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UK surname

Moysey

In the 1881 census there were 155 people recorded with the Moysey surname, ranking it #15,174 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 132, ranked #25,882, down from #15,174 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dartmorth St Petrox, Dartmouth St Saviour, Townstall, Ashprington, Halwell, Blackawton, Stoke Flemin, Willesden and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Hams, Aylesbury Vale and Gateshead.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Moysey is 167 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 14.8%.

1881 census count

155

Ranked #15,174

Modern count

132

2016, ranked #25,882

Peak year

1901

167 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Moysey had 155 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,174 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 132 in 2016, ranked #25,882.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 167 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Moysey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Moysey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Moysey 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 137 #13,812
1861 historical 75 #24,238
1881 historical 155 #15,174
1891 historical 142 #18,995
1901 historical 167 #16,943
1911 historical 158 #17,277
1997 modern 125 #23,567
1998 modern 136 #23,013
1999 modern 130 #23,805
2000 modern 136 #23,155
2001 modern 132 #23,230
2002 modern 132 #23,680
2003 modern 129 #23,783
2004 modern 133 #23,528
2005 modern 133 #23,502
2006 modern 137 #23,270
2007 modern 140 #23,231
2008 modern 149 #22,530
2009 modern 152 #22,716
2010 modern 151 #23,377
2011 modern 153 #22,996
2012 modern 142 #24,148
2013 modern 141 #24,670
2014 modern 139 #25,093
2015 modern 136 #25,352
2016 modern 132 #25,882

Geography

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Where Moyseys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dartmorth St Petrox, Dartmouth St Saviour, Townstall, Ashprington, Halwell, Blackawton, Stoke Flemin, Willesden, London parishes, Modbury, Bigbury, Ermington, Kingston and Plymouth St Charles the Martyr. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Hams, Aylesbury Vale and Gateshead. 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 Dartmorth St Petrox, Dartmouth St Saviour, Townstall, Ashprington, Halwell, Blackawton, Stoke Flemin Devon
2 Willesden Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
3 London parishes London 3
4 Modbury, Bigbury, Ermington, Kingston Devon
5 Plymouth St Charles the Martyr Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Hams 008 South Hams
2 Aylesbury Vale 022 Aylesbury Vale
3 South Hams 002 South Hams
4 South Hams 007 South Hams
5 Gateshead 025 Gateshead

Forenames

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First names often paired with Moysey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Moysey

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Moysey 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

Moysey is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Moysey falls in decile 7 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 Moysey 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 Moysey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Moysey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Moysey 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. Devon leads with 59 Moyseys recorded in 1881 and an index of 18.51x.

County Total Index
Devon 59 18.51x
Middlesex 30 1.96x
Lincolnshire 13 5.31x
Surrey 7 0.94x
Kent 6 1.15x
Somerset 6 2.43x
Cheshire 5 1.48x
Berkshire 4 3.48x
Durham 4 0.88x
Essex 4 1.32x
Northamptonshire 4 2.78x
Sussex 3 1.16x
Cambridgeshire 2 2.06x
Gloucestershire 2 0.67x
Lancashire 2 0.11x
Royal Navy 2 10.96x
Cornwall 1 0.58x
Leicestershire 1 0.59x
Norfolk 1 0.42x
Pembrokeshire 1 2.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bourn in Lincolnshire leads with 9 Moyseys recorded in 1881 and an index of 454.55x.

Place Total Index
Bourn 9 454.55x
Dodbrooke 8 1269.84x
Hammersmith London 8 21.21x
Loddiswell 8 1904.76x
Stoke Damerel 8 35.86x
Wolborough 7 173.70x
Fulham London 6 27.01x
Bathealton 5 7142.86x
Blackawton 5 892.86x
Chelsea London 5 10.83x
Islington London 5 3.37x
Modbury 5 617.28x
Tranmere 5 40.26x
Charleton 4 1379.31x
Clewer 4 84.93x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 4 20.27x
Lee 4 52.70x
Plymouth Charles The 4 28.49x
Spalding 4 82.30x
Battersea 3 5.32x
Dartington 3 909.09x
East Stonehouse 3 47.77x
Hove 3 26.48x
Leyton Low 3 48.86x
St George Hanover 3 15.01x
Stoke Doyle 3 5000.00x
Stoke Gabriel 3 882.35x
Doddington 2 281.69x
Everton 2 3.45x
Royal Navy 2 12.82x
St Peters 2 82.64x
Bodmin 1 34.84x
Bristol St Augustine 1 20.62x
Croydon 1 2.41x
Egham 1 21.83x
Godalming 1 21.28x
Kensington London 1 1.17x
Leicester Newarke 1 112.36x
Lovington 1 909.09x
Paddington London 1 1.78x
Paignton 1 41.15x
St Ann St Agnes 1 3333.33x
Stapleton 1 17.54x
Steynton 1 63.69x
Streatham 1 8.80x
Wakerley 1 833.33x
Wanstead 1 18.90x
Wickhampton 1 1250.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 7
Sarah 6
Eliza 5
Emily 3
Frances 3
Margaret 3
Matilda 3
Agnes 2
Annie 2
Bessie 2
Elizth. 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Gertrude 2
Helena 2
Kate 2
Mabel 2
Amelia 1
Anna 1
Bertha 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Elizth.M. 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Jane 1
L. 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Maud 1
May 1
Minnie 1
Rebecca 1
Rosalind 1
Susanna 1
Thomasin 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 8
John 7
James 6
Thomas 5
Edward 4
Philip 4
Robert 4
Alfred 3
Charles 3
Frank 3
George 3
Henry 3
Fredrick 2
Nicholas 2
Walter 2
A.J.M. 1
Chas.Josph.Alfred 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Gerald 1
Jas.Ed. 1
Jonathan 1
Joseph 1
Leonard 1
Lewis 1
Norman 1
Robt.Holden 1
Sidney 1

FAQ

Moysey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Moysey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 155 people were recorded with the Moysey surname. That placed it at #15,174 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Moysey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 132 in 2016. That gives Moysey a modern rank of #25,882.

What does the Moysey map show?

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