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UK surname

Faithfull

In the 1881 census there were 405 people recorded with the Faithfull surname, ranking it #7,903 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 595, ranked #8,776, down from #7,903 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Acton, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Hampshire, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Faithfull is 746 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 46.9%.

1881 census count

405

Ranked #7,903

Modern count

595

2016, ranked #8,776

Peak year

1911

746 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Faithfull had 405 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,903 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 595 in 2016, ranked #8,776.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 746 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Faithfull surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Faithfull surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Faithfull 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 229 #9,390
1861 historical 256 #9,667
1881 historical 405 #7,903
1891 historical 428 #8,377
1901 historical 527 #7,753
1911 historical 746 #5,759
1997 modern 660 #7,584
1998 modern 646 #7,949
1999 modern 637 #8,084
2000 modern 639 #8,042
2001 modern 643 #7,864
2002 modern 659 #7,864
2003 modern 636 #7,954
2004 modern 627 #8,061
2005 modern 627 #7,994
2006 modern 602 #8,269
2007 modern 605 #8,297
2008 modern 624 #8,160
2009 modern 619 #8,393
2010 modern 627 #8,493
2011 modern 626 #8,402
2012 modern 594 #8,679
2013 modern 616 #8,567
2014 modern 619 #8,588
2015 modern 601 #8,723
2016 modern 595 #8,776

Geography

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Where Faithfulls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Acton, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes and St Pancras. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Hampshire, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight and Winchester. 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 Acton Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 St Pancras London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Hampshire 012 East Hampshire
2 Portsmouth 011 Portsmouth
3 Isle of Wight 010 Isle of Wight
4 Portsmouth 007 Portsmouth
5 Winchester 013 Winchester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Faithfull

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Faithfull

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Faithfull 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

Faithfull 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

Faithfull falls in decile 10 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 Faithfull 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 Faithfull, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Faithfull families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Faithfull 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. Hampshire leads with 134 Faithfulls recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.55x.

County Total Index
Hampshire 134 16.55x
Middlesex 96 2.43x
Surrey 31 1.61x
Berkshire 26 8.77x
Worcestershire 26 5.04x
Sussex 22 3.30x
Somerset 17 2.67x
Hertfordshire 14 5.14x
Warwickshire 8 0.80x
Kent 7 0.52x
Midlothian 5 0.94x
Pembrokeshire 5 3.98x
Buckinghamshire 4 1.67x
Cambridgeshire 2 0.80x
Leicestershire 2 0.46x
Suffolk 2 0.42x
Denbighshire 1 0.67x
Dorset 1 0.39x
Gloucestershire 1 0.13x
Lanarkshire 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bedminster in Somerset leads with 17 Faithfulls recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.45x.

Place Total Index
Bedminster 17 28.45x
Faccombe 16 5333.33x
St Pancras London 16 5.03x
Acton 14 60.45x
Houghton 13 2203.39x
Chelsea London 12 10.08x
Bromsgrove 11 63.36x
Broxbourne 10 185.19x
Paddington London 10 6.88x
Brading 9 83.64x
Kensington London 8 3.64x
Kintbury 8 349.35x
Southwark St George Martyr 8 10.06x
Storrington 8 437.16x
Winkfield 8 162.60x
Alvechurch 7 319.63x
Aston Cantlow 7 469.80x
Bentley 7 736.84x
Boarhunt 7 1794.87x
Fareham 7 71.94x
Hammersmith London 7 7.19x
Holybourne 7 875.00x
Hound 7 127.27x
Islington London 7 1.83x
Portsea 7 4.41x
Broughton 6 491.80x
Camberwell 6 2.38x
Dudley 6 9.57x
Newington 6 4.11x
Portslade 6 147.42x
St Marylebone London 6 2.84x
St Thomas Winchester 6 104.90x
Alverstoke 5 17.06x
Brighton 5 3.72x
Bromley London 5 5.75x
Longstock 5 847.46x
Edinburgh St Stephens 4 38.39x
Edmonton 4 12.57x
Hampstead Norris 4 215.05x
Shinfield 4 229.89x
St Faith Winchester 4 106.10x
Westbury 4 714.29x
Ashmansworth 3 1034.48x
Crux Easton 3 3750.00x
Eling 3 36.59x
Pembroke St Michael 3 164.84x
Richmond 3 11.12x
Wherwell 3 410.96x
Alton 2 32.79x
Bermondsey 2 1.70x
Binsted 2 64.72x
Botley 2 136.99x
Dover St Mary Virgin 2 15.33x
Hackney London 2 0.90x
Hawkhurst 2 47.73x
Hertford All Saints 2 131.58x
Hove 2 6.84x
Leicester St Margaret 2 1.87x
Longparish 2 219.78x
Manor Bier 2 235.29x
St Botolph Aldersgate 2 44.15x
St Clement Cambridge 2 194.17x
St George Hanover Square 2 2.87x
St Helens 2 33.96x
Sudbury All Sts 2 136.05x
Aston 1 0.36x
Beddington 1 13.44x
Bristol St Michael 1 15.06x
Charlton Next Woolwich 1 7.11x
Clewer 1 8.23x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 0.47x
Faversham 1 7.78x
Folkestone 1 3.82x
Kings Worthy 1 166.67x
Kinson 1 19.72x
Old Monkland 1 1.97x
Southampton St Mary 1 1.96x
St Paul Walden 1 72.46x
Wimbledon 1 4.63x
Windlesham 1 27.62x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 20
Edward 18
George 18
James 17
Charles 11
John 11
Alfred 8
Arthur 6
Henry 6
Frank 5
Frederick 5
Thomas 5
Walter 5
Albert 4
Percy 4
Richard 4
Ferdinand 3
Benjamin 2
Edwd. 2
Ernest 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Robert 2
Archibald 1
Bruce 1
Carl 1
Daniel 1
Edgar 1
Edwd.H. 1
Eneas 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Fredric 1
Harrold 1
Hinton 1
Hy. 1
Isaac 1
Job 1
Joseph 1
Joshua 1
Leonard 1
Melton 1
Oliver 1
Owen 1
Reginald 1
Stephen 1
Stuart 1
Wm. 1
Wyndham 1

FAQ

Faithfull surname: questions and answers

How common was the Faithfull surname in 1881?

In 1881, 405 people were recorded with the Faithfull surname. That placed it at #7,903 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Faithfull surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 595 in 2016. That gives Faithfull a modern rank of #8,776.

What does the Faithfull map show?

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