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UK surname

Deavin

In the 1881 census there were 83 people recorded with the Deavin surname, ranking it #21,808 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 172, ranked #21,648, up from #21,808 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Kings Worthy (incl. Abbots Worthy). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Tendring, Bournemouth and Barnet.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Deavin is 203 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 107.2%.

1881 census count

83

Ranked #21,808

Modern count

172

2016, ranked #21,648

Peak year

1997

203 bearers

Map years

6

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Deavin had 83 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #21,808 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 172 in 2016, ranked #21,648.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 152 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Deavin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Deavin surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Deavin 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 39 #26,319
1861 historical 68 #25,196
1881 historical 83 #21,808
1891 historical 107 #22,967
1901 historical 131 #19,552
1911 historical 152 #17,712
1997 modern 203 #17,457
1998 modern 201 #18,047
1999 modern 200 #18,237
2000 modern 196 #18,431
2001 modern 195 #18,215
2002 modern 201 #18,236
2003 modern 194 #18,463
2004 modern 190 #18,792
2005 modern 188 #18,866
2006 modern 183 #19,326
2007 modern 175 #20,090
2008 modern 180 #19,946
2009 modern 178 #20,486
2010 modern 183 #20,586
2011 modern 175 #21,035
2012 modern 180 #20,606
2013 modern 180 #20,954
2014 modern 173 #21,639
2015 modern 175 #21,372
2016 modern 172 #21,648

Geography

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Where Deavins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Kings Worthy (incl. Abbots Worthy), London parishes and Lambeth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Tendring, Bournemouth, Barnet, East Craigs North and Bexley. 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 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Kings Worthy (incl. Abbots Worthy) Hampshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Lambeth London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Tendring 011 Tendring
2 Bournemouth 021 Bournemouth
3 Barnet 012 Barnet
4 East Craigs North City of Edinburgh
5 Bexley 021 Bexley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Deavin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Deavin

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Deavin, 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 Deavin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Deavin 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Deavin is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Deavin 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

Deavin 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Deavin is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Deavin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Deavin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Deavin 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. Surrey leads with 46 Deavins recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.66x.

County Total Index
Surrey 46 11.66x
Gloucestershire 10 6.30x
Hampshire 8 4.82x
Wiltshire 6 8.38x
Kent 4 1.45x
Glamorgan 3 2.13x
Nottinghamshire 2 1.83x
Berkshire 1 1.65x
Lincolnshire 1 0.77x
Middlesex 1 0.12x
Somerset 1 0.77x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Camberwell in Surrey leads with 20 Deavins recorded in 1881 and an index of 38.68x.

Place Total Index
Camberwell 20 38.68x
Rotherhithe 11 110.00x
Lambeth 9 12.75x
Stroud 6 194.17x
Fyfield 4 10000.00x
St John Winchester 4 1142.86x
Painswick 3 267.86x
Ramsgate 3 66.52x
Basingstoke 2 104.71x
Croydon 2 9.13x
Ewell 2 240.96x
Newcastle Lower 2 689.66x
Nottingham St Mary 2 7.09x
St Faith Winchester 2 259.74x
Windlesham 2 270.27x
Deptford St Paul 1 4.69x
Devizes St James 1 105.26x
Devizes St Mary 1 138.89x
Holbeach 1 69.44x
Long Ashton 1 153.85x
Penarth 1 72.46x
Reading St Mary 1 20.53x
St George Hanover Square 1 7.01x
Westbury On Trym 1 18.59x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 5
Mary 5
Ann 2
Ellen 2
Jane 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Anne 1
Bessy 1
Bethiah 1
Bethial 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Eliza 1
Emilie 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Janet 1
Louisa 1
Marg 1
Minnie 1
Rachel 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Deavin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Deavin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 83 people were recorded with the Deavin surname. That placed it at #21,808 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Deavin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 172 in 2016. That gives Deavin a modern rank of #21,648.

What does the Deavin map show?

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