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UK surname

Llewellin

In the 1881 census there were 503 people recorded with the Llewellin surname, ranking it #6,747 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 269, ranked #15,956, down from #6,747 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, St Mary and St Martin. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Pembrokeshire, Herefordshire and Bristol.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Llewellin is 738 in 1851. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 46.5%.

1881 census count

503

Ranked #6,747

Modern count

269

2016, ranked #15,956

Peak year

1851

738 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Llewellin had 503 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,747 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 269 in 2016, ranked #15,956.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 738 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Llewellin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Llewellin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Llewellin 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 738 #3,569
1861 historical 602 #4,399
1881 historical 503 #6,747
1891 historical 316 #10,639
1901 historical 452 #8,676
1911 historical 414 #9,062
1997 modern 260 #14,880
1998 modern 267 #15,016
1999 modern 279 #14,670
2000 modern 278 #14,659
2001 modern 276 #14,507
2002 modern 278 #14,726
2003 modern 261 #15,180
2004 modern 262 #15,233
2005 modern 264 #15,085
2006 modern 267 #15,042
2007 modern 260 #15,476
2008 modern 262 #15,550
2009 modern 259 #16,013
2010 modern 269 #15,935
2011 modern 270 #15,754
2012 modern 273 #15,546
2013 modern 270 #15,911
2014 modern 274 #15,877
2015 modern 271 #15,881
2016 modern 269 #15,956

Geography

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Where Llewellins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, St Mary, St Martin, St Philip and Jacob and Burton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Pembrokeshire, Herefordshire and Bristol. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 St Mary Pembrokeshire
3 St Martin Pembrokeshire
4 St Philip and Jacob Gloucestershire
5 Burton Pembrokeshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Pembrokeshire 008 Pembrokeshire
2 Pembrokeshire 004 Pembrokeshire
3 Pembrokeshire 009 Pembrokeshire
4 Herefordshire 004 Herefordshire, County of
5 Bristol 042 Bristol, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Llewellin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Llewellin

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

Llewellin is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Llewellin falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Llewellin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Llewellin 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. Pembrokeshire leads with 199 Llewellins recorded in 1881 and an index of 127.88x.

County Total Index
Pembrokeshire 199 127.88x
Gloucestershire 77 8.02x
Monmouthshire 77 21.75x
Glamorgan 42 4.93x
Lancashire 26 0.45x
Middlesex 14 0.29x
Warwickshire 12 0.97x
Herefordshire 11 5.48x
Montgomeryshire 11 9.80x
Somerset 10 1.27x
Worcestershire 5 0.78x
Yorkshire 4 0.08x
Brecknockshire 3 3.06x
Carmarthenshire 3 1.45x
Devon 2 0.20x
Kent 2 0.12x
Hampshire 1 0.10x
Lanarkshire 1 0.06x
Royal Navy 1 1.71x
Staffordshire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ambleston in Pembrokeshire leads with 28 Llewellins recorded in 1881 and an index of 3373.49x.

Place Total Index
Ambleston 28 3373.49x
Bristol St Paul In 24 93.79x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 20 22.12x
Prendergast 19 798.32x
Haverfordwest St Martin 18 625.00x
Toxteth Park 18 9.15x
St Woollos 17 43.03x
Llanycefn 16 2500.00x
Haverfordwest St Thomas 15 482.32x
St Athan 14 2187.50x
St Ishmaels 14 1772.15x
Steynton 14 278.33x
Merthyr Tydfil 12 14.64x
Abergavenny 11 82.96x
Churchstoke 11 518.87x
Stapleton 11 60.37x
Tregare 9 1914.89x
Newport 8 47.37x
Puncheston 8 1951.22x
Spittal 8 1159.42x
Llanhilleth 7 300.43x
Newmoat 7 1372.55x
Aston 6 1.76x
Birmingham 6 1.46x
Clarbeston 6 2307.69x
Clifford 6 451.13x
Dale 6 1071.43x
Gelligaer 6 30.82x
Rudbaxton 6 689.66x
Bristol St Augustine 5 32.26x
Llanwenarth Ultra 5 193.80x
Roath 5 12.91x
Uzmaston 5 526.32x
West Derby 5 2.94x
Westbury On Trym 5 15.37x
Weston Super Mare 5 25.13x
Yardley 5 30.56x
Bedminster 4 5.40x
Bristol St James St Paul 4 12.49x
Chelsea London 4 2.71x
Lampeter Velfrey 4 243.90x
Llanvihangel Llantarnam 4 59.26x
Newton Nottage 4 170.94x
Roch 4 444.44x
St George Hanover Square 4 4.64x
St Marylebone London 4 1.53x
Bradford 3 2.55x
Little Newcastle 3 625.00x
Llanelly 3 25.60x
Lower Llanvrechva 3 86.46x
Madley 3 212.77x
St Dogwells 3 566.04x
Trevethin 3 8.97x
Bridstow 2 175.44x
Bristol St Michael 2 24.30x
Bristol St Stephen 2 80.32x
Kirkdale 2 2.05x
Llanover 2 16.54x
Manorowen 2 606.06x
Mynyddyslwyn 2 14.33x
St Clears 2 119.76x
St Davids 2 56.82x
Wentllooge St Bride 2 476.19x
Bristol Temple 1 15.82x
Caerleon 1 54.05x
Christchurch 1 9.13x
Gillingham 1 2.90x
Gloucester Longford St 1 76.92x
Hackney London 1 0.36x
Jeffreston 1 120.48x
Llanhowell 1 454.55x
Llanwnda 1 59.52x
Pembroke St Michael 1 44.44x
Portsea 1 0.51x
Sandford 1 40.16x
Shoreditch London 1 0.47x
St Brides 1 312.50x
Thornbury 1 15.22x
Weston 1 16.50x
Wolverhampton 1 0.79x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 42
Elizabeth 25
Martha 18
Sarah 13
Ann 11
Margaret 11
Anne 10
Alice 8
Eliza 8
Edith 7
Emma 7
Annie 5
Emily 5
Clara 4
Esther 4
Florence 4
Frances 4
Jane 4
Margret 4
Maria 4
Ada 3
Caroline 3
Amelia 2
E. 2
Eleanor 2
Elizh. 2
Fanny 2
Hannah 2
Lizzie 2
Louisa 2
Rachel 2
Ruth 2
Anna 1
B.L. 1
Beatrice 1
Blanche 1
Catharine 1
Catherine 1
Easther 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizeth. 1
Ella 1
Emmie 1
Gwenny 1
Hariett 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Isabella 1
Laura 1
William 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 46
John 38
Thomas 26
James 16
George 12
Edward 8
Henry 8
Charles 7
David 7
Benjamin 6
Richard 5
Alfred 4
Arthur 4
Francis 4
Edwin 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Daniel 2
Evan 2
Frederick 2
Fredk. 2
Jno. 2
Morris 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Alexander 1
Alf. 1
Benjman 1
Christmas 1
Eagar 1
Edwart 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Fredk.G. 1
H. 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Isaac 1
Jacob 1
Lewis 1
Llewellen 1
Peter 1
R.L. 1
Richd. 1
Robert 1
Sidney 1
Stanley 1
Thoms 1
Wallace 1

FAQ

Llewellin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Llewellin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 503 people were recorded with the Llewellin surname. That placed it at #6,747 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Llewellin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 269 in 2016. That gives Llewellin a modern rank of #15,956.

What does the Llewellin map show?

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