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UK surname

Scaddan

In the 1881 census there were 57 people recorded with the Scaddan surname, ranking it #25,575 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 109, ranked #29,402, down from #25,575 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Portsmouth, Portsea, St Hilary and St Mary Stratford-le-Bow. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Portsmouth, Monmouthshire and Gosport.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Scaddan is 133 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 91.2%.

1881 census count

57

Ranked #25,575

Modern count

109

2016, ranked #29,402

Peak year

2000

133 bearers

Map years

4

1911 to 2016

Key insights

  • Scaddan had 57 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #25,575 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 109 in 2016, ranked #29,402.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 100 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Scaddan surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Scaddan surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Scaddan 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 69 #21,148
1861 historical 31 #30,058
1881 historical 57 #25,575
1891 historical 19 #32,642
1901 historical 82 #25,019
1911 historical 100 #22,717
1997 modern 125 #23,567
1998 modern 127 #23,940
1999 modern 124 #24,508
2000 modern 133 #23,462
2001 modern 132 #23,230
2002 modern 118 #25,358
2003 modern 118 #25,146
2004 modern 108 #26,741
2005 modern 111 #26,260
2006 modern 107 #27,179
2007 modern 105 #27,868
2008 modern 109 #27,533
2009 modern 104 #28,982
2010 modern 106 #29,305
2011 modern 104 #29,424
2012 modern 108 #28,849
2013 modern 106 #29,740
2014 modern 108 #29,658
2015 modern 108 #29,512
2016 modern 109 #29,402

Geography

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Where Scaddans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Portsmouth, Portsea, St Hilary, St Mary Stratford-le-Bow, St Matthew Bethnal Green and St Martin, St Mary, Trescoe, Bryher, Sampson, St Agnes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Portsmouth, Monmouthshire, Gosport, Nottingham and Basildon. 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 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
2 St Hilary Cornwall
3 St Mary Stratford-le-Bow London (East Districts)
4 St Matthew Bethnal Green London (East Districts)
5 St Martin, St Mary, Trescoe, Bryher, Sampson, St Agnes Cornwall

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Portsmouth 017 Portsmouth
2 Monmouthshire 002 Monmouthshire
3 Gosport 009 Gosport
4 Nottingham 022 Nottingham
5 Basildon 012 Basildon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Scaddan

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Scaddan

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

Scaddan is most concentrated in decile 10 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

Scaddan falls in decile 6 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Scaddan families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Scaddan 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 18 Scaddans recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.24x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 18 3.24x
Cornwall 15 23.83x
Dorset 8 21.92x
Yorkshire 6 1.09x
Kent 5 2.64x
Hampshire 2 1.76x
Devon 1 0.86x
Lancashire 1 0.15x
West Lothian 1 11.95x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Corfe Castle in Dorset leads with 8 Scaddans recorded in 1881 and an index of 2352.94x.

Place Total Index
Corfe Castle 8 2352.94x
Bow London 6 84.75x
Westminster St 6 292.68x
Farningham 5 2941.18x
Leeds 5 16.07x
St George Hanover 5 68.87x
Crowan 4 800.00x
Gwinear 4 1333.33x
Phillack 3 370.37x
Scilly Islands St Mary 3 1200.00x
Portsea 2 8.96x
Bethnal Green London 1 4.14x
Holsworthy 1 303.03x
Liverton 1 769.23x
Madron Penzance 1 43.67x
Queensferry 1 500.00x
Rainhill 1 238.10x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 5
Annie 2
Emma 2
Maria 2
Alice 1
Angelina 1
Antonia 1
Caroline 1
Eliza 1
Elizabeth 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Minnie 1
Nanny 1
Sarah 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

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 Scaddan households.

FAQ

Scaddan surname: questions and answers

How common was the Scaddan surname in 1881?

In 1881, 57 people were recorded with the Scaddan surname. That placed it at #25,575 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Scaddan surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 109 in 2016. That gives Scaddan a modern rank of #29,402.

What does the Scaddan map show?

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