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UK surname

Ferriday

In the 1881 census there were 260 people recorded with the Ferriday surname, ranking it #10,781 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 466, ranked #10,542, up from #10,781 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wellington, Wrockwardine, Eyton-on-the-Moors, Preston-on-the-Moors, Wombridge and Shiffnal. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ferriday is 498 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 79.2%.

1881 census count

260

Ranked #10,781

Modern count

466

2016, ranked #10,542

Peak year

1999

498 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ferriday had 260 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,781 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 466 in 2016, ranked #10,542.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 443 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Ferriday surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ferriday surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ferriday 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 128 #14,474
1861 historical 181 #12,997
1881 historical 260 #10,781
1891 historical 317 #10,611
1901 historical 366 #10,099
1911 historical 443 #8,611
1997 modern 474 #9,693
1998 modern 490 #9,749
1999 modern 498 #9,687
2000 modern 484 #9,873
2001 modern 476 #9,814
2002 modern 488 #9,802
2003 modern 469 #9,940
2004 modern 449 #10,338
2005 modern 435 #10,480
2006 modern 433 #10,564
2007 modern 444 #10,445
2008 modern 447 #10,481
2009 modern 466 #10,386
2010 modern 469 #10,533
2011 modern 452 #10,748
2012 modern 453 #10,598
2013 modern 458 #10,694
2014 modern 471 #10,541
2015 modern 473 #10,440
2016 modern 466 #10,542

Geography

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Where Ferridays are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wellington, Wrockwardine, Eyton-on-the-Moors, Preston-on-the-Moors, Wombridge, Shiffnal, Lilleshall and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire. 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 Wellington, Wrockwardine, Eyton-on-the-Moors, Preston-on-the-Moors Shropshire
2 Wombridge Shropshire
3 Shiffnal Shropshire
4 Lilleshall Shropshire
5 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Telford and Wrekin 014 Telford and Wrekin
2 Telford and Wrekin 007 Telford and Wrekin
3 Shropshire 025 Shropshire
4 Telford and Wrekin 005 Telford and Wrekin
5 Telford and Wrekin 008 Telford and Wrekin

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ferriday

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ferriday

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Ferriday surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Ferriday household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Ferriday 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

Ferriday is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Ferriday falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Ferriday is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Ferriday, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ferriday families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ferriday 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. Shropshire leads with 136 Ferridays recorded in 1881 and an index of 64.29x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 136 64.29x
Staffordshire 24 2.90x
Lancashire 23 0.79x
Warwickshire 16 2.59x
Glamorgan 12 2.81x
Yorkshire 10 0.41x
Monmouthshire 8 4.52x
Derbyshire 5 1.30x
Durham 5 0.69x
Fife 5 3.45x
Surrey 2 0.17x
Kent 1 0.12x
Lanarkshire 1 0.13x
Middlesex 1 0.04x
Somerset 1 0.25x
Sussex 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wombridge in Shropshire leads with 48 Ferridays recorded in 1881 and an index of 1839.08x.

Place Total Index
Wombridge 48 1839.08x
Wellington 31 260.72x
Shifnal 23 400.70x
Aston 13 7.65x
Bradford 13 95.59x
Ystradyfodwg 11 29.41x
Burton Upon Trent 9 46.54x
Dawley 8 103.90x
Lilleshall 8 247.68x
Aberystruth 7 44.87x
Cleobury Mortimer 6 451.13x
Sheffield 6 7.77x
Wrockwardine 6 129.03x
Abdie 5 609.76x
Bishop Auckland 5 51.18x
Burslem 5 21.12x
Toxteth Park 5 5.08x
Whittington 5 94.34x
Barnsley 3 11.99x
Birmingham 3 1.46x
Newport 3 117.65x
Tipton 3 11.85x
Lambeth 2 0.94x
Wolverhampton 2 3.15x
Ardwick 1 3.82x
Barony 1 0.50x
Blackburn 1 1.29x
Castle Church 1 20.12x
Darlaston 1 8.76x
Eastbourne 1 5.26x
Great Bolton 1 2.60x
Handsworth 1 4.91x
Lewisham 1 2.24x
Newcastle Under Lyme 1 6.84x
Normanton 1 13.72x
North Curry 1 74.63x
Oldham 1 1.07x
Penarth 1 23.98x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 1 42.74x
Shrewsbury St Chad 1 13.48x
St Marylebone London 1 0.77x
St Woollos 1 5.06x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 1.14x
W Felton 1 111.11x
Wiswell 1 161.29x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 16
William 13
Joseph 10
Thomas 10
Samuel 7
Richard 5
Alfred 4
Enoch 4
Henry 4
James 4
Daniel 3
George 3
Albert 2
Alphonso 2
Edwin 2
Ernest 2
Francis 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Jonah 2
Noah 2
Willm. 2
Alexander 1
Allen 1
Andrew 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Charles 1
Edmund 1
Eli 1
Ellio 1
F. 1
Frank 1
Herbert 1
Jno. 1
Leonard 1
Moses 1
Phineas 1
Simeon 1
Stephen 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Ferriday surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ferriday surname in 1881?

In 1881, 260 people were recorded with the Ferriday surname. That placed it at #10,781 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ferriday surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 466 in 2016. That gives Ferriday a modern rank of #10,542.

What does the Ferriday map show?

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