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UK surname

Scouler

In the 1881 census there were 159 people recorded with the Scouler surname, ranking it #14,935 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 125, ranked #26,827, down from #14,935 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rutherglen, Govan Combination and All Saints Poplar. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Liverpool, Sunderland and Northumberland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Scouler is 170 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 21.4%.

1881 census count

159

Ranked #14,935

Modern count

125

2016, ranked #26,827

Peak year

1901

170 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Scouler had 159 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,935 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 125 in 2016, ranked #26,827.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 170 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Scouler surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Scouler surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Scouler 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 150 #12,905
1861 historical 139 #16,263
1881 historical 159 #14,935
1891 historical 136 #19,601
1901 historical 170 #16,762
1911 historical 102 #22,465
1997 modern 133 #22,705
1998 modern 124 #24,316
1999 modern 126 #24,239
2000 modern 122 #24,698
2001 modern 115 #25,222
2002 modern 114 #25,886
2003 modern 109 #26,361
2004 modern 114 #25,870
2005 modern 118 #25,301
2006 modern 116 #25,813
2007 modern 118 #25,913
2008 modern 120 #25,922
2009 modern 128 #25,427
2010 modern 129 #25,900
2011 modern 136 #24,819
2012 modern 123 #26,561
2013 modern 132 #25,789
2014 modern 127 #26,634
2015 modern 124 #26,944
2016 modern 125 #26,827

Geography

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Where Scoulers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rutherglen, Govan Combination, All Saints Poplar, Glasgow and Galston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Liverpool, Sunderland, Northumberland, High Peak and Torbay. 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 Rutherglen Lanark
2 Govan Combination Lanark
3 All Saints Poplar London (East Districts)
4 Glasgow Lanark
5 Galston Ayr

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Liverpool 059 Liverpool
2 Sunderland 013 Sunderland
3 Northumberland 029 Northumberland
4 High Peak 013 High Peak
5 Torbay 013 Torbay

Forenames

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First names often paired with Scouler

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Scouler

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Scouler surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Scouler 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 neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Young Asian Family Terraces

Within London, Scouler is most associated with areas classed as Young Asian Family Terraces, part of Suburban Asian Communities. 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 households with dependent children typically live in terraced housing and are of (non-Chinese) Asian extraction. Individuals with Bangladeshi origins are particularly in evidence. Employment is often in elementary occupations or as process, plant or machine operatives, and part-time work is common. Students are much in evidence.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Scouler 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

Scouler falls in decile 1 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 Scouler 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Scouler families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Scouler 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. Lanarkshire leads with 79 Scoulers recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.75x.

County Total Index
Lanarkshire 79 15.75x
Northumberland 28 12.13x
Middlesex 13 0.84x
Renfrewshire 10 8.32x
Cumberland 8 5.99x
Essex 5 1.63x
Midlothian 3 1.44x
Durham 2 0.43x
Stirlingshire 2 3.50x
Yorkshire 2 0.13x
Argyllshire 1 2.32x
Berwickshire 1 5.32x
Dunbartonshire 1 2.40x
Fife 1 1.09x
Kent 1 0.19x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Selkirkshire 1 7.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Avondale in Lanarkshire leads with 32 Scoulers recorded in 1881 and an index of 1092.15x.

Place Total Index
Avondale 32 1092.15x
Barony 18 14.18x
Glasgow 15 16.84x
Poplar London 13 44.41x
Cowpen 10 188.32x
Mason 9 1698.11x
Ellenborough Ewanrigg 8 860.22x
Lochwinnoch 7 391.06x
Rutherglen 6 81.52x
North Seaton 5 515.46x
West Ham 5 7.40x
Govan 4 3.22x
Lesmahagow 4 75.47x
Bishopwearmouth 2 5.05x
East Greenock 2 17.62x
Keighley 2 12.21x
Morpeth 2 73.80x
North Leith 2 20.79x
St Ninians 2 35.27x
Fogo 1 400.00x
Forgan 1 56.82x
Foulridge 1 212.77x
Galashiels 1 19.27x
Jesmond 1 30.77x
Kilmore Kilbride 1 36.50x
Kirkintilloch 1 17.67x
Liberton 1 31.15x
Milton In Gravesend 1 12.59x
Paisley Middle Church 1 14.29x
Seghill 1 88.50x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 4
Alice 3
Annie 2
Elizabeth 2
Frances 2
Isabella 2
Jessie 2
Ann 1
Anne 1
E.C. 1
Grace 1
Jane 1
Janet 1
Lilian 1
Maggie 1
Margaret 1
Minnie 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 6
William 5
John 4
Robert 3
David 2
Henry 2
Alfred 1
Frank 1
H.E.J. 1
Hugh 1
J.R. 1
Joseph 1
Leonard 1
Peter 1
Thomas 1
Willm. 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 Scouler households.

FAQ

Scouler surname: questions and answers

How common was the Scouler surname in 1881?

In 1881, 159 people were recorded with the Scouler surname. That placed it at #14,935 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Scouler surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 125 in 2016. That gives Scouler a modern rank of #26,827.

What does the Scouler map show?

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