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UK surname

Dunstall

In the 1881 census there were 182 people recorded with the Dunstall surname, ranking it #13,647 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 224, ranked #18,164, down from #13,647 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Newhaven, Preston and Dean, East. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Lewes, Wealden and Rushcliffe.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Dunstall is 256 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 23.1%.

1881 census count

182

Ranked #13,647

Modern count

224

2016, ranked #18,164

Peak year

1911

256 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Dunstall had 182 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,647 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 224 in 2016, ranked #18,164.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 256 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Dunstall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Dunstall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Dunstall 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 141 #13,507
1861 historical 120 #18,255
1881 historical 182 #13,647
1891 historical 199 #14,977
1901 historical 231 #13,805
1911 historical 256 #12,688
1997 modern 211 #17,048
1998 modern 229 #16,657
1999 modern 224 #16,984
2000 modern 210 #17,670
2001 modern 214 #17,211
2002 modern 226 #16,939
2003 modern 212 #17,454
2004 modern 216 #17,331
2005 modern 220 #17,078
2006 modern 217 #17,349
2007 modern 228 #16,984
2008 modern 221 #17,495
2009 modern 232 #17,293
2010 modern 239 #17,280
2011 modern 224 #17,891
2012 modern 222 #17,921
2013 modern 226 #17,969
2014 modern 229 #17,925
2015 modern 227 #17,941
2016 modern 224 #18,164

Geography

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Where Dunstalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Newhaven, Preston, Dean, East, Brighton and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Lewes, Wealden, Rushcliffe and Slough. 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 Newhaven Sussex
2 Preston Sussex
3 Dean, East Sussex
4 Brighton Sussex
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Lewes 008 Lewes
2 Wealden 021 Wealden
3 Rushcliffe 008 Rushcliffe
4 Slough 001 Slough
5 Slough 006 Slough

Forenames

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First names often paired with Dunstall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Dunstall

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

Dunstall is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Dunstall 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 Dunstall 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 Dunstall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Dunstall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Dunstall 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. Sussex leads with 83 Dunstalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.73x.

County Total Index
Sussex 83 27.73x
Kent 45 7.43x
Middlesex 28 1.58x
Lancashire 6 0.28x
Dorset 5 4.29x
Durham 4 0.76x
Surrey 4 0.46x
Yorkshire 3 0.17x
Hampshire 2 0.55x
Cornwall 1 0.50x
Essex 1 0.29x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brighton in Sussex leads with 13 Dunstalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.53x.

Place Total Index
Brighton 13 21.53x
Bromley 12 130.01x
Eastdean 11 6111.11x
Eastbourne 10 72.62x
Frindsbury 9 394.74x
Preston 9 172.08x
Newhaven 8 329.22x
Littlington 6 10000.00x
Tonbridge 6 27.46x
Bexhill 5 335.57x
Bromley London 5 12.80x
Chatham 5 30.01x
Friern Barnet 5 127.88x
Hackney London 5 5.02x
Liverpool 5 3.91x
New Shoreham 5 279.33x
Poplar London 5 14.92x
Sheldwich 5 1282.05x
Wimborne Minster 5 265.96x
Friston 4 6666.67x
Kingston By Sea 4 833.33x
Monw Wearmouth Shore 4 800.00x
Chiswick 3 30.93x
Milton In Gravesend 3 33.04x
Shoreditch London 3 3.90x
Camberwell 2 1.76x
Gravesend 2 38.99x
Huddersfield 2 7.80x
Lewes St John Southover 2 99.50x
Portslade 2 109.29x
Rochester St Margaret 2 31.30x
Southhampton St Mary Extra 2 500.00x
Southwick 2 126.58x
Chigwell 1 30.21x
Headingley Cum Burley 1 8.83x
Hornsey 1 4.45x
Lambeth 1 0.65x
Lewisham 1 3.10x
Mile End Old Town London 1 2.65x
Mylor 1 74.07x
Ore 1 44.84x
Upper Beeding 1 270.27x
Wavertree 1 14.84x
Woking 1 19.19x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 9
Sarah 8
Eliza 5
Louisa 4
Mary 4
Alice 3
Annie 3
Fanny 3
Jane 3
Kate 3
Margaret 3
Susan 3
Ann 2
Caroline 2
Ellen 2
Frances 2
Laura 2
Lilly 2
Maria 2
Rose 2
Susannah 2
Bertha 1
Charlotte 1
Daisy 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Florie 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Isabel 1
Lillie 1
Mabel 1
Margret 1
Marian 1
Minie 1
Minnie 1
Phillis 1
Rosina 1
Ruth 1
Selina 1
Teresa 1
Thirza 1
Violet 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Dunstall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Dunstall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 182 people were recorded with the Dunstall surname. That placed it at #13,647 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Dunstall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 224 in 2016. That gives Dunstall a modern rank of #18,164.

What does the Dunstall map show?

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