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UK surname

Enever

In the 1881 census there were 238 people recorded with the Enever surname, ranking it #11,476 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 332, ranked #13,706, down from #11,476 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hillingdon (Hillingdon), Ickenham, Cowley, Walthamstow, Low Leyton and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include St Albans, Barking and Dagenham and Telford and Wrekin.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Enever is 397 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 39.5%.

1881 census count

238

Ranked #11,476

Modern count

332

2016, ranked #13,706

Peak year

1999

397 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Enever had 238 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,476 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 332 in 2016, ranked #13,706.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 324 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Enever surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Enever surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Enever 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 172 #11,682
1861 historical 155 #14,881
1881 historical 238 #11,476
1891 historical 262 #12,297
1901 historical 292 #11,861
1911 historical 324 #10,814
1997 modern 361 #11,892
1998 modern 393 #11,495
1999 modern 397 #11,503
2000 modern 376 #11,928
2001 modern 360 #12,127
2002 modern 356 #12,449
2003 modern 348 #12,452
2004 modern 347 #12,516
2005 modern 334 #12,818
2006 modern 318 #13,348
2007 modern 320 #13,442
2008 modern 327 #13,350
2009 modern 332 #13,458
2010 modern 347 #13,325
2011 modern 333 #13,577
2012 modern 315 #14,031
2013 modern 335 #13,604
2014 modern 339 #13,581
2015 modern 327 #13,871
2016 modern 332 #13,706

Geography

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Where Enevers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hillingdon (Hillingdon), Ickenham, Cowley, Walthamstow, Low Leyton, London parishes, Wimbledon and Doddinghurst. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to St Albans, Barking and Dagenham, Telford and Wrekin and Southend-on-Sea. 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 Hillingdon (Hillingdon), Ickenham, Cowley Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
2 Walthamstow, Low Leyton Essex
3 London parishes London 3
4 Wimbledon Surrey
5 Doddinghurst Essex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 St Albans 007 St Albans
2 Barking and Dagenham 006 Barking and Dagenham
3 Telford and Wrekin 023 Telford and Wrekin
4 Southend-on-Sea 012 Southend-on-Sea
5 Barking and Dagenham 003 Barking and Dagenham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Enever

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Enever

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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Enever is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Enever is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Enever 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Enever families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Enever 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. Middlesex leads with 79 Enevers recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.43x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 79 3.43x
Essex 65 14.30x
Surrey 35 3.12x
Hertfordshire 17 10.71x
Kent 14 1.78x
Suffolk 10 3.57x
Berkshire 7 4.05x
Bedfordshire 5 4.19x
Buckinghamshire 3 2.16x
Royal Navy 1 3.65x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kelvedon Hatch in Essex leads with 25 Enevers recorded in 1881 and an index of 8333.33x.

Place Total Index
Kelvedon Hatch 25 8333.33x
Walthamstow 20 122.25x
Mile End Old Town London 14 28.57x
Hillingdon 13 177.11x
Islington London 13 5.83x
Doddinghurst 12 3750.00x
Wimbledon 11 87.37x
Limehouse London 10 39.57x
St Martin In Fields 9 65.31x
Hatfield 8 248.45x
East Molesey 7 269.23x
Streatham 7 40.98x
Bury St Edmunds St James 6 80.11x
Plumstead 6 22.92x
St George In East London 6 27.71x
Bray 5 98.43x
Luton 5 24.24x
Essendon 4 833.33x
Hackney London 4 3.10x
Hadleigh 4 147.06x
Wandsworth 4 18.05x
Woolwich 4 13.78x
Hertford St John 3 127.12x
Mitcham 3 42.31x
St Andrew Holborn London 3 30.09x
Willesden 3 13.82x
Beddington 2 46.08x
Cookham 2 37.11x
Deptford St Paul 2 3.30x
Langley Marish 2 116.96x
Loughton 2 88.89x
Paddington London 2 2.36x
Aldenham 1 69.44x
Barking 1 7.52x
Brentwood 1 36.10x
Brickendon 1 135.14x
Chiswick 1 7.95x
Eltham 1 21.74x
Navestock 1 151.52x
Penge 1 6.80x
Romford 1 13.93x
Royal Navy 1 4.26x
Shorne 1 142.86x
South Weald 1 25.71x
St Marylebone London 1 0.81x
West Ham 1 1.00x
Wycombe 1 9.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Sarah 9
Ann 7
Jane 7
Elizabeth 6
Emma 6
Martha 5
Alice 4
Eliza 4
Annie 3
Clara 3
Harriett 3
Henrietta 3
Laura 3
Louisa 3
Maria 3
Anna 2
Caroline 2
Ellen 2
Emily 2
Flora 2
Harriet 2
Isabla 2
Lucy 2
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Charlotte 1
Constance 1
Elizebath 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Francis 1
Hypatia 1
Kate 1
Lilly 1
Lily 1
Lottie 1
Lousia 1
Margaret 1
Rachel 1
Rauna 1
Rose 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 20
George 16
John 10
Thomas 9
Frederick 6
Henry 6
James 6
Charles 5
David 3
Walter 3
Abraham 2
Ernest 2
Francis 2
Frederic 2
Percy 2
Robert 2
Abram 1
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Augustus 1
Benjamin 1
Donald 1
Edward 1
Emma 1
Fredk.Chas. 1
H. 1
H.R. 1
Hubert 1
Jonatham 1
Joseph 1
Roger 1
Simon 1
Thos.Edwd. 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Enever surname: questions and answers

How common was the Enever surname in 1881?

In 1881, 238 people were recorded with the Enever surname. That placed it at #11,476 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Enever surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 332 in 2016. That gives Enever a modern rank of #13,706.

What does the Enever map show?

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