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UK surname

Everall

In the 1881 census there were 465 people recorded with the Everall surname, ranking it #7,144 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 740, ranked #7,378, down from #7,144 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury St Chad, Wroxeter, Atcham, Berrington and Ludlow St Lawrence. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire, Cheshire East and Middlesbrough.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Everall is 802 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 59.1%.

1881 census count

465

Ranked #7,144

Modern count

740

2016, ranked #7,378

Peak year

2002

802 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Everall had 465 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,144 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 740 in 2016, ranked #7,378.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 719 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Everall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Everall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Everall 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 340 #6,905
1861 historical 311 #8,151
1881 historical 465 #7,144
1891 historical 527 #7,112
1901 historical 620 #6,886
1911 historical 719 #5,942
1997 modern 703 #7,229
1998 modern 747 #7,124
1999 modern 789 #6,872
2000 modern 766 #6,986
2001 modern 755 #6,952
2002 modern 802 #6,761
2003 modern 782 #6,779
2004 modern 754 #6,995
2005 modern 727 #7,121
2006 modern 733 #7,113
2007 modern 747 #7,075
2008 modern 735 #7,219
2009 modern 738 #7,342
2010 modern 761 #7,311
2011 modern 762 #7,220
2012 modern 753 #7,198
2013 modern 738 #7,438
2014 modern 747 #7,403
2015 modern 744 #7,345
2016 modern 740 #7,378

Geography

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Where Everalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury St Chad, Wroxeter, Atcham, Berrington, Ludlow St Lawrence, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace and Manchester. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire, Cheshire East and Middlesbrough. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Shrewsbury St Chad, Wroxeter, Atcham, Berrington Shropshire
3 Ludlow St Lawrence Shropshire
4 Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace Shropshire
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 038 Shropshire
2 Cheshire East 036 Cheshire East
3 Shropshire 014 Shropshire
4 Middlesbrough 008 Middlesbrough
5 Cheshire East 047 Cheshire East

Forenames

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First names often paired with Everall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Everall

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Everall 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

Everall 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

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

1881 census detail

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Everall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Everall 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. Shropshire leads with 205 Everalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 52.54x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 205 52.54x
Staffordshire 62 4.07x
Warwickshire 48 4.21x
Herefordshire 22 11.88x
Middlesex 18 0.40x
Yorkshire 17 0.38x
Worcestershire 16 2.71x
Cheshire 12 1.20x
Lancashire 10 0.19x
Nottinghamshire 8 1.31x
Cornwall 6 1.17x
Gloucestershire 6 0.68x
Kent 6 0.39x
Derbyshire 4 0.57x
Flintshire 4 3.29x
Glamorgan 3 0.38x
Radnorshire 3 8.23x
Surrey 3 0.14x
Montgomeryshire 2 1.93x
Somerset 2 0.28x
Devon 1 0.11x
Essex 1 0.11x
Hampshire 1 0.11x
Lincolnshire 1 0.14x
Royal Navy 1 1.86x
Sussex 1 0.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Minsterley in Shropshire leads with 24 Everalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 1666.67x.

Place Total Index
Minsterley 24 1666.67x
Ludlow St Lawrence 22 283.51x
Brewood 13 295.45x
Norbury 13 2241.38x
Shrewsbury St Chad 13 94.96x
Aston 12 3.83x
Birmingham 12 3.16x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 11 255.22x
Shrewsbury St Julian 10 103.63x
Tranmere 10 27.29x
Montford 9 1168.83x
Whitbourne 9 782.61x
Wolverhampton 9 7.68x
Clunbury 8 526.32x
Stanton Lacy 8 237.39x
Broseley 7 101.01x
Dudley 7 9.76x
Kinlet 7 1044.78x
Solihull 7 85.47x
Wolstanton Knutton 7 75.19x
Yarpole 7 752.69x
Edgbaston 6 16.99x
Kingswinford 6 10.84x
Leighton 6 1304.35x
Much Wenlock 6 166.67x
Perranzabuloe 6 136.05x
Standard Hill 6 413.79x
Stretton 6 1666.67x
Leeds 5 1.98x
Pitchford 5 1515.15x
Tipton 5 10.71x
Wednesfield 5 22.28x
Worfield 5 184.50x
Atcham 4 625.00x
Bromley London 4 4.03x
Bulkington 4 162.60x
Burntwood Edial 4 41.07x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 4 24.68x
Habberley 4 1904.76x
Hawarden Pentrobin 4 207.25x
Kings Norton 4 7.56x
Leintwardine 4 211.64x
Litchurch 4 14.05x
Oldham 4 2.31x
Shrewsbury St Mary 4 25.97x
Wolstanton 4 8.64x
Bucknell 3 272.73x
Cardington 3 337.08x
Church Stretton 3 114.50x
Ercall Magna 3 107.53x
Exelby Leeming Newton 3 280.37x
Leebotwood 3 1071.43x
N Lydbury 3 197.37x
Paddington London 3 1.81x
Ratcliffe London 3 12.03x
Staunton On Wye 3 365.85x
Swalecliffe 3 1363.64x
Beckbury 2 392.16x
Bradford 2 1.85x
Churchstoke 2 102.56x
Coventry Holy Trinity 2 5.88x
Dawley 2 14.08x
Droitwich St Peter 2 150.38x
Ecclesfield 2 6.09x
Gelligaer 2 11.14x
Hampton In Arden 2 200.00x
Hodnet 2 65.57x
Islington London 2 0.46x
Kensington London 2 0.80x
Little Packington 2 1111.11x
Nottingham St Mary 2 1.27x
Painswick 2 31.95x
Richmond 2 6.49x
Shrawardine 2 666.67x
Walcot 2 5.17x
Wetherby 2 68.49x
Woolstaston 2 1333.33x
Woolwich 2 3.51x
Wrockwardine 2 23.31x
Bishops Castle Out 1 125.00x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

FAQ

Everall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Everall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 465 people were recorded with the Everall surname. That placed it at #7,144 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Everall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 740 in 2016. That gives Everall a modern rank of #7,378.

What does the Everall map show?

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