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UK surname

Springall

In the 1881 census there were 549 people recorded with the Springall surname, ranking it #6,284 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 683, ranked #7,848, down from #6,284 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wood Dalling, London parishes and Halvergate. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Waveney, East Staffordshire and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Springall is 843 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 24.4%.

1881 census count

549

Ranked #6,284

Modern count

683

2016, ranked #7,848

Peak year

1911

843 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Springall had 549 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,284 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 683 in 2016, ranked #7,848.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 843 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Springall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Springall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Springall 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 380 #6,284
1861 historical 334 #7,631
1881 historical 549 #6,284
1891 historical 635 #6,097
1901 historical 714 #6,181
1911 historical 843 #5,262
1997 modern 789 #6,610
1998 modern 820 #6,632
1999 modern 818 #6,677
2000 modern 798 #6,787
2001 modern 782 #6,763
2002 modern 805 #6,742
2003 modern 785 #6,757
2004 modern 766 #6,913
2005 modern 749 #6,964
2006 modern 748 #6,996
2007 modern 747 #7,075
2008 modern 735 #7,219
2009 modern 743 #7,305
2010 modern 755 #7,348
2011 modern 736 #7,424
2012 modern 685 #7,732
2013 modern 716 #7,605
2014 modern 706 #7,720
2015 modern 697 #7,736
2016 modern 683 #7,848

Geography

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Where Springalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wood Dalling, London parishes, Halvergate and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Waveney, East Staffordshire, Cornwall and Lewes. 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 Wood Dalling Norfolk
2 London parishes London 1
3 London parishes London 3
4 Halvergate Norfolk
5 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Waveney 011 Waveney
2 East Staffordshire 007 East Staffordshire
3 Cornwall 040 Cornwall
4 Lewes 012 Lewes
5 Lewes 011 Lewes

Forenames

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First names often paired with Springall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Springall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Springall, 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 Springall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Springall 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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Springall 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

Springall 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

Springall 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 Springall 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 Springall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Springall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Springall 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. Norfolk leads with 219 Springalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.50x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 219 26.50x
Middlesex 107 1.99x
Surrey 76 2.90x
Essex 34 3.20x
Oxfordshire 21 6.33x
Kent 16 0.87x
Buckinghamshire 12 3.69x
Suffolk 12 1.83x
Durham 9 0.56x
Sussex 9 0.99x
Lincolnshire 8 0.93x
Shropshire 6 1.29x
Hampshire 4 0.36x
Lancashire 4 0.06x
Lanarkshire 3 0.17x
Angus 2 0.40x
Staffordshire 2 0.11x
Warwickshire 2 0.15x
Glamorgan 1 0.11x
Midlothian 1 0.14x
Northamptonshire 1 0.20x
Renfrewshire 1 0.24x
Yorkshire 1 0.02x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. West Ham in Essex leads with 27 Springalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.53x.

Place Total Index
West Ham 27 11.53x
Great Yarmouth 22 32.14x
Battersea 20 10.11x
Halvergate 19 2134.83x
Bloxham 18 553.85x
Bromley London 18 15.22x
Wood Dalling 13 1460.67x
Camberwell 11 3.20x
Sidestrand 11 3793.10x
Islington London 10 1.92x
Lambeth 10 2.13x
Southwark St George Martyr 10 9.25x
Bishop Middleham 9 1046.51x
Folkestone 9 25.30x
Norwich St Stephen 9 118.58x
Shoreditch London 9 3.86x
Aylsham 8 162.60x
Bawdeswell 8 975.61x
Fulham London 8 10.26x
Kingston On Thames 8 12.72x
Bermondsey 7 4.37x
Bow London 7 10.23x
Edgefield 7 795.45x
Midhurst 7 235.69x
Mile End Old Town 7 8.25x
Reepham With Kerdiston 7 721.65x
Willingham 7 2413.79x
Cobham 6 139.53x
Finchley 6 29.11x
Norwich St Gregory 6 413.79x
Norwich St James 6 92.59x
Norwich St Martin At 6 428.57x
Ridlington 6 1666.67x
South Lynn 6 64.31x
Swanton Morley 6 472.44x
Clee With Weelsby 5 26.58x
Gorleston 5 30.07x
Hackford In Aylsham 5 337.84x
Hayes 5 91.24x
Kensington London 5 1.67x
Lawford 5 322.58x
Norwich St Paul 5 101.01x
Sparham 5 877.19x
Whitechapel London 5 9.44x
Chelsea London 4 2.47x
Clerkenwell London 4 3.15x
Docking 4 153.85x
North Walsham 4 67.11x
Norwich St Benedict 4 108.70x
St Clement Danes 4 45.98x
Wem 4 57.89x
West Derby 4 2.14x
Wimbotsham 4 380.95x
Wycombe 4 16.52x
Brancaster 3 211.27x
Clenchwarton 3 243.90x
East Dereham 3 28.74x
Hanwell 3 31.48x
Iver 3 71.60x
Lanark 3 21.44x
Lewisham 3 3.07x
Overstrand 3 714.29x
St Andrew Holborn 3 16.47x
Taplow 3 153.06x
Bitterley 2 108.70x
Boarhunt 2 377.36x
Chalfont St Giles 2 85.84x
Cromer 2 68.03x
Foulsham 2 114.29x
Freethorpe 2 270.27x
Hainford 2 172.41x
Limehouse London 2 3.39x
Milton In Gravesend 2 7.27x
Norwich St Giles 2 75.47x
Norwich St Michael At 2 41.75x
Poplar London 2 1.97x
Portsea 2 0.93x
Sedgeford 2 142.86x
Southrepps 2 125.00x
West Winch 2 266.67x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 37
Elizabeth 23
Sarah 20
Ellen 14
Hannah 9
Emily 8
Alice 7
Ann 7
Annie 6
Emma 6
Florence 6
Maria 6
Susan 6
Louisa 5
Ada 4
Caroline 4
Charlotte 4
Clara 4
Eliza 4
Jane 4
Martha 4
Beatrice 3
Catherine 3
Edith 3
Frances 3
Harriet 3
Laura 3
Maud 3
Amelia 2
Amy 2
Anne 2
Betsy 2
Eleanor 2
Fanny 2
Julia 2
Kate 2
Margaret 2
Miriam 2
Sophia 2
Bessie 1
Eliz.E. 1
Elizth. 1
Ellnior 1
Eminah 1
Helen 1
Ida 1
Isabella 1
Jennie 1
Jessie 1
William 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 35
John 28
George 23
Henry 14
James 13
Thomas 12
Alfred 11
Charles 8
Edward 8
Arthur 7
Robert 7
Joseph 6
Walter 6
Albert 5
Herbert 5
Frederick 4
Harry 4
Wm. 4
Benjamin 3
Daniel 3
David 3
Fred 3
Robt. 3
Samuel 3
Chas. 2
Ernest 2
Joshua 2
Richard 2
B. 1
Barnabas 1
Claude 1
Donald 1
Edgar 1
Edwin 1
Elijah 1
Freddy 1
Frederic 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Harold 1
Horace 1
Hubert 1
Jethro 1
Joeph 1
Jonas 1
Lois 1
Matthew 1
Orlando 1
Percy 1
Robret 1

FAQ

Springall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Springall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 549 people were recorded with the Springall surname. That placed it at #6,284 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Springall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 683 in 2016. That gives Springall a modern rank of #7,848.

What does the Springall map show?

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