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UK surname

Moverley

In the 1881 census there were 125 people recorded with the Moverley surname, ranking it #17,335 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 338, ranked #13,533, up from #17,335 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Cave, South, Hull Holy Trinity and Doncaster. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hambleton and East Riding of Yorkshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Moverley is 365 in 2007. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 170.4%.

1881 census count

125

Ranked #17,335

Modern count

338

2016, ranked #13,533

Peak year

2007

365 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Moverley had 125 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,335 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 338 in 2016, ranked #13,533.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 291 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Moverley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Moverley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Moverley 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 124 #14,792
1861 historical 133 #16,835
1881 historical 125 #17,335
1891 historical 219 #13,974
1901 historical 291 #11,893
1911 historical 289 #11,738
1997 modern 340 #12,428
1998 modern 337 #12,859
1999 modern 348 #12,670
2000 modern 344 #12,722
2001 modern 341 #12,588
2002 modern 357 #12,424
2003 modern 357 #12,233
2004 modern 362 #12,155
2005 modern 354 #12,270
2006 modern 350 #12,448
2007 modern 365 #12,205
2008 modern 361 #12,407
2009 modern 363 #12,602
2010 modern 358 #13,001
2011 modern 355 #12,963
2012 modern 343 #13,158
2013 modern 344 #13,349
2014 modern 347 #13,350
2015 modern 343 #13,365
2016 modern 338 #13,533

Geography

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Where Moverleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Cave, South, Hull Holy Trinity, Doncaster, Gainsborough, Paddocks and Tadcaster. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hambleton and East Riding of Yorkshire. 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 Cave, South Yorkshire, East Riding
2 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Doncaster Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Gainsborough, Paddocks Lincolnshire
5 Tadcaster Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hambleton 010 Hambleton
2 East Riding of Yorkshire 024 East Riding of Yorkshire
3 East Riding of Yorkshire 015 East Riding of Yorkshire
4 East Riding of Yorkshire 028 East Riding of Yorkshire
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 026 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Moverley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Moverley

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

Moverley is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Moverley falls in decile 8 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 Moverley 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 Moverley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Moverley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Moverley 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 99 Moverleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.19x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 99 8.19x
Lincolnshire 6 3.08x
Derbyshire 4 2.10x
Middlesex 4 0.33x
Nottinghamshire 3 1.83x
Staffordshire 3 0.73x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.36x
Cheshire 1 0.37x
Cumberland 1 0.95x
Devon 1 0.39x
Hertfordshire 1 1.19x
Lancashire 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. South Cave in Yorkshire leads with 15 Moverleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 3750.00x.

Place Total Index
South Cave 15 3750.00x
Doncaster 13 147.23x
Tadcaster West 13 1354.17x
Holy Trinity 8 27.53x
Thorne 8 533.33x
Holbeck 7 87.50x
Gainsborough 6 130.43x
North Cave Drewton 6 1250.00x
Hunslet 5 26.54x
Chesterfield 4 55.87x
Batley 3 26.13x
Draycott In Moors 3 1764.71x
Wortley In Bramley 3 31.35x
Brightside Bierlow 2 8.44x
Edwinstowe 2 512.82x
Kensington London 2 2.95x
Manningham 2 13.44x
Scarborough 2 18.21x
Stutton Cum Hazelwood 2 1428.57x
Swanland 2 1111.11x
Westminster St James 2 15.96x
Brandsby Cum Stearsby 1 769.23x
Clifford Cum Boston 1 91.74x
Follifoot 1 476.19x
Great Hadham 1 185.19x
Hotham 1 625.00x
Kimberworth 1 14.93x
Knutsford Nether 1 61.35x
Leeds 1 1.47x
Liverpool 1 1.14x
Nottingham St Mary 1 2.35x
St Mary Within 1 76.34x
Tiverton 1 22.88x
Weston Underwood 1 666.67x
York St Martin Le Grand 1 625.00x
Youlthorpe With 1 2500.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 10
George 6
John 6
Thomas 6
Francis 4
James 4
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Joseph 3
Robert 3
Abraham 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Buttler 1
Charles 1
Chas. 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Jesse 1
Lewis 1
Mason 1
Maxmillian 1
Tom 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Moverley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Moverley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 125 people were recorded with the Moverley surname. That placed it at #17,335 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Moverley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 338 in 2016. That gives Moverley a modern rank of #13,533.

What does the Moverley map show?

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