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UK surname

Lansley

In the 1881 census there were 404 people recorded with the Lansley surname, ranking it #7,919 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 585, ranked #8,879, down from #7,919 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Woodhay, East, London parishes and St Pancras. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Colchester, Windsor and Maidenhead and Bolton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lansley is 730 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 44.8%.

1881 census count

404

Ranked #7,919

Modern count

585

2016, ranked #8,879

Peak year

1911

730 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lansley had 404 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,919 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 585 in 2016, ranked #8,879.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 730 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Lansley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lansley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lansley 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 252 #8,733
1861 historical 327 #7,788
1881 historical 404 #7,919
1891 historical 475 #7,734
1901 historical 610 #6,981
1911 historical 730 #5,868
1997 modern 601 #8,133
1998 modern 621 #8,190
1999 modern 610 #8,353
2000 modern 597 #8,457
2001 modern 585 #8,438
2002 modern 595 #8,510
2003 modern 575 #8,574
2004 modern 570 #8,643
2005 modern 555 #8,735
2006 modern 551 #8,799
2007 modern 555 #8,841
2008 modern 569 #8,742
2009 modern 589 #8,713
2010 modern 590 #8,902
2011 modern 595 #8,748
2012 modern 577 #8,862
2013 modern 593 #8,818
2014 modern 595 #8,857
2015 modern 585 #8,899
2016 modern 585 #8,879

Geography

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Where Lansleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Woodhay, East, London parishes, St Pancras and West Tytherley, East Tytherley, West Dean, East and West Buckholt (incl. Crown Farm), Broughton, Bos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Colchester, Windsor and Maidenhead, Bolton, South Oxfordshire and North Lincolnshire. 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 Woodhay, East Hampshire
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 St Pancras London (North Districts)
5 West Tytherley, East Tytherley, West Dean, East and West Buckholt (incl. Crown Farm), Broughton, Bos Hampshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Colchester 009 Colchester
2 Windsor and Maidenhead 010 Windsor and Maidenhead
3 Bolton 034 Bolton
4 South Oxfordshire 011 South Oxfordshire
5 North Lincolnshire 015 North Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lansley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lansley

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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Lansley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Lansley household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Lansley 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

Lansley 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

Lansley 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 Lansley is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Lansley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Lansley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lansley 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. Hampshire leads with 136 Lansleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.01x.

County Total Index
Hampshire 136 17.01x
Wiltshire 61 17.68x
Middlesex 54 1.38x
Surrey 35 1.84x
Lancashire 15 0.32x
Somerset 14 2.23x
Berkshire 10 3.41x
Gloucestershire 10 1.31x
Cornwall 8 1.81x
Buckinghamshire 7 2.97x
Denbighshire 7 4.75x
Hertfordshire 7 2.60x
Sussex 6 0.91x
Kent 5 0.38x
Northumberland 5 0.86x
Staffordshire 4 0.30x
Derbyshire 3 0.49x
Flintshire 3 2.86x
Glamorgan 3 0.44x
Cheshire 2 0.23x
Dorset 2 0.78x
Devon 1 0.12x
Lanarkshire 1 0.08x
Yorkshire 1 0.03x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ludgershall in Wiltshire leads with 37 Lansleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 5606.06x.

Place Total Index
Ludgershall 37 5606.06x
Andover 20 264.55x
East Woodhay 18 882.35x
Paddington London 12 8.36x
Basingstoke 10 108.70x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 9 64.29x
Salford 9 6.61x
Battersea 8 5.57x
St Marylebone London 8 3.84x
St Pancras London 8 2.55x
Collingbourne Ducis 7 1206.90x
Penton Mewsey 7 1842.11x
Ruabon 7 34.53x
Shalford 7 333.33x
South Hayling 7 492.96x
Upton Cum Chalvey 7 74.47x
Walcot 7 20.93x
Aldershot 6 22.40x
Ashmansworth 6 2142.86x
Lyncombe Widcombe 6 36.50x
Mottisfont 6 869.57x
North Tidworth 6 1818.18x
Thruxton 6 1395.35x
Upper Clatford 6 606.06x
Alderbury 5 308.64x
Broxbourne 5 93.81x
Elswick 5 10.79x
Lockerley 5 625.00x
Penton Grafton 5 806.45x
St Faith Winchester 5 134.05x
St Germans 5 162.34x
Toxteth Park 5 3.19x
Appleshaw 4 1142.86x
Audley 4 30.70x
Chobham 4 119.05x
Clapham 4 8.20x
Clerkenwell London 4 4.34x
Hungerford 4 101.01x
Lambeth 4 1.18x
Monxton 4 1111.11x
Southampton St Michael 4 152.09x
St George Hanover Square 4 5.82x
West Wittering 4 454.55x
Derby St Peter 3 15.42x
Enfield 3 11.72x
Farnborough 3 35.71x
Goodworth Clatford 3 447.76x
Greenwich 3 4.83x
Holywell 3 22.78x
Newbury 3 31.98x
St Mabyn 3 441.18x
St Mary Bourne 3 206.90x
St Paul Covent Garden 3 76.92x
Whitechapel London 3 7.80x
Cardiff St Mary 2 5.34x
Chertsey 2 16.29x
Chichester St Andrew 2 294.12x
Great Bedwin 2 81.63x
Itchen Stoke 2 526.32x
Kensington London 2 0.92x
Reading St Mary 2 8.53x
Watford 2 9.59x
Westminster St Margaret 2 10.63x
Worplesdon 2 87.34x
Baguley 1 102.04x
Barony 1 0.31x
Cardiff St John 1 4.51x
Caterham 1 11.90x
Collingbourne Kingston 1 107.53x
Everton 1 0.68x
Ewell 1 24.94x
Hampstead London 1 1.65x
Holdenhurst 1 4.77x
Lewisham 1 1.41x
Morden 1 92.59x
Pewsey 1 39.37x
Southampton St Mary 1 1.99x
St Mary Extra 1 15.53x
Tranmere 1 3.16x
Wimborne 1 32.26x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 24
Elizabeth 16
Sarah 11
Emma 8
Jane 8
Caroline 7
Annie 6
Eliza 6
Harriet 6
Ann 5
Ellen 4
Hannah 4
Ada 3
Agnes 3
Alice 3
Amy 3
Charlotte 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Florence 3
Henrietta 3
Kate 3
Margaret 3
Maria 3
Rose 3
Anna 2
Esther 2
Gertrude 2
Laura 2
Lilian 2
Mabel 2
Barbara 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Catherine 1
Dorothy 1
Edith 1
Elizh. 1
Elsie 1
Eva 1
Evelyn 1
Hepphzia 1
Hester 1
Ida 1
Infant 1
Isabella 1
Jemima 1
Jessie 1
Lavinia 1
Thirza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 24
George 19
Thomas 18
James 17
John 14
Charles 13
Henry 12
Albert 7
David 7
Harry 6
Walter 6
Alfred 5
Arthur 5
Frank 5
Joseph 5
Edward 4
Ernest 4
Frederick 3
Harvey 3
Edwin 2
Everett 2
Fred 2
Herbert 2
Richard 2
Benjamin 1
Charlie 1
Cranley 1
Earnest 1
Evereet 1
Frederic 1
Geo. 1
Nolan 1
Octavius 1
Percy 1
Robert 1
Sheridan 1
Stephen 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Lansley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lansley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 404 people were recorded with the Lansley surname. That placed it at #7,919 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lansley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 585 in 2016. That gives Lansley a modern rank of #8,879.

What does the Lansley map show?

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