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UK surname

Meynell

In the 1881 census there were 307 people recorded with the Meynell surname, ranking it #9,568 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 622, ranked #8,471, up from #9,568 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Gateshead and Kirk Langley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rossendale, Barnsley and Stockton-on-Tees.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Meynell is 693 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 102.6%.

1881 census count

307

Ranked #9,568

Modern count

622

2016, ranked #8,471

Peak year

2000

693 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Meynell had 307 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,568 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 622 in 2016, ranked #8,471.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 522 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Meynell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Meynell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Meynell 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 180 #11,300
1861 historical 191 #12,467
1881 historical 307 #9,568
1891 historical 327 #10,379
1901 historical 493 #8,133
1911 historical 522 #7,577
1997 modern 601 #8,133
1998 modern 636 #8,041
1999 modern 654 #7,914
2000 modern 693 #7,545
2001 modern 672 #7,595
2002 modern 681 #7,677
2003 modern 626 #8,052
2004 modern 621 #8,134
2005 modern 624 #8,029
2006 modern 633 #7,967
2007 modern 621 #8,140
2008 modern 623 #8,175
2009 modern 620 #8,385
2010 modern 645 #8,294
2011 modern 633 #8,333
2012 modern 622 #8,354
2013 modern 643 #8,285
2014 modern 649 #8,266
2015 modern 635 #8,350
2016 modern 622 #8,471

Geography

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Where Meynells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Gateshead, Kirk Langley, Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton and Bishop Wearmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rossendale, Barnsley, Stockton-on-Tees, Meadows and Southside and Breckland. 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 London parishes London 1
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Kirk Langley Derbyshire
4 Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees), Stainton (Thornaby ), Norton Durham
5 Bishop Wearmouth Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rossendale 002 Rossendale
2 Barnsley 003 Barnsley
3 Stockton-on-Tees 020 Stockton-on-Tees
4 Meadows and Southside City of Edinburgh
5 Breckland 006 Breckland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Meynell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Meynell

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Meynell 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

Meynell is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

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

Meynell 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.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Meynell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Meynell 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. Yorkshire leads with 133 Meynells recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.48x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 133 4.48x
Durham 65 7.30x
Derbyshire 42 8.96x
Middlesex 17 0.57x
Cambridgeshire 10 5.27x
Staffordshire 10 0.99x
Lancashire 7 0.20x
Cumberland 5 1.94x
Warwickshire 5 0.66x
Devon 4 0.64x
Surrey 3 0.21x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.50x
Flintshire 1 1.24x
Lincolnshire 1 0.21x
Northumberland 1 0.22x
Sussex 1 0.20x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Northallerton in Yorkshire leads with 15 Meynells recorded in 1881 and an index of 395.78x.

Place Total Index
Northallerton 15 395.78x
Bishopwearmouth 12 15.69x
East Cowton 11 2750.00x
Horsley 10 354.61x
Leverington 10 800.00x
Patrck Brmptn Newton 10 1886.79x
Stockton On Tees 10 23.28x
Ryhope 9 145.40x
Bowling 8 27.22x
Middlesbrough 8 20.70x
Barnard Castle 7 159.09x
Crathorne 7 2692.31x
Holbrook 7 666.67x
Redworth 7 1228.07x
Saddleworth 7 30.58x
Spondon 7 388.89x
St Marylebone London 7 4.38x
Thornton Le Moor 7 2058.82x
Wolverhampton 7 9.01x
Yarm 7 460.53x
Derby St Werburgh 6 22.16x
Ecclesall Bierlow 6 9.94x
Linthorpe 6 33.88x
Accrington 5 15.48x
Burrill Cum Cowling 5 5000.00x
Heworth 5 28.47x
West Auckland 5 153.37x
Aston 4 1.92x
Brigham 4 327.87x
Sowerby In Thirsk 4 223.46x
Sowerby Under Cotcliff 4 8000.00x
Cartworth 3 122.45x
Crook Billy Row 3 26.29x
Eryholme 3 1578.95x
Hartlepool 3 23.70x
Kensington London 3 1.80x
Kirk Langley 3 428.57x
Putney 3 21.98x
South Otterington 3 833.33x
Tavistock 3 42.25x
Thornton Le Beans 3 1363.64x
Westminster St 3 27.17x
York St Giles In 3 107.14x
Bagby 2 689.66x
Derby All Sts 2 51.02x
Normanton 2 50.51x
Nottingham St Mary 2 1.92x
Rocester 2 160.00x
Sunderland 2 12.71x
York St Denis In 2 153.85x
Aighton Bailey 1 58.48x
Alwoodley 1 217.39x
Boroughbridge 1 100.00x
Brailsford 1 149.25x
Caverswall 1 19.05x
Chellaston 1 196.08x
Clerkenwell London 1 1.41x
Duffield 1 27.03x
Dymeirchion 1 149.25x
East Harlsey 1 256.41x
Edgbaston 1 4.27x
Fulham London 1 2.30x
Gateshead 1 1.50x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 1 2.59x
Hudswell 1 526.32x
Ipplepen 1 117.65x
Islington London 1 0.34x
Kirklington With 1 384.62x
Morpeth 1 19.08x
Moston 1 28.09x
Pannal 1 35.09x
Pentrich 1 37.88x
South Bersted 1 23.31x
St George Hanover 1 2.56x
Stainton In 1 285.71x
Thornaby 1 9.02x
Tydd St Mary 1 105.26x
Watermillock 1 212.77x
Wessington 1 158.73x
Yafforth 1 526.32x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 16
Mary 15
Sarah 12
Ann 7
Annie 5
Jane 5
Lucy 5
Eliza 4
Ellen 4
Emily 4
Alice 3
Charlotte 3
Emma 3
Hannah 3
Margaret 3
Ada 2
Caroline 2
Clara 2
Ethel 2
Maria 2
Rebecca 2
Agness 1
Bertha 1
Christopher 1
Dara 1
Edith 1
Eliz 1
Elizth. 1
Evelyn 1
Gertrude 1
Helena 1
Hilda 1
Ida 1
Isabell 1
Isabella 1
Isobel 1
Jessie 1
Lilley 1
Lilly 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Margt. 1
Marie 1
Martha 1
May 1
Paulina 1
Pollie 1
Polly 1
Rachel 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 29
William 16
George 15
Thomas 11
Henry 7
Joseph 7
Robert 7
Matthew 6
Arthur 5
Charles 5
Francis 5
James 4
Frank 3
Herbert 3
Christopher 2
David 2
Geo. 2
Richard 2
S.L. 2
Samuel 2
Shipley 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Alfd. 1
Alfred 1
Anderson 1
Dixon 1
E. 1
E.J. 1
Edw. 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Fergus 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Geo 1
Geo.Wm. 1
Gerard 1
Harry 1
Hugo 1
Jno. 1
Mark 1
Mason 1
P.H. 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Tom 1
Wilton 1

FAQ

Meynell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Meynell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 307 people were recorded with the Meynell surname. That placed it at #9,568 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Meynell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 622 in 2016. That gives Meynell a modern rank of #8,471.

What does the Meynell map show?

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