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UK surname

Riseley

In the 1881 census there were 253 people recorded with the Riseley surname, ranking it #10,980 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 279, ranked #15,534, down from #10,980 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Prestbury, London parishes and Pavenham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire East, Barrow-in-Furness and Swansea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Riseley is 470 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 10.3%.

1881 census count

253

Ranked #10,980

Modern count

279

2016, ranked #15,534

Peak year

1911

470 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Riseley had 253 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,980 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 279 in 2016, ranked #15,534.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 470 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Riseley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Riseley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Riseley 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 123 #14,886
1861 historical 132 #16,957
1881 historical 253 #10,980
1891 historical 348 #9,873
1901 historical 384 #9,745
1911 historical 470 #8,217
1997 modern 332 #12,645
1998 modern 332 #12,990
1999 modern 330 #13,125
2000 modern 323 #13,268
2001 modern 314 #13,318
2002 modern 321 #13,378
2003 modern 309 #13,559
2004 modern 311 #13,549
2005 modern 293 #14,030
2006 modern 302 #13,863
2007 modern 299 #14,077
2008 modern 303 #14,038
2009 modern 297 #14,519
2010 modern 297 #14,841
2011 modern 303 #14,506
2012 modern 304 #14,388
2013 modern 279 #15,574
2014 modern 282 #15,537
2015 modern 280 #15,485
2016 modern 279 #15,534

Geography

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Where Riseleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Prestbury, London parishes and Pavenham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire East, Barrow-in-Furness, Swansea and Warrington. 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 Prestbury Cheshire
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 Pavenham Bedfordshire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire East 018 Cheshire East
2 Barrow-in-Furness 008 Barrow-in-Furness
3 Swansea 014 Swansea
4 Warrington 004 Warrington
5 Swansea 019 Swansea

Forenames

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First names often paired with Riseley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Riseley

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

Riseley is most concentrated in decile 6 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.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Riseley falls in decile 7 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Riseley 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Riseley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Riseley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Riseley 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. Cheshire leads with 49 Riseleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.99x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 49 8.99x
Huntingdonshire 37 75.51x
Cambridgeshire 33 21.11x
Bedfordshire 28 21.91x
Middlesex 24 0.97x
Gloucestershire 19 3.93x
Surrey 17 1.41x
Glamorgan 11 2.56x
Northamptonshire 9 3.88x
Norfolk 6 1.58x
Essex 4 0.82x
Yorkshire 4 0.16x
Kent 3 0.36x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.90x
Staffordshire 2 0.24x
Warwickshire 2 0.32x
Lancashire 1 0.03x
Royal Navy 1 3.40x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Macclesfield in Cheshire leads with 40 Riseleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 165.15x.

Place Total Index
Macclesfield 40 165.15x
Godmanchester 20 1081.08x
Pavenham 20 5405.41x
Battersea 12 13.21x
Westbury On Trym 12 73.17x
Swansea Town 11 31.22x
Hurdsfield 9 268.66x
Eltisley 8 2051.28x
Abbotsley 7 1794.87x
Clapham 7 1346.15x
Bethnal Green London 6 5.60x
Buckden 6 681.82x
Doddington 6 521.74x
Shoreditch London 6 5.61x
Walsoken 6 263.16x
Bristol St Augustine 5 64.02x
Croxton 5 2000.00x
Kensington London 5 3.64x
Chelsea London 4 5.38x
Chesterton 4 82.99x
Skelmanthorpe 4 151.52x
St Neots 4 150.38x
Bourn 3 434.78x
Hackington St Stephen 3 555.56x
Newington 3 3.29x
Nottingham St Mary 3 3.49x
Peterborough 3 17.85x
St Marythe Less 3 315.79x
Wellingborough 3 25.71x
Bozeat 2 198.02x
St Benedict Cambridge 2 227.27x
Stoke Upon Trent 2 2.26x
West Ham 2 1.86x
Biggleswade 1 23.87x
Bilton 1 69.93x
Camberwell 1 0.63x
Chipping Campden 1 63.29x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 2.15x
Coventry St Michael 1 5.00x
Hammersmith London 1 1.64x
Islington London 1 0.42x
Lambeth 1 0.46x
Littleworth 1 212.77x
Madingley 1 500.00x
Northampton St Sepulchre 1 8.47x
Norwood 1 17.73x
Royal Navy 1 3.98x
St Andrewthe Less 1 5.60x
Woodford 1 18.15x
Woodford St Mary 1 181.82x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Sarah 13
Elizabeth 9
Ann 7
Martha 5
Harriet 4
Susan 4
Annie 3
Charlotte 3
Kate 3
Alice 2
Constance 2
Eliza 2
Elizab. 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Hannah 2
Helen 2
Lydia 2
Phoebe 2
Augusta 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Edith 1
Emily 1
Emmaline 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Florene 1
Jane 1
Julliet 1
Lillie 1
Louisa 1
M. 1
Mabel 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Maude 1
Melvina 1
Minnie 1
Priscilla 1
R. 1
Rachel 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Roselind 1
Ruth 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 18
John 15
Thomas 10
William 10
Henry 8
Arthur 7
James 7
Frederick 5
Joseph 5
Charles 4
Albert 3
David 3
Herbert 3
Richard 3
Abraham 2
Byron 2
Edward 2
Samuel 2
Walter 2
Alexander 1
Charlie 1
Cyril 1
Flinders 1
Frank 1
Fred. 1
Fredk. 1
Gilbert 1
Guy 1
Horace 1
Martin 1
Robert 1
Robt. 1
Stanley 1
Stephen 1
T. 1

FAQ

Riseley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Riseley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 253 people were recorded with the Riseley surname. That placed it at #10,980 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Riseley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 279 in 2016. That gives Riseley a modern rank of #15,534.

What does the Riseley map show?

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