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UK surname

Jephcott

In the 1881 census there were 183 people recorded with the Jephcott surname, ranking it #13,596 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 347, ranked #13,259, up from #13,596 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Alcester, Kings Norton and Foleshill. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Lancaster, Coventry and Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jephcott is 379 in 2009. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 89.6%.

1881 census count

183

Ranked #13,596

Modern count

347

2016, ranked #13,259

Peak year

2009

379 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jephcott had 183 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,596 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 347 in 2016, ranked #13,259.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 265 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Jephcott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Jephcott surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jephcott 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 101 #17,036
1861 historical 144 #15,817
1881 historical 183 #13,596
1891 historical 224 #13,760
1901 historical 265 #12,652
1911 historical 245 #13,084
1997 modern 349 #12,197
1998 modern 363 #12,228
1999 modern 363 #12,290
2000 modern 367 #12,153
2001 modern 354 #12,274
2002 modern 358 #12,402
2003 modern 372 #11,881
2004 modern 360 #12,205
2005 modern 359 #12,143
2006 modern 369 #11,965
2007 modern 373 #12,005
2008 modern 372 #12,123
2009 modern 379 #12,224
2010 modern 378 #12,508
2011 modern 364 #12,713
2012 modern 346 #13,070
2013 modern 350 #13,186
2014 modern 351 #13,227
2015 modern 352 #13,109
2016 modern 347 #13,259

Geography

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Where Jephcotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Alcester, Kings Norton, Foleshill, Nuneaton and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Lancaster, Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Tamworth and West Oxfordshire. 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 Alcester Warwickshire
2 Kings Norton Worcestershire
3 Foleshill Warwickshire
4 Nuneaton Warwickshire
5 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Lancaster 013 Lancaster
2 Coventry 041 Coventry
3 Nuneaton and Bedworth 012 Nuneaton and Bedworth
4 Tamworth 009 Tamworth
5 West Oxfordshire 010 West Oxfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jephcott

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jephcott

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

Suburban Professionals

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

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

Senior Professionals

Within London, Jephcott is most associated with areas classed as Senior Professionals, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

These very central neighbourhoods house residents whose ages are more skewed towards older age cohorts than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Few households have young children. Rates of illness are low. Indian ethnicity is rare compared to the Supergroup mean. Property under occupation is more common, despite the centrality of neighbourhoods, and more residents live in communal establishments than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Jephcott is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Jephcott 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Jephcott 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Jephcott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jephcott 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. Warwickshire leads with 143 Jephcotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.77x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 143 31.77x
Worcestershire 10 4.29x
Kent 8 1.31x
Caernarfonshire 6 8.31x
Staffordshire 4 0.66x
Derbyshire 3 1.07x
Somerset 3 1.04x
Yorkshire 3 0.17x
Leicestershire 2 1.01x
Essex 1 0.28x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Coventry Holy Trinity in Warwickshire leads with 29 Jephcotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 215.77x.

Place Total Index
Coventry Holy Trinity 29 215.77x
Aston 26 20.98x
Birmingham 22 14.66x
Nuneaton 19 364.68x
Foleshill 15 316.46x
Bulkington 14 1443.30x
Margate St John Baptist 7 62.78x
Coventry St Michael 6 41.49x
Kings Norton 6 28.71x
Llandudno 6 233.46x
Alcester 5 337.84x
Baginton 4 3076.92x
Sedgley 4 17.87x
Frome 3 43.67x
Oldbury 3 26.16x
Southcoates 3 30.55x
Leicester St Margaret 2 4.14x
Litchurch 2 17.78x
Stoke 2 224.72x
Bedworth 1 30.49x
Chingford 1 117.65x
Great Malvern 1 20.58x
Herne 1 37.04x
Stapenhill 1 24.04x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 9
Mary 8
Ann 7
Emma 5
Charlotte 4
Sarah 4
Caroline 3
Edith 3
Jane 3
Annie 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Hannah 2
Harriett 2
Lizzie 2
Louisa 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Rosina 2
Ada 1
Adia 1
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Bertha 1
Carrie 1
Clara 1
Drusilla 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Gertrude 1
Katherine 1
Kathleen 1
Libra 1
Lucy 1
Mabel 1
Mariann 1
Marther 1
Maud 1
Patience 1
Rosetta 1
Selina 1
Tamar 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 18
Thomas 8
John 7
Joseph 7
Edward 6
Alfred 4
Arthur 4
Edwin 4
George 4
Henry 4
David 2
Jacob 2
James 2
Richard 2
Robert 2
Abraham 1
Albert 1
Alick 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Herbert 1
Howard 1
Jas.Albert 1
Montague 1
Thos.Hy. 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Wiliam 1

FAQ

Jephcott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jephcott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 183 people were recorded with the Jephcott surname. That placed it at #13,596 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jephcott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 347 in 2016. That gives Jephcott a modern rank of #13,259.

What does the Jephcott map show?

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