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UK surname

Seville

A locational surname indicating ancestry from the city of Seville in Spain.

In the 1881 census there were 482 people recorded with the Seville surname, ranking it #6,956 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 647, ranked #8,204, down from #6,956 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Rochdale, Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Flintshire, High Peak and Oldham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Seville is 698 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.2%.

1881 census count

482

Ranked #6,956

Modern count

647

2016, ranked #8,204

Peak year

2002

698 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Seville had 482 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,956 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 647 in 2016, ranked #8,204.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 688 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Seville surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Seville surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Seville 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 205 #10,223
1861 historical 247 #9,977
1881 historical 482 #6,956
1891 historical 476 #7,720
1901 historical 688 #6,370
1911 historical 656 #6,401
1997 modern 664 #7,545
1998 modern 690 #7,565
1999 modern 690 #7,604
2000 modern 693 #7,545
2001 modern 683 #7,500
2002 modern 698 #7,530
2003 modern 646 #7,860
2004 modern 642 #7,912
2005 modern 633 #7,947
2006 modern 643 #7,868
2007 modern 652 #7,845
2008 modern 646 #7,952
2009 modern 665 #7,936
2010 modern 686 #7,894
2011 modern 674 #7,927
2012 modern 669 #7,886
2013 modern 682 #7,897
2014 modern 678 #7,979
2015 modern 662 #8,077
2016 modern 647 #8,204

Geography

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Where Sevilles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Rochdale, Manchester, Ashton-under-Lyne and Prestwich. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Flintshire, High Peak and Oldham. 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 Rochdale Lancashire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Rochdale Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Ashton-under-Lyne Lancashire
5 Prestwich Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Flintshire 003 Flintshire
2 High Peak 004 High Peak
3 Flintshire 006 Flintshire
4 Oldham 009 Oldham
5 Oldham 007 Oldham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Seville

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Seville

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Seville 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

Seville is most concentrated in decile 9 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

Seville 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 Seville 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Seville

The surname Seville originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia, where the city of Seville is located. This name can be traced back to the 8th century, during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.

Seville is derived from the Latin name "Hispalis," which was the Roman name for the city of Seville. The name is believed to have evolved from the Phoenician term "Spal," meaning "flat land" or "plain," referring to the geographical location of the city on the Guadalquivir River.

In the 11th century, the name Seville appears in the Domesday Book, a record of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that individuals with this surname may have migrated from Spain to England during the Norman conquest or shortly thereafter.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Seville was Juan de Seville, a renowned explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Another notable figure was Pedro de Seville, a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived in the 16th century and contributed to the Renaissance art movement in Spain.

In the 17th century, a Dutch mathematician and astronomer named Willebrord Snellius, also known as Willebrord Seville van Royen, made significant contributions to the field of trigonometry and the development of the modern telescope. He was born in 1580 and died in 1626.

During the 18th century, a French composer and pianist named François Seville gained recognition for his works, which included sonatas and concertos for the harpsichord. He was born in 1736 and died in 1799.

In the 19th century, an American author and journalist named Ambrose Seville became known for his travel writings and accounts of life in the American West. He was born in 1830 and died in 1903.

Throughout history, the surname Seville has been associated with various place names and variations in spelling, such as Sevilla, Sevile, and Seville, reflecting the cultural influences and linguistic changes over time.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Seville families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Seville 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. Lancashire leads with 274 Sevilles recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.94x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 274 4.94x
Yorkshire 56 1.21x
Cheshire 22 2.13x
Staffordshire 18 1.14x
Surrey 12 0.53x
Nottinghamshire 10 1.59x
Leicestershire 9 1.74x
Norfolk 9 1.25x
Warwickshire 8 0.68x
Gloucestershire 7 0.76x
Essex 6 0.65x
Flintshire 6 4.78x
Huntingdonshire 6 6.47x
Hampshire 5 0.52x
Middlesex 5 0.11x
Shropshire 5 1.24x
Aberdeenshire 4 0.92x
Glamorgan 4 0.49x
Derbyshire 3 0.41x
Northumberland 2 0.29x
Worcestershire 2 0.33x
Berkshire 1 0.29x
Durham 1 0.07x
Kent 1 0.06x
Monmouthshire 1 0.30x
Sussex 1 0.13x
Wiltshire 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Oldham in Lancashire leads with 121 Sevilles recorded in 1881 and an index of 67.62x.

Place Total Index
Oldham 121 67.62x
Saddleworth 48 134.42x
Manchester 26 10.43x
Royton 20 117.92x
Ashton Under Lyne 19 15.68x
Crompton 14 88.66x
Chadderton 11 40.58x
Camberwell 10 3.35x
Failsworth 10 78.86x
Mansfield 10 45.89x
Salford 9 5.52x
Birmingham 8 2.04x
Great Bolton 8 10.89x
Stafford St Mary 8 35.83x
Walsall Foreign 8 9.82x
Wigston Magna 7 101.89x
Brightside Bierlow 6 6.61x
Farnham 6 750.00x
Woodstone 6 408.16x
Bisley 5 60.24x
Hulme 5 4.32x
New Buckenham 5 561.80x
Pendleton In Salford 5 7.57x
Stayley 5 42.41x
Stockton Wigland 5 1562.50x
Aberdeen Old Machar 4 4.43x
Cardiff St John 4 15.05x
Higher Booths 4 40.04x
Holdenhurst 4 15.92x
Holywell 4 25.36x
Kimberley 4 1379.31x
North Meols 4 7.37x
Pennington In Leigh 4 37.59x
Shrewsbury St Chad 4 28.23x
Spotland 4 6.49x
Tonge 4 34.39x
Brinnington 3 31.15x
Mile End Old Town 3 4.07x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 2 2.32x
Disley Stanley 2 37.66x
Elswick 2 3.60x
Hawarden 2 20.26x
Matlock 2 20.37x
Monks Coppenhall 2 5.14x
St Clement Danes 2 26.46x
Worcester St Martin 2 24.30x
Abergavenny 1 7.91x
Abingdon St Helen 1 9.76x
Beeston 1 188.68x
Birkdale 1 7.13x
Bolton In Bradford 1 33.67x
Bootle Cum Linacre 1 2.27x
Broxton 1 120.48x
Chester St Oswald 1 5.35x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 1.14x
Crook Billy Row 1 5.62x
Denby 1 40.00x
Ellesmere 1 14.43x
Habergham Eaves 1 1.97x
Lambeth 1 0.25x
Laycock 1 53.48x
Leicester St Mary 1 2.39x
Liscard 1 5.38x
Loughborough 1 4.25x
Mellor 1 50.25x
Nuthurst 1 76.92x
Openshaw 1 3.85x
Oxton 1 17.15x
Rumworth 1 12.63x
Ryde 1 4.86x
West Bromwich 1 1.11x
Wigginton 1 74.63x
Woking 1 7.29x
Woolwich 1 1.70x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 52
Sarah 29
Elizabeth 18
Alice 16
Hannah 11
Jane 10
Ellen 9
Ann 7
Betty 7
Emma 7
Harriet 5
Martha 5
Emily 4
Esther 4
Margaret 4
Agnes 3
Anne 3
Catherine 3
Eliza 3
Ethel 3
Fanny 3
Julia 3
Louisa 3
Ada 2
Annie 2
Clara 2
Edith 2
Elizth. 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Ruth 2
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Cordelia 1
Dora 1
Ella 1
Emmas 1
Florence 1
Gertrude 1
Helen 1
Henry 1
Hester 1
Juliana 1
Kate 1
Laura 1
Lydia 1
Margeret 1
Mariah 1
Molly 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 36
James 21
William 18
Thomas 14
Isaac 13
George 12
Samuel 10
Joseph 9
Henry 8
Charles 7
Peter 6
Daniel 4
Edward 4
Herbert 3
Richard 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Geo. 2
Hy. 2
Josiah 2
Robert 2
Walter 2
Arthur 1
Asa 1
Buckley 1
Eli 1
Ernest 1
Fred 1
Fred. 1
Fredk.Wm. 1
Harold 1
Harrold 1
Isaiah 1
Jane 1
Kay 1
Kennet 1
Lees 1
Matthew 1
Miles 1
Oswald 1
Owen 1
Ralph 1
Roger 1
Septimus 1
Shakspere 1
Sheridan 1
Sidney 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Seville surname: questions and answers

How common was the Seville surname in 1881?

In 1881, 482 people were recorded with the Seville surname. That placed it at #6,956 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Seville surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 647 in 2016. That gives Seville a modern rank of #8,204.

What does the Seville surname mean?

A locational surname indicating ancestry from the city of Seville in Spain.

What does the Seville map show?

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