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UK surname

Travell

In the 1881 census there were 129 people recorded with the Travell surname, ranking it #17,013 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 204, ranked #19,320, down from #17,013 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes and Northampton All Saints. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Castle Point, Gosport and Norwich.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Travell is 226 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 58.1%.

1881 census count

129

Ranked #17,013

Modern count

204

2016, ranked #19,320

Peak year

2010

226 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Travell had 129 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,013 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016, ranked #19,320.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 218 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Travell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Travell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Travell 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 64 #21,914
1861 historical 109 #19,693
1881 historical 129 #17,013
1891 historical 162 #17,390
1901 historical 189 #15,684
1911 historical 218 #14,177
1997 modern 214 #16,893
1998 modern 220 #17,074
1999 modern 210 #17,712
2000 modern 211 #17,603
2001 modern 209 #17,469
2002 modern 224 #17,042
2003 modern 225 #16,808
2004 modern 206 #17,883
2005 modern 204 #17,893
2006 modern 213 #17,563
2007 modern 208 #18,013
2008 modern 216 #17,758
2009 modern 220 #17,911
2010 modern 226 #17,942
2011 modern 218 #18,206
2012 modern 211 #18,539
2013 modern 213 #18,743
2014 modern 210 #19,064
2015 modern 207 #19,155
2016 modern 204 #19,320

Geography

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Where Travells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes, Northampton All Saints, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Wollaston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Castle Point, Gosport, Norwich and Bolsover. 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Northampton All Saints Northamptonshire
4 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
5 Wollaston Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Castle Point 008 Castle Point
2 Gosport 006 Gosport
3 Norwich 005 Norwich
4 Norwich 006 Norwich
5 Bolsover 005 Bolsover

Forenames

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First names often paired with Travell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Travell

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

Travell is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

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

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

1881 census detail

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Travell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Travell 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. Gloucestershire leads with 23 Travells recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.32x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 23 9.32x
Middlesex 19 1.51x
Worcestershire 17 10.35x
Northamptonshire 12 10.14x
Bedfordshire 11 16.88x
Nottinghamshire 10 5.90x
Buckinghamshire 9 11.83x
Essex 5 2.01x
Hertfordshire 5 5.77x
Lancashire 4 0.27x
Herefordshire 3 5.82x
Kent 2 0.47x
Monmouthshire 2 2.20x
Sussex 2 0.94x
Yorkshire 2 0.16x
Hampshire 1 0.39x
Lanarkshire 1 0.25x
Staffordshire 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. Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire leads with 11 Travells recorded in 1881 and an index of 4074.07x.

Place Total Index
Houghton Conquest 11 4074.07x
Duston 9 841.12x
Nottingham St Mary 8 18.24x
Mile End Old Town 7 35.25x
Claines 5 110.86x
Fyfield 5 2500.00x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 5 110.62x
Hallow 5 625.00x
Hempstead 5 1666.67x
St Albans 5 280.90x
Upton St Leonards 5 793.65x
Cheltenham 4 21.01x
Edlesborough 4 579.71x
Everton 4 8.41x
Olney 4 380.95x
Westminster St James 4 30.94x
Clerkenwell London 3 10.10x
Hereford All Sts 3 127.12x
Staunton 3 1666.67x
Brighton 2 4.67x
Chelsea London 2 5.27x
Gloucester St Mary Lode 2 344.83x
Hartpury 2 571.43x
Lee 2 32.10x
Lenton 2 50.13x
Redditch 2 60.06x
Rumney 2 1052.63x
Clifton Upon Teme 1 526.32x
Glasgow 1 1.38x
Grimley 1 322.58x
Islington London 1 0.82x
Kettering 1 20.88x
Milton 1 156.25x
Nether Hallam 1 5.93x
Northampton St Giles 1 22.17x
Quainton 1 270.27x
St Marylebone London 1 1.49x
St Pancras London 1 0.99x
Thurlstone 1 81.30x
Wollaston 1 153.85x
Wolverhampton 1 3.06x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Sarah 5
Eliza 3
Emma 3
Jane 3
Louisa 3
Agnes 2
Amelia 2
Anne 2
Annie 2
Elizabeth 2
Emily 2
Margaret 2
Rose 2
Alice 1
Ann 1
Beatrice 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Christiana 1
Christina 1
Drucilla 1
E.M. 1
Ellen 1
Esther 1
Flora 1
Grace 1
Harriet 1
Isabella 1
Jeanie 1
Jessie 1
Laura 1
Lydia 1
M.A. 1
Millicent 1
Rhoda 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Susanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 15
John 9
Thomas 5
Charles 4
James 4
Joseph 4
George 3
Richard 3
Henry 2
Walter 2
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Bengeman 1
Chas.A. 1
Earnest 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
Harry 1
Holmes 1
Peter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Travell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Travell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 129 people were recorded with the Travell surname. That placed it at #17,013 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Travell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 204 in 2016. That gives Travell a modern rank of #19,320.

What does the Travell map show?

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