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UK surname

Lilwall

In the 1881 census there were 120 people recorded with the Lilwall surname, ranking it #17,756 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 132, ranked #25,882, down from #17,756 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Almeley and Kings Norton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Broadland, Herefordshire and Central Bedfordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lilwall is 173 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 10.0%.

1881 census count

120

Ranked #17,756

Modern count

132

2016, ranked #25,882

Peak year

2002

173 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lilwall had 120 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,756 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 132 in 2016, ranked #25,882.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 157 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Lilwall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Lilwall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lilwall 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 74 #20,443
1861 historical 54 #27,127
1881 historical 120 #17,756
1891 historical 101 #23,870
1901 historical 119 #20,624
1911 historical 157 #17,348
1997 modern 153 #20,868
1998 modern 163 #20,582
1999 modern 155 #21,375
2000 modern 161 #20,822
2001 modern 162 #20,460
2002 modern 173 #20,043
2003 modern 163 #20,554
2004 modern 155 #21,352
2005 modern 145 #22,253
2006 modern 152 #21,721
2007 modern 150 #22,212
2008 modern 146 #22,822
2009 modern 150 #22,937
2010 modern 147 #23,809
2011 modern 146 #23,736
2012 modern 137 #24,731
2013 modern 138 #25,020
2014 modern 142 #24,734
2015 modern 135 #25,481
2016 modern 132 #25,882

Geography

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Where Lilwalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Almeley, Kings Norton, Hay and Whitney. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Broadland, Herefordshire and Central Bedfordshire. 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 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
2 Almeley Herefordshire
3 Kings Norton Worcestershire
4 Hay Brecon
5 Whitney Brecon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Broadland 002 Broadland
2 Herefordshire 022 Herefordshire, County of
3 Herefordshire 012 Herefordshire, County of
4 Herefordshire 021 Herefordshire, County of
5 Central Bedfordshire 018 Central Bedfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lilwall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lilwall

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Lilwall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Lilwall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Lilwall 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

Lilwall 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

Lilwall 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lilwall 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 Lilwall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Lilwall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lilwall 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. Herefordshire leads with 58 Lilwalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 120.86x.

County Total Index
Herefordshire 58 120.86x
Brecknockshire 20 85.47x
Worcestershire 10 6.54x
Gloucestershire 9 3.92x
Middlesex 8 0.68x
Glamorgan 4 1.96x
Monmouthshire 3 3.55x
Lancashire 2 0.14x
Warwickshire 2 0.68x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.41x
Cheshire 1 0.39x
Cumberland 1 0.99x
Staffordshire 1 0.25x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Almeley in Herefordshire leads with 21 Lilwalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 8750.00x.

Place Total Index
Almeley 21 8750.00x
Hay 20 2298.85x
Bristol St James St Paul 9 117.65x
Titley 9 5625.00x
Pembridge 7 1320.75x
Shobdon 6 4000.00x
Tottenham 6 32.19x
Hereford All Sts 5 227.27x
Fladbury 4 2222.22x
Kings Norton 4 29.20x
Llantwit Lower 4 223.46x
Hereford St John 3 545.45x
St Woollos 3 31.78x
Brampton Bryan 2 1176.47x
Edmonton 2 21.21x
Holmer 2 232.56x
Oldbury 2 26.60x
Aston 1 1.23x
Birmingham 1 1.02x
Credenhill 1 1000.00x
Cusop 1 1250.00x
Datchet 1 208.33x
Flimby 1 117.65x
Handsworth 1 10.27x
Ledbury 1 60.61x
Liverpool 1 1.19x
Tranmere 1 10.54x
West Derby 1 2.46x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Eliza 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Clara 2
Elizabeth 2
Elizth. 2
Fanny 2
Jane 2
Lucy 2
Margaret 2
Ada 1
Anna 1
Caroline 1
Cecilia 1
Charlotte 1
Eleanor 1
Eliliy 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Emmeline 1
Ethel 1
Gertrude 1
Isabel 1
Isabella 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Leah 1
Lilly 1
Linda 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Milborough 1
Ruth 1
Sarah 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 12
Thomas 6
George 5
John 5
Arthur 4
Charles 3
James 3
Alfred 2
Henry 2
Jamerlino 2
Leonard 2
Richard 2
Albert 1
Ambrose 1
Andrew 1
Bertram 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Fredrick 1
G. 1
Herbert 1
Martin 1
Rowland 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Lilwall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lilwall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 120 people were recorded with the Lilwall surname. That placed it at #17,756 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lilwall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 132 in 2016. That gives Lilwall a modern rank of #25,882.

What does the Lilwall map show?

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