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UK surname

Fidoe

In the 1881 census there were 135 people recorded with the Fidoe surname, ranking it #16,515 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 295, ranked #14,915, up from #16,515 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, Lindridge and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest and Copeland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fidoe is 300 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 118.5%.

1881 census count

135

Ranked #16,515

Modern count

295

2016, ranked #14,915

Peak year

2002

300 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Fidoe had 135 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,515 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 295 in 2016, ranked #14,915.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 215 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Fidoe surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Fidoe surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fidoe 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 110 #16,093
1861 historical 77 #23,975
1881 historical 135 #16,515
1891 historical 165 #17,143
1901 historical 204 #14,925
1911 historical 215 #14,290
1997 modern 270 #14,515
1998 modern 281 #14,506
1999 modern 287 #14,374
2000 modern 289 #14,272
2001 modern 278 #14,444
2002 modern 300 #13,990
2003 modern 284 #14,331
2004 modern 282 #14,451
2005 modern 272 #14,742
2006 modern 271 #14,880
2007 modern 280 #14,694
2008 modern 274 #15,063
2009 modern 287 #14,877
2010 modern 285 #15,276
2011 modern 295 #14,758
2012 modern 278 #15,333
2013 modern 289 #15,142
2014 modern 296 #14,982
2015 modern 290 #15,117
2016 modern 295 #14,915

Geography

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Where Fidoes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, Lindridge, Birmingham Town: Birmingham, Birmingham Town: Aston and West Bromwich. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest and Copeland. 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 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
2 Lindridge Worcestershire
3 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire
4 Birmingham Town: Aston Warwickshire
5 West Bromwich Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Malvern Hills 002 Malvern Hills
2 Wyre Forest 009 Wyre Forest
3 Copeland 001 Copeland
4 Malvern Hills 001 Malvern Hills
5 Wyre Forest 002 Wyre Forest

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fidoe

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fidoe

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Fidoe, 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 Fidoe surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Fidoe 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, Fidoe 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

Fidoe 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

Fidoe falls in decile 2 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 Fidoe 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 Fidoe, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Fidoe families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fidoe 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. Worcestershire leads with 63 Fidoes recorded in 1881 and an index of 37.19x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 63 37.19x
Warwickshire 30 9.17x
Staffordshire 26 5.94x
Herefordshire 11 20.68x
Shropshire 2 1.78x
Somerset 1 0.48x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 14 Fidoes recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.54x.

Place Total Index
Aston 14 15.54x
West Bromwich 11 43.88x
Lindridge 10 2325.58x
Worcester St John 10 495.05x
Birmingham 9 8.25x
Great Malvern 8 225.99x
Kidderminster Foreign 8 333.33x
Norton Canes 8 500.00x
Leamington Priors 7 86.96x
Kidderminster Borough 6 60.48x
Walsall Foreign 6 26.53x
Wichenford 6 3529.41x
Dilwyn 5 1063.83x
Pensax 5 2380.95x
Dudley 3 14.56x
Mathon 3 600.00x
Beckbury 2 1333.33x
Bromyard 2 285.71x
Bosbury 1 227.27x
Canon Pyon 1 322.58x
Claines 1 21.51x
Kings Norton 1 6.58x
Mansell Lacy 1 1111.11x
Stretford 1 5000.00x
Tipton 1 7.46x
Weston Super Mare 1 18.98x
Worcester All Sts 1 102.04x
Worcester St Martin 1 43.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Sarah 9
Elizabeth 5
Ann 4
Jane 4
Ada 3
Annie 3
Clara 3
Alice 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Hannah 2
Louisa 2
Margret 2
Amelia 1
Augusta 1
Betsy 1
Carrie 1
Catherine 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Eva 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Isabella 1
Laura 1
Maria 1
Monah 1
Sophia 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 8
Alfred 7
Frederick 4
Henry 4
John 4
William 4
Wm. 4
James 3
Abraham 2
Albert 2
David 2
Harry 2
Samuel 2
Emanuel 1
Emmanuel 1
Ernest 1
Fred 1
Fredrick 1
George 1
Isaac 1
Jacob 1
Jno. 1
Oscar 1
Rubin 1
Wilson 1

FAQ

Fidoe surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fidoe surname in 1881?

In 1881, 135 people were recorded with the Fidoe surname. That placed it at #16,515 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fidoe surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 295 in 2016. That gives Fidoe a modern rank of #14,915.

What does the Fidoe map show?

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