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UK surname

Pomery

In the 1881 census there were 162 people recorded with the Pomery surname, ranking it #14,746 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 154, ranked #23,293, down from #14,746 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Mevagissey, St Just in Roseland and Symondsbury. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Eastleigh, Cornwall and Bristol.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pomery is 238 in 1851. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 4.9%.

1881 census count

162

Ranked #14,746

Modern count

154

2016, ranked #23,293

Peak year

1851

238 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pomery had 162 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,746 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 154 in 2016, ranked #23,293.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 238 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Pomery surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Pomery surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pomery 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 238 #9,120
1861 historical 188 #12,628
1881 historical 162 #14,746
1891 historical 183 #15,918
1901 historical 125 #20,061
1911 historical 149 #17,937
1997 modern 167 #19,722
1998 modern 171 #19,956
1999 modern 168 #20,312
2000 modern 159 #20,975
2001 modern 159 #20,710
2002 modern 158 #21,178
2003 modern 148 #21,866
2004 modern 141 #22,689
2005 modern 134 #23,406
2006 modern 129 #24,165
2007 modern 131 #24,282
2008 modern 132 #24,476
2009 modern 142 #23,791
2010 modern 142 #24,352
2011 modern 147 #23,627
2012 modern 153 #22,963
2013 modern 159 #22,706
2014 modern 155 #23,333
2015 modern 151 #23,613
2016 modern 154 #23,293

Geography

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Where Pomerys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Mevagissey, St Just in Roseland, Symondsbury, Gorran and St Andrew. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Eastleigh, Cornwall, Bristol, West Berkshire and Southampton. 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 Mevagissey Cornwall
2 St Just in Roseland Cornwall
3 Symondsbury Dorset
4 Gorran Cornwall
5 St Andrew Northumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Eastleigh 012 Eastleigh
2 Cornwall 009 Cornwall
3 Bristol 049 Bristol, City of
4 West Berkshire 014 West Berkshire
5 Southampton 026 Southampton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pomery

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pomery

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

Pomery 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

Pomery falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pomery is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Pomery, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pomery families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pomery 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 74 Pomerys recorded in 1881 and an index of 41.37x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 74 41.37x
Dorset 29 27.96x
Devon 15 4.56x
Northumberland 8 3.40x
Durham 7 1.49x
Glamorgan 6 2.18x
Hampshire 5 1.54x
Yorkshire 5 0.32x
Cumberland 3 2.21x
Lancashire 3 0.16x
Somerset 3 1.18x
Middlesex 2 0.13x
Channel Islands 1 2.14x
Staffordshire 1 0.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Beaminster in Dorset leads with 18 Pomerys recorded in 1881 and an index of 1565.22x.

Place Total Index
Beaminster 18 1565.22x
St Just In Roseland 12 1538.46x
Mevagissey 11 924.37x
Stoke Damerel 10 43.44x
Fordington 9 403.59x
Cramlington 8 257.23x
Liskeard 7 234.11x
Whickham 7 161.66x
Llansamlet Lower 6 240.96x
Morval 6 1621.62x
St Pinnock 6 2222.22x
Broadoak 5 3125.00x
Ecclesall Bierlow 5 15.70x
Stoke Climsland 5 438.60x
Helland 4 3636.36x
Morwenstow 4 909.09x
Paul 4 123.08x
Plymouth Charles The 4 27.61x
Bursledon 3 857.14x
Millom 3 71.94x
Babcary 2 1176.47x
Chorlton On Medlock 2 6.71x
Edgware 2 454.55x
North Hill 2 350.88x
Portsea 2 3.15x
Warleggan 2 1666.67x
Bradpole 1 117.65x
Creed Grampound 1 454.55x
East Looe 1 136.99x
Foston Scropton 1 344.83x
Fowey 1 121.95x
Kea 1 75.19x
Littleham 1 41.67x
Melbury Bubb 1 1250.00x
Menheniot 1 135.14x
St Ewe 1 185.19x
St Peter Port 1 11.55x
Taunton St Mary 1 21.41x
Thornton In Fylde 1 24.39x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 17
Mary 10
Jane 6
Ellen 4
Emma 4
Harriett 3
Ann 2
Annie 2
Bessie 2
Caroline 2
Emily 2
Kate 2
Susan 2
Adelaide 1
Agnen 1
Alice 1
Anne 1
Catherine 1
Charity 1
Dorothy 1
Elisabeth 1
Elizth. 1
Emmy 1
Fanny 1
Grace 1
Henrietta 1
Jessica 1
Josephine 1
Lillie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margret 1
Matilda 1
Mertha 1
Nancy 1
Rosana 1
Roseinea 1
Sarah 1
Tabitha 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 16
John 9
Charles 6
George 6
Thomas 5
Henry 4
James 4
Arthur 3
Richard 3
Daniel 2
Joseph 2
Philip 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Earnest 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Ephraim 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Isaac 1
Morris 1
Saml. 1
Samuel 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Pomery surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pomery surname in 1881?

In 1881, 162 people were recorded with the Pomery surname. That placed it at #14,746 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pomery surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 154 in 2016. That gives Pomery a modern rank of #23,293.

What does the Pomery map show?

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