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UK surname

Grewcock

In the 1881 census there were 304 people recorded with the Grewcock surname, ranking it #9,637 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 451, ranked #10,791, down from #9,637 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Burton-on-Trent, Barwell and Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hinckley and Bosworth and North West Leicestershire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Grewcock is 526 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 48.4%.

1881 census count

304

Ranked #9,637

Modern count

451

2016, ranked #10,791

Peak year

1998

526 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Grewcock had 304 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,637 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 451 in 2016, ranked #10,791.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 508 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Grewcock surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Grewcock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Grewcock 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 172 #11,682
1861 historical 153 #15,032
1881 historical 304 #9,637
1891 historical 405 #8,789
1901 historical 466 #8,485
1911 historical 508 #7,747
1997 modern 514 #9,129
1998 modern 526 #9,238
1999 modern 514 #9,466
2000 modern 497 #9,675
2001 modern 488 #9,645
2002 modern 483 #9,882
2003 modern 477 #9,815
2004 modern 473 #9,905
2005 modern 452 #10,173
2006 modern 444 #10,347
2007 modern 436 #10,597
2008 modern 438 #10,668
2009 modern 446 #10,755
2010 modern 470 #10,524
2011 modern 458 #10,630
2012 modern 450 #10,654
2013 modern 464 #10,589
2014 modern 463 #10,659
2015 modern 449 #10,836
2016 modern 451 #10,791

Geography

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Where Grewcocks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Burton-on-Trent, Barwell, Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures), Nailstone and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hinckley and Bosworth and North West Leicestershire. 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 Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire
2 Barwell Leicestershire
3 Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures) Leicestershire
4 Nailstone Leicestershire
5 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hinckley and Bosworth 007 Hinckley and Bosworth
2 Hinckley and Bosworth 006 Hinckley and Bosworth
3 North West Leicestershire 013 North West Leicestershire
4 Hinckley and Bosworth 009 Hinckley and Bosworth
5 Hinckley and Bosworth 013 Hinckley and Bosworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Grewcock

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Grewcock

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

Grewcock 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

Grewcock 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Grewcock is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Grewcock, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Grewcock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Grewcock 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. Leicestershire leads with 223 Grewcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 67.60x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 223 67.60x
Derbyshire 25 5.37x
Warwickshire 12 1.60x
Staffordshire 11 1.10x
Kent 9 0.89x
Lincolnshire 8 1.68x
Durham 4 0.45x
Nottinghamshire 4 1.00x
Northamptonshire 2 0.71x
Worcestershire 2 0.51x
Hampshire 1 0.16x
Lancashire 1 0.03x
Middlesex 1 0.03x
Royal Navy 1 2.82x
Surrey 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Barwell in Leicestershire leads with 61 Grewcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 3505.75x.

Place Total Index
Barwell 61 3505.75x
Swepstone 42 7777.78x
Hinckley 25 319.69x
Measham 17 994.15x
Snarestone 14 4375.00x
Normanton Le Heath 13 8125.00x
Burton Upon Trent 11 46.81x
Earl Shilton 10 1388.89x
Leicester St Margaret 8 9.95x
Fenny Drayton 7 5000.00x
Belgrave 6 80.65x
Carlton 6 2142.86x
Helpringham 6 625.00x
Kirkby Mallory Earl 6 379.75x
Leicester St Mary 6 22.51x
Walton On Trent 6 1333.33x
Aston 5 2.42x
Chilvers Coton 5 161.81x
Frindsbury 4 104.44x
Snenton 4 25.38x
Stoke Golding 4 714.29x
Westoe 4 7.97x
Bromley 3 19.39x
Packington 3 254.24x
Folkingham 2 338.98x
Market Bosworth 2 168.07x
Sheepy Magna 2 476.19x
Stanwick 2 298.51x
Birmingham 1 0.40x
Birstall 1 200.00x
Cadeby 1 666.67x
Carisbrooke 1 11.81x
Derby St Peter 1 6.74x
Erith 1 10.00x
Evington 1 217.39x
Great Malvern 1 12.33x
Husbands Bosworth 1 117.65x
Knighton 1 53.76x
Nailstone 1 133.33x
Nuneaton 1 11.51x
Orton On The Hill 1 357.14x
Pershore St Andrew 1 46.73x
Poulton Barre 1 24.88x
Putney 1 7.37x
Rainham 1 35.84x
Royal Navy 1 3.30x
Shadwell London 1 12.00x
Stoney Stanton 1 99.01x
Winshill 1 33.67x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 18
Joseph 17
Thomas 17
John 12
George 10
James 8
Walter 8
David 7
Charles 5
Arthur 3
Elijah 3
Godfrey 3
Henry 3
Alfred 2
Amos 2
Christopher 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Oliver 2
Samuel 2
Aquila 1
Daniel 1
Edward 1
Enos 1
Flude 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Jethro 1
Jonathan 1
Joshua 1
Lewis 1
Nathl. 1
Phoebe 1
Robert 1
Sidney 1
Whelstone 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Grewcock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Grewcock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 304 people were recorded with the Grewcock surname. That placed it at #9,637 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Grewcock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 451 in 2016. That gives Grewcock a modern rank of #10,791.

What does the Grewcock map show?

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