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UK surname

Throssell

In the 1881 census there were 156 people recorded with the Throssell surname, ranking it #15,114 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 190, ranked #20,262, down from #15,114 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Pirton, London parishes and Hitchin. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Cambridgeshire, East Northamptonshire and Greenwich.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Throssell is 232 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 21.8%.

1881 census count

156

Ranked #15,114

Modern count

190

2016, ranked #20,262

Peak year

1997

232 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Throssell had 156 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,114 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 190 in 2016, ranked #20,262.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 228 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Throssell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Throssell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Throssell 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 108 #16,308
1861 historical 88 #22,554
1881 historical 156 #15,114
1891 historical 164 #17,205
1901 historical 211 #14,647
1911 historical 228 #13,759
1997 modern 232 #16,012
1998 modern 224 #16,888
1999 modern 226 #16,884
2000 modern 218 #17,246
2001 modern 210 #17,425
2002 modern 221 #17,206
2003 modern 207 #17,746
2004 modern 206 #17,883
2005 modern 200 #18,144
2006 modern 200 #18,294
2007 modern 196 #18,737
2008 modern 190 #19,246
2009 modern 190 #19,656
2010 modern 201 #19,387
2011 modern 202 #19,154
2012 modern 182 #20,440
2013 modern 195 #19,857
2014 modern 193 #20,159
2015 modern 190 #20,272
2016 modern 190 #20,262

Geography

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Where Throssells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Pirton, London parishes, Hitchin, Cambridge: St Andrew the Less, St Andrew the Great, Holy Trinity, St Benedict and Titchmarsh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Cambridgeshire, East Northamptonshire, Greenwich, Sheffield and Guildford. 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 Pirton Hertfordshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Hitchin Hertfordshire
4 Cambridge: St Andrew the Less, St Andrew the Great, Holy Trinity, St Benedict Cambridgeshire
5 Titchmarsh Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Cambridgeshire 021 South Cambridgeshire
2 East Northamptonshire 008 East Northamptonshire
3 Greenwich 031 Greenwich
4 Sheffield 063 Sheffield
5 Guildford 008 Guildford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Throssell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Throssell

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Throssell is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Throssell 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

Throssell 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Throssell 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 Throssell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Throssell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Throssell 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. Hertfordshire leads with 25 Throssells recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.62x.

County Total Index
Hertfordshire 25 24.62x
Cambridgeshire 24 25.72x
Huntingdonshire 21 71.79x
Lancashire 14 0.80x
Northamptonshire 11 7.94x
Yorkshire 9 0.62x
Middlesex 8 0.54x
Surrey 8 1.11x
Cheshire 6 1.85x
Gloucestershire 6 2.08x
Nottinghamshire 6 3.02x
Derbyshire 4 1.73x
Leicestershire 4 2.45x
Kent 3 0.60x
Lincolnshire 2 0.85x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Pirton in Hertfordshire leads with 14 Throssells recorded in 1881 and an index of 2456.14x.

Place Total Index
Pirton 14 2456.14x
Warrington 13 62.74x
Bythorn 11 8461.54x
Hitchin 11 240.17x
Lambeth 8 6.23x
Northampton Priory St 8 96.27x
St Andrewthe Less 7 65.67x
Elsworth 6 1764.71x
Northleach 6 1395.35x
St Andrewthe Great 6 495.87x
Tranmere 6 50.21x
Hackney London 4 4.84x
Howden 4 404.04x
Little Stukeley 4 2666.67x
Risley 4 3636.36x
Beeston 3 131.58x
Clarborough 3 202.70x
Eaton 3 1666.67x
Hemingford Abbots 3 1500.00x
Peterborough 3 29.91x
Sandal Magna 3 138.89x
Bromley London 2 6.17x
Broughton 2 1333.33x
Holy Trinity St Mary 2 90.09x
March 2 64.10x
Somerby In Grantham 2 333.33x
Bourn 1 243.90x
Canterbury St Mary 1 29.67x
Fen Drayton 1 588.24x
Great Stukeley 1 476.19x
Margate St John Baptist 1 10.87x
St Edward Cambridge 1 333.33x
St Marylebone London 1 1.27x
St Pancras London 1 0.84x
Stonesby 1 909.09x
Tonbridge 1 5.52x
West Derby 1 1.96x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 11
William 11
Thomas 7
George 6
Edwin 3
Frederick 3
Joseph 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Frank 2
Fredk. 2
Robt. 2
Samuel 2
Tom 2
Alfd.Wm. 1
David 1
Edward 1
Ewd. 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
James 1
Jhon 1
Jos. 1
Oswald 1
Percy 1
Richard 1
Sydney 1

FAQ

Throssell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Throssell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 156 people were recorded with the Throssell surname. That placed it at #15,114 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Throssell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 190 in 2016. That gives Throssell a modern rank of #20,262.

What does the Throssell map show?

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