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UK surname

Trevelyan

In the 1881 census there were 125 people recorded with the Trevelyan surname, ranking it #17,335 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 517, ranked #9,761, up from #17,335 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Sampford Peverell, Burlescombe, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mid Devon, Taunton Deane and Bridgend.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Trevelyan is 554 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 313.6%.

1881 census count

125

Ranked #17,335

Modern count

517

2016, ranked #9,761

Peak year

1999

554 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Trevelyan had 125 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,335 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 517 in 2016, ranked #9,761.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 293 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Trevelyan surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Trevelyan surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Trevelyan 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 102 #16,933
1861 historical 60 #26,313
1881 historical 125 #17,335
1891 historical 152 #18,163
1901 historical 241 #13,417
1911 historical 293 #11,650
1997 modern 484 #9,531
1998 modern 538 #9,073
1999 modern 554 #8,929
2000 modern 538 #9,103
2001 modern 519 #9,204
2002 modern 534 #9,190
2003 modern 513 #9,314
2004 modern 517 #9,288
2005 modern 497 #9,479
2006 modern 504 #9,432
2007 modern 509 #9,443
2008 modern 508 #9,521
2009 modern 515 #9,630
2010 modern 525 #9,692
2011 modern 540 #9,420
2012 modern 519 #9,617
2013 modern 516 #9,783
2014 modern 526 #9,731
2015 modern 523 #9,694
2016 modern 517 #9,761

Geography

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Where Trevelyans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Sampford Peverell, Burlescombe, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes, Netherwitton and Featherstone. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mid Devon, Taunton Deane, Bridgend and Cheshire East. 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 Sampford Peverell, Burlescombe Devon
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 London parishes London 1
4 Netherwitton Northumberland
5 Featherstone Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mid Devon 006 Mid Devon
2 Mid Devon 001 Mid Devon
3 Taunton Deane 013 Taunton Deane
4 Bridgend 004 Bridgend
5 Cheshire East 033 Cheshire East

Forenames

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First names often paired with Trevelyan

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Trevelyan

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

Trevelyan is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Trevelyan falls in decile 7 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 Trevelyan 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 Trevelyan, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Trevelyan families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Trevelyan 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. Devon leads with 25 Trevelyans recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.77x.

County Total Index
Devon 25 9.77x
Middlesex 17 1.38x
Somerset 14 7.08x
Yorkshire 12 0.99x
Lancashire 11 0.75x
Northumberland 11 6.02x
Gloucestershire 9 3.73x
Durham 8 2.19x
Cornwall 7 5.03x
Essex 3 1.24x
Glamorgan 2 0.93x
Kent 2 0.48x
East Lothian 1 6.14x
Hertfordshire 1 1.18x
Lanarkshire 1 0.25x
Midlothian 1 0.61x
Worcestershire 1 0.62x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Culmstock in Devon leads with 11 Trevelyans recorded in 1881 and an index of 3055.56x.

Place Total Index
Culmstock 11 3055.56x
Netherwitton 11 12222.22x
Gorton 10 72.94x
Powderham 8 6666.67x
Stranton 8 64.99x
Almondsbury 5 543.48x
Bedminster 5 26.90x
Sharlston 5 625.00x
Westminster St 5 110.38x
Monckton Combe 4 634.92x
Sandal Magna 4 222.22x
St Luke London 4 20.29x
Hendon 3 67.87x
Holbeck 3 37.17x
Madron Penzance 3 59.29x
Marshfield 3 468.75x
Perranuthnoe 3 789.47x
West Ham 3 5.60x
Bath St James 2 97.09x
Folkestone 2 24.60x
Kensington London 2 2.93x
Llantrisant 2 37.11x
St George Hanover 2 12.47x
Stoke Damerel 2 11.17x
Beswick 1 26.81x
Broxbourne 1 59.52x
Clevedon 1 48.54x
East Pennard 1 384.62x
Falmouth 1 20.28x
Govan 1 1.02x
Horfield 1 41.15x
Inveresk 1 22.42x
Kenton 1 123.46x
Kidderminster Borough 1 10.65x
Pencaitland 1 217.39x
Pilton 1 212.77x
Plymouth St Andrew 1 5.07x
Seaton 1 101.01x
St Pancras London 1 1.01x
Wolborough 1 30.96x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 9
Eliza 6
Elizabeth 4
Ellen 4
Mary 4
Emily 2
Emma 2
Harriet 2
Helena 2
Julia 2
Martha 2
Alice 1
Amy 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Bessie 1
Caroline 1
Christian 1
Christine 1
Clara 1
Dobree 1
Edith 1
Elenora 1
Etheldreda 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Georgina 1
Hannah 1
Jane 1
Joanna 1
Josephine 1
Laura 1
Lilian 1
Lilly 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Olive 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Walter 8
William 8
John 5
Charles 4
George 4
Henry 4
James 2
Samuel 2
Thornton 2
Arthur 1
Basil 1
Chas.P. 1
Chs. 1
D'ARCY 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Geo.W. 1
Joseph 1
Levi 1
Raleigh 1
Robert 1
Roger 1
Samul 1
Sedney 1
Thomas 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Trevelyan surname: questions and answers

How common was the Trevelyan surname in 1881?

In 1881, 125 people were recorded with the Trevelyan surname. That placed it at #17,335 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Trevelyan surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 517 in 2016. That gives Trevelyan a modern rank of #9,761.

What does the Trevelyan map show?

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