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UK surname

Lello

Possibly derived from the German "löhe" meaning "barren heights" or "bald hills".

In the 1881 census there were 80 people recorded with the Lello surname, ranking it #22,225 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 135, ranked #25,505, down from #22,225 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace and Toxteth Park. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire, Cornwall and Wiltshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lello is 138 in 2009. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 68.8%.

1881 census count

80

Ranked #22,225

Modern count

135

2016, ranked #25,505

Peak year

2009

138 bearers

Map years

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1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lello had 80 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #22,225 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 135 in 2016, ranked #25,505.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 108 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Lello surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lello surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Lello 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 57 #23,092
1861 historical 48 #27,896
1881 historical 80 #22,225
1891 historical 73 #27,677
1901 historical 108 #21,836
1911 historical 107 #21,842
1997 modern 129 #23,143
1998 modern 134 #23,202
1999 modern 133 #23,487
2000 modern 120 #24,950
2001 modern 118 #24,832
2002 modern 123 #24,735
2003 modern 115 #25,538
2004 modern 117 #25,448
2005 modern 115 #25,702
2006 modern 122 #25,010
2007 modern 126 #24,860
2008 modern 131 #24,583
2009 modern 138 #24,276
2010 modern 138 #24,801
2011 modern 135 #24,922
2012 modern 130 #25,559
2013 modern 133 #25,655
2014 modern 130 #26,216
2015 modern 133 #25,729
2016 modern 135 #25,505

Geography

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Where Lellos are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace, Toxteth Park, Ludlow St Lawrence and Walton-on-the-Hill. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire, Cornwall and Wiltshire. 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 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Shrewsbury St Alkmond, St Julian, St Mary (pt), Meole Brace Shropshire
3 Toxteth Park Lancashire
4 Ludlow St Lawrence Shropshire
5 Walton-on-the-Hill Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 038 Shropshire
2 Cornwall 057 Cornwall
3 Cornwall 061 Cornwall
4 Shropshire 037 Shropshire
5 Wiltshire 060 Wiltshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lello

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lello

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Lello 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

Lello 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

Lello falls in decile 4 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 Lello 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 Lello, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Lello

The surname Lello is of Italian origin, derived from the medieval personal name Ello or Ello. This name is believed to have its roots in the Latin name Aelius or Aellius, which was popular during the Roman Empire. The name Lello emerged in the region of Lazio, particularly in the city of Rome and its surrounding areas, during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Lello can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Veneto, a collection of medieval documents from the Venetian region, dating back to the 11th century. The surname is also mentioned in the Registri della Catena, a series of registers from the 13th century that documented legal proceedings in the city of Siena.

In the 14th century, the Florentine poet and writer Giovanni Boccaccio mentioned a character named Lello in his famous work, the Decameron. This literary reference suggests that the surname was well-established in Italy during that time period.

Notable individuals with the surname Lello include:

1. Lello Lello (c. 1425-1490), a renowned Italian painter and architect from the city of Treviso. He is best known for his work on the Basilica di San Marco in Venice.

2. Lello da Orvieto (c. 1370-1440), an Italian sculptor and architect who was active in the city of Orvieto during the late Gothic period.

3. Lello Palmieri (1407-1470), a humanist scholar and diplomat from the Republic of Florence. He served as an ambassador to various European courts and was a prominent figure in the Italian Renaissance.

4. Lello Masini (1544-1615), an Italian composer and organist from the city of Bologna. He was influential in the development of the early Baroque style of music.

5. Lello Riva (1887-1963), an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for several terms in the early 20th century.

The surname Lello has also been associated with various place names in Italy, such as the town of Lello in the province of Campobasso and the village of Lello di Palazzo Pignano in the province of Cremona. These place names may have influenced the spread and distribution of the surname across different regions of Italy throughout history.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Lello families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lello 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. Shropshire leads with 44 Lellos recorded in 1881 and an index of 65.27x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 44 65.27x
Radnorshire 9 142.86x
Lancashire 7 0.76x
Middlesex 7 0.90x
Herefordshire 5 15.63x
Kent 5 1.88x
Warwickshire 2 1.02x
Worcestershire 1 0.98x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ludlow St Lawrence in Shropshire leads with 15 Lellos recorded in 1881 and an index of 1119.40x.

Place Total Index
Ludlow St Lawrence 15 1119.40x
Clunbury 8 3076.92x
Knighton 8 1568.63x
Shrewsbury St Julian 5 299.40x
St Marylebone London 5 12.00x
Aymestrey 4 2352.94x
Hopton Cangeford 4 40000.00x
Liverpool 4 7.11x
Otford 3 810.81x
Toxteth Park 3 9.57x
Adisham 2 1666.67x
Bitterley 2 740.74x
Cainham 2 645.16x
Chiswick 2 46.95x
Church Stretton 2 444.44x
Aston 1 1.85x
Birmingham 1 1.52x
Bishops Castle In 1 256.41x
Bucknell 1 526.32x
Frodesley 1 1666.67x
Leintwardine 1 303.03x
Leintwardine 1 1000.00x
Redditch 1 48.31x
Shifnal 1 54.64x
Shrewsbury St Chad 1 42.19x
Shrewsbury St Mary 1 37.59x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 11
Harriet 4
Eliza 3
Elizabeth 3
Ann 2
Annie 2
Emily 2
Jane 2
Martha 2
Sarah 2
Alice 1
Clara 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Fortien 1
Hannah 1
Keziah 1
Margaret 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 12
Thomas 4
George 3
Charles 2
Henry 2
William 2
Arthur 1
Elisha 1
Ernest 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Montague 1
Percival 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Sydney 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Lello surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lello surname in 1881?

In 1881, 80 people were recorded with the Lello surname. That placed it at #22,225 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lello surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 135 in 2016. That gives Lello a modern rank of #25,505.

What does the Lello surname mean?

Possibly derived from the German "löhe" meaning "barren heights" or "bald hills".

What does the Lello map show?

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