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UK surname

Moyses

In the 1881 census there were 163 people recorded with the Moyses surname, ranking it #14,689 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 175, ranked #21,383, down from #14,689 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Knossington, St Columb Minor and Peterborough St John the Baptist. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sheffield, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Moyses is 206 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 7.4%.

1881 census count

163

Ranked #14,689

Modern count

175

2016, ranked #21,383

Peak year

1911

206 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Moyses had 163 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,689 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016, ranked #21,383.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 206 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Moyses surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Moyses surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Moyses 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 144 #13,277
1861 historical 109 #19,693
1881 historical 163 #14,689
1891 historical 179 #16,198
1901 historical 202 #15,010
1911 historical 206 #14,677
1997 modern 166 #19,797
1998 modern 179 #19,372
1999 modern 181 #19,380
2000 modern 186 #19,055
2001 modern 183 #18,980
2002 modern 187 #19,083
2003 modern 180 #19,347
2004 modern 179 #19,523
2005 modern 159 #20,983
2006 modern 154 #21,576
2007 modern 158 #21,464
2008 modern 149 #22,530
2009 modern 157 #22,271
2010 modern 160 #22,487
2011 modern 160 #22,282
2012 modern 161 #22,157
2013 modern 170 #21,726
2014 modern 172 #21,731
2015 modern 171 #21,729
2016 modern 175 #21,383

Geography

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Where Moyses' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Knossington, St Columb Minor, Peterborough St John the Baptist, Doddington and Crowland. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sheffield, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Cornwall and Huntingdonshire. 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 Knossington Rutland
2 St Columb Minor Cornwall
3 Peterborough St John the Baptist Northamptonshire
4 Doddington Cambridgeshire
5 Crowland Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sheffield 062 Sheffield
2 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 016 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
3 Cornwall 048 Cornwall
4 Huntingdonshire 001 Huntingdonshire
5 Sheffield 052 Sheffield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Moyses

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Moyses

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Moyses surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Moyses household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Moyses is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, 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

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Moyses 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

Moyses falls in decile 4 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Moyses is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Moyses, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Moyses families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Moyses 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. Cornwall leads with 37 Moyses' recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.56x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 37 20.56x
Middlesex 20 1.26x
Lancashire 16 0.85x
Lincolnshire 16 6.29x
Cambridgeshire 14 13.90x
Leicestershire 14 7.94x
Devon 12 3.63x
Northamptonshire 11 7.36x
Surrey 11 1.42x
Huntingdonshire 5 15.84x
Rutland 2 17.14x
Norfolk 1 0.41x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.47x
Somerset 1 0.39x
Sussex 1 0.37x
Yorkshire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Plymouth St Andrew in Devon leads with 12 Moyses' recorded in 1881 and an index of 47.08x.

Place Total Index
Plymouth St Andrew 12 47.08x
St Austell 12 195.12x
Islington London 11 7.14x
Peterborough 11 101.57x
Wisbech St Mary 10 862.07x
Everton 8 13.30x
Luxulyan 8 1333.33x
Camberwell 7 6.89x
St Columb Minor 7 463.58x
Walton On The Wolds 6 5000.00x
Deeping St Nicholas 5 675.68x
St Columb Major 5 335.57x
Colan 4 3076.92x
Knossington 4 2500.00x
Crowland 3 188.68x
Doddington 3 405.41x
Haslingden 3 38.41x
Tottenham 3 11.85x
Brampton 2 303.03x
Frimley 2 90.50x
Gorton 2 11.28x
Hackney London 2 2.24x
Holbeach 2 70.67x
Humberstone 2 137.93x
Oakham Lordshold 2 163.93x
St George Hanover 2 9.64x
Stilton 2 571.43x
West Derby 2 3.62x
Whaplode 2 229.89x
Cleethorpes 1 66.67x
Croydon 1 2.33x
Dunston 1 238.10x
Great Grimsby 1 6.20x
Hampstead London 1 4.04x
Kirkdale 1 3.15x
Lambeth 1 0.72x
Leicester St Margaret 1 2.33x
Loughborough 1 12.50x
Lyncombe Widcombe 1 14.93x
Padstow 1 83.33x
Pett 1 666.67x
South Lynn 1 36.23x
Southcoates 1 11.43x
St Martin Lincoln 1 42.37x
St Marylebone London 1 1.18x
St Neots 1 58.14x
West Stockwith 1 277.78x
Wisbech St Peter 1 19.80x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 14
Elizabeth 7
Sarah 6
Eliza 5
Alice 3
Ann 3
Florence 3
Louisa 3
Ada 2
Jane 2
Kezia 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Maud 2
Susan 2
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Annie 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Betsy 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
E.J. 1
Edith 1
Elizbth. 1
Emma 1
Emmeline 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Gertrude 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Janey 1
Jenney 1
Jne 1
L.H. 1
Lizzie 1
M.A. 1
M.E. 1
P.A.A. 1
Rebecca 1
Rossina 1
Ruth 1
Sobina 1
Sophia 1
Virtue 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 12
William 11
John 8
Edward 6
James 5
George 3
Henry 3
Samuel 3
Alfred 2
Charles 2
Francis 2
Frederick 2
Herbert 2
Louis 2
Frances 1
Fredrick 1
Hickson 1
Peter 1
Richard 1
Rowland 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Moyses surname: questions and answers

How common was the Moyses surname in 1881?

In 1881, 163 people were recorded with the Moyses surname. That placed it at #14,689 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Moyses surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 175 in 2016. That gives Moyses a modern rank of #21,383.

What does the Moyses map show?

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