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UK surname

Floyde

In the 1881 census there were 151 people recorded with the Floyde surname, ranking it #15,419 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 153, ranked #23,408, down from #15,419 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Elmton and Wootton Courtney. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Devon, Bolsover and West Somerset.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Floyde is 180 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.3%.

1881 census count

151

Ranked #15,419

Modern count

153

2016, ranked #23,408

Peak year

1891

180 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Floyde had 151 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,419 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 153 in 2016, ranked #23,408.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 180 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Floyde surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Floyde surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Floyde 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 54 #23,577
1861 historical 139 #16,263
1881 historical 151 #15,419
1891 historical 180 #16,143
1901 historical 155 #17,704
1911 historical 170 #16,510
1997 modern 149 #21,214
1998 modern 153 #21,387
1999 modern 156 #21,290
2000 modern 156 #21,235
2001 modern 152 #21,294
2002 modern 153 #21,609
2003 modern 138 #22,823
2004 modern 141 #22,689
2005 modern 143 #22,473
2006 modern 141 #22,833
2007 modern 145 #22,693
2008 modern 151 #22,323
2009 modern 149 #23,031
2010 modern 156 #22,886
2011 modern 151 #23,204
2012 modern 152 #23,069
2013 modern 157 #22,904
2014 modern 157 #23,101
2015 modern 157 #22,997
2016 modern 153 #23,408

Geography

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Where Floydes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Elmton, Wootton Courtney, Morebath and Scarcliff. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Devon, Bolsover, West Somerset and Mansfield. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Elmton Nottinghamshire
3 Wootton Courtney Somerset
4 Morebath Devon
5 Scarcliff Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Devon 003 North Devon
2 Bolsover 007 Bolsover
3 Bolsover 006 Bolsover
4 West Somerset 002 West Somerset
5 Mansfield 010 Mansfield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Floyde

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Floyde

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Floyde 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

Floyde is most concentrated in decile 3 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Floyde 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.

2
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Floyde 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 Floyde, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Floyde families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Floyde 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. Somerset leads with 53 Floydes recorded in 1881 and an index of 22.35x.

County Total Index
Somerset 53 22.35x
Devon 26 8.48x
Middlesex 12 0.81x
Gloucestershire 10 3.46x
Essex 8 2.75x
Cheshire 7 2.15x
Derbyshire 7 3.04x
Lancashire 6 0.34x
Northamptonshire 6 4.33x
Oxfordshire 3 3.30x
Leicestershire 2 1.22x
Surrey 2 0.28x
Warwickshire 2 0.54x
Cornwall 1 0.60x
Dorset 1 1.03x
Glamorgan 1 0.39x
Herefordshire 1 1.66x
Hertfordshire 1 0.98x
Kent 1 0.20x
Staffordshire 1 0.20x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Selworthy in Somerset leads with 15 Floydes recorded in 1881 and an index of 7142.86x.

Place Total Index
Selworthy 15 7142.86x
Timberscombe 11 5500.00x
Bedminster 10 44.88x
St Marylebone London 8 10.17x
Monks Coppenhall 7 57.05x
Abthorpe 6 2608.70x
Minehead 6 666.67x
Newton St Cyres 6 1395.35x
Upton Pyne 6 2857.14x
West Ham 6 9.35x
Wootton Courtney 6 3529.41x
Dalton In Furness 5 74.07x
Shobrooke 5 1562.50x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 4 14.71x
Morebath 4 1818.18x
Morton 4 909.09x
Bourton On The Hill 3 1304.35x
Scarcliff 3 967.74x
Taunton St James 3 86.71x
Bladon 2 645.16x
Camberwell 2 2.13x
St Pancras London 2 1.69x
Waltham Holy Cross 2 73.53x
West Langton 2 6666.67x
Woolfardisworthy 2 454.55x
Arlington 1 833.33x
Backwell 1 204.08x
Birmingham 1 0.81x
Bishops Nympton 1 172.41x
Bristol St James St Paul 1 10.38x
Bristol St Paul In 1 12.99x
Burton Extra 1 35.09x
Cardiff St Mary 1 7.08x
Charlton Next Woolwich 1 19.08x
Coventry St Michael 1 8.38x
Gwinear 1 126.58x
Hammersmith London 1 2.76x
Hemel Hempstead 1 21.88x
Hornsey 1 5.37x
Kenn 1 208.33x
Leominster Out 1 175.44x
Lyme Regis 1 86.21x
Porlock 1 256.41x
Rotherfield Peppard 1 400.00x
Stretford 1 10.40x
Westbury On Trym 1 10.21x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Jane 7
Sarah 6
Elizabeth 5
Florence 5
Eliza 4
Emma 4
Alice 3
Caroline 3
Ellen 3
Annie 2
Eva 2
Abigale 1
Adelade 1
Agness 1
Amy 1
Ann 1
Anne 1
Bessie 1
Besty 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Emily 1
Fanny 1
Hannah 1
Harriette 1
Isabel 1
Margt.L. 1
Maria 1
Maude 1
Sabina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 16
John 13
Thomas 8
Charles 5
Henry 4
Robert 3
Arthur 2
Edward 2
George 2
Aaron 1
Abraham 1
Albert 1
Anthony 1
Antony 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Isreal 1
James 1
Joseph 1
Marie 1
Ralph 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Vincent 1
Willm.B. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Floyde surname: questions and answers

How common was the Floyde surname in 1881?

In 1881, 151 people were recorded with the Floyde surname. That placed it at #15,419 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Floyde surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 153 in 2016. That gives Floyde a modern rank of #23,408.

What does the Floyde map show?

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