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UK surname

Janaway

In the 1881 census there were 181 people recorded with the Janaway surname, ranking it #13,690 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 290, ranked #15,099, down from #13,690 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Kings Langley and Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Watford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Janaway is 328 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 60.2%.

1881 census count

181

Ranked #13,690

Modern count

290

2016, ranked #15,099

Peak year

1998

328 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Janaway had 181 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,690 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 290 in 2016, ranked #15,099.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 231 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Janaway surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Janaway surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Janaway 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 118 #15,362
1861 historical 155 #14,881
1881 historical 181 #13,690
1891 historical 213 #14,269
1901 historical 231 #13,805
1911 historical 228 #13,759
1997 modern 326 #12,811
1998 modern 328 #13,100
1999 modern 327 #13,209
2000 modern 323 #13,268
2001 modern 308 #13,519
2002 modern 311 #13,666
2003 modern 308 #13,587
2004 modern 315 #13,450
2005 modern 298 #13,895
2006 modern 289 #14,234
2007 modern 284 #14,548
2008 modern 277 #14,940
2009 modern 290 #14,778
2010 modern 312 #14,314
2011 modern 313 #14,200
2012 modern 300 #14,505
2013 modern 306 #14,557
2014 modern 304 #14,703
2015 modern 299 #14,796
2016 modern 290 #15,099

Geography

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Where Janaways are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Kings Langley, Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement and Southampton St Mary. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Basingstoke and Deane, Hart, Watford, Three Rivers and Eastleigh. 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 Kings Langley Hertfordshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement Oxfordshire
5 Southampton St Mary Hampshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Basingstoke and Deane 017 Basingstoke and Deane
2 Hart 011 Hart
3 Watford 003 Watford
4 Three Rivers 009 Three Rivers
5 Eastleigh 007 Eastleigh

Forenames

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First names often paired with Janaway

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Janaway

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Janaway is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Janaway is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Janaway falls in decile 8 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 Janaway 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 Janaway, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Janaway families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Janaway 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 36 Janaways recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.04x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 36 2.04x
Surrey 32 3.72x
Oxfordshire 30 27.52x
Berkshire 28 21.13x
Hampshire 26 7.19x
Kent 9 1.49x
Hertfordshire 6 4.93x
Wiltshire 5 3.20x
Leicestershire 4 2.04x
Lancashire 3 0.14x
Dorset 1 0.86x
Northamptonshire 1 0.60x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lambeth in Surrey leads with 13 Janaways recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.45x.

Place Total Index
Lambeth 13 8.45x
Westminster St John 10 46.51x
Newington 9 13.80x
Tetsworth 9 3461.54x
Leckhampstead 8 4210.53x
Southampton All Sts 8 128.82x
Isleworth 7 89.17x
Peasemore 7 3888.89x
Kings Langley 6 674.16x
South Hinksey 6 1034.48x
Aldbourn 5 549.45x
Chatham 4 24.14x
Dartford 4 64.94x
Iffley 4 434.78x
Kensington London 4 4.08x
Millbrook 4 43.91x
Poplar London 4 12.00x
Portsea 4 5.64x
Cowley 3 88.24x
Gt Milton 3 810.81x
Mitcham 3 55.15x
Oxford St Ebbe 3 93.46x
St Anne Soho London 3 29.76x
Streatham 3 22.90x
Uffington 3 882.35x
Caversham 2 91.74x
Croydon 2 4.19x
Headley 2 204.08x
Knighton 2 181.82x
Melton Mowbray 2 56.82x
Oxford St Thomas 2 39.29x
Southampton St Mary 2 8.79x
St Pancras London 2 1.41x
Alton 1 36.63x
Bromley London 1 2.57x
Camberwell 1 0.89x
Carisbrooke 1 19.92x
Chertsey 1 17.99x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 3.00x
Clewer 1 18.42x
Dorchester 1 163.93x
Eling 1 27.25x
Everton 1 1.50x
Forest Hill 1 909.09x
Gillingham 1 8.05x
Hayes 1 55.56x
Liverpool 1 0.79x
Milton Under Wychwood 1 196.08x
Naseby 1 270.27x
Newbury 1 23.58x
Newport 1 51.02x
Oxford St Giles 1 19.23x
Paddington London 1 1.54x
Portland 1 16.05x
Speen 1 46.08x
St Andrew Holborn London 1 13.09x
St Faith Winchester 1 59.17x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.22x
St Marylebone London 1 1.06x
St Maurice Winchester 1 66.67x
Tilehurst 1 37.31x

Top female names

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

Name Count
James 10
John 10
William 10
George 5
Henry 5
Thomas 5
Alfred 3
Charles 3
Edwin 3
Frederick 3
Joseph 3
Arthur 2
Frederic 2
Richard 2
Alexander 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
H.W. 1
Harray 1
Jonathan 1
Josiah 1
Robert 1
Sidney 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Janaway surname: questions and answers

How common was the Janaway surname in 1881?

In 1881, 181 people were recorded with the Janaway surname. That placed it at #13,690 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Janaway surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 290 in 2016. That gives Janaway a modern rank of #15,099.

What does the Janaway map show?

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