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UK surname

Scudamore

In the 1881 census there were 302 people recorded with the Scudamore surname, ranking it #9,673 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 335, ranked #13,611, down from #9,673 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Peterstow, Goodrich, Marstow, Hentland and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Herefordshire, Tewkesbury and Copeland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Scudamore is 413 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 10.9%.

1881 census count

302

Ranked #9,673

Modern count

335

2016, ranked #13,611

Peak year

1901

413 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Scudamore had 302 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,673 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 335 in 2016, ranked #13,611.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 413 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Scudamore surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Scudamore surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Scudamore 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 195 #10,620
1861 historical 148 #15,452
1881 historical 302 #9,673
1891 historical 328 #10,348
1901 historical 413 #9,266
1911 historical 403 #9,238
1997 modern 378 #11,474
1998 modern 391 #11,539
1999 modern 401 #11,422
2000 modern 384 #11,759
2001 modern 375 #11,774
2002 modern 397 #11,497
2003 modern 380 #11,689
2004 modern 356 #12,299
2005 modern 352 #12,315
2006 modern 342 #12,652
2007 modern 342 #12,809
2008 modern 330 #13,257
2009 modern 343 #13,168
2010 modern 357 #13,036
2011 modern 361 #12,800
2012 modern 361 #12,647
2013 modern 351 #13,159
2014 modern 351 #13,227
2015 modern 344 #13,332
2016 modern 335 #13,611

Geography

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Where Scudamores are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Peterstow, Goodrich, Marstow, Hentland, London parishes and East Dean, Little Dean, Flaxley, Abinghall, Weston-under-Penyard (Ross, Herefordshire), Lea (Ross, H. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Herefordshire, Tewkesbury, Copeland and Rhondda Cynon Taf. 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 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Peterstow, Goodrich, Marstow, Hentland Herefordshire
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 East Dean, Little Dean, Flaxley, Abinghall, Weston-under-Penyard (Ross, Herefordshire), Lea (Ross, H Gloucestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Herefordshire 023 Herefordshire, County of
2 Herefordshire 021 Herefordshire, County of
3 Tewkesbury 003 Tewkesbury
4 Copeland 008 Copeland
5 Rhondda Cynon Taf 027 Rhondda Cynon Taf

Forenames

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First names often paired with Scudamore

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Scudamore

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Scudamore surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Scudamore household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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, Scudamore 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

Scudamore is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Scudamore 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 Scudamore is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Scudamore, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Scudamore families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Scudamore 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. Somerset leads with 50 Scudamores recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.44x.

County Total Index
Somerset 50 10.44x
Gloucestershire 48 8.23x
Herefordshire 38 31.15x
Middlesex 30 1.01x
Surrey 23 1.59x
Lancashire 20 0.57x
Kent 19 1.87x
Cambridgeshire 11 5.84x
Hampshire 11 1.80x
Northumberland 10 2.26x
Glamorgan 9 1.74x
Warwickshire 8 1.07x
Northamptonshire 7 2.50x
Norfolk 5 1.09x
Berkshire 2 0.90x
Devon 2 0.32x
Staffordshire 2 0.20x
Sussex 2 0.40x
Cumberland 1 0.39x
Flintshire 1 1.25x
Midlothian 1 0.25x
Monmouthshire 1 0.46x
Pembrokeshire 1 1.06x
Royal Navy 1 2.82x
Suffolk 1 0.28x
Wiltshire 1 0.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bristol St James St Paul in Gloucestershire leads with 18 Scudamores recorded in 1881 and an index of 92.50x.

Place Total Index
Bristol St James St Paul 18 92.50x
Hentland 16 2711.86x
Walcot 16 62.72x
Lyncombe Widcombe 13 103.67x
Hexham 10 145.99x
Cardiff St Mary 9 31.55x
Llangarren 9 825.69x
Barrow In Furness 8 16.66x
Battersea 8 7.31x
Abinghall 7 2592.59x
Habergham Eaves 7 21.69x
Northampton St Giles 7 65.67x
Shoreditch London 7 5.43x
Southwark St George Martyr 7 11.69x
Aston 6 2.90x
Gillingham 6 28.67x
Hampstead London 6 12.95x
Portsea 6 5.02x
Weston 6 163.04x
Yate 6 468.75x
All Saints Cambridge 5 378.79x
Bethnal Green London 5 3.87x
Ditchingham 5 458.72x
St Andrewthe Less 5 23.22x
Staunton On Wye 5 925.93x
Westminster St 5 45.58x
Ballingham 4 930.23x
Bath St James 4 80.00x
Deptford St Paul 4 5.11x
Longhope 4 404.04x
Westbury On Severn East 4 30.33x
Bath St Peter St Paul 3 141.51x
Croydon 3 3.73x
Frome 3 26.20x
Maidstone 3 9.92x
Poplar London 3 5.34x
Shanklin 3 164.84x
Camberwell 2 1.05x
Chorlton On Medlock 2 3.57x
Compton 2 487.80x
Ebrington 2 363.64x
Lambeth 2 0.77x
Sandhurst 2 46.19x
Sellack 2 571.43x
Tonbridge 2 5.46x
Walford 2 165.29x
Wells St Cuthbert 2 61.16x
Withington 2 17.59x
Aberystruth 1 5.27x
Banwell 1 57.14x
Bassingbourn 1 36.10x
Brighton 1 0.99x
Bristol St Mary Redcliff 1 18.80x
Bromley 1 6.46x
Bungay Holy Trinity 1 53.76x
Caldewgate 1 7.13x
Charterhouse London 1 71.43x
Chatham 1 3.58x
Cheltenham 1 2.22x
Clerkenwell London 1 1.42x
Clifton 1 3.39x
Ealing 1 3.76x
Farnham 1 8.87x
Greenwich 1 2.11x
Handsworth 1 4.04x
Hastings St Mary 1 8.01x
Lancaster 1 4.76x
Leamington Priors 1 5.42x
Littleworth 1 175.44x
Mitcheldean 1 138.89x
Monckton Combe 1 65.36x
Northwood 1 11.52x
Rhuddlan 1 14.20x
Salisbury St Edmund 1 23.70x
South Leith 1 2.23x
Stafford St Mary 1 7.03x
Tenby St Mary In 1 20.79x
Wells St Cuthbert In 1 136.99x
Wotton St Mary 1 33.00x
Wye 1 63.69x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 17
George 13
William 11
Charles 10
Alfred 9
James 9
Henry 8
Thomas 6
Frederick 5
Richard 5
Arthur 4
Albert 3
Edward 3
Joseph 3
Sidney 3
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Herbert 2
Walter 2
Chas.G. 1
Claude 1
Clement 1
Cornelius 1
Edmund 1
Francis 1
Gerald 1
Goodwin 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Jn. 1
Jno. 1
Josheph 1
Lewis 1
Maurice 1
Paul 1
Percival 1
Percy 1
Reginald 1
Robert 1
Rupert 1
Sherwin 1
Stephen 1
Tom 1
Willm.E. 1
Wm.E. 1
Wm.G. 1
Wm.Henry 1

FAQ

Scudamore surname: questions and answers

How common was the Scudamore surname in 1881?

In 1881, 302 people were recorded with the Scudamore surname. That placed it at #9,673 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Scudamore surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 335 in 2016. That gives Scudamore a modern rank of #13,611.

What does the Scudamore map show?

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