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UK surname

Stockall

In the 1881 census there were 128 people recorded with the Stockall surname, ranking it #17,079 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 107, ranked #29,762, down from #17,079 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Tipton otherwise Tibington, Worcester St Clement and Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire West and Chester, Bath and North East Somerset and Ross and Cromarty North West.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stockall is 146 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 16.4%.

1881 census count

128

Ranked #17,079

Modern count

107

2016, ranked #29,762

Peak year

1911

146 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stockall had 128 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,079 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 107 in 2016, ranked #29,762.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 146 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Stockall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stockall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stockall 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 63 #22,069
1861 historical 102 #20,797
1881 historical 128 #17,079
1891 historical 113 #22,162
1901 historical 145 #18,426
1911 historical 146 #18,179
1997 modern 128 #23,238
1998 modern 131 #23,495
1999 modern 132 #23,602
2000 modern 135 #23,250
2001 modern 134 #23,037
2002 modern 135 #23,398
2003 modern 127 #24,019
2004 modern 125 #24,443
2005 modern 123 #24,663
2006 modern 118 #25,556
2007 modern 117 #26,066
2008 modern 113 #26,920
2009 modern 117 #26,927
2010 modern 113 #28,162
2011 modern 115 #27,634
2012 modern 112 #28,174
2013 modern 112 #28,675
2014 modern 113 #28,779
2015 modern 107 #29,708
2016 modern 107 #29,762

Geography

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Where Stockalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Tipton otherwise Tibington, Worcester St Clement, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, Wem and Great Budworth (Witton with Twambrook), Davenham (Leftwich). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire West and Chester, Bath and North East Somerset, Ross and Cromarty North West and Bury. 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 Tipton otherwise Tibington Staffordshire
2 Worcester St Clement Worcestershire
3 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
4 Wem Shropshire
5 Great Budworth (Witton with Twambrook), Davenham (Leftwich) Cheshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire West and Chester 020 Cheshire West and Chester
2 Cheshire West and Chester 021 Cheshire West and Chester
3 Bath and North East Somerset 003 Bath and North East Somerset
4 Ross and Cromarty North West Highland
5 Bury 018 Bury

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stockall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stockall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Stockall, 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 Stockall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Stockall 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Stockall 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

Stockall 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

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

1881 census detail

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Stockall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stockall 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. Warwickshire leads with 43 Stockalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.55x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 43 13.55x
Worcestershire 40 24.34x
Staffordshire 11 2.59x
Shropshire 6 5.52x
Cheshire 5 1.80x
Somerset 5 2.47x
Lancashire 4 0.27x
Middlesex 4 0.32x
Nottinghamshire 4 2.36x
Durham 3 0.80x
Hampshire 2 0.78x
Cambridgeshire 1 1.25x
Gloucestershire 1 0.41x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birmingham in Warwickshire leads with 38 Stockalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.93x.

Place Total Index
Birmingham 38 35.93x
Worcester St John 16 816.33x
Tipton 11 84.55x
Worcester St Clement 7 673.08x
Worcester St Peter 7 225.08x
Hallow 5 625.00x
Handforth 5 1562.50x
Lyncombe Widcombe 5 94.34x
Edgbaston 4 40.65x
Nottingham St Nicholas 4 173.16x
Dalton Piercy 3 7500.00x
Wem 3 185.19x
Cleobury Mortimer 2 289.86x
Leigh 2 100.50x
Oldbury 2 24.75x
Portsmouth 2 33.67x
Alveley 1 232.56x
Bow London 1 6.24x
Bury 1 5.86x
Coventry St Michael 1 9.81x
Gamlingay 1 120.48x
Heston 1 23.92x
Hulme 1 3.21x
Lechlade 1 196.08x
Liverpool 1 1.10x
St George Hanover 1 6.09x
St Pancras London 1 0.99x
West Derby 1 2.29x
Worcester St Helen 1 188.68x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 9
Eliza 8
Elizabeth 5
Jane 3
Alice 2
Beatrice 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Hannah 2
Lucy 2
Sarah 2
Whilhelina 2
Amy 1
Ann 1
Clara 1
Drucilla 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Esther 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Laura 1
Leah 1
Mable 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Miriam 1
Prudence 1
Rachel 1
Rosina 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 8
John 6
George 5
James 5
Alfred 4
Albert 3
Frederick 3
Henry 3
Thomas 3
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Frank 2
Harry 2
Joseph 2
Saml. 2
Walter 2
Archibald 1
Daniel 1
Edmund 1
Fredk. 1
Geoe.Hy. 1
Herbert 1
Isiah 1
Jos. 1
S.M. 1
Stephen 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Stockall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stockall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 128 people were recorded with the Stockall surname. That placed it at #17,079 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stockall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 107 in 2016. That gives Stockall a modern rank of #29,762.

What does the Stockall map show?

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