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UK surname

Keedwell

In the 1881 census there were 94 people recorded with the Keedwell surname, ranking it #20,467 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 187, ranked #20,488, down from #20,467 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bedminster and Dundry, Winford, Nempnett Thrubwell, Blagdon, Butcombe. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Sedgemoor.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Keedwell is 202 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 98.9%.

1881 census count

94

Ranked #20,467

Modern count

187

2016, ranked #20,488

Peak year

2000

202 bearers

Map years

7

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Keedwell had 94 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,467 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 187 in 2016, ranked #20,488.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 164 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Keedwell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Keedwell surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Keedwell 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 74 #20,443
1861 historical 112 #19,279
1881 historical 94 #20,467
1891 historical 147 #18,592
1901 historical 150 #18,075
1911 historical 164 #16,879
1997 modern 186 #18,448
1998 modern 191 #18,624
1999 modern 192 #18,689
2000 modern 202 #18,094
2001 modern 189 #18,590
2002 modern 199 #18,350
2003 modern 186 #18,928
2004 modern 185 #19,114
2005 modern 184 #19,117
2006 modern 193 #18,675
2007 modern 195 #18,799
2008 modern 189 #19,315
2009 modern 193 #19,463
2010 modern 193 #19,880
2011 modern 187 #20,132
2012 modern 182 #20,440
2013 modern 187 #20,436
2014 modern 188 #20,503
2015 modern 190 #20,272
2016 modern 187 #20,488

Geography

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Where Keedwells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bedminster, Dundry, Winford, Nempnett Thrubwell, Blagdon, Butcombe, Ashton, Long and Weston-super-Mare, Kewstoke, Worle. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Sedgemoor. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Bedminster Somerset
3 Dundry, Winford, Nempnett Thrubwell, Blagdon, Butcombe Somerset
4 Ashton, Long Somerset
5 Weston-super-Mare, Kewstoke, Worle Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Somerset 012 North Somerset
2 South Gloucestershire 003 South Gloucestershire
3 North Somerset 024 North Somerset
4 Sedgemoor 002 Sedgemoor
5 North Somerset 013 North Somerset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Keedwell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Keedwell

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

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Keedwell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Keedwell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

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, Keedwell 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

Keedwell is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Keedwell 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 Keedwell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Keedwell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Keedwell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Keedwell 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. Somerset leads with 42 Keedwells recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.46x.

County Total Index
Somerset 42 28.46x
Gloucestershire 34 18.91x
Montgomeryshire 10 47.60x
Essex 2 1.11x
Wiltshire 2 2.47x
Glamorgan 1 0.63x
Kent 1 0.32x
Monmouthshire 1 1.51x
Staffordshire 1 0.32x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Burrington in Somerset leads with 12 Keedwells recorded in 1881 and an index of 8571.43x.

Place Total Index
Burrington 12 8571.43x
Llanllwchaiarn 10 1098.90x
Bitton 8 512.82x
Bristol St James St Paul 8 133.33x
Dundry 7 3888.89x
Bristol Temple 6 508.47x
Ubley 6 6666.67x
Kewstoke 5 2173.91x
Siston 5 1562.50x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 4 23.63x
Easton In Gordano 4 677.97x
Weston Super Mare 4 107.24x
Bedminster 2 14.42x
Corsham 2 169.49x
Leyton 2 64.10x
Alveston 1 400.00x
Cheltenham 1 7.21x
Chepstow 1 88.50x
Keynsham 1 94.34x
Llandaff 1 18.83x
Maidstone 1 10.73x
Portbury 1 400.00x
Stapleton 1 29.33x
Whittington 1 158.73x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Thomas 6
Charles 5
James 5
George 4
John 4
William 3
Alfred 2
Francis 2
Joseph 2
Robert 2
Walter 2
Albert 1
Anthony 1
C. 1
Clement 1
E. 1
Fred 1
H. 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Jabaz 1
Jeffery 1
Lionel 1
Mark 1
Richard 1
Richmond 1
Rowland 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Keedwell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Keedwell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 94 people were recorded with the Keedwell surname. That placed it at #20,467 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Keedwell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 187 in 2016. That gives Keedwell a modern rank of #20,488.

What does the Keedwell map show?

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