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UK surname

Sindall

In the 1881 census there were 183 people recorded with the Sindall surname, ranking it #13,596 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 219, ranked #18,422, down from #13,596 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stretham, Ely Trinity and Coveney, Manea, Mepal, Downham, Witcham, Witchford, Wentworth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rotherham, Wirral and North East Derbyshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Sindall is 305 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 19.7%.

1881 census count

183

Ranked #13,596

Modern count

219

2016, ranked #18,422

Peak year

1891

305 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Sindall had 183 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,596 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016, ranked #18,422.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 305 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Sindall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Sindall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Sindall 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 169 #11,832
1861 historical 163 #14,242
1881 historical 183 #13,596
1891 historical 305 #10,976
1901 historical 252 #13,068
1911 historical 295 #11,597
1997 modern 269 #14,543
1998 modern 271 #14,883
1999 modern 273 #14,875
2000 modern 274 #14,796
2001 modern 259 #15,151
2002 modern 267 #15,123
2003 modern 261 #15,180
2004 modern 252 #15,618
2005 modern 248 #15,721
2006 modern 254 #15,560
2007 modern 249 #15,943
2008 modern 249 #16,111
2009 modern 252 #16,323
2010 modern 254 #16,604
2011 modern 247 #16,783
2012 modern 232 #17,401
2013 modern 228 #17,864
2014 modern 224 #18,202
2015 modern 218 #18,478
2016 modern 219 #18,422

Geography

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Where Sindalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stretham, Ely Trinity, Coveney, Manea, Mepal, Downham, Witcham, Witchford, Wentworth, London parishes and Ely St Mary. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rotherham, Wirral, North East Derbyshire and Fareham. 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 Stretham Cambridgeshire
2 Ely Trinity Cambridgeshire
3 Coveney, Manea, Mepal, Downham, Witcham, Witchford, Wentworth Cambridgeshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Ely St Mary Cambridgeshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rotherham 013 Rotherham
2 Wirral 031 Wirral
3 Wirral 030 Wirral
4 North East Derbyshire 004 North East Derbyshire
5 Fareham 007 Fareham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Sindall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Sindall

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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Sindall is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Sindall is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Sindall falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Sindall 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Sindall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Sindall 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. Cambridgeshire leads with 58 Sindalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 52.15x.

County Total Index
Cambridgeshire 58 52.15x
Lincolnshire 29 10.33x
Middlesex 29 1.65x
Kent 12 2.00x
Derbyshire 10 3.64x
Lancashire 10 0.48x
Nottinghamshire 8 3.38x
Worcestershire 8 3.49x
Sussex 5 1.69x
Surrey 4 0.47x
Cheshire 2 0.52x
Yorkshire 2 0.11x
Bedfordshire 1 1.10x
Leicestershire 1 0.51x
Northumberland 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. Ely Holy Trinity St Mary in Cambridgeshire leads with 36 Sindalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 742.27x.

Place Total Index
Ely Holy Trinity St Mary 36 742.27x
Limehouse London 13 67.46x
Stretham 13 1625.00x
Great Little Marsden 10 104.82x
Measham 10 990.10x
Aby 8 3809.52x
Great Malvern 8 167.36x
Hackney London 8 8.13x
Nottingham St Mary 8 13.07x
Spalding 8 143.63x
Deptford St Paul 6 12.99x
Lewisham 6 18.79x
Spittlegate 6 154.64x
Preston 5 96.71x
St Marythe Less 5 735.29x
Littleport 4 188.68x
Newington 4 6.17x
Fulham London 3 11.78x
Weston 3 588.24x
Birkenhead 2 6.47x
Mile End New Town 2 83.33x
St Benedict Lincoln 2 526.32x
St Marylebone London 2 2.13x
Bedford St Paul 1 16.03x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.31x
Burniston 1 476.19x
Elswick 1 4.80x
Fleet 1 125.00x
Grantham 1 27.32x
Halifax 1 3.92x
Kirby Bellars 1 588.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 11
Sarah 7
Fanny 6
Ann 5
Elizabeth 5
Martha 5
Ellen 3
Emma 3
Alice 2
Emily 2
Florence 2
Hannah 2
Kate 2
Maria 2
Agnes 1
Anne 1
Beatrice 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Eleanor 1
Eliza 1
Elizath. 1
Eva 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Harriette 1
Jane 1
Katherine 1
Lillyian 1
Louisa 1
Lydia 1
M. 1
Mabel 1
Mable 1
Mahali 1
Marion 1
May 1
Melinda 1
Minnie 1
Olive 1
Phyllis 1
Rachel 1
Rebecca 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Sindall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Sindall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 183 people were recorded with the Sindall surname. That placed it at #13,596 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Sindall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016. That gives Sindall a modern rank of #18,422.

What does the Sindall map show?

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