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UK surname

Feasey

In the 1881 census there were 321 people recorded with the Feasey surname, ranking it #9,277 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 704, ranked #7,672, up from #9,277 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Bledlow with Bledlow Ridge and Newport Pagnell. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kettering, South Hams and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Feasey is 795 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 119.3%.

1881 census count

321

Ranked #9,277

Modern count

704

2016, ranked #7,672

Peak year

1998

795 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Feasey had 321 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,277 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 704 in 2016, ranked #7,672.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 590 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Feasey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Feasey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Feasey 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 100 #17,164
1861 historical 158 #14,644
1881 historical 321 #9,277
1891 historical 343 #9,994
1901 historical 488 #8,194
1911 historical 590 #6,929
1997 modern 746 #6,912
1998 modern 795 #6,779
1999 modern 791 #6,864
2000 modern 759 #7,038
2001 modern 738 #7,073
2002 modern 755 #7,076
2003 modern 744 #7,063
2004 modern 752 #7,005
2005 modern 696 #7,386
2006 modern 712 #7,265
2007 modern 715 #7,308
2008 modern 720 #7,322
2009 modern 726 #7,418
2010 modern 737 #7,471
2011 modern 724 #7,506
2012 modern 704 #7,574
2013 modern 727 #7,521
2014 modern 729 #7,543
2015 modern 711 #7,630
2016 modern 704 #7,672

Geography

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Where Feaseys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Bledlow with Bledlow Ridge, Newport Pagnell, St George the Martyr, St Andrew Holborn above the Bars, Furnival's Inn and Leamington Priors. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kettering, South Hams, Cornwall, Warwick and Doncaster. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Bledlow with Bledlow Ridge Buckinghamshire
3 Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire
4 St George the Martyr, St Andrew Holborn above the Bars, Furnival's Inn London (Central Districts)
5 Leamington Priors Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kettering 003 Kettering
2 South Hams 005 South Hams
3 Cornwall 001 Cornwall
4 Warwick 008 Warwick
5 Doncaster 021 Doncaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Feasey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Feasey

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Feasey is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Feasey 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

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

1881 census detail

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Feasey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Feasey 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. Buckinghamshire leads with 137 Feaseys recorded in 1881 and an index of 73.06x.

County Total Index
Buckinghamshire 137 73.06x
Middlesex 66 2.13x
Warwickshire 30 3.83x
Surrey 12 0.79x
Yorkshire 12 0.39x
Kent 11 1.04x
Bedfordshire 9 5.60x
Staffordshire 9 0.86x
Durham 5 0.54x
Hampshire 5 0.79x
Hertfordshire 4 1.87x
Oxfordshire 4 2.09x
Berkshire 3 1.29x
Essex 3 0.49x
Lancashire 3 0.08x
Gloucestershire 2 0.33x
Rutland 2 8.78x
Northamptonshire 1 0.34x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sherington in Buckinghamshire leads with 34 Feaseys recorded in 1881 and an index of 5312.50x.

Place Total Index
Sherington 34 5312.50x
Great Marlow 15 296.44x
Newport Pagnell 15 382.65x
Tottenham 15 30.36x
Bledlow 14 1228.07x
Paddington London 12 10.52x
St Andrew Holborn London 10 74.46x
Tettenhall 9 140.63x
Westbury 9 2045.45x
Aston 8 3.71x
Clerkenwell London 8 10.93x
Flitwick 8 919.54x
Great Kimble 8 1818.18x
Holy Trinity 8 10.82x
Long Crendon 8 634.92x
Newington 7 6.11x
Studley 7 209.58x
Westminster St John 7 18.53x
Stone 6 410.96x
Deptford St Paul 5 6.13x
Hawley 5 416.67x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 5 12.51x
Leamington Priors 5 25.97x
Milverton 5 218.34x
Radnage 5 1111.11x
Shalstone 5 2500.00x
St Luke London 5 10.05x
Aylesbury 4 48.13x
Castle Thorpe 4 1142.86x
Hughenden 4 209.42x
Lee 4 26.02x
St Albans 4 91.32x
Stokenchurch 4 233.92x
West Drayton 4 373.83x
Ashton Under Lyne 3 3.73x
Kingston On Thames 3 8.26x
West Ham 3 2.22x
Bentley Cum Arksey 2 124.22x
Bethersden 2 185.19x
Bray 2 29.24x
Gate Fulford 2 27.86x
Islington London 2 0.67x
Leamington 2 38.61x
Little Missenden 2 169.49x
Oakham Deanshold 2 196.08x
Amersham 1 37.59x
Birmingham 1 0.38x
Camberwell 1 0.50x
Chesham 1 14.47x
Clewer 1 10.48x
Coventry St Michael 1 3.98x
Duston 1 37.74x
Ealing 1 3.61x
Fretherne 1 400.00x
Kensington London 1 0.58x
Middleton 1 204.08x
Penn 1 85.47x
St Marylebone London 1 0.60x
Tewkesbury 1 18.42x
Upton Cum Chalvey 1 13.39x
Wimbledon 1 5.89x
Woburn 1 71.94x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 18
George 17
Thomas 15
James 11
Charles 10
John 9
Frederick 5
Joseph 5
Arthur 4
Daniel 4
Henry 4
Richard 4
Edward 3
Frank 3
Job 3
Wm. 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
David 2
Ernest 2
Francis 2
Jonathan 2
Robert 2
Walter 2
Amos 1
Aubrey 1
B. 1
Benjamin 1
Chas. 1
Christopher 1
E. 1
Edwin 1
Ephraim 1
Ezra 1
Fredk. 1
Harry 1
Hiram 1
Isaac 1
Japhtha 1
Jesse 1
Jhon 1
Jonathon 1
Phillip 1
Richd. 1
Rupert 1
Samuel 1
Shadrac 1
Simeon 1
Timothy 1
Zebulun 1

FAQ

Feasey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Feasey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 321 people were recorded with the Feasey surname. That placed it at #9,277 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Feasey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 704 in 2016. That gives Feasey a modern rank of #7,672.

What does the Feasey map show?

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