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UK surname

Evill

In the 1881 census there were 116 people recorded with the Evill surname, ranking it #18,126 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 94, ranked #31,871, down from #18,126 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stourton, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and Aberdare. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Monmouthshire, Wiltshire and Bolsover.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Evill is 122 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 19.0%.

1881 census count

116

Ranked #18,126

Modern count

94

2016, ranked #31,871

Peak year

1911

122 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2006

Key insights

  • Evill had 116 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,126 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 94 in 2016, ranked #31,871.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 122 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Evill surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Evill surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Evill 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 58 #22,928
1861 historical 60 #26,313
1881 historical 116 #18,126
1891 historical 113 #22,162
1901 historical 103 #22,444
1911 historical 122 #20,245
1997 modern 109 #25,650
1998 modern 108 #26,417
1999 modern 109 #26,439
2000 modern 109 #26,381
2001 modern 110 #25,900
2002 modern 103 #27,443
2003 modern 107 #26,617
2004 modern 114 #25,870
2005 modern 107 #26,875
2006 modern 107 #27,179
2007 modern 107 #27,557
2008 modern 107 #27,844
2009 modern 109 #28,145
2010 modern 108 #28,996
2011 modern 102 #29,759
2012 modern 98 #30,612
2013 modern 98 #31,078
2014 modern 95 #31,792
2015 modern 94 #31,872
2016 modern 94 #31,871

Geography

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Where Evills are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stourton, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Aberdare, Ramsbury and Walcott, Charlcome. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Monmouthshire, Wiltshire, Bolsover, Birmingham and Solihull. 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 Stourton Wiltshire
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 Aberdare Glamorganshire
4 Ramsbury Berkshire
5 Walcott, Charlcome Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Monmouthshire 007 Monmouthshire
2 Wiltshire 012 Wiltshire
3 Bolsover 005 Bolsover
4 Birmingham 046 Birmingham
5 Solihull 005 Solihull

Forenames

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First names often paired with Evill

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Evill

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

Evill is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Evill 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 Evill 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Evill, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Evill families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Evill 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. Wiltshire leads with 33 Evills recorded in 1881 and an index of 32.98x.

County Total Index
Wiltshire 33 32.98x
Middlesex 22 1.94x
Surrey 13 2.36x
Warwickshire 11 3.85x
Somerset 10 5.49x
Staffordshire 8 2.09x
Glamorgan 6 3.05x
Gloucestershire 6 2.70x
Cornwall 4 3.12x
Dorset 2 2.69x
Devon 1 0.42x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stourton in Wiltshire leads with 33 Evills recorded in 1881 and an index of 15714.29x.

Place Total Index
Stourton 33 15714.29x
Birmingham 11 11.57x
Cuddington 10 4761.90x
Mayfield 8 1666.67x
Hampstead London 7 39.73x
Aberdare 6 44.38x
Willesden 6 56.23x
Kensington London 5 7.95x
West Looe 4 1176.47x
Bathwick 3 148.51x
Bristol St Augustine 2 55.87x
Charlcombe 2 833.33x
Clifton 2 17.83x
Hornsey 2 13.98x
Walcot 2 20.62x
Bath St Peter St Paul 1 123.46x
Battersea 1 2.40x
Bedminster 1 5.84x
Bristol St Peter 1 126.58x
Coulsdon 1 100.00x
Devonport 1 36.90x
Frome 1 22.94x
Gillingham 1 78.13x
Islington London 1 0.91x
Sherborne 1 45.66x
St Marylebone London 1 1.66x
Stapleton 1 23.75x
Streatham 1 11.92x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Elizabeth 6
Ann 3
Annie 3
Fanny 3
Sarah 3
Agatha 2
Alice 2
Caroline 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Harriet 2
Jessie 2
Kate 2
Laura 2
Louisa 2
Adah 1
Agusta 1
Annah 1
Arabella 1
Avatica 1
Catherine 1
Edith 1
Eliz. 1
Eliza 1
Ellen 1
Eveline 1
Evelyn 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Margaret 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 6
Charles 4
Henry 4
Thomas 4
Edward 3
Frederick 3
John 3
Alfred 2
George 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Adolphus 1
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Cecil 1
Claude 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Edmund 1
Esaw 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Louis 1
Percie 1
Percy 1
Reginald 1
Stanley 1
Thedosio 1
Vernon 1

FAQ

Evill surname: questions and answers

How common was the Evill surname in 1881?

In 1881, 116 people were recorded with the Evill surname. That placed it at #18,126 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Evill surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 94 in 2016. That gives Evill a modern rank of #31,871.

What does the Evill map show?

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