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UK surname

Lascelles

A habitational name from a place in Huntingdonshire, England called Lascelles.

In the 1881 census there were 333 people recorded with the Lascelles surname, ranking it #9,038 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 446, ranked #10,871, down from #9,038 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Gateshead and Auckland St Andrew. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Leeds, Sefton and South Oxfordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lascelles is 491 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 33.9%.

1881 census count

333

Ranked #9,038

Modern count

446

2016, ranked #10,871

Peak year

2000

491 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lascelles had 333 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,038 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 446 in 2016, ranked #10,871.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 465 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Lascelles surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lascelles surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lascelles 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 209 #10,066
1861 historical 168 #13,895
1881 historical 333 #9,038
1891 historical 339 #10,089
1901 historical 465 #8,499
1911 historical 387 #9,511
1997 modern 470 #9,747
1998 modern 487 #9,794
1999 modern 490 #9,811
2000 modern 491 #9,762
2001 modern 470 #9,906
2002 modern 473 #10,043
2003 modern 458 #10,136
2004 modern 467 #10,013
2005 modern 450 #10,209
2006 modern 443 #10,369
2007 modern 453 #10,281
2008 modern 457 #10,292
2009 modern 458 #10,519
2010 modern 472 #10,488
2011 modern 465 #10,511
2012 modern 458 #10,528
2013 modern 457 #10,705
2014 modern 457 #10,767
2015 modern 447 #10,873
2016 modern 446 #10,871

Geography

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Where Lascelles' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Gateshead, Auckland St Andrew and Manchester. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Leeds, Sefton, South Oxfordshire, Monikie and Camden. 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 London parishes London 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Auckland St Andrew Durham
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Leeds 006 Leeds
2 Sefton 022 Sefton
3 South Oxfordshire 012 South Oxfordshire
4 Monikie Angus
5 Camden 001 Camden

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lascelles

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lascelles

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

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Lascelles surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Lascelles 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 comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Lascelles 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

Lascelles is most concentrated in decile 10 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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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Lascelles falls in decile 6 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 Lascelles 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 Lascelles, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Lascelles

The surname Lascelles originated in Normandy, France, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "l'aisselle," meaning "the armpit," or "l'esselle," meaning "the ridge." This suggests that the name may have been initially used to describe someone who lived near a ridge or valley.

The earliest recorded instance of the Lascelles surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "de Lascelles." This entry indicates that the name was likely adopted by a Norman family who settled in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

During the 12th century, the Lascelles family established themselves in Yorkshire, England, where they held lands and estates. One notable figure from this era was Roger de Lascelles, who was recorded as a landowner in Yorkshire in 1166.

In the 13th century, the spelling of the name evolved to "Lascelles," as evidenced by records mentioning Henry de Lascelles, who lived in Yorkshire around 1230.

The Lascelles family continued to hold prominence in Yorkshire throughout the medieval and early modern periods. Notable individuals include Sir Roger Lascelles (1514-1611), a Member of Parliament and Sheriff of Yorkshire, and Thomas Lascelles (1670-1738), a wealthy merchant and landowner.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, several members of the Lascelles family achieved distinction. Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood (1767-1841), was a prominent politician and served as Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. His son, Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood (1797-1857), was a noted art collector and patron of the arts.

Another notable figure was William Lascelles (1798-1851), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and later became a Member of Parliament.

The Lascelles surname has also been associated with various place names in Yorkshire, such as Lascelles Hall, Lascelles Park, and the village of Lascelles.

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1881 census detail

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Lascelles families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lascelles 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. Yorkshire leads with 99 Lascelles' recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.09x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 99 3.09x
Middlesex 39 1.21x
Durham 30 3.12x
Lincolnshire 23 4.46x
Surrey 21 1.33x
Kent 20 1.82x
Northumberland 16 3.33x
Devon 14 2.08x
Sussex 14 2.57x
Lancashire 10 0.26x
Pembrokeshire 8 7.80x
Berkshire 6 2.48x
Cheshire 5 0.70x
Hampshire 4 0.60x
Buckinghamshire 3 1.54x
Midlothian 3 0.69x
Somerset 3 0.58x
Essex 2 0.31x
Gloucestershire 2 0.32x
Oxfordshire 2 1.00x
Rutland 2 8.44x
Wiltshire 2 0.70x
Worcestershire 2 0.47x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.23x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 18 Lascelles' recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.96x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 18 9.96x
Exeter St Sidwell 13 84.47x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 13 31.25x
Woolwich 13 31.94x
Sheriff Hutton W 11 1208.79x
Byers Green 10 369.00x
Beverley St Martin 9 168.54x
Islington London 9 2.88x
Lambeth 9 3.20x
Brighton 8 7.28x
Mason 8 727.27x
Morton In Gainsborough 8 792.08x
Aisthorpe 7 5833.33x
Harewood 7 886.08x
Kirby Wiske 7 2800.00x
Bradford 6 7.75x
Darlington 6 16.18x
Graffham 6 1304.35x
Battersea 5 4.21x
Charlton Next Woolwich 5 43.52x
Chorlton On Medlock 5 8.22x
Goldsborough 5 2083.33x
Norley 5 625.00x
North Shields 5 52.14x
St George Bloomsbury 5 27.00x
Tenby St Mary In 5 95.79x
Barrow In Furness 4 7.68x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 4 36.56x
Bishopthorpe 4 645.16x
South Common Lincoln 4 1481.48x
St George Hanover Square 4 7.03x
Acton 3 15.85x
Bagby 3 967.74x
Bramham Cum Oglethorpe 3 234.38x
Edinburgh Canongate 3 27.25x
Elswick 3 7.82x
Eton 3 67.72x
Hammersmith London 3 3.77x
Holy Trinity 3 3.90x
Lampeter Velfrey 3 277.78x
Lillings Ambo 3 1250.00x
Lyndhurst 3 165.75x
Reading St Giles 3 12.62x
St Marylebone London 3 1.74x
St Pancras London 3 1.15x
Westminster St James 3 9.04x
Camberwell 2 0.97x
Cheltenham 2 4.09x
Clerkenwell London 2 2.62x
Clewer 2 20.14x
Cottingham 2 28.99x
Great Waltham 2 76.92x
Halifax 2 4.26x
Kensington London 2 1.11x
Lewisham 2 3.40x
Marlborough 2 416.67x
Newton St Loe 2 500.00x
Shalford 2 114.94x
Skellingthorpe 2 250.00x
Slingsby 2 303.03x
Uppingham 2 70.67x
Aysgarth 1 243.90x
Bloxham 1 51.02x
Brafferton 1 370.37x
Carnforth 1 47.62x
Dalton In Thirsk 1 357.14x
Gainsborough 1 8.22x
Gate Fulford 1 13.39x
Hackney London 1 0.55x
Hutton Lowcross 1 384.62x
Newark Upon Trent 1 6.39x
Reigate Foreign 1 5.87x
Sandhurst 1 21.32x
Scriven Cum Tentergate 1 84.03x
Sculcoates 1 1.97x
Shoreditch London 1 0.71x
Stoke 1 13.48x
Streatham 1 4.17x
Titchfield 1 20.04x
Weston Super Mare 1 7.62x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 25
Jane 14
Ann 8
Margaret 8
Emma 6
Annie 5
Elizabeth 5
Ada 4
Agnes 4
Emily 4
Alice 3
Caroline 3
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Maria 3
Sarah 3
Susan 3
Amy 2
Beatrice 2
Blanche 2
Clara 2
Georgina 2
Gertrude 2
M.A. 2
Mabel 2
Banche 1
Bannock 1
Bertha 1
Betsey 1
C. 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Clare 1
Diana 1
Eleanor 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Fredrica 1
G. 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Jesee 1
Kate 1
Keziah 1
Laura 1
Lilias 1
Louisa 1
Lucisa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 18
George 16
Thomas 13
William 11
Henry 9
Francis 6
James 6
Alfred 4
Charles 4
Ernest 4
Daniel 3
Edward 3
Edwin 3
Herbert 3
Rowley 3
Walter 3
Arthur 2
Gerald 2
Jonathan 2
Joseph 2
Martin 2
Percy 2
Ralf 2
Ralph 2
Robert 2
Thos. 2
Tom 2
Benjamin 1
Brian 1
Cecil 1
Claud 1
Edwd. 1
Egremont 1
Eric 1
Fredk. 1
Gervas 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Hewitt 1
Horace 1
J. 1
Jno. 1
Maurice 1
Nathn. 1
Philip 1
Reginald 1
Richard 1
Sam 1
Samuel 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Lascelles surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lascelles surname in 1881?

In 1881, 333 people were recorded with the Lascelles surname. That placed it at #9,038 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lascelles surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 446 in 2016. That gives Lascelles a modern rank of #10,871.

What does the Lascelles surname mean?

A habitational name from a place in Huntingdonshire, England called Lascelles.

What does the Lascelles map show?

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