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UK surname

Faulkes

In the 1881 census there were 264 people recorded with the Faulkes surname, ranking it #10,655 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 320, ranked #14,096, down from #10,655 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Burgh, London parishes and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hinckley and Bosworth, Selby and Hackney.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Faulkes is 400 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 21.2%.

1881 census count

264

Ranked #10,655

Modern count

320

2016, ranked #14,096

Peak year

1891

400 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Faulkes had 264 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,655 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 320 in 2016, ranked #14,096.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 400 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Faulkes surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Faulkes surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Faulkes 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 227 #9,448
1861 historical 215 #11,316
1881 historical 264 #10,655
1891 historical 400 #8,878
1901 historical 383 #9,760
1911 historical 391 #9,443
1997 modern 308 #13,297
1998 modern 329 #13,070
1999 modern 343 #12,800
2000 modern 355 #12,430
2001 modern 336 #12,721
2002 modern 354 #12,490
2003 modern 344 #12,577
2004 modern 350 #12,449
2005 modern 343 #12,546
2006 modern 338 #12,779
2007 modern 347 #12,661
2008 modern 334 #13,142
2009 modern 326 #13,630
2010 modern 319 #14,110
2011 modern 318 #14,023
2012 modern 315 #14,031
2013 modern 317 #14,186
2014 modern 315 #14,334
2015 modern 315 #14,247
2016 modern 320 #14,096

Geography

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Where Faulkes' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Burgh, London parishes, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures) and Stroud, Whaddon, Longney, Brookthorpe, Harescombe, Haresfield, Standish, Moreton Valence, Saul, Fret. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hinckley and Bosworth, Selby, Hackney, Lincoln and Vale of White Horse. 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 Burgh Norfolk
2 London parishes London 3
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures) Leicestershire
5 Stroud, Whaddon, Longney, Brookthorpe, Harescombe, Haresfield, Standish, Moreton Valence, Saul, Fret Gloucestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hinckley and Bosworth 007 Hinckley and Bosworth
2 Selby 003 Selby
3 Hackney 016 Hackney
4 Lincoln 001 Lincoln
5 Vale of White Horse 008 Vale of White Horse

Forenames

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First names often paired with Faulkes

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Faulkes

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Faulkes, 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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Faulkes surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Faulkes household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Faulkes 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

Faulkes is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Faulkes falls in decile 7 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 Faulkes is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Faulkes, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Faulkes families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Faulkes 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. Leicestershire leads with 49 Faulkes' recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.10x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 49 17.10x
Middlesex 31 1.20x
Warwickshire 27 4.14x
Nottinghamshire 21 6.03x
Gloucestershire 18 3.55x
Norfolk 13 3.27x
Surrey 11 0.87x
Yorkshire 11 0.43x
Kent 10 1.13x
Lancashire 10 0.33x
Worcestershire 10 2.96x
Buckinghamshire 9 5.76x
Durham 9 1.17x
Shropshire 9 4.03x
Cheshire 6 1.05x
Sussex 4 0.92x
Hampshire 3 0.57x
Lincolnshire 2 0.48x
Northamptonshire 2 0.82x
Wiltshire 2 0.87x
Berkshire 1 0.52x
Cornwall 1 0.34x
Cumberland 1 0.45x
Denbighshire 1 1.02x
Derbyshire 1 0.25x
Flintshire 1 1.44x
Glamorgan 1 0.22x
Oxfordshire 1 0.63x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Hinckley in Leicestershire leads with 12 Faulkes' recorded in 1881 and an index of 176.47x.

Place Total Index
Hinckley 12 176.47x
Aston 11 6.13x
Leicester St Margaret 11 15.74x
Stathern 11 2291.67x
Coundon 9 288.46x
Oswestry Town 9 125.87x
Shoreditch London 9 8.03x
Birmingham 8 3.68x
Hoveringham 8 2758.62x
Burgh 7 3684.21x
Cropwell Bishop 6 1071.43x
Ovenden 6 52.63x
Quorndon 6 372.67x
Randwick 6 600.00x
Stony Stratford East 6 937.50x
Upton On Severn 6 271.49x
Leicester St Leonard 5 184.50x
Bethnal Green London 4 3.56x
Heigham 4 18.75x
Hove 4 20.92x
Liverpool 4 2.15x
Loughborough 4 30.77x
Orpington 4 148.15x
St Pancras London 4 1.92x
Stroud 4 40.53x
Sutton 4 43.91x
Birkenhead 3 6.60x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 3 6.29x
Cheltenham 3 7.67x
Clerkenwell London 3 4.92x
Gomersal 3 25.08x
Islington London 3 1.20x
Lambeth 3 1.33x
Minster In Sheppey 3 20.53x
Northfield 3 46.88x
Nottingham St Peter 3 77.32x
Runcorn 3 22.80x
Southampton St Mary 3 9.00x
Steeple Claydon 3 394.74x
Blackburn 2 2.45x
Braunston 2 210.53x
Chiddingfold 2 169.49x
Edgbaston 2 9.90x
Farnworth 2 10.88x
Fillongley 2 215.05x
Kenilworth 2 54.50x
Mansfield Woodhouse 2 86.21x
Paddington London 2 2.10x
Potterne Worton 2 666.67x
Ratcliffe London 2 14.02x
Reymerstone 2 740.74x
St Marylebone London 2 1.45x
Barnsley 1 3.79x
Barrowby 1 140.85x
Baunton 1 833.33x
Bisley 1 21.79x
Briton Ferry 1 18.62x
Chatham 1 4.12x
Coventry St Michael 1 4.78x
Crosscanonby 1 13.59x
East Leake 1 119.05x
Ecclesall Bierlow 1 1.92x
Gulval 1 53.19x
Kensington London 1 0.70x
Kidderminster Borough 1 5.06x
Leamington Priors 1 6.23x
Llanrhydd 1 129.87x
Long Eaton 1 18.73x
Maidstone 1 3.81x
Margate St John Baptist 1 6.19x
Navenby 1 117.65x
Reading St Mary 1 6.44x
Reddish 1 23.70x
Rhuddlan 1 16.34x
Salford 1 1.11x
Snenton 1 7.30x
St George Martyr London 1 19.08x
Wandsworth 1 4.02x
Windlesham 1 42.19x
Witney 1 37.45x

Top female names

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

FAQ

Faulkes surname: questions and answers

How common was the Faulkes surname in 1881?

In 1881, 264 people were recorded with the Faulkes surname. That placed it at #10,655 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Faulkes surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 320 in 2016. That gives Faulkes a modern rank of #14,096.

What does the Faulkes map show?

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