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UK surname

Treverton

In the 1881 census there were 149 people recorded with the Treverton surname, ranking it #15,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 82, ranked #32,895, down from #15,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bodmin, Devonport Stonehouse, East and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Dacorum, Dunoon and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Treverton is 153 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 45.0%.

1881 census count

149

Ranked #15,551

Modern count

82

2016, ranked #32,895

Peak year

1891

153 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2006

Key insights

  • Treverton had 149 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 82 in 2016, ranked #32,895.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 153 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Treverton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Treverton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Treverton 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 126 #14,626
1861 historical 129 #17,271
1881 historical 149 #15,551
1891 historical 153 #18,078
1901 historical 144 #18,505
1911 historical 131 #19,404
1997 modern 113 #25,106
1998 modern 130 #23,603
1999 modern 119 #25,095
2000 modern 118 #25,197
2001 modern 114 #25,344
2002 modern 112 #26,165
2003 modern 114 #25,664
2004 modern 118 #25,317
2005 modern 107 #26,875
2006 modern 108 #27,015
2007 modern 107 #27,557
2008 modern 104 #28,341
2009 modern 99 #29,754
2010 modern 97 #30,697
2011 modern 102 #29,759
2012 modern 94 #31,258
2013 modern 92 #31,909
2014 modern 89 #32,409
2015 modern 88 #32,421
2016 modern 82 #32,895

Geography

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Where Trevertons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bodmin, Devonport Stonehouse, East, London parishes, Battersea and Gwennap. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Dacorum, Dunoon and Cornwall. 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 Bodmin Cornwall
2 Devonport Stonehouse, East Devon
3 London parishes London 3
4 Battersea London (South Districts)
5 Gwennap Cornwall

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Dacorum 009 Dacorum
2 Dunoon Argyll and Bute
3 Cornwall 007 Cornwall
4 Cornwall 009 Cornwall
5 Cornwall 020 Cornwall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Treverton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Treverton

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Treverton is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Treverton is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Treverton falls in decile 8 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 Treverton 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 Treverton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Treverton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Treverton 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. Cornwall leads with 76 Trevertons recorded in 1881 and an index of 45.89x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 76 45.89x
Devon 18 5.91x
Middlesex 18 1.23x
Kent 13 2.60x
Monmouthshire 7 6.62x
Cheshire 6 1.86x
Surrey 6 0.84x
Lancashire 5 0.29x
Westmorland 1 3.11x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Minver in Cornwall leads with 18 Trevertons recorded in 1881 and an index of 3600.00x.

Place Total Index
St Minver 18 3600.00x
Gwennap 12 384.62x
Bodmin 9 328.47x
Gillingham 8 77.75x
St Austell 8 141.34x
Hampstead London 7 30.72x
Trevethin 7 70.07x
Illogan 6 136.67x
Runcorn 6 80.54x
Norton Folgate London 5 1041.67x
St Kew 5 909.09x
Battersea 4 7.43x
East Stonehouse 4 66.67x
Plymouth St Andrew 4 17.05x
St Mabyn 4 1600.00x
Stoke Damerel 4 18.77x
Stonehouse East 4 259.74x
Budock 3 240.00x
Clerkenwell London 3 8.69x
St Teath 3 300.00x
Dalton In Furness 2 29.85x
Habergham Eaves 2 12.60x
Lewisham 2 7.51x
Menheniot 2 289.86x
St Breock 2 224.72x
Antony 1 62.50x
Bermondsey 1 2.30x
Bootle Cum Linacre 1 7.25x
Camborne 1 14.66x
Chatham 1 7.28x
Compton Gifford 1 105.26x
Croydon 1 2.53x
Kea 1 81.30x
Lee 1 13.79x
Plymstock 1 62.89x
Poundstock 1 384.62x
Spitalfields London 1 9.09x
St Giles In Fields 1 19.80x
St Marylebone London 1 1.28x
Undermilbeck 1 94.34x
Walmer 1 46.08x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Jane 9
Elizabeth 7
Emma 5
Ellen 4
Amelia 3
Bessie 3
Sarah 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Florence 2
Kate 2
Lucy 2
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Annett 1
Beatrice 1
Belinda 1
Cordelia 1
E. 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Elizh. 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Frances 1
Harriett 1
Janie 1
Laura 1
Lydia 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Philippa 1
Phillipa 1
T. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 17
James 6
George 5
John 4
Thomas 4
Henry 3
Samuel 3
Frederick 2
Steven 2
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Benjamin 1
Edward 1
Francis 1
Fredk.T. 1
Gregory 1
Hender 1
Jacob 1
Joseph 1
Norman 1
Richard 1

FAQ

Treverton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Treverton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 149 people were recorded with the Treverton surname. That placed it at #15,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Treverton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 82 in 2016. That gives Treverton a modern rank of #32,895.

What does the Treverton map show?

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