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UK surname

Fellingham

In the 1881 census there were 237 people recorded with the Fellingham surname, ranking it #11,509 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 239, ranked #17,322, down from #11,509 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Marylebone and Brighton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Brighton and Hove and Babergh.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fellingham is 313 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.8%.

1881 census count

237

Ranked #11,509

Modern count

239

2016, ranked #17,322

Peak year

1911

313 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Fellingham had 237 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,509 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 239 in 2016, ranked #17,322.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 313 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Fellingham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fellingham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fellingham 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 98 #17,383
1861 historical 149 #15,373
1881 historical 237 #11,509
1891 historical 232 #13,429
1901 historical 256 #12,934
1911 historical 313 #11,108
1997 modern 280 #14,136
1998 modern 279 #14,592
1999 modern 291 #14,234
2000 modern 296 #14,044
2001 modern 294 #13,896
2002 modern 291 #14,275
2003 modern 275 #14,652
2004 modern 275 #14,717
2005 modern 267 #14,954
2006 modern 272 #14,834
2007 modern 268 #15,172
2008 modern 272 #15,152
2009 modern 276 #15,300
2010 modern 253 #16,652
2011 modern 254 #16,458
2012 modern 252 #16,424
2013 modern 247 #16,935
2014 modern 246 #17,079
2015 modern 235 #17,530
2016 modern 239 #17,322

Geography

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Where Fellinghams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Marylebone and Brighton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Brighton and Hove and Babergh. 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 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Marylebone London (North Districts)
4 Brighton Sussex
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Brighton and Hove 011 Brighton and Hove
2 Brighton and Hove 004 Brighton and Hove
3 Babergh 001 Babergh
4 Brighton and Hove 006 Brighton and Hove
5 Babergh 007 Babergh

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fellingham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fellingham

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Fellingham 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

Fellingham is most concentrated in decile 5 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.

5
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Fellingham 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.

10
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Fellingham is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Fellingham, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Fellingham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fellingham 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. Middlesex leads with 51 Fellinghams recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.20x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 51 2.20x
Suffolk 51 18.04x
Sussex 44 11.24x
Essex 23 5.02x
Yorkshire 21 0.91x
Lancashire 13 0.47x
Kent 11 1.39x
Dorset 6 3.94x
Cheshire 4 0.78x
Hampshire 3 0.63x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.96x
Devon 2 0.41x
Norfolk 2 0.56x
Surrey 2 0.18x
Royal Navy 1 3.61x
Somerset 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brighton in Sussex leads with 44 Fellinghams recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.72x.

Place Total Index
Brighton 44 55.72x
Mendlesham 18 2022.47x
St Marylebone London 18 14.52x
Eye 15 819.67x
South Shoebury 13 706.52x
Metfield 12 2608.70x
Stoke Newington London 11 60.84x
Great Wakering 10 980.39x
Holy Trinity 9 16.26x
Hackney London 8 6.15x
Poplar London 7 15.97x
Sculcoates 7 19.19x
Portland 6 73.26x
Altrincham 4 44.69x
Chatham 4 18.36x
Greenwich 4 10.82x
Spotland 4 13.06x
Wardleworth 4 25.41x
Paddington London 3 3.51x
Wingfield 3 810.81x
Aldershot 2 12.55x
Aspull 2 30.86x
Bressingham 2 500.00x
East Stonehouse 2 21.01x
Nottingham St Mary 2 2.47x
Shoreditch London 2 1.99x
South Elmham St James 2 1111.11x
Sutton At Hone 2 121.95x
Wakefield 2 11.33x
Accrington 1 3.99x
Adwick Le Street 1 500.00x
Battersea 1 1.17x
Battisford 1 285.71x
Chelsea London 1 1.43x
Clapham 1 3.45x
Freshwater 1 46.08x
Keighley 1 4.08x
Kensington London 1 0.77x
Lewisham 1 2.37x
Newark Upon Trent 1 8.89x
North Meols 1 3.71x
Over Darwen 1 4.55x
Rawdon 1 36.90x
Royal Navy 1 4.23x
Walcot 1 5.03x

Top female names

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

Name Count
George 17
William 13
John 11
Henry 6
James 6
Walter 6
Charles 5
Edward 5
Frank 5
Frederick 5
Arthur 4
Robert 4
Albert 3
Alfred 3
Harry 3
Edgar 2
Herbert 2
Joseph 2
Thomas 2
Thos. 2
Thos.M. 2
A.E. 1
A.S. 1
Authur 1
Chas.E. 1
Daniel 1
E.E. 1
Ernest 1
Fredk. 1
Freeman 1
Morrice 1
N.K. 1
Richard 1
Shadrich 1
Thos.Woodhouse 1
W. 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Fellingham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fellingham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 237 people were recorded with the Fellingham surname. That placed it at #11,509 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fellingham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 239 in 2016. That gives Fellingham a modern rank of #17,322.

What does the Fellingham map show?

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