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UK surname

Easdale

In the 1881 census there were 161 people recorded with the Easdale surname, ranking it #14,801 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 262, ranked #16,256, down from #14,801 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Port Glasgow, Govan Combination and Cardross. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts, Greenock West and Central and Greenock Upper Central.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Easdale is 262 in 2016. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 62.7%.

1881 census count

161

Ranked #14,801

Modern count

262

2016, ranked #16,256

Peak year

2016

262 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Easdale had 161 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,801 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 262 in 2016, ranked #16,256.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 216 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities.

Easdale surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Easdale surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Easdale 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 83 #19,181
1861 historical 100 #21,103
1881 historical 161 #14,801
1891 historical 172 #16,663
1901 historical 216 #14,426
1911 historical 49 #27,894
1997 modern 225 #16,352
1998 modern 228 #16,706
1999 modern 225 #16,931
2000 modern 239 #16,239
2001 modern 224 #16,716
2002 modern 224 #17,042
2003 modern 232 #16,447
2004 modern 228 #16,723
2005 modern 227 #16,730
2006 modern 225 #16,941
2007 modern 226 #17,103
2008 modern 229 #17,092
2009 modern 238 #17,002
2010 modern 232 #17,657
2011 modern 229 #17,633
2012 modern 241 #16,925
2013 modern 248 #16,877
2014 modern 259 #16,509
2015 modern 256 #16,524
2016 modern 262 #16,256

Geography

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Where Easdales are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Port Glasgow, Govan Combination, Cardross, Dailly and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts, Greenock West and Central, Greenock Upper Central, Burntisland East and Partickhill and Hyndland. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Port Glasgow Renfrew
2 Govan Combination Lanark
3 Cardross Dunbarton
4 Dailly Ayr
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts South Ayrshire
2 Greenock West and Central Inverclyde
3 Greenock Upper Central Inverclyde
4 Burntisland East Fife
5 Partickhill and Hyndland Glasgow City

Forenames

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First names often paired with Easdale

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Easdale

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

Legacy Communities

Group

Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities

Nationally, the Easdale surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities, within Legacy Communities. This does not mean every Easdale household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Households in these areas often include divorced or separated parents and commonly include children and young adults. The age structure is heavily skewed towards the most advanced age groups. Individuals identifying as members of ethnic minorities are not present in large numbers. Flats predominate, with some terraced, semi-detached, and detached units. Multiple car ownership is low, and housing is predominantly in the private and social rented sectors. Employment is less skewed towards traditional routine industrial occupations. Levels of educational attainment are generally low. The Group occurs principally in the Central Lowlands of Scotland and other Scottish towns.

Wider pattern

These neighbourhoods characteristically comprise pockets of flats that are scattered across the UK, particularly in towns that retain or have legacies of heavy industry or are in more remote seaside locations. Employed residents of these neighbourhoods work mainly in low-skilled occupations. Residents typically have limited educational qualifications. Unemployment is above average. Some residents live in overcrowded housing within the social rented sector and experience long-term disability. All adult age groups are represented, although there is an overall age bias towards elderly people in general and the very old in particular. Individuals identifying as belonging to ethnic minorities or Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups are uncommon.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Easdale 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

Easdale 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

Easdale 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Easdale families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Easdale 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. Lanarkshire leads with 58 Easdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.42x.

County Total Index
Lanarkshire 58 11.42x
Ayrshire 28 23.82x
Renfrewshire 19 15.61x
Lancashire 15 0.80x
Dunbartonshire 10 23.70x
Midlothian 9 4.28x
Clackmannanshire 7 53.97x
Yorkshire 6 0.39x
Aberdeenshire 4 2.75x
Argyllshire 1 2.29x
Cheshire 1 0.29x
Denbighshire 1 1.69x
Middlesex 1 0.06x
Sutherland 1 8.28x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Govan in Lanarkshire leads with 27 Easdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.49x.

Place Total Index
Govan 27 21.49x
Barony 21 16.34x
Cardross 9 177.51x
Port Glasgow 9 153.06x
Kilbirnie 8 283.69x
North Leith 8 82.14x
Paisley High Church 8 82.56x
Alloa 7 111.29x
Dailly 6 500.00x
East Cowton 6 2857.14x
Gorbals 6 199.34x
Kirkdale 6 19.14x
Newton On Ayr 6 170.45x
Ardrossan 4 98.28x
Bootle Cum Linacre 4 27.03x
Eccleston In Prescot 4 42.74x
Glasgow 4 4.44x
King Edward 4 238.10x
Abbey 1 5.39x
Ayr 1 18.02x
Coylton 1 59.88x
Dornoch 1 73.53x
Dunoon Kilmun 1 29.33x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 1.18x
Gorton 1 5.71x
Higher Bebington 1 45.05x
Largs 1 36.10x
Lochwinnoch 1 55.25x
Old Kilpatrick 1 20.04x
Riccarton Hurlford 1 48.54x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.61x
Wrexham Regis 1 22.68x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Charlotte 3
Margaret 3
Mary 2
Alice 1
Harriet 1
Jessie 1
Robertina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 4
Thomas 3
Alexander 1
George 1
James 1
Robert 1
William 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 Easdale households.

FAQ

Easdale surname: questions and answers

How common was the Easdale surname in 1881?

In 1881, 161 people were recorded with the Easdale surname. That placed it at #14,801 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Easdale surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 262 in 2016. That gives Easdale a modern rank of #16,256.

What does the Easdale map show?

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