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UK surname

Dallow

In the 1881 census there were 374 people recorded with the Dallow surname, ranking it #8,364 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 423, ranked #11,344, down from #8,364 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Rowley Regis and Darlaston. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Malvern Hills, Torbay and Herefordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Dallow is 530 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 13.1%.

1881 census count

374

Ranked #8,364

Modern count

423

2016, ranked #11,344

Peak year

1911

530 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Dallow had 374 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,364 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 423 in 2016, ranked #11,344.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 530 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Dallow surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Dallow surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Dallow 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 235 #9,206
1861 historical 281 #8,921
1881 historical 374 #8,364
1891 historical 402 #8,842
1901 historical 429 #9,018
1911 historical 530 #7,500
1997 modern 425 #10,510
1998 modern 438 #10,617
1999 modern 439 #10,673
2000 modern 434 #10,730
2001 modern 420 #10,811
2002 modern 431 #10,820
2003 modern 429 #10,684
2004 modern 427 #10,749
2005 modern 415 #10,878
2006 modern 409 #11,032
2007 modern 411 #11,144
2008 modern 417 #11,100
2009 modern 433 #11,031
2010 modern 429 #11,324
2011 modern 430 #11,178
2012 modern 425 #11,157
2013 modern 427 #11,325
2014 modern 425 #11,432
2015 modern 424 #11,364
2016 modern 423 #11,344

Geography

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Where Dallows are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Rowley Regis, Darlaston, Cleobury Mortimer and Droitwich St Andrew and St Mary, Droitwich St Nicholas, Dodderhill (Dodderhill in Liberties), Malbor. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Malvern Hills, Torbay and Herefordshire. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Rowley Regis Staffordshire
3 Darlaston Staffordshire
4 Cleobury Mortimer Shropshire
5 Droitwich St Andrew and St Mary, Droitwich St Nicholas, Dodderhill (Dodderhill in Liberties), Malbor Worcestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Malvern Hills 001 Malvern Hills
2 Torbay 017 Torbay
3 Herefordshire 015 Herefordshire, County of
4 Torbay 014 Torbay
5 Herefordshire 012 Herefordshire, County of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Dallow

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Dallow

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Dallow 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

Dallow is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Dallow falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Dallow families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Dallow 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. Staffordshire leads with 91 Dallows recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.39x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 91 7.39x
Worcestershire 70 14.69x
Herefordshire 53 35.43x
Warwickshire 34 3.70x
Shropshire 30 9.52x
Surrey 29 1.63x
Lancashire 24 0.55x
Middlesex 10 0.27x
Nottinghamshire 8 1.63x
Cheshire 5 0.62x
Hertfordshire 4 1.59x
Lanarkshire 4 0.34x
Yorkshire 4 0.11x
Cumberland 3 0.96x
Gloucestershire 1 0.14x
Hampshire 1 0.13x
Kent 1 0.08x
Lincolnshire 1 0.17x
Northumberland 1 0.18x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Rowley Regis in Staffordshire leads with 37 Dallows recorded in 1881 and an index of 107.81x.

Place Total Index
Rowley Regis 37 107.81x
Wolverhampton 21 22.18x
Birmingham 15 4.89x
Aston 14 5.53x
Croydon 13 13.17x
Darlaston 13 76.38x
Knighton On Teme 10 3125.00x
Little Dewchurch 10 2439.02x
Little Kyre 9 5625.00x
Wellington 9 50.82x
Acton Beauchamp 8 3200.00x
Bermondsey 8 7.37x
Cleobury Mortimer 8 402.01x
Eastham 8 1904.76x
Hereford St Owen 8 161.94x
Lambeth 8 2.51x
Newark Upon Trent 8 45.27x
Wolferlow 8 6666.67x
Kidderminster Borough 7 25.11x
Ledbury 7 136.19x
Mathon 7 500.00x
Walton On Hill 7 29.85x
Colwall 6 324.32x
Everton 6 4.35x
Wrockwardine 6 86.58x
Gradley 5 217.39x
Shifnal 5 58.41x
Droitwich St Nicholas 4 225.99x
Leamington 4 65.57x
Leeds 4 1.96x
Moston 4 92.17x
Old Monkland 4 8.54x
Ware 4 55.48x
Warrington 4 7.79x
Kingswinford 3 6.71x
St Pancras London 3 1.02x
Stoke Bliss 3 1500.00x
Tipton 3 7.96x
Whistones 3 86.96x
Birkenhead 2 3.12x
Cainham 2 136.99x
Eastnor 2 400.00x
Keswick 2 49.88x
Kidderminster Foreign 2 29.67x
Kinver 2 56.34x
Martin Hussingtree 2 952.38x
Much Cowarne 2 322.58x
Oldham 2 1.43x
Rock 2 105.26x
Ross 2 33.61x
Shoreditch London 2 1.26x
St Marylebone London 2 1.03x
Walsall Foreign 2 3.14x
West Bromwich 2 2.84x
Winnington 2 224.72x
Basingstoke 1 11.63x
Berwick Upon Tweed 1 8.70x
Castle Frome 1 526.32x
Cotton 1 121.95x
Covenham St Bartholomew 1 333.33x
Edgbaston 1 3.51x
Enville 1 103.09x
Fownhope 1 76.34x
Great Malvern 1 10.06x
Hackney London 1 0.49x
Harborne 1 2.53x
Hereford St Martin 1 55.25x
Islington London 1 0.28x
Lower Mitton 1 23.81x
Nortonwith 1 135.14x
Pattingham 1 192.31x
Penkridge 1 31.45x
Quinton 1 161.29x
Ramsgate 1 4.92x
Rusholme 1 8.66x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.77x
Trysull 1 140.85x
Whittington 1 39.68x
Witton Cum Twambrooks 1 13.95x
Worcester St Peter 1 11.09x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 28
Elizabeth 20
Sarah 13
Caroline 8
Hannah 7
Ann 6
Annie 5
Emily 5
Margaret 5
Martha 5
Alice 4
Catherine 4
Clara 4
Emma 4
Fanny 3
Harriet 3
Jane 3
Myra 3
Rose 3
Amy 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Florence 2
Frances 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Minnie 2
Susan 2
Augusta 1
Christine 1
Comfort 1
Cordelia 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Ellon 1
Esther 1
Ethelreda 1
Eva 1
Hester 1
Janet 1
Jessie 1
Judith 1
Kate 1
Leonora 1
Lizzie 1
Louisia 1
Magena 1
Maud 1
May 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 22
William 22
John 16
Richard 15
James 12
George 11
Henry 9
Samuel 7
Edward 6
Frederick 6
Joseph 6
Arthur 5
Charles 5
Francis 3
Robert 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Harry 2
Hugh 2
Phillip 2
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Benjn. 1
Bernard 1
Cyril 1
Earnest 1
Ebenezer 1
Edw. 1
Frank 1
Geo.H. 1
Harvey 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Infant 1
Lester 1
Mark 1
Matthew 1
Richd. 1
Thos.Griffith 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Wifred 1
Willm. 1
Willm.E. 1

FAQ

Dallow surname: questions and answers

How common was the Dallow surname in 1881?

In 1881, 374 people were recorded with the Dallow surname. That placed it at #8,364 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Dallow surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 423 in 2016. That gives Dallow a modern rank of #11,344.

What does the Dallow map show?

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