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UK surname

Pleass

In the 1881 census there were 78 people recorded with the Pleass surname, ranking it #22,500 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 126, ranked #26,686, down from #22,500 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Hillingdon (Hillingdon), Ickenham, Cowley and Newcastle. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Torbay, Breckland and Wirral.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pleass is 136 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 61.5%.

1881 census count

78

Ranked #22,500

Modern count

126

2016, ranked #26,686

Peak year

1911

136 bearers

Map years

5

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pleass had 78 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #22,500 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 126 in 2016, ranked #26,686.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 136 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Pleass surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pleass surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Pleass 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 61 #26,170
1881 historical 78 #22,500
1891 historical 90 #25,399
1901 historical 124 #20,163
1911 historical 136 #18,962
1997 modern 130 #23,021
1998 modern 128 #23,828
1999 modern 129 #23,907
2000 modern 125 #24,351
2001 modern 123 #24,242
2002 modern 131 #23,793
2003 modern 132 #23,459
2004 modern 134 #23,425
2005 modern 135 #23,297
2006 modern 126 #24,493
2007 modern 120 #25,606
2008 modern 124 #25,371
2009 modern 131 #25,056
2010 modern 132 #25,519
2011 modern 132 #25,303
2012 modern 136 #24,830
2013 modern 130 #26,074
2014 modern 131 #26,089
2015 modern 129 #26,226
2016 modern 126 #26,686

Geography

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Where Pleass' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Hillingdon (Hillingdon), Ickenham, Cowley, Newcastle, Clifton and Weston-super-Mare, Kewstoke, Worle. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Torbay, Breckland, Wirral, Tendring and Cheshire West and Chester. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Hillingdon (Hillingdon), Ickenham, Cowley Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
3 Newcastle Glamorganshire
4 Clifton Gloucestershire
5 Weston-super-Mare, Kewstoke, Worle Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Torbay 019 Torbay
2 Breckland 007 Breckland
3 Wirral 032 Wirral
4 Tendring 007 Tendring
5 Cheshire West and Chester 044 Cheshire West and Chester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pleass

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pleass

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

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Pleass surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Pleass household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pleass 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

Pleass is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

5
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Pleass falls in decile 3 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.

3
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pleass 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 Pleass, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pleass families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pleass 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. Somerset leads with 34 Pleass' recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.77x.

County Total Index
Somerset 34 27.77x
Surrey 10 2.70x
Gloucestershire 8 5.36x
Berkshire 7 12.26x
Yorkshire 7 0.93x
Middlesex 6 0.79x
Devon 4 2.53x
Cornwall 1 1.16x
Sussex 1 0.78x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cheddon Fitzpaine in Somerset leads with 16 Pleass' recorded in 1881 and an index of 20000.00x.

Place Total Index
Cheddon Fitzpaine 16 20000.00x
Weston Super Mare 10 323.62x
Taunton St Mary 8 355.56x
Chapel Allerton 7 619.47x
Battersea 6 21.44x
Clifton 6 79.58x
Earley 5 526.32x
Hampstead London 5 42.19x
Tiverton 3 109.89x
Bermondsey 2 8.83x
Warfield 2 384.62x
Bodmin 1 70.42x
Clapham 1 10.52x
Devonport 1 54.95x
Hastings St Mary In The 1 36.50x
Horfield 1 66.67x
Penge 1 20.58x
St Marylebone London 1 2.46x
Westbury On Trym 1 19.80x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 6
William 5
Albert 2
George 2
Henry 2
Samuel 2
Sydney 2
Walter 2
Alfred 1
Benjamin 1
Charles 1
Charlie 1
Donald 1
Hugh 1
James 1
Jno. 1
Joseph 1
Launcelot 1
Matthew 1
Nathaniel 1
Sidney 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Pleass households.

FAQ

Pleass surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pleass surname in 1881?

In 1881, 78 people were recorded with the Pleass surname. That placed it at #22,500 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pleass surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 126 in 2016. That gives Pleass a modern rank of #26,686.

What does the Pleass map show?

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