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UK surname

Pidwell

In the 1881 census there were 152 people recorded with the Pidwell surname, ranking it #15,372 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 112, ranked #28,844, down from #15,372 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Illogan, London parishes and St Austell. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Teignbridge.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pidwell is 175 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 26.3%.

1881 census count

152

Ranked #15,372

Modern count

112

2016, ranked #28,844

Peak year

1911

175 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pidwell had 152 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,372 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 112 in 2016, ranked #28,844.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 175 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Pidwell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pidwell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pidwell 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 80 #19,558
1861 historical 107 #20,008
1881 historical 152 #15,372
1891 historical 127 #20,496
1901 historical 165 #17,085
1911 historical 175 #16,246
1997 modern 126 #23,461
1998 modern 127 #23,940
1999 modern 127 #24,125
2000 modern 137 #23,048
2001 modern 131 #23,343
2002 modern 130 #23,903
2003 modern 118 #25,146
2004 modern 112 #26,159
2005 modern 110 #26,430
2006 modern 112 #26,415
2007 modern 110 #27,087
2008 modern 107 #27,844
2009 modern 107 #28,483
2010 modern 116 #27,704
2011 modern 108 #28,811
2012 modern 102 #29,902
2013 modern 107 #29,561
2014 modern 110 #29,294
2015 modern 114 #28,478
2016 modern 112 #28,844

Geography

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Where Pidwells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Illogan, London parishes, St Austell, Falmouth Town and St Clement. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Teignbridge. 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 Illogan Cornwall
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Austell Cornwall
4 Falmouth Town Cornwall
5 St Clement Cornwall

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Teignbridge 013 Teignbridge
2 Teignbridge 012 Teignbridge
3 Teignbridge 009 Teignbridge
4 Teignbridge 014 Teignbridge
5 Teignbridge 015 Teignbridge

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pidwell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pidwell

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Pidwell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Pidwell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Pidwell is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Pidwell 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

Pidwell falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Pidwell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 40-50 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 Pidwell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pidwell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pidwell 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. Cornwall leads with 69 Pidwells recorded in 1881 and an index of 41.11x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 69 41.11x
Surrey 27 3.74x
Middlesex 21 1.42x
Lancashire 11 0.63x
Cumberland 7 5.48x
Devon 7 2.27x
Kent 7 1.38x
Gloucestershire 2 0.69x
Essex 1 0.34x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Austell in Cornwall leads with 16 Pidwells recorded in 1881 and an index of 278.75x.

Place Total Index
St Austell 16 278.75x
Falmouth 13 218.86x
Illogan 12 270.27x
Camborne 10 144.51x
Camberwell 9 9.50x
Madron Penzance 9 147.54x
Egremont 7 230.26x
Lewisham 7 25.95x
Poplar London 7 25.02x
Croydon 6 14.96x
Merton 6 476.19x
Redruth 6 126.32x
Kensington London 5 6.07x
Spotland 5 25.56x
Mile End New Town 4 198.02x
Newchurch 4 27.80x
Stoke Damerel 4 18.52x
Wimbledon 4 49.32x
Hackney London 3 3.61x
Plymouth St Andrew 3 12.62x
Bristol St George 2 14.87x
Wandsworth 2 14.02x
Creed Grampound 1 500.00x
Dalton In Furness 1 14.73x
Kenwyn 1 22.78x
St Clement 1 57.14x
St George In East 1 9.92x
St Marylebone London 1 1.26x
Toxteth Park 1 1.68x
West Ham 1 1.55x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 8
Mary 8
Sarah 5
Catherine 4
Jane 4
Annie 3
Ellen 3
Francis 3
Amelia 2
Bessie 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Jessie 2
Mabel 2
Addy 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Ann 1
Beatress 1
Caroline 1
Carry 1
Constance 1
E.A. 1
Edith 1
Elizh. 1
Emma 1
Eveline 1
Florence 1
Georgina 1
Gertrude 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Lewesia 1
Liza 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
M.E.E. 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
May 1
Minnie 1
Rhoda 1
Sophia 1
Wilmot 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Charles 8
John 7
William 7
George 5
Joseph 5
Benjamin 4
James 4
Edward 3
Richard 3
Frederick 2
Thomas 2
... 1
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Benjaman 1
David 1
Engall 1
Henry 1
Hugh 1
Joshua 1
Lambert 1
Louis 1
Percival 1
Peter 1
Ruben 1
Sidney 1
W.T. 1
Wm.J. 1

FAQ

Pidwell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pidwell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 152 people were recorded with the Pidwell surname. That placed it at #15,372 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pidwell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 112 in 2016. That gives Pidwell a modern rank of #28,844.

What does the Pidwell map show?

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