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UK surname

Fewtrell

In the 1881 census there were 286 people recorded with the Fewtrell surname, ranking it #10,036 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 606, ranked #8,646, up from #10,036 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Alton and Bridgnorth St Leonard and St Mary Magdalen. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire West and Chester, Worcester and Wirral.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fewtrell is 694 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 111.9%.

1881 census count

286

Ranked #10,036

Modern count

606

2016, ranked #8,646

Peak year

1999

694 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Fewtrell had 286 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,036 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 606 in 2016, ranked #8,646.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 557 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Fewtrell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fewtrell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fewtrell 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 168 #11,873
1861 historical 215 #11,316
1881 historical 286 #10,036
1891 historical 324 #10,453
1901 historical 420 #9,169
1911 historical 557 #7,210
1997 modern 643 #7,719
1998 modern 684 #7,613
1999 modern 694 #7,567
2000 modern 684 #7,625
2001 modern 668 #7,638
2002 modern 671 #7,765
2003 modern 667 #7,680
2004 modern 652 #7,813
2005 modern 643 #7,832
2006 modern 643 #7,868
2007 modern 633 #8,038
2008 modern 651 #7,908
2009 modern 654 #8,030
2010 modern 653 #8,212
2011 modern 635 #8,309
2012 modern 614 #8,453
2013 modern 624 #8,477
2014 modern 625 #8,533
2015 modern 614 #8,573
2016 modern 606 #8,646

Geography

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Where Fewtrells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Alton, Bridgnorth St Leonard and St Mary Magdalen, Eaton, Rushbury and Neston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire West and Chester, Worcester, Wirral and Sefton. 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 Alton Hampshire
3 Bridgnorth St Leonard and St Mary Magdalen Shropshire
4 Eaton, Rushbury Shropshire
5 Neston Cheshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire West and Chester 006 Cheshire West and Chester
2 Cheshire West and Chester 001 Cheshire West and Chester
3 Worcester 003 Worcester
4 Wirral 033 Wirral
5 Sefton 005 Sefton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fewtrell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fewtrell

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Fewtrell, 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 Fewtrell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Fewtrell 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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Fewtrell is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Fewtrell 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

Fewtrell falls in decile 5 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 Fewtrell 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Fewtrell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fewtrell 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 105 Fewtrells recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.03x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 105 44.03x
Warwickshire 34 4.88x
Surrey 27 2.01x
Hampshire 20 3.53x
Middlesex 20 0.72x
Buckinghamshire 15 8.99x
Worcestershire 15 4.16x
Kent 9 0.96x
Cheshire 8 1.31x
Aberdeenshire 6 2.35x
Montgomeryshire 5 7.90x
Berkshire 4 1.93x
Leicestershire 4 1.31x
Lancashire 3 0.09x
Staffordshire 3 0.32x
Sussex 3 0.64x
Inverness-shire 1 1.21x
Oxfordshire 1 0.59x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birmingham in Warwickshire leads with 22 Fewtrells recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.48x.

Place Total Index
Birmingham 22 9.48x
Wolverley 14 443.04x
Bridgnorth St Leonard 13 481.48x
Bermondsey 12 14.60x
Cound 11 2444.44x
Aston 10 5.22x
Church Stretton 10 625.00x
Camberwell 9 5.10x
Wraysbury 9 1451.61x
Great Neston 8 398.01x
Deptford St Nicholas 7 93.71x
Ludlow St Lawrence 7 147.68x
Munslow 7 1206.90x
Wentnor 7 1014.49x
Bradwell 6 255.32x
Fareham 6 88.24x
Turriff 6 145.28x
Bramshott 5 357.14x
Bridgnorth St Mary 5 214.59x
Diddlebury 5 632.91x
Wellington 5 37.31x
Wrockwardine 5 95.42x
Alton 4 93.90x
Birstall 4 869.57x
Culmington 4 754.72x
East Woodhay 4 277.78x
Islington London 4 1.50x
Rushbury 4 851.06x
St Luke London 4 9.03x
St Pancras London 4 1.80x
Earley 3 86.96x
Newport 3 104.17x
Trewern 3 882.35x
W Felton 3 297.03x
Westminster St John 3 8.92x
Atcham 2 512.82x
Clerkenwell London 2 3.07x
Farnham 2 19.12x
Llanymynech 2 425.53x
Margate St John Baptist 2 11.59x
Much Wenlock 2 90.91x
Nuneaton 2 24.81x
Oswestry Rural 2 54.79x
Southwark St Saviour 2 14.09x
Stapleton 2 833.33x
Subdeanary 2 160.00x
Wolverhampton 2 2.79x
Ardersier 1 50.51x
Bobbington 1 263.16x
Brighton 1 1.07x
Claverley 1 62.11x
Crondall 1 32.89x
Didsbury 1 22.99x
Ellesmere 1 24.45x
Guilsfield 1 43.48x
Hodnet 1 53.76x
Kensington London 1 0.65x
Lambeth 1 0.42x
Madeley 1 11.44x
Neithrop 1 17.45x
Newbury 1 15.06x
Pool 1 20.96x
Richards Castle 1 138.89x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 1.80x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.06x
Stanton Lacy 1 48.54x
Sutton 1 9.10x
Westminster St Margaret 1 7.51x
Whistones 1 38.31x
Withington 1 9.48x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 12
Sarah 10
Ann 8
Alice 5
Jane 5
Caroline 4
Elizabeth 4
Harriet 4
Annie 3
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Martha 3
Agnes 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Drusilla 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Emily 2
Kate 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Matilda 2
Selina 2
Amelia 1
Anny 1
Arabella 1
Beatrice 1
Bertha 1
Carroline 1
Clara 1
Edward 1
Eilza 1
Eleanor 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Harriett 1
Isabell 1
Isabella 1
Jeanie 1
Katie 1
Laura 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucey 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Margt.Ellen 1
Zea 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 18
George 14
Charles 10
Henry 10
John 10
James 9
Thomas 8
Arthur 7
Edward 6
Richard 6
Alfred 5
Walter 5
Albert 3
Harry 3
Herbert 3
Samuel 3
Edwin 2
Ernest 2
Reuben 2
Robert 2
Adolphus 1
Alfd. 1
Arnold 1
Edmund 1
Felix 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fredrick 1
Isiah 1
Jonothan 1
Joseph 1
Lawrence 1
Lucy 1
Owen 1
Percy 1
Ricy 1
Ruben 1
Sidney 1
Solomon 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Fewtrell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fewtrell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 286 people were recorded with the Fewtrell surname. That placed it at #10,036 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fewtrell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 606 in 2016. That gives Fewtrell a modern rank of #8,646.

What does the Fewtrell map show?

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