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UK surname

Fazey

In the 1881 census there were 43 people recorded with the Fazey surname, ranking it #27,575 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 119, ranked #27,704, down from #27,575 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Edmonton, Kingswinford and Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bracknell Forest, Shropshire and Dudley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fazey is 164 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 176.7%.

1881 census count

43

Ranked #27,575

Modern count

119

2016, ranked #27,704

Peak year

1998

164 bearers

Map years

4

1911 to 2016

Key insights

  • Fazey had 43 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #27,575 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 119 in 2016, ranked #27,704.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 116 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Fazey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fazey surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Fazey 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 49 #24,448
1861 historical 51 #27,498
1881 historical 43 #27,575
1891 historical 62 #28,991
1901 historical 85 #24,636
1911 historical 116 #20,850
1997 modern 148 #21,295
1998 modern 164 #20,505
1999 modern 156 #21,290
2000 modern 158 #21,055
2001 modern 150 #21,482
2002 modern 148 #22,087
2003 modern 143 #22,367
2004 modern 144 #22,379
2005 modern 130 #23,848
2006 modern 136 #23,378
2007 modern 130 #24,389
2008 modern 130 #24,695
2009 modern 133 #24,817
2010 modern 128 #26,036
2011 modern 133 #25,177
2012 modern 129 #25,705
2013 modern 128 #26,336
2014 modern 128 #26,490
2015 modern 125 #26,808
2016 modern 119 #27,704

Geography

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Where Fazeys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Edmonton, Kingswinford, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace, London parishes and Sherrington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bracknell Forest, Shropshire, Dudley, Eden and Gwynedd. 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 Edmonton Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
2 Kingswinford Worcestershire
3 Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace Shropshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Sherrington Buckinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bracknell Forest 001 Bracknell Forest
2 Shropshire 034 Shropshire
3 Dudley 035 Dudley
4 Eden 005 Eden
5 Gwynedd 003 Gwynedd

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fazey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fazey

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Fazey surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Fazey 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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, Fazey 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

Fazey 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

Fazey 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 Fazey 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Fazey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fazey 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. Staffordshire leads with 13 Fazeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.19x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 13 9.19x
Middlesex 12 2.86x
Surrey 5 2.45x
Warwickshire 4 3.78x
Buckinghamshire 2 7.89x
Worcestershire 2 3.65x
Bedfordshire 1 4.61x
Devon 1 1.15x
Gloucestershire 1 1.22x
Hampshire 1 1.16x
Shropshire 1 2.76x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wombourn in Staffordshire leads with 6 Fazeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 2307.69x.

Place Total Index
Wombourn 6 2307.69x
Clerkenwell London 4 40.40x
Enville 4 3636.36x
Southwark Christchurch 4 204.08x
St Marylebone London 4 17.87x
Aston 3 10.31x
Kingswinford 2 38.91x
Newport Pagnell 2 377.36x
St Stephen Coleman Street 2 1333.33x
Camberwell 1 3.73x
Cheltenham 1 15.77x
Claverley 1 416.67x
Devonport 1 100.00x
Redditch 1 90.09x
Southam 1 384.62x
Southampton St Mary 1 18.52x
St George Hanover Square 1 13.53x
St George In East London 1 25.38x
Stafford St Mary 1 50.00x
Stourbridge 1 70.92x
Woburn 1 526.32x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Maria 3
Ann 2
Eliza 2
Elizabeth 2
Ada 1
Edith 1
Emily 1
Harriet 1
Louisa 1
Martha 1
Prudence 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 4
Charles 3
George 3
Albert 2
Joshua 2
Thomas 2
Alfred 1
Amos 1
Frank 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Jacob 1
James 1
Joel 1
Samuel 1
William 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Fazey households.

FAQ

Fazey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fazey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 43 people were recorded with the Fazey surname. That placed it at #27,575 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fazey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 119 in 2016. That gives Fazey a modern rank of #27,704.

What does the Fazey map show?

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