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UK surname

Moorey

In the 1881 census there were 310 people recorded with the Moorey surname, ranking it #9,488 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 379, ranked #12,371, down from #9,488 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Godalming, London parishes and Woking. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Waverley, Hambleton and Medway.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Moorey is 502 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 22.3%.

1881 census count

310

Ranked #9,488

Modern count

379

2016, ranked #12,371

Peak year

1911

502 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Moorey had 310 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,488 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 379 in 2016, ranked #12,371.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 502 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Moorey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Moorey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Moorey 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 227 #9,448
1861 historical 357 #7,155
1881 historical 310 #9,488
1891 historical 469 #7,813
1901 historical 449 #8,717
1911 historical 502 #7,809
1997 modern 423 #10,550
1998 modern 430 #10,772
1999 modern 427 #10,919
2000 modern 418 #11,047
2001 modern 412 #10,980
2002 modern 415 #11,133
2003 modern 402 #11,228
2004 modern 399 #11,297
2005 modern 386 #11,493
2006 modern 378 #11,714
2007 modern 372 #12,032
2008 modern 370 #12,182
2009 modern 378 #12,248
2010 modern 383 #12,394
2011 modern 383 #12,244
2012 modern 366 #12,520
2013 modern 370 #12,626
2014 modern 378 #12,512
2015 modern 386 #12,237
2016 modern 379 #12,371

Geography

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Where Mooreys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Godalming, London parishes, Woking, Chiddingfold, Haslemere and Frensham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Waverley, Hambleton and Medway. 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 Godalming Surrey
2 London parishes London 1
3 Woking Surrey
4 Chiddingfold, Haslemere Surrey
5 Frensham Surrey

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Waverley 017 Waverley
2 Hambleton 011 Hambleton
3 Waverley 005 Waverley
4 Medway 025 Medway
5 Waverley 003 Waverley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Moorey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Moorey

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

Moorey 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

Moorey falls in decile 9 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 Moorey 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 Moorey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Moorey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Moorey 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. Surrey leads with 121 Mooreys recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.37x.

County Total Index
Surrey 121 8.37x
Hampshire 59 9.71x
Sussex 47 9.40x
Yorkshire 33 1.12x
Lancashire 22 0.63x
Kent 11 1.09x
Middlesex 8 0.27x
Essex 1 0.17x
Gloucestershire 1 0.17x
Shropshire 1 0.39x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Frensham in Surrey leads with 45 Mooreys recorded in 1881 and an index of 2122.64x.

Place Total Index
Frensham 45 2122.64x
Thursley 26 2500.00x
Bramshott 25 1666.67x
South Stoneham 10 75.82x
Buriton 9 769.23x
Haslemere 9 789.47x
North Chapel 9 1111.11x
Ripon 9 131.96x
Kirdford 8 459.77x
Newchurch 8 27.79x
Thames Ditton 8 266.67x
Linchmere 7 2000.00x
Salford 7 6.76x
Cliffe 6 355.03x
Frindsbury 6 157.48x
Fulham London 6 13.95x
Leeds 6 3.62x
Lewes St Ann 6 352.94x
Manchester 6 3.79x
Worplesdon 6 344.83x
Fareham 5 68.49x
Hunslet 5 10.91x
Lewes All Sts 5 251.26x
Portsea 5 4.20x
Brighton 4 3.97x
Helperby 4 615.38x
Stoke 4 58.65x
Witley 4 392.16x
Battersea 3 2.75x
Chertsey 3 32.12x
Holy Trinity 3 4.24x
Bramley 2 157.48x
Deptford St Paul 2 2.56x
Frimley 2 48.54x
Grewelthorpe 2 384.62x
Havant 2 64.94x
Kingston On Thames 2 5.76x
Manningham 2 5.52x
Wisborough Green 2 119.05x
Woolwich 2 5.35x
Carisbrooke 1 11.85x
Charlton Kings 1 24.88x
Chipstead 1 153.85x
Clapham 1 2.70x
Croydon 1 1.25x
Drayton In Hales 1 18.94x
Godalming 1 10.99x
Guildford St Nicholas 1 39.22x
Merrow 1 166.67x
Northwood 1 11.55x
Preston 1 1.06x
Preston Next Faversham 1 42.02x
Prittlewell 1 12.33x
Sheriff Hutton W 1 120.48x
Skelton In Great 1 333.33x
St George Hanover 1 2.58x
St Pancras London 1 0.42x
Woking 1 11.48x
Wolverton 1 526.32x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Eliza 12
Sarah 9
Ann 7
Elizabeth 7
Kate 7
Ellen 6
Harriett 6
Jane 6
Alice 5
Emma 5
Annie 3
Edith 3
Fanny 3
Amelia 2
Anne 2
Eleanor 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Anna 1
Arabella 1
Blanch 1
Bridget 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Elisabeth 1
Elizth. 1
Evelyn 1
Florence 1
Florrie 1
Frances 1
Georgina 1
Grace 1
H. 1
Helena 1
L.M.H. 1
Lilly 1
Linda 1
Lizie 1
Lizzie 1
Mabel 1
Nora 1
Patience 1
Rachel 1
Rosa 1
Sussan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 20
George 18
John 11
Charles 10
James 10
Henry 8
Alfred 5
Richard 5
Walter 5
Albert 4
Arthur 4
Edward 4
Thomas 4
Ernest 3
Frank 3
Frederick 3
Abraham 2
Edwin 2
Reuben 2
Samuel 2
Trayton 2
Brooklyn 1
C.P.S. 1
Chas. 1
Clarence 1
Cristopher 1
Edgar 1
Edmund 1
Edwd. 1
Edwn.Harry 1
Elias 1
Fred 1
Hari 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Howard 1
Isaac 1
J.R.G. 1
Jonathan 1
Joseph 1
L.T.H. 1
Levi 1
Noah 1
Percival 1
R.S. 1
Robert 1
S.R.E. 1
St.Clair 1
Thos. 1
V.J.M. 1

FAQ

Moorey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Moorey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 310 people were recorded with the Moorey surname. That placed it at #9,488 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Moorey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 379 in 2016. That gives Moorey a modern rank of #12,371.

What does the Moorey map show?

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