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UK surname

Falshaw

In the 1881 census there were 191 people recorded with the Falshaw surname, ranking it #13,224 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 204, ranked #19,320, down from #13,224 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rochdale, Whitkirk (Seacroft), Thorner (Shadwell) and Toxteth Park. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bury, Telford and Wrekin and Ryedale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Falshaw is 231 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 6.8%.

1881 census count

191

Ranked #13,224

Modern count

204

2016, ranked #19,320

Peak year

1901

231 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Falshaw had 191 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,224 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016, ranked #19,320.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 231 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Falshaw surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Falshaw surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Falshaw 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 164 #12,116
1861 historical 179 #13,127
1881 historical 191 #13,224
1891 historical 218 #14,023
1901 historical 231 #13,805
1911 historical 227 #13,795
1997 modern 193 #18,035
1998 modern 219 #17,115
1999 modern 221 #17,126
2000 modern 218 #17,246
2001 modern 212 #17,324
2002 modern 215 #17,487
2003 modern 205 #17,851
2004 modern 203 #18,061
2005 modern 205 #17,838
2006 modern 203 #18,105
2007 modern 201 #18,428
2008 modern 205 #18,359
2009 modern 209 #18,493
2010 modern 211 #18,774
2011 modern 214 #18,436
2012 modern 204 #18,973
2013 modern 214 #18,671
2014 modern 214 #18,825
2015 modern 204 #19,331
2016 modern 204 #19,320

Geography

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Where Falshaws are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rochdale, Whitkirk (Seacroft), Thorner (Shadwell), Toxteth Park, Manchester and Coverham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bury, Telford and Wrekin, Ryedale, Tendring and Ribble Valley. 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 Rochdale Lancashire
2 Whitkirk (Seacroft), Thorner (Shadwell) Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Toxteth Park Lancashire
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Coverham Yorkshire, North Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bury 004 Bury
2 Telford and Wrekin 020 Telford and Wrekin
3 Ryedale 002 Ryedale
4 Tendring 012 Tendring
5 Ribble Valley 001 Ribble Valley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Falshaw

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Falshaw

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Falshaw is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Falshaw 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

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

1881 census detail

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Falshaw families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Falshaw 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 73 Falshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.43x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 73 3.43x
Yorkshire 68 3.82x
Kent 16 2.61x
Essex 6 1.69x
Middlesex 5 0.28x
Durham 3 0.56x
Norfolk 3 1.09x
Dorset 2 1.70x
Staffordshire 2 0.33x
Berkshire 1 0.74x
Cheshire 1 0.25x
Midlothian 1 0.42x
Suffolk 1 0.46x
Surrey 1 0.11x
Westmorland 1 2.53x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Habergham Eaves in Lancashire leads with 16 Falshaws recorded in 1881 and an index of 82.18x.

Place Total Index
Habergham Eaves 16 82.18x
Caldbergh With East 13 32500.00x
Higher Booths 10 260.42x
Manchester 10 10.44x
Buckden 9 5000.00x
Liverpool 8 6.18x
Shadwell 8 1176.47x
Haslingden 7 79.37x
Newton 6 36.54x
Prestwich 6 112.99x
Walthamstow 6 47.06x
Woolwich 6 26.51x
Chatham 5 29.67x
Kettlewell With 5 2173.91x
Middleton Tyas 5 1470.59x
Carlton In Leyburn 4 2666.67x
Deptford St Paul 4 8.47x
West Scrafton 4 5714.29x
Headingley Cum Burley 3 26.20x
Islington London 3 1.72x
Norwich St Lawrence 3 789.47x
Rimington 3 1250.00x
Stranton 3 16.69x
Ulverston 3 48.39x
Burnley 2 11.15x
Child Okeford 2 384.62x
Reddish 2 68.26x
Richmond 2 71.94x
Scarborough 2 12.38x
Sheffield 2 3.53x
Sowerby In Thirsk 2 186.92x
St Luke London 2 6.95x
Wolverhampton 2 4.29x
Ardwick 1 5.21x
Aysgarth 1 434.78x
Broughton In Salford 1 5.14x
Conistone Cum Kilnsey 1 909.09x
Great Faringdon 1 51.55x
Halton Gill 1 2000.00x
Kendal 1 13.85x
Lambeth 1 0.64x
Leeds 1 1.00x
Lewisham 1 3.06x
Liberton 1 26.95x
Pool 1 285.71x
Saxstead 1 476.19x
Stockport Etchells 1 119.05x
Thornthwaite Cum 1 666.67x
Toxteth Park 1 1.39x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Sarah 10
Elizabeth 9
Ann 8
Jane 6
Edith 3
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Hannah 3
Margaret 3
Martha 3
Annie 2
Isabella 2
Susannah 2
Abigale 1
Ada 1
Adelene 1
Alice 1
Anne 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Cecilia 1
Clara 1
Dorothy 1
Elen 1
Eliz.Ann 1
Ellen 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Helena 1
Janetta 1
Louisa 1
Maria 1
Nancy 1
Phebe 1
Rachel 1
Rebecca 1
Rosamond 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 14
William 12
James 10
Thomas 10
Robert 4
Albert 3
Edwin 3
Richard 3
Alfred 2
Charles 2
Christopher 2
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Fredrick 2
Henry 2
Thos. 2
Arthur 1
Cyril 1
Edwd. 1
Fitzwilliam 1
Francis 1
Fredk. 1
George 1
Hubert 1
Isaac 1
Luke 1
Percy 1
Reginald 1
Samuel 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Falshaw surname: questions and answers

How common was the Falshaw surname in 1881?

In 1881, 191 people were recorded with the Falshaw surname. That placed it at #13,224 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Falshaw surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016. That gives Falshaw a modern rank of #19,320.

What does the Falshaw map show?

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