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UK surname

Roadley

In the 1881 census there were 122 people recorded with the Roadley surname, ranking it #17,602 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 146, ranked #24,173, down from #17,602 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Sawley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Loughborough. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North West Leicestershire, South Tyneside and Nottingham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Roadley is 208 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 19.7%.

1881 census count

122

Ranked #17,602

Modern count

146

2016, ranked #24,173

Peak year

1911

208 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Roadley had 122 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,602 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 146 in 2016, ranked #24,173.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 208 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Roadley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Roadley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Roadley 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 110 #16,093
1861 historical 136 #16,556
1881 historical 122 #17,602
1891 historical 131 #20,073
1901 historical 167 #16,943
1911 historical 208 #14,594
1997 modern 142 #21,856
1998 modern 151 #21,578
1999 modern 157 #21,201
2000 modern 154 #21,415
2001 modern 152 #21,294
2002 modern 160 #21,011
2003 modern 157 #21,026
2004 modern 155 #21,352
2005 modern 140 #22,774
2006 modern 149 #22,013
2007 modern 146 #22,596
2008 modern 145 #22,929
2009 modern 143 #23,686
2010 modern 157 #22,800
2011 modern 149 #23,408
2012 modern 142 #24,148
2013 modern 143 #24,434
2014 modern 152 #23,631
2015 modern 142 #24,617
2016 modern 146 #24,173

Geography

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Where Roadleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Sawley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Loughborough, Barrow-on-Soar (Barrow-on-Soar, Mountsorrel, Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves, Maplewell), Beaumanor, Roth and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North West Leicestershire, South Tyneside, Nottingham, Erewash and Charnwood. 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 Sawley Derbyshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Loughborough Leicestershire
4 Barrow-on-Soar (Barrow-on-Soar, Mountsorrel, Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves, Maplewell), Beaumanor, Roth Leicestershire
5 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North West Leicestershire 001 North West Leicestershire
2 South Tyneside 013 South Tyneside
3 Nottingham 014 Nottingham
4 Erewash 011 Erewash
5 Charnwood 002 Charnwood

Forenames

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First names often paired with Roadley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Roadley

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Roadley, 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 Roadley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Roadley 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

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Roadley 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

Roadley 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

Roadley falls in decile 2 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 Roadley 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 Roadley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Roadley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Roadley 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. Leicestershire leads with 31 Roadleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.50x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 31 23.50x
Nottinghamshire 30 18.71x
Derbyshire 28 15.03x
Yorkshire 11 0.93x
Lancashire 10 0.71x
Lincolnshire 5 2.63x
Northumberland 2 1.13x
Cornwall 1 0.74x
Hampshire 1 0.41x
Rutland 1 11.44x
Warwickshire 1 0.33x
Worcestershire 1 0.64x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Loughborough in Leicestershire leads with 16 Roadleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 267.11x.

Place Total Index
Loughborough 16 267.11x
Long Eaton 13 528.46x
Barrow Upon Soar 9 825.69x
Bingham 8 1176.47x
Codnor Loscoe 6 405.41x
Warrington 6 35.84x
Kingstone On Soar 5 6250.00x
Newbold Dunston 5 282.49x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 4 36.43x
Pontefract 4 157.48x
Scotter 4 909.09x
Toton 4 5000.00x
Ilkeston 3 57.47x
Leicester St Margaret 3 9.33x
Liverpool 3 3.50x
Prestwold Hoton 3 2307.69x
Barton 2 1818.18x
Beeston 2 108.70x
Berwick Upon Tweed 2 53.33x
East Leake 2 526.32x
Radford Lenton 2 500.00x
Snenton 2 31.75x
Walton In Wakefield 2 800.00x
Aston 1 1.21x
Clifton With Glapton 1 625.00x
Grantham 1 40.32x
Kneesall 1 833.33x
Marhamchurch 1 454.55x
North Wheatley 1 625.00x
Pemberton 1 17.76x
Pershore St Andrew 1 116.28x
Portsea 1 2.09x
Rawmarsh 1 23.98x
Whissendine 1 333.33x
Whittington 1 38.76x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Sarah 9
Elizabeth 5
Alice 4
Ada 2
Ann 2
Elizth. 2
Harriet 2
Jane 2
Margaret 2
Rebecca 2
Adelina 1
Annie 1
Betsey 1
Clara 1
Elenor 1
Eliza 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Flaurance 1
Hannah 1
Laura 1
Lizzie 1
Miriam 1
Theodosia 1
Zilla 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 15
John 10
William 9
James 5
Arthur 4
Thomas 3
Adam 2
Edmund 2
Herbert 2
Richard 2
Walter 2
Benj. 1
Charles 1
Daniel 1
Ernest 1
Gravenor 1
Samuel 1
Thos. 1
Thos.Beeby 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Roadley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Roadley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 122 people were recorded with the Roadley surname. That placed it at #17,602 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Roadley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 146 in 2016. That gives Roadley a modern rank of #24,173.

What does the Roadley map show?

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