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UK surname

Maunder

A surname derived from the Old French word "maudire," meaning to curse or grumble.

In the 1881 census there were 1,343 people recorded with the Maunder surname, ranking it #3,050 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,717, ranked #3,635, down from #3,050 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Exeter St David (including Castle Yard) and Mary Tavy. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mid Devon, Cornwall and Taunton Deane.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Maunder is 1,896 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 27.8%.

1881 census count

1,343

Ranked #3,050

Modern count

1,717

2016, ranked #3,635

Peak year

1999

1,896 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Maunder had 1,343 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,050 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,717 in 2016, ranked #3,635.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,807 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Maunder surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Maunder surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Maunder 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 1,059 #2,645
1861 historical 899 #3,080
1881 historical 1,343 #3,050
1891 historical 1,390 #3,131
1901 historical 1,699 #3,039
1911 historical 1,807 #2,717
1997 modern 1,831 #3,282
1998 modern 1,889 #3,312
1999 modern 1,896 #3,327
2000 modern 1,859 #3,363
2001 modern 1,836 #3,333
2002 modern 1,879 #3,334
2003 modern 1,860 #3,296
2004 modern 1,863 #3,289
2005 modern 1,823 #3,329
2006 modern 1,758 #3,444
2007 modern 1,772 #3,457
2008 modern 1,761 #3,502
2009 modern 1,787 #3,525
2010 modern 1,796 #3,573
2011 modern 1,800 #3,533
2012 modern 1,727 #3,599
2013 modern 1,759 #3,594
2014 modern 1,744 #3,634
2015 modern 1,716 #3,648
2016 modern 1,717 #3,635

Geography

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Where Maunders are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Exeter St David (including Castle Yard), Mary Tavy and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mid Devon, Cornwall, Taunton Deane and The Vale of Glamorgan. 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 Exeter St David (including Castle Yard) Devon
3 Mary Tavy Devon
4 London parishes London 1
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mid Devon 006 Mid Devon
2 Cornwall 023 Cornwall
3 Taunton Deane 012 Taunton Deane
4 The Vale of Glamorgan 004 Vale of Glamorgan
5 Mid Devon 007 Mid Devon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Maunder

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Maunder

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Maunder is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Maunder 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

Maunder falls in decile 6 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

Meaning and origin of Maunder

The surname Maunder is of English origin, deriving from the Old English word "mandan," which means "to beg" or "to wander." This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname given to beggars or wanderers.

Maunder can be traced back to the early 13th century, with records showing variations such as Maundir, Maundur, and Maundere. The surname is particularly associated with the counties of Devon and Somerset in the southwest of England, where it is believed to have originated.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maunder appears in the Subsidy Rolls for Devon in 1327, which lists a Walter Maunder. Another early record is from the Feet of Fines for Somerset in 1349, mentioning a John Maunder.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various forms in parish records. For instance, the christening of William Mawnder was recorded in Stoke St. Gregory, Somerset, in 1575.

Notable individuals with the surname Maunder throughout history include John Maunder (1644-1701), an English clergyman and author known for his work "The Antiquities of the County of Surrey." Another prominent figure was Samuel Maunder (1785-1849), a British writer and compiler of educational works such as "The Treasury of Knowledge" and "The Biographical Treasury."

Across the Atlantic, John Maunder (1758-1829) was a British-born American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the United States House of Representatives.

In the 19th century, Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928) was a prominent English astronomer and astronomer royal. He is best known for his work on sunspots and the discovery of the Maunder Minimum, a period of low sunspot activity between 1645 and 1715.

Another notable bearer of the name was Annie Maunder (1868-1947), an Irish astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of sunspots and was one of the first female elected Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Maunder families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Maunder 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. Devon leads with 556 Maunders recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.27x.

County Total Index
Devon 556 20.27x
Middlesex 142 1.08x
Cornwall 127 8.51x
Surrey 89 1.39x
Somerset 68 3.21x
Gloucestershire 58 2.24x
Kent 55 1.22x
Lancashire 34 0.22x
Buckinghamshire 29 3.64x
Hampshire 22 0.81x
Yorkshire 22 0.17x
Essex 14 0.54x
Staffordshire 13 0.29x
Glamorgan 12 0.52x
Worcestershire 12 0.70x
Hertfordshire 10 1.10x
Dorset 9 1.04x
Oxfordshire 9 1.11x
Warwickshire 9 0.27x
Royal Navy 8 5.09x
Shropshire 8 0.70x
Northumberland 6 0.31x
Suffolk 6 0.37x
Channel Islands 5 1.28x
Nottinghamshire 5 0.28x
Carmarthenshire 4 0.72x
Derbyshire 4 0.19x
Wiltshire 4 0.34x
Berkshire 3 0.30x
Sussex 3 0.14x
Bedfordshire 2 0.29x
Brecknockshire 1 0.38x
Cheshire 1 0.03x
Lincolnshire 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lambeth in Surrey leads with 32 Maunders recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.78x.

Place Total Index
Lambeth 32 2.78x
Islington London 26 2.04x
Marytavy 25 618.81x
Brixham 23 72.35x
Exeter St David 22 93.86x
Battersea 21 4.33x
Plymouth St Andrew 19 8.99x
Stoke Damerel 19 9.90x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 18 7.40x
Exeter St Thomas The 18 64.38x
Paddington London 18 3.71x
Crediton 17 65.41x
Strood 17 66.28x
Bledlow 16 331.26x
Stoke Climsland 16 167.89x
Buckfastleigh 15 118.48x
Calstock 15 51.26x
Exeter St Sidwell 15 23.87x
Kenton 15 173.41x
Martock 15 108.77x
Tormoham 15 12.92x
Falmouth 14 26.51x
St Mary Magdalene 13 118.51x
St Pancras London 13 1.23x
Thelbridge 13 1326.53x
Wellington 13 45.20x
East Stonehouse 12 22.21x
Cadeleigh 11 1018.52x
Littleham 11 54.84x
Paignton 11 52.71x
Plymouth Charles The 11 9.10x
Quenington 11 643.27x
Bermondsey 10 2.55x
Hampstead London 10 4.87x
Kingswinford 10 6.19x
Skilgate 10 1010.10x
Tiverton 10 21.16x
West Teignmouth 10 47.64x
Bampton 9 107.14x
Bedminster 9 4.51x
Bromley 9 13.13x
Cheltenham 9 4.51x
Kensington London 9 1.23x
Roystone 9 176.13x
Southampton St Mary 9 5.30x
St Marylebone London 9 1.28x
Stonehouse East 9 64.66x
Thame 9 60.81x
Aston 8 0.87x
Barnstaple 8 18.58x
Callington 8 92.06x
Chelsea London 8 2.01x
Condover 8 99.75x
Greenwich 8 3.81x
Hammersmith London 8 2.46x
Morchard Bishop 8 139.86x
Royal Navy 8 5.96x
Toxteth Park 8 1.51x
Willesden 8 6.44x
Beaminster 7 72.84x
Broad Clist 7 74.00x
Croydon 7 1.96x
Enfield 7 8.10x
Gloucester Barton St 7 46.20x
Great Little Marsden 7 9.77x
Ince In Makerfield 7 9.62x
Linkinhorne 7 67.37x
Milton Abbott 7 176.32x
Newton Abbot St Mary 7 30.42x
North Petherwyn 7 180.41x
Portsea 7 1.32x
South Petherwin 7 187.67x
St Albans St Michael 7 68.97x
Tavistock 7 22.40x
Ashburton 6 45.77x
Brentor 6 1016.95x
Dudley 6 2.87x
East Teignmouth 6 53.48x
Lamerton 6 115.16x
South Molton 6 39.81x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 104
John 72
James 43
George 42
Thomas 41
Henry 35
Charles 23
Frederick 21
Samuel 21
Robert 16
Richard 14
Harry 12
Alfred 9
Francis 9
Arthur 8
Edward 8
Edwin 8
Joseph 8
Frank 6
Isaac 6
Walter 6
Wm. 6
Albert 5
Daniel 5
Edmund 5
Hugh 5
Ernest 3
Herbert 3
Lewis 3
Michael 3
Philip 3
W. 3
Alexander 2
Alfd. 2
Benjamin 2
Chas. 2
Geo. 2
Sidney 2
Stephen 2
Thos. 2
Aubrey 1
Barnard 1
Bertie 1
Danl. 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Edgar 1
Gilbert 1
Henery 1
Zephh. 1

FAQ

Maunder surname: questions and answers

How common was the Maunder surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,343 people were recorded with the Maunder surname. That placed it at #3,050 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Maunder surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,717 in 2016. That gives Maunder a modern rank of #3,635.

What does the Maunder surname mean?

A surname derived from the Old French word "maudire," meaning to curse or grumble.

What does the Maunder map show?

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