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UK surname

Pizey

In the 1881 census there were 128 people recorded with the Pizey surname, ranking it #17,079 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 135, ranked #25,505, down from #17,079 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Leonard Shoreditch, London parishes and Clevedon. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Caerphilly, Cornwall and Norwich.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pizey is 164 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 5.5%.

1881 census count

128

Ranked #17,079

Modern count

135

2016, ranked #25,505

Peak year

1911

164 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pizey had 128 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,079 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 135 in 2016, ranked #25,505.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 164 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Pizey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pizey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pizey 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 96 #17,594
1861 historical 80 #23,566
1881 historical 128 #17,079
1891 historical 134 #19,777
1901 historical 147 #18,270
1911 historical 164 #16,879
1997 modern 147 #21,393
1998 modern 157 #21,058
1999 modern 153 #21,551
2000 modern 146 #22,170
2001 modern 143 #22,133
2002 modern 145 #22,392
2003 modern 144 #22,270
2004 modern 144 #22,379
2005 modern 144 #22,367
2006 modern 137 #23,270
2007 modern 144 #22,804
2008 modern 138 #23,763
2009 modern 146 #23,352
2010 modern 152 #23,282
2011 modern 143 #24,056
2012 modern 143 #24,019
2013 modern 144 #24,323
2014 modern 143 #24,621
2015 modern 140 #24,836
2016 modern 135 #25,505

Geography

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Where Pizeys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Leonard Shoreditch, London parishes, Clevedon, Ipswich St Clement and Warren House and Woodbridge. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Caerphilly, Cornwall, Norwich and Mid Suffolk. 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 St Leonard Shoreditch London (East Districts)
2 London parishes London 3
3 Clevedon Somerset
4 Ipswich St Clement and Warren House Suffolk
5 Woodbridge Suffolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Caerphilly 004 Caerphilly
2 Cornwall 066 Cornwall
3 Caerphilly 003 Caerphilly
4 Norwich 003 Norwich
5 Mid Suffolk 012 Mid Suffolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pizey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pizey

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Pizey is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Pizey 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

Pizey falls in decile 8 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 Pizey is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Pizey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pizey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pizey 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. Middlesex leads with 60 Pizeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.81x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 60 4.81x
Surrey 25 4.11x
Suffolk 20 13.15x
Devon 6 2.31x
Kent 4 0.94x
Lancashire 4 0.27x
Yorkshire 3 0.24x
Cumberland 2 1.86x
Somerset 2 1.00x
Hampshire 1 0.39x
Norfolk 1 0.52x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Camberwell in Surrey leads with 10 Pizeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.54x.

Place Total Index
Camberwell 10 12.54x
Islington London 10 8.26x
Bethnal Green London 9 16.59x
Edmonton 8 79.52x
Hackney London 8 11.43x
Ipswich St Helen 8 444.44x
Ipswich St Clement 7 180.88x
Shoreditch London 7 12.93x
Bermondsey 6 16.14x
Westminster St John 5 32.87x
Clerkenwell London 4 13.57x
Croydon 4 11.84x
Paignton 4 202.02x
Salford 4 9.18x
Egham 3 80.21x
Kirkleatham 3 179.64x
St Mary Cray 3 370.37x
Bow London 2 12.58x
Clevedon 2 95.69x
Kensington London 2 2.88x
Kingswear 2 952.38x
Mile End Old Town 2 10.15x
Sandwith 2 1250.00x
Woodbridge 2 103.09x
Acton 1 13.66x
Battersea 1 2.18x
Christchurch 1 18.02x
Dartford 1 22.94x
Framlingham 1 92.59x
Great Yarmouth 1 6.29x
Ipswich St Mathew 1 23.47x
Ipswich St Peter 1 48.78x
Penge 1 12.53x
St George Hanover 1 6.14x
St Marylebone London 1 1.50x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
Henry 6
George 5
James 5
Thomas 5
John 4
William 4
Wm. 4
Charles 3
Agusta 1
Albert 1
Alfd. 1
Arthur 1
Edward 1
Edwind 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Hamlet 1
Lionell 1
Montague 1
Patrick 1
Robert 1
Robt.Ellis 1

FAQ

Pizey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pizey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 128 people were recorded with the Pizey surname. That placed it at #17,079 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pizey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 135 in 2016. That gives Pizey a modern rank of #25,505.

What does the Pizey map show?

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