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UK surname

Pawlett

In the 1881 census there were 107 people recorded with the Pawlett surname, ranking it #18,982 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 165, ranked #22,234, down from #18,982 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rose Market, Darlington and Clifton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Pembrokeshire, South Kesteven and Daventry.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pawlett is 188 in 2004. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 54.2%.

1881 census count

107

Ranked #18,982

Modern count

165

2016, ranked #22,234

Peak year

2004

188 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pawlett had 107 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,982 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 165 in 2016, ranked #22,234.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 173 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Pawlett surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pawlett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pawlett 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 69 #21,148
1861 historical 77 #23,975
1881 historical 107 #18,982
1891 historical 120 #21,292
1901 historical 136 #19,110
1911 historical 173 #16,361
1997 modern 175 #19,161
1998 modern 176 #19,584
1999 modern 178 #19,592
2000 modern 185 #19,118
2001 modern 185 #18,840
2002 modern 187 #19,083
2003 modern 184 #19,075
2004 modern 188 #18,919
2005 modern 178 #19,535
2006 modern 180 #19,526
2007 modern 180 #19,745
2008 modern 181 #19,875
2009 modern 176 #20,632
2010 modern 171 #21,481
2011 modern 170 #21,407
2012 modern 166 #21,683
2013 modern 172 #21,575
2014 modern 173 #21,639
2015 modern 170 #21,800
2016 modern 165 #22,234

Geography

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Where Pawletts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rose Market, Darlington, Clifton, Boston (incl. Boston allotments) and Oakham, Leigh Field Forest. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Pembrokeshire, South Kesteven, Daventry and Banchory West. 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 Rose Market Pembrokeshire
2 Darlington Durham
3 Clifton Gloucestershire
4 Boston (incl. Boston allotments) Lincolnshire
5 Oakham, Leigh Field Forest Rutland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Pembrokeshire 008 Pembrokeshire
2 Pembrokeshire 006 Pembrokeshire
3 South Kesteven 012 South Kesteven
4 Daventry 007 Daventry
5 Banchory West Aberdeenshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pawlett

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pawlett

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Pawlett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Pawlett 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Pawlett 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

Pawlett is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Pawlett falls in decile 10 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 Pawlett 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 Pawlett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pawlett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pawlett 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. Lincolnshire leads with 22 Pawletts recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.19x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 22 13.19x
Rutland 22 287.21x
Yorkshire 17 1.64x
Pembrokeshire 15 45.24x
Durham 9 2.90x
Gloucestershire 8 3.91x
Northamptonshire 4 4.08x
Sussex 4 2.27x
Surrey 2 0.39x
Brecknockshire 1 4.79x
Hampshire 1 0.47x
Leicestershire 1 0.86x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.71x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Oakham Lordshold in Rutland leads with 19 Pawletts recorded in 1881 and an index of 2375.00x.

Place Total Index
Oakham Lordshold 19 2375.00x
Darlington 9 75.06x
Thirsk 8 672.27x
Clifton 7 67.63x
Frithville Boston Sibsey 7 6363.64x
Quadring 7 2187.50x
Holy Trinity 6 24.13x
Marloes 6 4000.00x
Croft 5 1851.85x
Llangwm 5 1612.90x
Petworth 4 380.95x
Oakham Deanshold 3 882.35x
Easton 2 571.43x
Haverfordwest St Martin 2 327.87x
Pannal 2 202.02x
Peterborough 2 28.13x
Richmond 2 28.05x
Walwyns Castle 2 1666.67x
Bunny 1 1111.11x
Cheltenham 1 6.33x
Deeping St James 1 169.49x
Leake 1 131.58x
Penderyn 1 175.44x
Scriven Cum Tentergate 1 263.16x
St Thomas Winchester 1 66.23x
West Fen 1 833.33x
Withcote 1 5000.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Elizabeth 5
Eliza 4
Sarah 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Fanny 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Maria 2
Ada 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Eleanor 1
Emma 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Jeannette 1
Lizzy 1
Loratta 1
Margaret 1
Maude 1
Minnie 1
Rebecca 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 15
William 8
George 6
James 6
Thomas 4
Edmund 3
Charles 2
David 2
Henry 2
Samuel 2
Albert 1
Edward 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Herbert 1
Infant 1
Joseph 1
L.H.W.M. 1

FAQ

Pawlett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pawlett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 107 people were recorded with the Pawlett surname. That placed it at #18,982 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pawlett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 165 in 2016. That gives Pawlett a modern rank of #22,234.

What does the Pawlett map show?

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