

In the 1881 census there were 125 people recorded with the Dadge surname, ranking it #17,335 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 138, ranked #25,127, down from #17,335 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Englishcombe, Tiverton, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, and Swindon, Lyddington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheltenham, West Oxfordshire and Cotswold.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Dadge is 206 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 10.4%.

1881 census count

125

Ranked #17,335

Modern count

138

2016, ranked #25,127

Peak year

1901

206 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Dadge had 125 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,335 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 206 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Dadge surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Dadge surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Dadge 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 69 #21,148
1861 historical 123 #17,914
1881 historical 125 #17,335
1891 historical 200 #14,913
1901 historical 206 #14,845
1911 historical 199 #15,016
1997 modern 141 #21,941
1998 modern 156 #21,144
1999 modern 157 #21,201
2000 modern 156 #21,235
2001 modern 159 #20,710
2002 modern 153 #21,609
2003 modern 148 #21,866
2004 modern 139 #22,891
2005 modern 138 #22,999
2006 modern 146 #22,320
2007 modern 148 #22,406
2008 modern 140 #23,511
2009 modern 140 #24,033
2010 modern 149 #23,598
2011 modern 152 #23,101
2012 modern 139 #24,485
2013 modern 136 #25,252
2014 modern 138 #25,218
2015 modern 140 #24,836
2016 modern 138 #25,127

Geography

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Where Dadges are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Englishcombe, Tiverton, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Swindon, Lyddington, Minchinhampton and St Werburgh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheltenham, West Oxfordshire and Cotswold. 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 Englishcombe, Tiverton Somerset
2 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
3 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
4 Minchinhampton Gloucestershire
5 St Werburgh Derbyshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheltenham 005 Cheltenham
2 West Oxfordshire 012 West Oxfordshire
3 Cheltenham 003 Cheltenham
4 Cheltenham 006 Cheltenham
5 Cotswold 005 Cotswold

Forenames

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First names often paired with Dadge

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Dadge

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

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Settled Semi-Detached Asians

Within London, Dadge is most associated with areas classed as Settled Semi-Detached Asians, part of Suburban Asian Communities. 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 residents share Supergroup characteristics of large (non-Chinese) Asian populations but those identifying as Bangladeshi are notably absent. Many residents were born in the UK, while other more recent migrants have African birthplaces. Semi-detached housing, much of it owner occupied, prevails in these suburban residential locations.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Dadge is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Dadge falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Dadge families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Dadge 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. Somerset leads with 38 Dadges recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.00x.

County Total Index
Somerset 38 20.00x
Gloucestershire 24 10.37x
Middlesex 14 1.19x
Warwickshire 10 3.36x
Worcestershire 9 5.84x
Wiltshire 8 7.66x
Staffordshire 6 1.51x
Lancashire 5 0.36x
Surrey 5 0.87x
Herefordshire 1 2.07x
Yorkshire 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Twerton in Somerset leads with 28 Dadges recorded in 1881 and an index of 1428.57x.

Place Total Index
Twerton 28 1428.57x
Birmingham 10 10.08x
Bedminster 8 44.82x
Swindon 8 98.77x
Fulham London 7 40.89x
Gloucester Barton St 7 514.71x
Windrush 7 7777.78x
West Bromwich 6 26.30x
Gloucester Kingsholm St 4 465.12x
Horsell 4 1111.11x
St Marylebone London 4 6.35x
Windle 4 50.76x
Minchinhampton 3 163.04x
Tenbury 3 357.14x
Worcester St Peter 3 102.74x
Frome 2 44.05x
Ribbesford 2 156.25x
St George Martyr London 2 83.68x
Stow On The Wold 2 392.16x
Almondbury 1 17.67x
Bromyard 1 156.25x
Cheltenham 1 5.60x
Eccleston In Prescot 1 14.22x
Kidderminster Foreign 1 45.87x
Newington 1 2.29x
St George Hanover Square 1 4.81x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Martha 5
Emma 4
Ann 3
Annie 3
Elizabeth 3
Louisa 3
Ada 2
Amy 2
Caroline 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Harriet 2
Hester 2
Julia 2
Maria 2
Matilda 2
Alice 1
Blanche 1
Edith 1
Emily 1
Evelyn 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Hariott 1
Infant 1
Jane 1
Jesse 1
Kate 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Marian 1
Maryann 1
Melina 1
Rachel 1
Rhoda 1
Rosa 1
Rosina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 10
John 4
Albert 3
Charles 3
George 3
Henry 3
Alfred 2
Ernest 2
Fredrick 2
James 2
Albon 1
Arthur 1
B. 1
Benjamin 1
Edmund 1
Edwin 1
Frederick 1
Henery 1
Herbert 1
Joseph 1
Leonard 1
Nelson 1
Owen 1
Raglan 1
Ralph 1
Samuel 1
Thomas 1
W. 1

FAQ

Dadge surname: questions and answers

How common was the Dadge surname in 1881?

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

How common is the Dadge surname today?

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

What does the Dadge map show?

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