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UK surname

Pasfield

In the 1881 census there were 208 people recorded with the Pasfield surname, ranking it #12,511 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 99, ranked #31,358, down from #12,511 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bocking, Dudley and Weathersfield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include St Edmundsbury, Horsham and Medway.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pasfield is 222 in 1851. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 52.4%.

1881 census count

208

Ranked #12,511

Modern count

99

2016, ranked #31,358

Peak year

1851

222 bearers

Map years

7

1851 to 1998

Key insights

  • Pasfield had 208 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,511 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016, ranked #31,358.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 222 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Pasfield surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pasfield surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pasfield 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 222 #9,597
1861 historical 171 #13,692
1881 historical 208 #12,511
1891 historical 204 #14,702
1901 historical 195 #15,380
1911 historical 213 #14,379
1997 modern 108 #25,788
1998 modern 113 #25,731
1999 modern 110 #26,315
2000 modern 105 #27,001
2001 modern 105 #26,620
2002 modern 100 #27,944
2003 modern 98 #28,046
2004 modern 101 #27,813
2005 modern 100 #28,025
2006 modern 93 #29,411
2007 modern 93 #29,777
2008 modern 92 #30,286
2009 modern 96 #30,239
2010 modern 100 #30,225
2011 modern 97 #30,552
2012 modern 105 #29,362
2013 modern 103 #30,235
2014 modern 101 #30,855
2015 modern 102 #30,624
2016 modern 99 #31,358

Geography

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Where Pasfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bocking, Dudley, Weathersfield, London parishes and Shalford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to St Edmundsbury, Horsham, Medway, Braintree and Daventry. 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 Bocking Essex
2 Dudley Staffordshire
3 Weathersfield Essex
4 London parishes London 3
5 Shalford Essex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 St Edmundsbury 011 St Edmundsbury
2 Horsham 010 Horsham
3 Medway 018 Medway
4 Braintree 011 Braintree
5 Daventry 007 Daventry

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pasfield

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pasfield

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Pasfield surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Pasfield 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pasfield 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

Pasfield is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Pasfield falls in decile 6 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 Pasfield 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 Pasfield, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pasfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pasfield 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. Essex leads with 92 Pasfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 22.97x.

County Total Index
Essex 92 22.97x
Middlesex 52 2.56x
Staffordshire 17 2.48x
Surrey 14 1.42x
Hertfordshire 10 7.15x
Kent 8 1.16x
Hampshire 6 1.44x
Somerset 5 1.53x
Suffolk 2 0.81x
Berkshire 1 0.66x
Derbyshire 1 0.31x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Mile End Old Town in Middlesex leads with 19 Pasfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 59.32x.

Place Total Index
Mile End Old Town 19 59.32x
Bocking 18 746.89x
Sedgley 17 66.82x
Felstead 12 875.91x
Poplar London 9 23.50x
St Pancras London 9 5.51x
Wethersfield 9 891.09x
Shalford 8 1568.63x
Braintree 7 194.44x
Newington 7 9.34x
Romford 7 110.58x
Cheshunt 6 122.70x
Holdenhurst 6 55.00x
Islington London 6 3.05x
Toppesfield 6 1000.00x
Camberwell 4 3.09x
Chatham 4 21.01x
Hadleigh 4 1250.00x
Paulton 4 266.67x
Peldon 4 1250.00x
Stansted Mountfitchet 4 396.04x
Bishop Stortford 3 64.24x
Great Bardfield 3 454.55x
Plumstead 3 13.00x
Clerkenwell London 2 4.18x
Ealing 2 11.03x
Great Leighs 2 384.62x
Ipswich St Margaret 2 23.84x
Lambeth 2 1.13x
Stoke Newington London 2 12.66x
Writtle 2 121.95x
Abingdon St Helen 1 22.47x
Battersea 1 1.34x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.13x
Bow London 1 3.87x
Brentwood 1 40.98x
Chipping Barnet 1 40.82x
Clevedon 1 29.41x
Curbar 1 454.55x
Halstead 1 21.41x
Minster In Sheppey 1 8.72x
Nazeing 1 196.08x
Pitsea 1 714.29x
Prittlewell 1 18.02x
St George In East 1 7.25x
West Ham 1 1.13x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 14
Alice 11
Mary 10
Ellen 7
Emma 7
Elizabeth 4
Caroline 3
Eliza 3
Ada 2
Annie 2
Elizth. 2
Emily 2
Hannah 2
Jane 2
Julia 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Rachel 2
Rose 2
Susannah 2
Agaitha 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Anne 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Harriett 1
Isabella 1
Ivy 1
Jemima 1
Jimima 1
Martha 1
Maud 1
Minnie 1
Myette 1
Poppie 1
Rebecca 1
Rosa 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Susana 1
Susanah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 15
William 11
Joseph 7
Thomas 7
Alfred 5
Arthur 4
George 4
Henry 4
James 4
Frederick 3
Robert 3
Samuel 3
Stephen 3
Charles 2
Edward 2
Alex 1
Chales 1
Dennis 1
Earnest 1
Ernest 1
Fredk.G. 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
L. 1
Luther 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Sidney 1
Wiliam 1
Willie 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Pasfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pasfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 208 people were recorded with the Pasfield surname. That placed it at #12,511 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pasfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 99 in 2016. That gives Pasfield a modern rank of #31,358.

What does the Pasfield map show?

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