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UK surname

Peacey

In the 1881 census there were 235 people recorded with the Peacey surname, ranking it #11,573 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 559, ranked #9,178, up from #11,573 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Charlton Kings and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Forest of Dean, Cheltenham and Stroud.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Peacey is 602 in 2009. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 137.9%.

1881 census count

235

Ranked #11,573

Modern count

559

2016, ranked #9,178

Peak year

2009

602 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Peacey had 235 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,573 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 559 in 2016, ranked #9,178.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 391 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Peacey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Peacey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Peacey 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 171 #11,730
1861 historical 147 #15,539
1881 historical 235 #11,573
1891 historical 253 #12,645
1901 historical 350 #10,439
1911 historical 391 #9,443
1997 modern 546 #8,712
1998 modern 554 #8,876
1999 modern 565 #8,787
2000 modern 570 #8,700
2001 modern 560 #8,684
2002 modern 583 #8,610
2003 modern 580 #8,520
2004 modern 589 #8,467
2005 modern 587 #8,402
2006 modern 588 #8,406
2007 modern 581 #8,564
2008 modern 584 #8,591
2009 modern 602 #8,580
2010 modern 601 #8,774
2011 modern 584 #8,868
2012 modern 572 #8,913
2013 modern 565 #9,124
2014 modern 566 #9,174
2015 modern 561 #9,153
2016 modern 559 #9,178

Geography

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Where Peaceys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Charlton Kings, London parishes, Tewkesbury and Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Forest of Dean, Cheltenham, Stroud and Tewkesbury. 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 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
2 Charlton Kings Gloucestershire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Tewkesbury Gloucestershire
5 Hinckley (incl. Hydes Pastures) Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Forest of Dean 004 Forest of Dean
2 Cheltenham 012 Cheltenham
3 Stroud 006 Stroud
4 Tewkesbury 001 Tewkesbury
5 Cheltenham 001 Cheltenham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Peacey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Peacey

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

Peacey is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Peacey 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Peacey is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Peacey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Peacey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Peacey 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. Gloucestershire leads with 89 Peaceys recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.71x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 89 19.71x
Warwickshire 21 3.62x
Worcestershire 20 6.65x
Middlesex 18 0.78x
Berkshire 16 9.26x
Leicestershire 11 4.31x
Staffordshire 10 1.29x
Surrey 8 0.71x
Wiltshire 8 3.93x
Yorkshire 8 0.35x
Essex 7 1.54x
Kent 6 0.76x
Devon 5 1.04x
Hampshire 2 0.42x
Oxfordshire 2 1.41x
Dorset 1 0.66x
Durham 1 0.15x
Herefordshire 1 1.06x
Lancashire 1 0.04x
Royal Navy 1 3.65x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Charlton Kings in Gloucestershire leads with 24 Peaceys recorded in 1881 and an index of 769.23x.

Place Total Index
Charlton Kings 24 769.23x
Bisley 15 366.75x
Cheltenham 9 25.84x
Kings Bromley 9 2000.00x
Aston 8 5.00x
Hinckley 8 132.23x
Tewkesbury 8 198.51x
Birmingham 7 3.62x
Westbury On Severn 7 391.06x
Abingdon St Helen 6 118.81x
Bishops Cleeve Southam 6 3750.00x
Bredon 6 582.52x
Hammersmith London 6 10.58x
Leyton 6 76.63x
Twining 6 882.35x
Bourton 5 2272.73x
Camberwell 5 3.40x
Eldersfield 5 1063.83x
Kensington London 5 3.91x
Oaksey 5 1470.59x
Remenham 5 1020.41x
Coventry St Michael 4 21.45x
Gloucester St Michael 4 388.35x
Leeds 4 3.11x
Sculcoates 4 11.06x
Burbage 3 225.56x
Deptford St Paul 3 4.95x
Lambeth 3 1.49x
Plymouth Charles The 3 14.21x
Stroud 3 34.13x
Worcester St Peter 3 52.72x
Crudwell 2 338.98x
Eckington 2 377.36x
Islington London 2 0.90x
Limehouse London 2 7.91x
Longdon 2 476.19x
St Botolph Aldgate 2 63.69x
Affpuddle 1 263.16x
Berkeley 1 39.84x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 1 2.35x
Bristol St Stephen 1 85.47x
Broughton In Salford 1 4.00x
Cornwood 1 108.70x
Deal 1 14.93x
Devonport 1 18.15x
Edgbaston 1 5.56x
Farlington 1 104.17x
Flaxley 1 99.01x
Norton By Kempsey 1 151.52x
Oxford St Giles 1 14.75x
Oxford St Mary Virgin 1 400.00x
Portsea 1 1.08x
Preston On Wye 1 555.56x
Royal Navy 1 4.26x
Shoreditch London 1 1.00x
Southrop 1 357.14x
Swindon 1 6.33x
Tetbury 1 39.06x
Uley 1 121.95x
Walmer 1 29.33x
Wednesbury 1 5.15x
Welland 1 144.93x
West Ham 1 1.00x
Weston 1 555.56x
Wolsingham 1 16.03x
Yalding 1 50.51x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 11
Mary 9
Annie 6
Eliza 6
Sarah 6
Emma 5
Ann 4
Anne 4
Jane 4
Alice 3
Caroline 3
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Agness 2
Charlotte 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Harriett 2
Isabella 2
Lily 2
Lizzie 2
Rachael 2
Susan 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Diana 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Eva 1
Hannetta 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Louisa 1
Louise 1
Lydia 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Maryann 1
Matilda 1
Moliysa 1
Rose 1
Rosetta 1
Ruth 1
Selina 1
Thirzia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 15
Thomas 11
George 9
John 8
Arthur 6
Alfred 5
Henry 5
Robert 5
Ernest 4
Joseph 4
Walter 4
Charles 3
David 3
Frederick 3
Harry 3
James 3
Edward 2
Frank 2
Jacob 2
Albert 1
Archibald 1
Charley 1
Chas.F. 1
Christopher 1
Claude 1
Daniel 1
Earnest 1
Fred 1
Fredrick 1
Howard 1
Jessie 1
Lewington 1
Lorenzo 1
Mark 1
Martin 1
Melatiah 1
Percival 1
Rayner 1
Rupert 1
Seth 1
Sydney 1

FAQ

Peacey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Peacey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 235 people were recorded with the Peacey surname. That placed it at #11,573 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Peacey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 559 in 2016. That gives Peacey a modern rank of #9,178.

What does the Peacey map show?

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