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UK surname

Hallewell

In the 1881 census there were 258 people recorded with the Hallewell surname, ranking it #10,836 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 368, ranked #12,649, down from #10,836 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Swindon, Lyddington, Halifax and Wigan. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Craven, Medway and Allerdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hallewell is 433 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 42.6%.

1881 census count

258

Ranked #10,836

Modern count

368

2016, ranked #12,649

Peak year

1891

433 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hallewell had 258 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,836 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 368 in 2016, ranked #12,649.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 433 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Hallewell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Hallewell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hallewell 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 220 #9,671
1861 historical 362 #7,062
1881 historical 258 #10,836
1891 historical 433 #8,301
1901 historical 307 #11,472
1911 historical 315 #11,050
1997 modern 328 #12,758
1998 modern 345 #12,649
1999 modern 353 #12,522
2000 modern 359 #12,333
2001 modern 346 #12,478
2002 modern 341 #12,864
2003 modern 349 #12,435
2004 modern 351 #12,422
2005 modern 351 #12,343
2006 modern 342 #12,652
2007 modern 357 #12,413
2008 modern 360 #12,431
2009 modern 373 #12,364
2010 modern 387 #12,301
2011 modern 399 #11,882
2012 modern 375 #12,292
2013 modern 374 #12,521
2014 modern 374 #12,598
2015 modern 372 #12,544
2016 modern 368 #12,649

Geography

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Where Hallewells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Swindon, Lyddington, Halifax, Wigan, Sheffield and Leeds. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Craven, Medway, Allerdale and Elmbridge. 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 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
2 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Wigan Lancashire
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Craven 002 Craven
2 Medway 031 Medway
3 Craven 005 Craven
4 Allerdale 002 Allerdale
5 Elmbridge 015 Elmbridge

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hallewell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hallewell

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Hallewell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Hallewell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Hallewell is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hallewell is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Hallewell 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 Hallewell 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 Hallewell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hallewell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hallewell 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. Yorkshire leads with 131 Hallewells recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.36x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 131 5.36x
Lancashire 50 1.71x
Gloucestershire 33 6.82x
Durham 8 1.09x
Middlesex 7 0.28x
Berkshire 6 3.24x
Kent 6 0.71x
Hampshire 4 0.79x
Surrey 3 0.25x
Derbyshire 2 0.52x
Cheshire 1 0.18x
Lincolnshire 1 0.25x
Staffordshire 1 0.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 27 Hallewells recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.55x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 27 19.55x
Hunslet 20 52.44x
Skircoat 17 176.35x
Great Bolton 15 38.67x
Ecclesall Bierlow 13 26.14x
Holbeck 13 80.25x
Stroud 13 138.00x
Halifax 10 27.86x
Gorton 8 29.06x
Gloucester St Mary Lode 7 619.47x
Southowram 7 93.83x
Ashton Under Lyne 6 9.38x
Bishopwearmouth 6 9.52x
Charlton Next Woolwich 6 68.34x
Cheltenham 6 16.07x
Reading St Giles 6 33.00x
Crompton 5 59.95x
Rastrick 5 73.64x
Tonge 5 81.43x
Wyke In Bradford 5 114.42x
Churcham 4 930.23x
Templenewsam 4 225.99x
Bradford 3 5.07x
Enfield 3 18.53x
Everton 3 3.21x
Billinge Higher End 2 168.07x
Birkdale 2 26.99x
Burley In Wharfdale 2 92.59x
Newbold Dunston 2 54.50x
Portsea 2 2.02x
Redcar 2 103.09x
South Stainley With 2 1111.11x
Stanhope 2 26.39x
Westbury On Trym 2 12.20x
Westminster St Margaret 2 16.81x
Aldershot 1 5.90x
Bootle Cum Linacre 1 4.30x
Clapham 1 3.24x
Dukinfield 1 3.97x
Farnborough 1 18.83x
Gloucester St Owen 1 188.68x
Kensington London 1 0.73x
Liverpool 1 0.56x
Longdon 1 86.96x
Newchurch 1 4.17x
Reigate Foreign 1 7.68x
St Marylebone London 1 0.76x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 1 18.02x
Wigan 1 2.44x
Wimbledon 1 7.41x
York St Maurice 1 21.69x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 16
John 15
James 13
George 9
Joseph 8
Thomas 7
Charles 5
Henry 4
Albert 3
Alfred 3
Fred 3
Edmund 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Joe 2
Samuel 2
A. 1
Adam 1
Arthur 1
Ben 1
Benjamin 1
Daniel 1
Earnest 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Herbert 1
Laurence 1
Leonard 1
Lewis 1
Morris 1
Newton 1
Percy 1
Philip 1
Robert 1
Sam 1
Tim 1
Tom 1
Veron 1
Walter 1
Weldon 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Hallewell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hallewell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 258 people were recorded with the Hallewell surname. That placed it at #10,836 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hallewell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 368 in 2016. That gives Hallewell a modern rank of #12,649.

What does the Hallewell map show?

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