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UK surname

Peberdy

In the 1881 census there were 254 people recorded with the Peberdy surname, ranking it #10,949 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 386, ranked #12,202, down from #10,949 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Loughborough, Kibworth Beauchamp and Hathern. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Charnwood, Cheshire East and Blaby.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Peberdy is 389 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 52.0%.

1881 census count

254

Ranked #10,949

Modern count

386

2016, ranked #12,202

Peak year

1998

389 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Peberdy had 254 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,949 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 386 in 2016, ranked #12,202.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 384 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Peberdy surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Peberdy surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Peberdy 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 112 #15,913
1861 historical 170 #13,763
1881 historical 254 #10,949
1891 historical 319 #10,563
1901 historical 343 #10,583
1911 historical 384 #9,571
1997 modern 368 #11,719
1998 modern 389 #11,594
1999 modern 381 #11,873
2000 modern 377 #11,903
2001 modern 367 #11,968
2002 modern 386 #11,740
2003 modern 378 #11,741
2004 modern 369 #11,967
2005 modern 354 #12,270
2006 modern 358 #12,234
2007 modern 366 #12,176
2008 modern 362 #12,384
2009 modern 372 #12,383
2010 modern 362 #12,914
2011 modern 358 #12,883
2012 modern 381 #12,152
2013 modern 383 #12,314
2014 modern 386 #12,318
2015 modern 384 #12,276
2016 modern 386 #12,202

Geography

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Where Peberdys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Loughborough, Kibworth Beauchamp, Hathern, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and Fleckney. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Charnwood, Cheshire East and Blaby. 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 Loughborough Leicestershire
2 Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire
3 Hathern Leicestershire
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 Fleckney Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Charnwood 015 Charnwood
2 Charnwood 005 Charnwood
3 Cheshire East 037 Cheshire East
4 Blaby 005 Blaby
5 Blaby 008 Blaby

Forenames

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First names often paired with Peberdy

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Peberdy

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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

Senior Professionals

Within London, Peberdy is most associated with areas classed as Senior Professionals, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

These very central neighbourhoods house residents whose ages are more skewed towards older age cohorts than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Few households have young children. Rates of illness are low. Indian ethnicity is rare compared to the Supergroup mean. Property under occupation is more common, despite the centrality of neighbourhoods, and more residents live in communal establishments than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Peberdy 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

Peberdy falls in decile 9 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 Peberdy 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 Peberdy, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Peberdy families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Peberdy 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. Leicestershire leads with 210 Peberdys recorded in 1881 and an index of 76.44x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 210 76.44x
Nottinghamshire 10 2.99x
Derbyshire 8 2.06x
Warwickshire 8 1.28x
Lancashire 6 0.20x
Middlesex 4 0.16x
Yorkshire 3 0.12x
Montgomeryshire 2 3.52x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.67x
Northamptonshire 1 0.43x
Wiltshire 1 0.46x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Mary in Leicestershire leads with 36 Peberdys recorded in 1881 and an index of 162.24x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Mary 36 162.24x
Fleckney 25 3846.15x
Hathern 19 1711.71x
Leicester St Margaret 19 28.36x
Kibworth Beauchamp 17 1789.47x
Loughborough 14 112.27x
Saddington 12 7500.00x
Mountsorrel 10 2040.82x
Sheepshed 10 265.96x
Smeeton 9 2727.27x
Thurnby 9 4500.00x
Rusholme 6 76.53x
Allestree 5 1000.00x
Hallaton 5 819.67x
Barwell 4 275.86x
Great Glenn 4 547.95x
Radford 4 23.57x
Humberstone 3 132.74x
Islington London 3 1.25x
Long Eaton 3 58.59x
Markfield 3 220.59x
Melton Mowbray 3 60.73x
Normanton On Soar 3 1111.11x
Rugby 3 35.50x
Great Bowden 2 80.00x
Leicester St Martin 2 108.70x
Long Lawford 2 344.83x
Pool 2 46.73x
Settle 2 106.38x
Sutton Bonnington 2 235.29x
Birmingham 1 0.48x
Braunstone 1 588.24x
Chelsea London 1 1.34x
Dewsbury 1 3.97x
Evington 1 263.16x
Fulmer 1 277.78x
Hinckley 1 15.34x
Kilby 1 400.00x
Leamington Hastings 1 256.41x
Little Bowden 1 123.46x
Nottingham St Nicholas 1 21.98x
Stratford On Avon 1 28.82x
Warminster 1 20.83x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 20
Sarah 12
Annie 7
Ann 6
Eliza 6
Alice 5
Emma 5
Florence 5
Frances 5
Elizabeth 4
Jane 4
Harriett 3
Ada 2
Betsy 2
Emily 2
Hannah 2
Maria 2
Sophia 2
Agnes 1
Amelia 1
B. 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Elizath. 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
F. 1
Fanny 1
Florance 1
Hephzibah 1
Joseph 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Lousia 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Marian 1
Marianne 1
Martha 1
Maryann 1
Millicent 1
Phoebe 1
Priscilla 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 19
William 17
Henry 8
Thomas 8
George 7
Harry 6
Joseph 6
Tom 5
Alfred 4
Arthur 4
James 4
Albert 3
Amos 3
Charles 3
Edward 3
Frederick 3
Frank 2
Robt. 2
Walter 2
Ambrose 1
C...s 1
Francis 1
Horace 1
Manoul 1
Morris 1
Oliver 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Storer 1
Teddingham 1
Thos 1
Thos. 1
Ward 1
Willim.H. 1
Willoughby 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Peberdy surname: questions and answers

How common was the Peberdy surname in 1881?

In 1881, 254 people were recorded with the Peberdy surname. That placed it at #10,949 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Peberdy surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 386 in 2016. That gives Peberdy a modern rank of #12,202.

What does the Peberdy map show?

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