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UK surname

Moralee

In the 1881 census there were 216 people recorded with the Moralee surname, ranking it #12,222 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 544, ranked #9,364, up from #12,222 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead and Newcastle All Saints. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham and Northumberland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Moralee is 592 in 2011. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 151.9%.

1881 census count

216

Ranked #12,222

Modern count

544

2016, ranked #9,364

Peak year

2011

592 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Moralee had 216 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,222 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 544 in 2016, ranked #9,364.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 387 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Moralee surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Moralee surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Moralee 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 92 #18,050
1861 historical 95 #21,768
1881 historical 216 #12,222
1891 historical 229 #13,539
1901 historical 308 #11,446
1911 historical 387 #9,511
1997 modern 521 #9,026
1998 modern 533 #9,135
1999 modern 560 #8,855
2000 modern 553 #8,908
2001 modern 533 #9,013
2002 modern 562 #8,835
2003 modern 545 #8,902
2004 modern 520 #9,244
2005 modern 522 #9,159
2006 modern 524 #9,150
2007 modern 529 #9,160
2008 modern 551 #8,951
2009 modern 570 #8,920
2010 modern 576 #9,036
2011 modern 592 #8,782
2012 modern 578 #8,847
2013 modern 570 #9,058
2014 modern 566 #9,174
2015 modern 554 #9,252
2016 modern 544 #9,364

Geography

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Where Moralees are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead, Newcastle All Saints, Boston (incl. Boston allotments) and Tynemouth (Chirton, Preston, Murton, Whitley, Monkseaton), Earsdon (Earsdon). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham and Northumberland. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Newcastle All Saints Northumberland
4 Boston (incl. Boston allotments) Lincolnshire
5 Tynemouth (Chirton, Preston, Murton, Whitley, Monkseaton), Earsdon (Earsdon) Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 024 County Durham
2 County Durham 057 County Durham
3 County Durham 046 County Durham
4 County Durham 045 County Durham
5 Northumberland 003 Northumberland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Moralee

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Moralee

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Moralee surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Moralee household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Moralee 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

Moralee is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Moralee falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Moralee is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Moralee, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Moralee families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Moralee 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. Durham leads with 108 Moralees recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.23x.

County Total Index
Durham 108 17.23x
Northumberland 53 16.91x
Lincolnshire 24 7.12x
Yorkshire 13 0.62x
Lancashire 12 0.48x
Surrey 5 0.49x
Cornwall 1 0.42x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Boston in Lincolnshire leads with 18 Moralees recorded in 1881 and an index of 176.13x.

Place Total Index
Boston 18 176.13x
North Seaton 16 1221.37x
Wolsingham 15 262.70x
Westoe 14 39.40x
Bedlington 11 105.06x
Cornsay 11 650.89x
Birtley 10 390.63x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 8 42.74x
Reeth 8 1538.46x
East Rainton 7 578.51x
Great Bolton 7 21.14x
Bishop Auckland 6 71.34x
St Swithin Lincoln 6 113.21x
Stockton On Tees 6 19.86x
Wallsend 6 60.36x
Chirton 5 70.52x
Haswell 5 111.36x
Newington 5 6.42x
Ulverston 5 68.68x
Cockerton 4 199.01x
Crook Billy Row 4 49.81x
Monkwearmouth Shore 4 32.68x
Pelton 4 134.23x
Thornley 4 176.21x
Whitworth 4 87.15x
Arkengarthdale 3 410.96x
Heworth 3 24.29x
Longbenton 3 22.59x
Witton Gilbert 3 121.46x
Bishopwearmouth 1 1.86x
Bockenfield 1 1666.67x
Cowpen 1 13.85x
Elswick 1 4.00x
Falmouth 1 11.85x
Great Lumley 1 93.46x
Halifax 1 3.26x
Holmside 1 64.94x
Northallerton 1 37.59x
Tynemouth 1 5.96x
Whickham 1 17.33x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 24
Isabella 8
Margaret 8
Ann 5
Hannah 5
Jane 5
Sarah 4
Edith 3
Elizabeth 3
Ellen 3
Emma 3
Alice 2
Eleanor 2
Annie 1
Betsy 1
Catharine 1
Catherine 1
Elanor 1
Elen 1
Elenor 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Euphemia 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Leonora 1
Lovina 1
Margret 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Oidney 1
Rhoda 1
Ruth 1
Thomasina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 23
William 16
Thomas 11
Joseph 8
Edward 5
George 5
James 5
Robert 4
Andrew 3
Matthew 3
Fredrick 2
Henry 2
Jno. 2
Mathew 2
Michael 2
Obadiah 2
Charles 1
Eanest 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fred. 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
Geo.Hy. 1
Isaac 1
Jas. 1
Lonsdale 1
Michal 1
Nicholas 1
Nicholes 1
Ralph 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Samuel 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Moralee surname: questions and answers

How common was the Moralee surname in 1881?

In 1881, 216 people were recorded with the Moralee surname. That placed it at #12,222 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Moralee surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 544 in 2016. That gives Moralee a modern rank of #9,364.

What does the Moralee map show?

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