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UK surname

Flawn

In the 1881 census there were 124 people recorded with the Flawn surname, ranking it #17,429 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 136, ranked #25,377, down from #17,429 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hartfield, London parishes and Withyham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Central Bedfordshire, Denbighshire and South Cambridgeshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Flawn is 189 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 9.7%.

1881 census count

124

Ranked #17,429

Modern count

136

2016, ranked #25,377

Peak year

1901

189 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Flawn had 124 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,429 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 136 in 2016, ranked #25,377.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 189 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Flawn surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Flawn surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Flawn 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 64 #21,914
1861 historical 78 #23,836
1881 historical 124 #17,429
1891 historical 161 #17,473
1901 historical 189 #15,684
1911 historical 173 #16,361
1997 modern 132 #22,821
1998 modern 141 #22,517
1999 modern 138 #22,983
2000 modern 137 #23,048
2001 modern 138 #22,647
2002 modern 142 #22,687
2003 modern 145 #22,172
2004 modern 145 #22,289
2005 modern 130 #23,848
2006 modern 130 #24,053
2007 modern 129 #24,503
2008 modern 129 #24,790
2009 modern 133 #24,817
2010 modern 146 #23,921
2011 modern 143 #24,056
2012 modern 142 #24,148
2013 modern 147 #23,977
2014 modern 143 #24,621
2015 modern 137 #25,226
2016 modern 136 #25,377

Geography

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Where Flawns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hartfield, London parishes, Withyham, St John Hackney and Irthlingborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Central Bedfordshire, Denbighshire, South Cambridgeshire, South Norfolk and Wellingborough. 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 Hartfield Sussex
2 London parishes London 3
3 Withyham Sussex
4 St John Hackney London (North Districts)
5 Irthlingborough Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Central Bedfordshire 009 Central Bedfordshire
2 Denbighshire 016 Denbighshire
3 South Cambridgeshire 001 South Cambridgeshire
4 South Norfolk 004 South Norfolk
5 Wellingborough 008 Wellingborough

Forenames

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First names often paired with Flawn

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Flawn

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Flawn 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

Flawn 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

Flawn falls in decile 9 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 Flawn 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Flawn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Flawn 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. Northamptonshire leads with 57 Flawns recorded in 1881 and an index of 50.11x.

County Total Index
Northamptonshire 57 50.11x
Middlesex 20 1.65x
Sussex 19 9.32x
Surrey 10 1.70x
Huntingdonshire 6 24.99x
Kent 4 0.97x
Derbyshire 3 1.58x
Bedfordshire 2 3.19x
Hertfordshire 2 2.40x
Carmarthenshire 1 1.96x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire leads with 19 Flawns recorded in 1881 and an index of 3064.52x.

Place Total Index
Higham Ferrers 19 3064.52x
Irthlingborough 19 1696.43x
Withyam 10 1149.43x
Hartfield 8 1230.77x
Shoreditch London 6 11.44x
St Neots 6 458.02x
Finedon 5 500.00x
Lambeth 5 4.74x
Bethnal Green London 4 7.61x
Clerkenwell London 4 14.01x
Fulham London 4 22.81x
Little Addington 4 2857.14x
Bermondsey 3 8.33x
Normanton 3 187.50x
Northampton St Sepulchre 3 51.81x
Rothwell 3 263.16x
Staplehurst 3 441.18x
Kettering 2 43.48x
North Mimms 2 384.62x
Rushton 2 1000.00x
Brighton 1 2.43x
Camberwell 1 1.29x
Carmarthen St Peter 1 22.94x
Kingston On Thames 1 7.06x
Luton 1 9.23x
Shelton 1 1666.67x
St Giles In Fields London 1 16.86x
St Pancras London 1 1.03x
Woolwich 1 6.56x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Elizabeth 5
Sarah 5
Ann 3
Annie 3
Charlotte 3
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Harriet 2
Jane 2
Ada 1
Adela 1
Alice 1
Anne 1
B. 1
Caroline 1
Carrie 1
Catherine 1
Christiana 1
E. 1
Elisabeth 1
Elizth. 1
Ena 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Helena 1
Isabella 1
Lilian 1
Lizzie 1
Marrion 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Nellie 1
Phoebe 1
Rebecca 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 9
John 7
Thomas 6
George 5
Arthur 4
Richard 4
Frederick 2
Alfred 1
Charles 1
Curtis 1
Cyril 1
E. 1
Frank 1
Fredk.Caleb 1
Fredrick 1
Henry 1
James 1
Joseph 1
Louis 1
Michael 1
Percey 1
R. 1
Samuel 1
Sydney 1
W.Wilmott 1

FAQ

Flawn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Flawn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 124 people were recorded with the Flawn surname. That placed it at #17,429 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Flawn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 136 in 2016. That gives Flawn a modern rank of #25,377.

What does the Flawn map show?

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