NameCensus.

UK surname

Jell

In the 1881 census there were 184 people recorded with the Jell surname, ranking it #13,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 252, ranked #16,699, down from #13,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Dover St James, Dover St Mary and Ashford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Swindon and Shepway.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jell is 256 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 37.0%.

1881 census count

184

Ranked #13,551

Modern count

252

2016, ranked #16,699

Peak year

2014

256 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jell had 184 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 252 in 2016, ranked #16,699.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 189 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Outer Suburbs.

Jell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Jell surname density by area, 1881 census.

Loading map
Lower densityMedium densityHigh density

Timeline

Back to top

Jell 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 130 #14,314
1861 historical 117 #18,635
1881 historical 184 #13,551
1891 historical 154 #18,004
1901 historical 161 #17,324
1911 historical 189 #15,488
1997 modern 230 #16,109
1998 modern 230 #16,607
1999 modern 237 #16,360
2000 modern 234 #16,470
2001 modern 224 #16,716
2002 modern 232 #16,637
2003 modern 236 #16,236
2004 modern 234 #16,416
2005 modern 218 #17,170
2006 modern 230 #16,690
2007 modern 227 #17,041
2008 modern 230 #17,033
2009 modern 234 #17,194
2010 modern 246 #16,975
2011 modern 243 #16,968
2012 modern 247 #16,661
2013 modern 253 #16,642
2014 modern 256 #16,643
2015 modern 254 #16,608
2016 modern 252 #16,699

Geography

Back to top

Where Jells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Dover St James, Dover St Mary, Ashford, Hawkinge, Folkestone and Lydd. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Swindon and Shepway. 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 Dover St James, Dover St Mary Kent
3 Ashford Kent
4 Hawkinge, Folkestone Kent
5 Lydd Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Swindon 009 Swindon
2 Shepway 003 Shepway
3 Shepway 002 Shepway
4 Swindon 019 Swindon
5 Shepway 004 Shepway

Forenames

Back to top

First names often paired with Jell

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

Modern profile

Back to top

Neighbourhood profile for Jell

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Outer Suburbs

Nationally, the Jell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Outer Suburbs, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Jell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

Read profile summary

Group profile

These neighbourhoods are found on the outer edges of many towns and cities. Many residents were born outside the UK. Indian ethnic group representation is high. There are high numbers of families with dependent children aged 5 to 14. Incidences of disability and of provision of unpaid care are low. Neighbourhoods provide a mix of detached housing and flats, and terraced housing is not uncommon. Levels of overcrowding are low and homeownership rates are high. Professional and managerial occupations are prevalent: unemployment is low and education to degree level is the norm.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Jell 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.

Read profile summary

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

Jell is most concentrated in decile 9 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.

9
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Jell falls in decile 4 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.

4
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Jell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

8
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Jell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

Back to top

Jell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jell 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. Kent leads with 115 Jells recorded in 1881 and an index of 18.78x.

County Total Index
Kent 115 18.78x
Surrey 27 3.09x
Middlesex 17 0.95x
Derbyshire 9 3.20x
Lancashire 7 0.33x
Midlothian 5 2.08x
Dorset 1 0.85x
Norfolk 1 0.36x
Sussex 1 0.33x
Warwickshire 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lydd in Kent leads with 19 Jells recorded in 1881 and an index of 1450.38x.

Place Total Index
Lydd 19 1450.38x
Croydon 18 37.08x
Plumstead 12 58.79x
Folkestone 11 92.59x
Gillingham 11 87.09x
Dover St Mary Virgin 10 168.63x
Lenham 9 737.70x
Ashford 8 134.23x
Alfreton 7 81.97x
Broughton In Salford 7 35.95x
St Margarets At Cliffe 7 1891.89x
Dymchurch 6 1764.71x
Charlton 5 122.85x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 5 5.17x
Islington London 5 2.87x
Margate St John Baptist 5 44.60x
Tonbridge 4 18.11x
Clapham 3 13.37x
Clerkenwell London 3 7.08x
Fulham London 3 11.53x
Newington 3 4.52x
St Marylebone London 3 3.13x
Allestree 2 555.56x
Battersea 2 3.03x
Canterbury St George 2 273.97x
Elmsted 2 740.74x
Greenwich 2 7.00x
Birmingham 1 0.66x
Camberwell 1 0.87x
Hastings St Mary In The 1 15.48x
Hornsey 1 4.41x
Kensington London 1 1.00x
Minster In Sheppey 1 9.85x
Norwich St Mary At Coslany 1 126.58x
Poole St James 1 22.57x
St Pancras London 1 0.69x
Woolwich 1 4.42x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 11
Sarah 11
Elizabeth 5
Ellen 5
Ann 4
Clara 3
Edith 3
Harriet 3
Jane 3
Rose 3
Alice 2
Annie 2
Charlotte 2
Eleanor 2
Emily 2
Louisa 2
Maria 2
Selina 2
Amy 1
Angelina 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Ida 1
Isabel 1
Jannie 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Lillian 1
Lizzie 1
Marion 1
Naomi 1
Nellie 1
Phoebe 1
Rosanne 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 14
Henry 10
George 7
John 7
Thomas 7
James 5
Edward 4
Edwin 3
Joseph 3
Richard 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Benjamin 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Allen 1
Arthur 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Gilbert 1
Harman 1
Horace 1
Howard 1
Percy 1
Raymond 1
Robert 1
Stephen 1
Tom 1
Willm.Edw. 1
Wright 1

FAQ

Jell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 184 people were recorded with the Jell surname. That placed it at #13,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 252 in 2016. That gives Jell a modern rank of #16,699.

What does the Jell map show?

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