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UK surname

Eyton

In the 1881 census there were 147 people recorded with the Eyton surname, ranking it #15,674 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 153, ranked #23,408, down from #15,674 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wrexham, Whitford and Liverpool. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Flintshire, Cheshire West and Chester and East Lindsey.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Eyton is 202 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 4.1%.

1881 census count

147

Ranked #15,674

Modern count

153

2016, ranked #23,408

Peak year

1911

202 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Eyton had 147 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,674 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 153 in 2016, ranked #23,408.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 202 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Eyton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Eyton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Eyton 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 168 #11,873
1861 historical 162 #14,310
1881 historical 147 #15,674
1891 historical 189 #15,547
1901 historical 185 #15,892
1911 historical 202 #14,871
1997 modern 164 #19,944
1998 modern 169 #20,104
1999 modern 165 #20,535
2000 modern 167 #20,332
2001 modern 164 #20,279
2002 modern 156 #21,348
2003 modern 148 #21,866
2004 modern 139 #22,891
2005 modern 139 #22,887
2006 modern 137 #23,270
2007 modern 140 #23,231
2008 modern 142 #23,270
2009 modern 147 #23,248
2010 modern 146 #23,921
2011 modern 146 #23,736
2012 modern 146 #23,681
2013 modern 151 #23,529
2014 modern 152 #23,631
2015 modern 154 #23,306
2016 modern 153 #23,408

Geography

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Where Eytons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wrexham, Whitford, Liverpool, Holywell and Oswestry. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Flintshire, Cheshire West and Chester, East Lindsey and Wrexham. 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 Wrexham Denbighshire
2 Whitford Flintshire
3 Liverpool Lancashire
4 Holywell Flintshire
5 Oswestry Shropshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Flintshire 015 Flintshire
2 Cheshire West and Chester 029 Cheshire West and Chester
3 Cheshire West and Chester 022 Cheshire West and Chester
4 East Lindsey 008 East Lindsey
5 Wrexham 013 Wrexham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Eyton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Eyton

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Eyton, 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 Eyton surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Eyton 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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

Senior Professionals

Within London, Eyton is most associated with areas classed as Senior Professionals, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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 very central neighbourhoods house residents whose ages are more skewed towards older age cohorts than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Few households have young children. Rates of illness are low. Indian ethnicity is rare compared to the Supergroup mean. Property under occupation is more common, despite the centrality of neighbourhoods, and more residents live in communal establishments than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Eyton 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

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

1881 census detail

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Eyton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Eyton 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. Lancashire leads with 29 Eytons recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.70x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 29 1.70x
Denbighshire 24 44.31x
Shropshire 17 13.72x
Flintshire 14 36.33x
Middlesex 14 0.98x
Cheshire 9 2.84x
Northumberland 9 4.22x
Suffolk 9 5.15x
Staffordshire 8 1.65x
Hampshire 4 1.36x
Kent 4 0.82x
Herefordshire 2 3.40x
Berkshire 1 0.93x
Caernarfonshire 1 1.72x
Huntingdonshire 1 3.51x
Oxfordshire 1 1.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Everton in Lancashire leads with 13 Eytons recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.97x.

Place Total Index
Everton 13 23.97x
Holywell 9 185.95x
Acton 8 5000.00x
Baschurch 8 941.18x
Byker 8 75.83x
Stoke Upon Trent 8 15.59x
Wrexham Regis 8 199.01x
Ipswich St Mary Key 7 1555.56x
Birkenhead 6 23.78x
St Marylebone London 6 7.84x
Kensington London 5 6.27x
West Derby 5 10.04x
Wrexham Abbot 5 367.65x
Hulme 4 11.26x
Stretford 4 42.74x
Shrewsbury St Julian 3 98.04x
Whitford 3 150.00x
Winchfield 3 1666.67x
Ipswich St Mathew 2 40.90x
Lee 2 28.17x
Liverpool 2 1.94x
Nantwich 2 54.35x
Oswestry Town 2 50.38x
Rhuddlan 2 59.00x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 2 145.99x
St Devereux 2 2000.00x
Alverstoke 1 9.40x
Burton 1 285.71x
Cheriton 1 50.25x
Eaton Constantine 1 833.33x
Fletton 1 109.89x
Gresford 1 196.08x
Helsby 1 250.00x
Llangollen 1 185.19x
Llysfaen 1 163.93x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 1 7.85x
Oldham 1 1.82x
Oxford St Giles 1 23.70x
Ramsgate 1 12.52x
Sandhurst 1 48.08x
Shoreditch London 1 1.61x
Shrewsbury St Chad 1 22.99x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.96x
St Giles In Fields London 1 14.22x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Thomas 10
John 9
William 5
Edwin 3
Robert 3
Adam 2
Albert 2
Beresford 2
Edward 2
George 2
Henry 2
Abraham 1
Alexander 1
Alexr.Rigby 1
Alfred 1
Caradoc 1
Chas 1
David 1
Edmund 1
Harry 1
James 1
Phillip 1
Ralph 1
Richard 1
Richd.O. 1
Robt.Chas. 1
Trevor 1
Willm.John 1

FAQ

Eyton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Eyton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 147 people were recorded with the Eyton surname. That placed it at #15,674 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Eyton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 153 in 2016. That gives Eyton a modern rank of #23,408.

What does the Eyton map show?

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