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UK surname

Landels

In the 1881 census there were 148 people recorded with the Landels surname, ranking it #15,611 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 212, ranked #18,843, down from #15,611 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Eyemouth, London parishes and Newcastle All Saints. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include IZ04, Northumberland and The Grange.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Landels is 215 in 2015. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 43.2%.

1881 census count

148

Ranked #15,611

Modern count

212

2016, ranked #18,843

Peak year

2015

215 bearers

Map years

7

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Landels had 148 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,611 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 212 in 2016, ranked #18,843.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 167 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities.

Landels surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Landels surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Landels 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 80 #19,558
1861 historical 104 #20,477
1881 historical 148 #15,611
1891 historical 135 #19,692
1901 historical 167 #16,943
1911 historical 33 #29,703
1997 modern 197 #17,792
1998 modern 198 #18,224
1999 modern 202 #18,127
2000 modern 214 #17,457
2001 modern 202 #17,834
2002 modern 210 #17,753
2003 modern 202 #18,032
2004 modern 197 #18,368
2005 modern 193 #18,572
2006 modern 197 #18,465
2007 modern 190 #19,088
2008 modern 195 #18,958
2009 modern 207 #18,600
2010 modern 213 #18,660
2011 modern 212 #18,575
2012 modern 206 #18,837
2013 modern 208 #19,041
2014 modern 214 #18,825
2015 modern 215 #18,659
2016 modern 212 #18,843

Geography

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Where Landels' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Eyemouth, London parishes, Newcastle All Saints, Workington (Workington), Clossocks and Edinburgh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to IZ04, Northumberland, The Grange, Buckhaven, Denbeath and Muiredge and Redcar and Cleveland. 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 Eyemouth Berwick
2 London parishes London 1
3 Newcastle All Saints Northumberland
4 Workington (Workington), Clossocks Cumberland
5 Edinburgh Edinburgh

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 IZ04 East Lothian
2 Northumberland 001 Northumberland
3 The Grange City of Edinburgh
4 Buckhaven, Denbeath and Muiredge Fife
5 Redcar and Cleveland 006 Redcar and Cleveland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Landels

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Landels

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

Legacy Communities

Group

Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities

Nationally, the Landels surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities, within Legacy Communities. This does not mean every Landels household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Households in these areas often include divorced or separated parents and commonly include children and young adults. The age structure is heavily skewed towards the most advanced age groups. Individuals identifying as members of ethnic minorities are not present in large numbers. Flats predominate, with some terraced, semi-detached, and detached units. Multiple car ownership is low, and housing is predominantly in the private and social rented sectors. Employment is less skewed towards traditional routine industrial occupations. Levels of educational attainment are generally low. The Group occurs principally in the Central Lowlands of Scotland and other Scottish towns.

Wider pattern

These neighbourhoods characteristically comprise pockets of flats that are scattered across the UK, particularly in towns that retain or have legacies of heavy industry or are in more remote seaside locations. Employed residents of these neighbourhoods work mainly in low-skilled occupations. Residents typically have limited educational qualifications. Unemployment is above average. Some residents live in overcrowded housing within the social rented sector and experience long-term disability. All adult age groups are represented, although there is an overall age bias towards elderly people in general and the very old in particular. Individuals identifying as belonging to ethnic minorities or Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups are uncommon.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Landels 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

Landels is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Landels falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Landels is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Landels, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Landels families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Landels 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. Midlothian leads with 30 Landels' recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.51x.

County Total Index
Midlothian 30 15.51x
Berwickshire 22 125.86x
Northumberland 18 8.38x
Middlesex 13 0.90x
Selkirkshire 12 91.88x
Lanarkshire 11 2.36x
Cumberland 9 7.24x
Perthshire 7 10.80x
Durham 5 1.16x
Roxburghshire 5 19.12x
East Lothian 4 20.92x
Fife 4 4.68x
Argyllshire 2 4.98x
Dunbartonshire 2 5.16x
Yorkshire 2 0.14x
Stirlingshire 1 1.88x
West Lothian 1 4.60x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. South Leith in Midlothian leads with 13 Landels' recorded in 1881 and an index of 59.74x.

Place Total Index
South Leith 13 59.74x
Duddingston 11 283.51x
Galashiels 10 207.04x
Workington 9 126.40x
Berwick Upon Tweed 8 175.82x
Eccles 7 909.09x
Glasgow 7 8.44x
Kensington London 7 8.72x
Swinton 7 1458.33x
Kilmadock 6 402.68x
Loan End 6 8571.43x
Hampstead London 5 22.24x
Eyemouth 4 273.97x
Haddington 4 141.84x
Wilton 4 139.37x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 3 3.86x
Govan 3 2.60x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 3 16.13x
Mertoun 3 882.35x
Wallsend 3 44.05x
Bishopwearmouth 2 5.43x
Dunfermline 2 15.22x
Kirkcaldy 2 47.17x
Stainbrough 2 769.23x
Stow 2 1052.63x
Ancrum 1 147.06x
Bonhill 1 16.05x
Carluke 1 23.58x
Dalkeith 1 26.25x
Edinburgh Buccleuch 1 21.88x
Edinburgh St Georges 1 24.94x
Ford 1 126.58x
Linlithgow 1 35.84x
Lochgoilhead 1 370.37x
Mordington 1 555.56x
Ratcliffe London 1 12.55x
Row 1 19.92x
St Ninians 1 18.94x
Torsay 1 2000.00x
Tulliallan 1 90.91x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 5
Elizabeth 3
Margaret 3
Jane 2
Sarah 2
Agnes 1
Catherine 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Hannah 1
Janet 1
Margret 1
Maria 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 4
William 4
John 3
Henry 2
James 2
Thomas 2
Alexander 1
Andrew 1
Charles 1
Edmund 1
Ninian 1
Thos.G.G. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Landels surname: questions and answers

How common was the Landels surname in 1881?

In 1881, 148 people were recorded with the Landels surname. That placed it at #15,611 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Landels surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 212 in 2016. That gives Landels a modern rank of #18,843.

What does the Landels map show?

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