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UK surname

Livesley

In the 1881 census there were 421 people recorded with the Livesley surname, ranking it #7,681 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 418, ranked #11,472, down from #7,681 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Winwick, Glossop and Tarporley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Lancashire, Cheshire West and Chester and Wigan.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Livesley is 548 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.7%.

1881 census count

421

Ranked #7,681

Modern count

418

2016, ranked #11,472

Peak year

1911

548 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Livesley had 421 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,681 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 418 in 2016, ranked #11,472.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 548 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Livesley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Livesley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Livesley 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 222 #9,597
1861 historical 263 #9,423
1881 historical 421 #7,681
1891 historical 454 #8,026
1901 historical 528 #7,740
1911 historical 548 #7,311
1997 modern 451 #10,049
1998 modern 425 #10,859
1999 modern 439 #10,673
2000 modern 442 #10,597
2001 modern 429 #10,634
2002 modern 424 #10,950
2003 modern 429 #10,684
2004 modern 428 #10,737
2005 modern 425 #10,667
2006 modern 422 #10,785
2007 modern 440 #10,533
2008 modern 439 #10,640
2009 modern 458 #10,519
2010 modern 463 #10,660
2011 modern 451 #10,766
2012 modern 432 #11,015
2013 modern 432 #11,210
2014 modern 427 #11,393
2015 modern 421 #11,435
2016 modern 418 #11,472

Geography

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Where Livesleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Winwick, Glossop, Tarporley, North Meols and Wigan. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Lancashire, Cheshire West and Chester, Wigan, Bradford and Sefton. 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 Winwick Lancashire
2 Glossop Derbyshire
3 Tarporley Cheshire
4 North Meols Lancashire
5 Wigan Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Lancashire 003 West Lancashire
2 Cheshire West and Chester 007 Cheshire West and Chester
3 Wigan 038 Wigan
4 Bradford 005 Bradford
5 Sefton 010 Sefton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Livesley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Livesley

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Livesley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Livesley 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Livesley is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Livesley 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

Livesley 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 Livesley 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 Livesley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Livesley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Livesley 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. Lancashire leads with 278 Livesleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.75x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 278 5.75x
Derbyshire 44 6.89x
Yorkshire 36 0.89x
Cheshire 25 2.78x
Staffordshire 12 0.87x
Middlesex 7 0.17x
Monmouthshire 5 1.70x
Warwickshire 5 0.49x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.55x
Berkshire 1 0.33x
Durham 1 0.08x
Kent 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birkdale in Lancashire leads with 39 Livesleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 318.63x.

Place Total Index
Birkdale 39 318.63x
Abram 29 781.67x
Haydock 28 335.73x
Ollersett 25 2016.13x
Liverpool 22 7.49x
Leeds 15 6.57x
Salford 15 10.54x
Manchester 13 5.97x
Beard Ollerset Whitle 12 285.71x
Westleigh 12 109.19x
Ashton In Makerfield 11 79.83x
Tarporley 11 585.11x
Wigan 11 16.27x
Ardwick 10 22.91x
Halsall 9 471.20x
Hindley 9 43.63x
Manningham 8 16.07x
Moss Side 8 31.42x
Formby 6 109.49x
Glossop Dale 6 20.07x
Kensington London 6 2.65x
Kirkdale 6 7.37x
Windle 6 22.04x
Birkenhead 5 6.97x
Monmouth 5 63.94x
Trentham 5 42.70x
Ashton Under Lyne 4 3.78x
Blackburn 4 3.11x
Cheetham 4 11.08x
Parr 4 23.11x
Stayley 4 38.87x
Stoke Upon Trent 4 2.74x
Atherton 3 17.04x
Birmingham 3 0.88x
Heaton Norris 3 10.89x
Horton In Bradford 3 4.75x
Poole 3 1428.57x
West Derby 3 2.12x
Wigton 3 857.14x
Yarm 3 144.93x
Aston 2 0.71x
Barnsley 2 4.80x
Bedford 2 19.76x
Blackley 2 23.58x
North Meols 2 4.22x
Thornton In Fylde 2 18.90x
Walton Le Dale 2 15.38x
Wolstanton Chesterton 2 28.45x
Worksop 2 12.27x
Agdn In Whtchrch Brdly 1 277.78x
Bickerstaffe 1 31.55x
Biddulph 1 12.87x
Castleton 1 2.07x
Disley Stanley 1 21.60x
Everton 1 0.65x
Finchley 1 6.40x
Golborne 1 15.85x
Great Bolton 1 1.56x
Haughton 1 14.16x
Kimberworth 1 4.46x
Levenshulme 1 20.08x
Medomsley 1 17.67x
Northfleet 1 8.16x
Rawmarsh 1 7.01x
Sandhurst 1 16.86x
Staveley 1 8.83x
Styrrup 1 121.95x
Walmersley Cum 1 12.94x
Walton On Hill 1 3.82x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 37
Elizabeth 20
Sarah 18
Jane 13
Alice 12
Ann 11
Ellen 10
Margaret 10
Emma 8
Martha 7
Esther 5
Annie 4
Emily 3
Maria 3
Ada 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Florence 2
Harriet 2
Kate 2
Annis 1
Anny 1
Bella 1
Betty 1
Charlotte 1
Christina 1
Clara 1
Dorothy 1
Eddah 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Emmaly 1
Evelyn 1
Fannie 1
Fanny 1
Gertrude 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Isabella 1
Janney 1
Jenney 1
Laura 1
Louisa 1
Maggie 1
Margeret 1
Maud 1
Mgt. 1
Minnie 1
Rachel 1
Selina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 31
James 26
Thomas 25
William 19
George 16
Richard 8
Charles 7
Joseph 7
Alfred 6
Wm. 4
Arthur 3
David 3
Henry 3
Joshua 3
Thos. 3
Timothy 3
Adam 2
Albert 2
Edward 2
Enoch 2
Fred 2
Frederick 2
Josh. 2
Miles 2
Peter 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Alfd 1
Amos 1
Buckley 1
Edwin 1
Ellis 1
Fredric 1
Fredrick 1
Gilbert 1
Graffery 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Isreal 1
Jabez 1
Jas.W. 1
Jesse 1
Louis 1
Michael 1
Moses 1
Nicholas 1
Saml. 1
Squire 1

FAQ

Livesley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Livesley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 421 people were recorded with the Livesley surname. That placed it at #7,681 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Livesley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 418 in 2016. That gives Livesley a modern rank of #11,472.

What does the Livesley map show?

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