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UK surname

Kayll

In the 1881 census there were 13 people recorded with the Kayll surname, ranking it #31,761 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 105, ranked #30,114, up from #31,761 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to No data. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Lancashire, Liverpool and County Durham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Kayll is 128 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 707.7%.

1881 census count

13

Ranked #31,761

Modern count

105

2016, ranked #30,114

Peak year

1999

128 bearers

Map years

3

1998 to 2016

Key insights

  • Kayll had 13 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #31,761 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 105 in 2016, ranked #30,114.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 47 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Kayll surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Kayll surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Kayll 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 14 #30,790
1861 historical 24 #30,922
1881 historical 13 #31,761
1891 historical 33 #31,681
1901 historical 21 #31,686
1911 historical 47 #28,110
1997 modern 114 #24,967
1998 modern 119 #24,918
1999 modern 128 #24,017
2000 modern 126 #24,220
2001 modern 120 #24,615
2002 modern 117 #25,494
2003 modern 108 #26,486
2004 modern 103 #27,503
2005 modern 104 #27,369
2006 modern 105 #27,479
2007 modern 113 #26,641
2008 modern 112 #27,061
2009 modern 124 #25,957
2010 modern 126 #26,312
2011 modern 120 #26,930
2012 modern 116 #27,550
2013 modern 119 #27,541
2014 modern 111 #29,113
2015 modern 112 #28,809
2016 modern 105 #30,114

Geography

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Where Kaylls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around No data. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Lancashire, Liverpool, County Durham and Hambleton. 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 No data No data

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Lancashire 014 West Lancashire
2 Liverpool 054 Liverpool
3 County Durham 020 County Durham
4 County Durham 027 County Durham
5 Hambleton 011 Hambleton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Kayll

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Kayll

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Kayll surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Kayll 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Kayll is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Kayll 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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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Kayll falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

1
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Kayll 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 Kayll, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Kayll families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Kayll 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. Durham leads with 7 Kaylls recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.20x.

County Total Index
Durham 7 14.20x
Middlesex 5 3.02x
Isle of Man 4 129.87x
Lancashire 1 0.51x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Monkwearmouth Shore in Durham leads with 6 Kaylls recorded in 1881 and an index of 625.00x.

Place Total Index
Monkwearmouth Shore 6 625.00x
Chiswick 5 549.45x
Lezayre 2 1428.57x
Onchan 2 224.72x
Liverpool 1 8.38x
Ryhope 1 294.12x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 3
Dora 1
Jane 1
Lucy 1
Martha 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 3
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Hartley 1
Henry 1
Hy.Edward 1
Norman 1
William 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Kayll households.

FAQ

Kayll surname: questions and answers

How common was the Kayll surname in 1881?

In 1881, 13 people were recorded with the Kayll surname. That placed it at #31,761 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Kayll surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 105 in 2016. That gives Kayll a modern rank of #30,114.

What does the Kayll map show?

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