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UK surname

Lewendon

In the 1881 census there were 275 people recorded with the Lewendon surname, ranking it #10,330 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 471, ranked #10,456, down from #10,330 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hull Holy Trinity, Hampstead Norris and Goring. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Reading and Stroud.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lewendon is 495 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 71.3%.

1881 census count

275

Ranked #10,330

Modern count

471

2016, ranked #10,456

Peak year

1911

495 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lewendon had 275 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,330 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 471 in 2016, ranked #10,456.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 495 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established Multi-Ethnic Communities.

Lewendon surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lewendon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lewendon 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 109 #16,212
1861 historical 93 #22,009
1881 historical 275 #10,330
1891 historical 331 #10,277
1901 historical 390 #9,650
1911 historical 495 #7,877
1997 modern 464 #9,831
1998 modern 489 #9,760
1999 modern 495 #9,731
2000 modern 477 #9,989
2001 modern 465 #9,993
2002 modern 478 #9,963
2003 modern 460 #10,091
2004 modern 466 #10,030
2005 modern 436 #10,457
2006 modern 450 #10,237
2007 modern 435 #10,613
2008 modern 445 #10,521
2009 modern 459 #10,502
2010 modern 472 #10,488
2011 modern 490 #10,114
2012 modern 458 #10,528
2013 modern 466 #10,556
2014 modern 474 #10,486
2015 modern 472 #10,452
2016 modern 471 #10,456

Geography

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Where Lewendons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hull Holy Trinity, Hampstead Norris, Goring, Kingston-on-Thames and Whitchurch. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Reading and Stroud. 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 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
2 Hampstead Norris Berkshire
3 Goring Berkshire
4 Kingston-on-Thames Surrey
5 Whitchurch Berkshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Reading 017 Reading
2 Reading 011 Reading
3 Reading 013 Reading
4 Stroud 015 Stroud
5 Reading 018 Reading

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lewendon

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lewendon

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

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities

Group

Established Multi-Ethnic Communities

Nationally, the Lewendon surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established Multi-Ethnic Communities, within Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities. This does not mean every Lewendon household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Parents and young children in this Group are drawn from diverse ethnic backgrounds in broadly similar proportions. Employment is typically in elementary occupations, though workers in professional, intermediate or skilled trades occupations are also present. The residential landscape is dominated by terraced housing, although semi-detached houses and flats are also present. This Group is found in London and in many provincial towns and cities throughout the U.K.

Wider pattern

Young adults, many of whom are students, predominate in these high-density and overcrowded neighbourhoods of rented terrace houses or flats. Most ethnic minorities are present in these communities, as are people born in European countries that are not part of the EU. Students aside, low skilled occupations predominate, and unemployment rates are above average. Overall, the mix of students and more sedentary households means that neighbourhood average numbers of children are not very high. The Mixed or Multiple ethnic group composition of neighbourhoods is often associated with low rates of affiliation to Christian religions. This Supergroup predominates in non-central urban locations the UK, particularly within England in the Midlands and the outskirts of west, south and north-east London.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Lewendon 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

Lewendon 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

Lewendon falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

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 Lewendon 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Lewendon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lewendon 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. Berkshire leads with 189 Lewendons recorded in 1881 and an index of 95.60x.

County Total Index
Berkshire 189 95.60x
Surrey 25 1.95x
Oxfordshire 21 12.91x
Yorkshire 13 0.50x
Hampshire 8 1.48x
Middlesex 8 0.30x
Lincolnshire 4 0.95x
Warwickshire 1 0.15x
Wiltshire 1 0.43x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Whitchurch in Berkshire leads with 60 Lewendons recorded in 1881 and an index of 7407.41x.

Place Total Index
Whitchurch 60 7407.41x
Reading St Mary 17 107.39x
Tilehurst 15 375.94x
Bradfield 14 1333.33x
Kingston On Thames 14 45.41x
Holy Trinity 11 17.52x
Warfield 11 614.53x
Camberwell 10 5.94x
Hampstead Norris 10 806.45x
Oxford St Clement 9 219.51x
Aldworth 8 3200.00x
Bensington 8 769.23x
East Woodhay 8 579.71x
Frilsham 7 3684.21x
Reading St Giles 6 30.94x
Speen 6 185.76x
Ashampstead 5 1612.90x
Bray 5 86.06x
Greenham 5 505.05x
Bromley London 4 6.90x
Caythorpe 4 493.83x
Chieveley 4 380.95x
S Stoke 4 526.32x
Sonning 4 183.49x
Bucklebury 3 291.26x
Thatcham 3 98.36x
Reading St Lawrence 2 47.28x
Sculcoates 2 4.83x
Westminster St James 2 7.39x
Yattendon 2 714.29x
Battersea 1 1.03x
Bubbenhall 1 416.67x
Cholsey 1 64.10x
Earley 1 30.40x
Hammersmith London 1 1.54x
Islington London 1 0.39x
Melchet Park 1 2000.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 20
Sarah 11
Jane 8
Emma 7
Alice 6
Ellen 6
Harriet 6
Elizabeth 5
Annie 4
Kate 4
Martha 4
Ada 3
Agnes 3
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Fanny 3
Hannah 3
Ann 2
Clara 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Florence 2
Lucy 2
Minnie 2
Rose 2
Amelia 1
Beatrice 1
Catharine 1
Charlotte 1
Drusilla 1
Elizth 1
Elizth. 1
Infant 1
Jessie 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Lousia 1
Maggie 1
Maude 1
May 1
Rachel 1
Rosa 1
Selena 1
Susanah 1
Susanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 15
William 13
George 12
Charles 11
James 10
Thomas 8
Joseph 7
Alfred 6
Henry 5
Arthur 4
Edward 4
Albert 3
Ernest 3
Harry 3
Walter 3
Eliel 2
Francis 2
Fredk. 2
Richard 2
Alan 1
Alexander 1
Amos 1
Chas.J. 1
Dan 1
Edmond 1
Edwin 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Isaac 1
Jesse 1
Job 1
Jonathan 1
Nayland 1
Norman 1
Percival 1
Samuel 1
Thos. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Lewendon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lewendon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 275 people were recorded with the Lewendon surname. That placed it at #10,330 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lewendon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 471 in 2016. That gives Lewendon a modern rank of #10,456.

What does the Lewendon map show?

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