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UK surname

Greville

In the 1881 census there were 140 people recorded with the Greville surname, ranking it #16,151 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 262, ranked #16,256, down from #16,151 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Paddington and Pembrey. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Carmarthenshire, South Gloucestershire and Waveney.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Greville is 283 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 87.1%.

1881 census count

140

Ranked #16,151

Modern count

262

2016, ranked #16,256

Peak year

1999

283 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Greville had 140 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,151 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 262 in 2016, ranked #16,256.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 215 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Greville surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Greville surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Greville 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 117 #15,456
1861 historical 97 #21,503
1881 historical 140 #16,151
1891 historical 184 #15,869
1901 historical 215 #14,478
1911 historical 209 #14,557
1997 modern 265 #14,692
1998 modern 278 #14,620
1999 modern 283 #14,501
2000 modern 269 #14,983
2001 modern 273 #14,614
2002 modern 271 #14,966
2003 modern 260 #15,216
2004 modern 263 #15,189
2005 modern 248 #15,721
2006 modern 247 #15,860
2007 modern 258 #15,554
2008 modern 261 #15,597
2009 modern 265 #15,756
2010 modern 272 #15,811
2011 modern 271 #15,708
2012 modern 278 #15,333
2013 modern 281 #15,487
2014 modern 280 #15,621
2015 modern 280 #15,485
2016 modern 262 #16,256

Geography

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Where Grevilles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Paddington, Pembrey and Cheltenham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Carmarthenshire, South Gloucestershire, Waveney and Sheffield. 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 1
2 Paddington London (West Districts)
3 London parishes London 3
4 Pembrey Carmarthenshire
5 Cheltenham Gloucestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Carmarthenshire 016 Carmarthenshire
2 South Gloucestershire 011 South Gloucestershire
3 Waveney 013 Waveney
4 Sheffield 037 Sheffield
5 South Gloucestershire 018 South Gloucestershire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Greville

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Greville

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

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Greville surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Greville 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Greville 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

Greville is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Greville falls in decile 7 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 Greville 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 Greville, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Greville families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Greville 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. Middlesex leads with 37 Grevilles recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.67x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 37 2.67x
Gloucestershire 19 6.99x
Surrey 19 2.82x
Yorkshire 9 0.66x
Carmarthenshire 7 11.99x
Kent 7 1.48x
Warwickshire 7 2.00x
Northamptonshire 6 4.61x
Somerset 6 2.69x
Lancashire 5 0.30x
Worcestershire 5 2.76x
Berkshire 4 3.85x
Derbyshire 3 1.38x
Wiltshire 2 1.63x
Glamorgan 1 0.41x
Hampshire 1 0.35x
Oxfordshire 1 1.17x
Pembrokeshire 1 2.27x
Royal Navy 1 6.06x
Sussex 1 0.43x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cheltenham in Gloucestershire leads with 13 Grevilles recorded in 1881 and an index of 62.02x.

Place Total Index
Cheltenham 13 62.02x
Wandsworth 9 67.52x
Bethnal Green London 7 11.63x
Holy Trinity 7 21.21x
Aston 5 5.20x
Lambeth 5 4.14x
Lewisham 5 19.84x
Stonehouse 5 324.68x
Towcester 5 373.13x
Weston Super Mare 5 88.81x
Llangendeirne 4 370.37x
Paddington London 4 7.85x
St Martin In Fields 4 48.25x
Sunninghill 4 277.78x
Worcester St Swithin 4 1176.47x
Chelsea London 3 7.19x
Edmonton 3 26.88x
Holy Trinity Less London 3 857.14x
Litchurch 3 34.36x
Llannon 3 375.00x
Pendleton In Salford 3 15.32x
Box 2 192.31x
Canterbury St Mildred 2 178.57x
Carshalton 2 77.52x
Hampstead London 2 9.27x
Islington London 2 1.49x
Kensington London 2 2.60x
Rugby 2 42.28x
Shoreditch London 2 3.33x
St Marylebone London 2 2.70x
Bathwick 1 40.49x
Battersea 1 1.96x
Brighton 1 2.12x
Clapham 1 5.77x
Cobham 1 90.09x
Feltham 1 72.46x
Halifax 1 4.96x
Hillingdon 1 22.62x
Kempsford 1 256.41x
Lindridge 1 217.39x
Lythe 1 181.82x
Northampton St Sepulchre 1 15.08x
Oldham 1 1.89x
Oxford St Giles 1 24.51x
Royal Navy 1 7.09x
Salford 1 2.07x
St Thomas Winchester 1 50.00x
Steynton 1 70.42x
Swansea Town 1 5.06x
Westminster St Margaret 1 14.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 6
Jane 4
Sarah 4
Ann 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Annie 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Margaret 2
Martha 2
Adelia 1
Amelia 1
Blanche 1
Camilla 1
Constance 1
Dulcibella 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Eva 1
Flora 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Julia 1
Katherine 1
Lama 1
Lilian 1
Lizzie 1
Lousa 1
Maria 1
Marianne 1
Prudence 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Veronique 1
Violet 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 8
Charles 7
Henry 6
John 4
Arthur 3
Edward 3
Thomas 3
Algernon 2
David 2
Fulke 2
George 2
Herbert 2
Lionel 2
Philip 2
A. 1
Albert 1
Benjamin 1
Brook 1
Chaloner 1
Eden 1
Eustacke 1
Felix 1
Frank 1
Giles 1
Harry 1
Infant 1
James 1
Joseph 1
Louis 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Soutlam 1

FAQ

Greville surname: questions and answers

How common was the Greville surname in 1881?

In 1881, 140 people were recorded with the Greville surname. That placed it at #16,151 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Greville surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 262 in 2016. That gives Greville a modern rank of #16,256.

What does the Greville map show?

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