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UK surname

Jeary

In the 1881 census there were 201 people recorded with the Jeary surname, ranking it #12,791 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 385, ranked #12,232, up from #12,791 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Itteringham, Martham and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Breckland, North Norfolk and Wiltshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jeary is 416 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 91.5%.

1881 census count

201

Ranked #12,791

Modern count

385

2016, ranked #12,232

Peak year

2000

416 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jeary had 201 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,791 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 385 in 2016, ranked #12,232.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 295 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Jeary surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Jeary surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jeary 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 156 #12,552
1861 historical 118 #18,512
1881 historical 201 #12,791
1891 historical 259 #12,399
1901 historical 268 #12,553
1911 historical 295 #11,597
1997 modern 386 #11,295
1998 modern 401 #11,319
1999 modern 413 #11,180
2000 modern 416 #11,086
2001 modern 400 #11,229
2002 modern 413 #11,170
2003 modern 412 #11,026
2004 modern 416 #10,963
2005 modern 411 #10,956
2006 modern 378 #11,714
2007 modern 394 #11,508
2008 modern 395 #11,598
2009 modern 394 #11,859
2010 modern 405 #11,874
2011 modern 389 #12,106
2012 modern 371 #12,396
2013 modern 392 #12,100
2014 modern 396 #12,100
2015 modern 388 #12,188
2016 modern 385 #12,232

Geography

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Where Jearys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Itteringham, Martham, London parishes, Stalham and Repps with Bastwick. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Breckland, North Norfolk, Wiltshire, Exeter and Lewes. 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 Itteringham Norfolk
2 Martham Norfolk
3 London parishes London 3
4 Stalham Norfolk
5 Repps with Bastwick Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Breckland 007 Breckland
2 North Norfolk 008 North Norfolk
3 Wiltshire 013 Wiltshire
4 Exeter 013 Exeter
5 Lewes 004 Lewes

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jeary

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jeary

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

Jeary 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

Jeary falls in decile 6 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 Jeary 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 Jeary, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Jeary families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jeary 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. Norfolk leads with 162 Jearys recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.39x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 162 55.39x
Middlesex 15 0.79x
Kent 6 0.92x
Surrey 4 0.43x
Yorkshire 3 0.16x
Suffolk 2 0.86x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.87x
Lancashire 1 0.04x
Sussex 1 0.31x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Itteringham in Norfolk leads with 16 Jearys recorded in 1881 and an index of 7619.05x.

Place Total Index
Itteringham 16 7619.05x
Kelling 16 11428.57x
Stalham 13 2321.43x
Heigham 12 76.43x
Martham 12 1690.14x
Norwich St Paul 12 685.71x
Repps Cum Bastwick 10 5882.35x
Hackford In Aylsham 9 1730.77x
Burgh St Margaret 8 2222.22x
Bawburgh 6 2142.86x
Weybourne 6 4000.00x
Norwich St Stephen 5 186.57x
Bromley London 4 9.56x
Bromley 3 30.33x
Holy Trinity 3 6.62x
Lambeth 3 1.81x
Norwich St James 3 131.00x
Norwich St Saviour 3 291.26x
Plumstead 3 13.87x
St Marylebone London 3 2.95x
Bodham 2 1000.00x
Booton 2 1538.46x
Cawston 2 277.78x
Clerkenwell London 2 4.45x
East Dereham 2 54.20x
Foulsham 2 322.58x
Great Yarmouth 2 8.25x
Gressenhall 2 370.37x
Hackney London 2 1.88x
Heydon 2 1428.57x
Neatishead 2 526.32x
Reymerstone 2 1000.00x
Sloley 2 1176.47x
St George Hanover Square 2 5.97x
Barking 1 83.33x
Brighton 1 1.55x
Brumstead 1 1111.11x
Camberwell 1 0.82x
Cley Next Sea 1 212.77x
Gorleston 1 16.98x
Hornsey 1 4.16x
Horsham St Faith 1 204.08x
Liverpool 1 0.73x
Ludham 1 192.31x
Oulton 1 400.00x
Princes Risborough 1 64.94x
Rollesby 1 270.27x
Salthouse 1 769.23x
Shoreditch London 1 1.21x
South Runcton 1 1000.00x
Trowse Cum Newton 1 138.89x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Elizabeth 8
Alice 7
Emma 6
Harriet 5
Jane 5
Maria 5
Sarah 5
Charlotte 3
Ethel 3
Hannah 3
Lucy 3
Annie 2
Clara 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Frances 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Agness 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Barbay 1
Blanch 1
Caroline 1
Deborah 1
Edith 1
Elsie 1
Emily 1
Georgianna 1
Honour 1
Isabella 1
Jesse 1
Jessie 1
Joeanna 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lottie 1
Louisa 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Marion 1
Martha 1
Maude 1
Rachel 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Selina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 9
William 9
James 8
Robert 8
Charles 3
George 3
Herbert 3
Walter 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Benjn. 2
Edwin 2
Frederic 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
Jeremiah 2
Joseph 2
Robt. 2
Thomas 2
Wm. 2
Christmas 1
Edgar 1
Edmund 1
Edwd.Jno. 1
Eliezer 1
Elijah 1
Ephriam 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Herbt. 1
Horace 1
Isaac 1
J. 1
Newton 1
Philip 1

FAQ

Jeary surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jeary surname in 1881?

In 1881, 201 people were recorded with the Jeary surname. That placed it at #12,791 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jeary surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 385 in 2016. That gives Jeary a modern rank of #12,232.

What does the Jeary map show?

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