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UK surname

Eastell

In the 1881 census there were 65 people recorded with the Eastell surname, ranking it #24,420 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 212, ranked #18,843, up from #24,420 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Calverley, London parishes and Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bradford, Doncaster and South Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Eastell is 249 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 226.2%.

1881 census count

65

Ranked #24,420

Modern count

212

2016, ranked #18,843

Peak year

1999

249 bearers

Map years

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1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Eastell had 65 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #24,420 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 212 in 2016, ranked #18,843.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 139 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established Mature Families.

Eastell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Eastell surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Eastell 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 16 #30,441
1861 historical 62 #26,041
1881 historical 65 #24,420
1891 historical 121 #21,169
1901 historical 108 #21,836
1911 historical 139 #18,745
1997 modern 228 #16,211
1998 modern 228 #16,706
1999 modern 249 #15,844
2000 modern 243 #16,053
2001 modern 232 #16,314
2002 modern 225 #16,994
2003 modern 224 #16,859
2004 modern 229 #16,684
2005 modern 231 #16,529
2006 modern 236 #16,384
2007 modern 232 #16,795
2008 modern 240 #16,535
2009 modern 240 #16,896
2010 modern 232 #17,657
2011 modern 238 #17,188
2012 modern 238 #17,092
2013 modern 235 #17,515
2014 modern 232 #17,761
2015 modern 226 #17,995
2016 modern 212 #18,843

Geography

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Where Eastells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Calverley, London parishes, Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a, Swainsthorpe and Lambeth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bradford, Doncaster, South Norfolk and North Norfolk. 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 Calverley Yorkshire, West Riding
2 London parishes London 3
3 Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a Essex
4 Swainsthorpe Norfolk
5 Lambeth London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bradford 018 Bradford
2 Doncaster 035 Doncaster
3 Bradford 016 Bradford
4 South Norfolk 006 South Norfolk
5 North Norfolk 010 North Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Eastell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Eastell

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

Established Mature Families

Nationally, the Eastell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established Mature Families, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Eastell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Married couples predominate, many with older dependent children. Detached housing is common. Homeownership rates are the highest within this Supergroup. The presence of some students suggests that households are towards the end of a child rearing phase. Many residents have degree level qualifications, and the occupational profile is heavily skewed towards managerial and professional occupations. Residential developments commonly occur on the periphery of major urban cities or conurbations.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Eastell 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

Eastell 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

Eastell falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Eastell 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 Eastell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Eastell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Eastell 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. Norfolk leads with 30 Eastells recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.78x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 30 30.78x
Surrey 11 3.56x
Yorkshire 7 1.11x
Lincolnshire 6 5.92x
Middlesex 5 0.79x
Suffolk 3 3.89x
Essex 1 0.80x
Gloucestershire 1 0.80x
Wiltshire 1 1.78x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Arminghall in Norfolk leads with 11 Eastells recorded in 1881 and an index of 36666.67x.

Place Total Index
Arminghall 11 36666.67x
Shipley 7 214.72x
Lambeth 6 10.85x
Spalding 6 298.51x
Swardeston 6 8571.43x
Clapham 5 63.05x
Heigham 3 57.36x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 3 102.39x
Downham Market 2 298.51x
Hempton 2 1666.67x
Shoreditch London 2 7.28x
Eye 1 200.00x
Henbury 1 163.93x
Holme Hale 1 1111.11x
Ipswich St Clement 1 51.02x
Ipswich St Mary Stoke 1 138.89x
Kensington London 1 2.84x
Lakenham 1 72.46x
Maldon St Marys 1 333.33x
Melksham 1 103.09x
Paddington London 1 4.29x
Roydon In Guiltcross 1 769.23x
St George Hanover Square 1 8.95x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 6
Mary 6
Eliza 4
Sarah 4
Ellen 3
Caroline 2
Charlotte 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Ada 1
Emma 1
Florry 1
Harriet 1
Matilda 1
Maude 1
Rosa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 4
Frederick 3
Richard 3
Samuel 3
George 2
Henry 2
John 2
Thomas 2
Zepheniah 2
Alfred 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Wm.Henry 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 Eastell households.

FAQ

Eastell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Eastell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 65 people were recorded with the Eastell surname. That placed it at #24,420 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Eastell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 212 in 2016. That gives Eastell a modern rank of #18,843.

What does the Eastell map show?

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