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UK surname

Leavers

In the 1881 census there were 176 people recorded with the Leavers surname, ranking it #13,930 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 110, ranked #29,225, down from #13,930 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes and Lambeth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cornwall, East Lindsey and Eastleigh.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Leavers is 176 in 1881. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 37.5%.

1881 census count

176

Ranked #13,930

Modern count

110

2016, ranked #29,225

Peak year

1881

176 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Leavers had 176 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,930 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016, ranked #29,225.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 176 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Leavers surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Leavers surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Leavers 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 103 #16,835
1861 historical 136 #16,556
1881 historical 176 #13,930
1891 historical 171 #16,733
1901 historical 159 #17,442
1911 historical 138 #18,811
1997 modern 107 #25,924
1998 modern 114 #25,589
1999 modern 126 #24,239
2000 modern 116 #25,452
2001 modern 115 #25,222
2002 modern 125 #24,492
2003 modern 123 #24,497
2004 modern 121 #24,939
2005 modern 118 #25,301
2006 modern 116 #25,813
2007 modern 124 #25,086
2008 modern 131 #24,583
2009 modern 134 #24,711
2010 modern 138 #24,801
2011 modern 133 #25,177
2012 modern 114 #27,868
2013 modern 123 #26,974
2014 modern 122 #27,358
2015 modern 118 #27,833
2016 modern 110 #29,225

Geography

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Where Leavers' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes, Lambeth, Nottingham St Mary and Brighton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cornwall, East Lindsey, Eastleigh and Epsom and Ewell. 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Lambeth London (South Districts)
4 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire
5 Brighton Sussex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cornwall 019 Cornwall
2 East Lindsey 016 East Lindsey
3 Eastleigh 005 Eastleigh
4 Cornwall 054 Cornwall
5 Epsom and Ewell 009 Epsom and Ewell

Forenames

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First names often paired with Leavers

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Leavers

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Leavers, 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 Leavers surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Leavers 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Leavers is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Leavers is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Leavers 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 Leavers 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Leavers, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Leavers families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Leavers 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. Nottinghamshire leads with 78 Leavers' recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.71x.

County Total Index
Nottinghamshire 78 33.71x
Surrey 21 2.51x
Middlesex 20 1.17x
Cornwall 16 8.23x
Devon 12 3.36x
Derbyshire 11 4.09x
Huntingdonshire 3 8.80x
Northumberland 3 1.17x
Yorkshire 3 0.18x
Glamorgan 2 0.67x
Lincolnshire 2 0.73x
Cumberland 1 0.68x
Hampshire 1 0.28x
Kent 1 0.17x
Staffordshire 1 0.17x
Stirlingshire 1 1.58x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Nottingham St Mary in Nottinghamshire leads with 33 Leavers' recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.14x.

Place Total Index
Nottingham St Mary 33 55.14x
Lambeth 18 12.03x
Arnold 15 443.79x
Snenton 13 143.01x
Bethnal Green London 8 10.73x
Egloshayle 8 879.12x
Ipplepen 7 1428.57x
Westminster St John 7 33.48x
Breaston 5 1063.83x
East Stonehouse 5 71.02x
Ilkeston 5 66.40x
Beeston 4 150.38x
Battersea 3 4.75x
Falmouth 3 43.60x
Great Stukeley 3 1200.00x
Paddington London 3 4.75x
Radford 3 25.53x
Wallsend 3 37.04x
Bulwell 2 39.76x
Cardiff St John 2 20.49x
Ewerby 2 740.74x
Kirkby In Ashfield 2 80.97x
Liskeard 2 61.54x
Mansfield 2 24.97x
Nottingham St Nicholas 2 63.49x
Pelynt 2 512.82x
Standard Hill 2 363.64x
Alfreton 1 12.25x
Alverstoke 1 7.85x
Bromley 1 11.20x
Burton Extra 1 30.12x
Hipperholme Cum 1 13.39x
Holy Trinity Less London 1 232.56x
Lansallos 1 238.10x
Ormesby 1 21.88x
Scagglethorpe 1 666.67x
St Luke London 1 3.63x
Stirling 1 12.53x
Wigton 1 45.05x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Elizabeth 10
Ellen 7
Sarah 5
Ann 4
Annie 3
Emma 3
Alice 2
Anne 2
Emily 2
Fanny 2
Hannah 2
Jessie 2
Lousia 2
Rose 2
Ada 1
Adonious 1
Agnes 1
Bessie 1
Blanche 1
Celia 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Eline 1
Eliz. 1
Emley 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
G. 1
Jane 1
Kate 1
Kitty 1
Laura 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Margarete 1
Mrs. 1
Ruth 1
Susanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 13
George 8
John 8
Henry 6
Charles 5
James 4
Alfred 3
Thomas 3
Edward 2
Harry 2
Joseph 2
Samuel 2
Wm. 2
Albert 1
Allen 1
Amos 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Bernard 1
Chas.H.B. 1
Enoch 1
Ernest 1
Evered 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
Gured 1
Hazrace 1
Herbert 1
Isaiah 1
Lewes 1
M.B. 1
Moses 1
Richd. 1
Robert 1
Rubine 1
Tom 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Leavers surname: questions and answers

How common was the Leavers surname in 1881?

In 1881, 176 people were recorded with the Leavers surname. That placed it at #13,930 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Leavers surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016. That gives Leavers a modern rank of #29,225.

What does the Leavers map show?

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