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UK surname

Trevitt

In the 1881 census there were 319 people recorded with the Trevitt surname, ranking it #9,326 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 219, ranked #18,422, down from #9,326 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Glossop and Boston (incl. Boston allotments). In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kirklees, Wirral and Stroud.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Trevitt is 329 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 31.3%.

1881 census count

319

Ranked #9,326

Modern count

219

2016, ranked #18,422

Peak year

1911

329 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Trevitt had 319 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,326 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016, ranked #18,422.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 329 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Trevitt surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Trevitt surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Trevitt 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 196 #10,573
1861 historical 150 #15,296
1881 historical 319 #9,326
1891 historical 309 #10,848
1901 historical 302 #11,592
1911 historical 329 #10,688
1997 modern 221 #16,565
1998 modern 230 #16,607
1999 modern 230 #16,685
2000 modern 238 #16,290
2001 modern 233 #16,260
2002 modern 233 #16,590
2003 modern 237 #16,191
2004 modern 219 #17,180
2005 modern 210 #17,572
2006 modern 208 #17,835
2007 modern 204 #18,251
2008 modern 218 #17,638
2009 modern 224 #17,685
2010 modern 233 #17,606
2011 modern 220 #18,096
2012 modern 215 #18,304
2013 modern 219 #18,385
2014 modern 218 #18,583
2015 modern 217 #18,542
2016 modern 219 #18,422

Geography

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Where Trevitts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Glossop, Boston (incl. Boston allotments), Toxteth Park and Charminster. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kirklees, Wirral, Stroud and Sunderland. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Glossop Derbyshire
3 Boston (incl. Boston allotments) Lincolnshire
4 Toxteth Park Lancashire
5 Charminster Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kirklees 015 Kirklees
2 Wirral 005 Wirral
3 Stroud 006 Stroud
4 Sunderland 036 Sunderland
5 Kirklees 016 Kirklees

Forenames

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First names often paired with Trevitt

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Trevitt

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

Trevitt is most concentrated in decile 9 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

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

1881 census detail

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Trevitt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Trevitt 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. Dorset leads with 95 Trevitts recorded in 1881 and an index of 46.52x.

County Total Index
Dorset 95 46.52x
Lancashire 63 1.71x
Staffordshire 51 4.86x
Lincolnshire 27 5.43x
Nottinghamshire 22 5.25x
Warwickshire 12 1.53x
Essex 9 1.47x
Derbyshire 8 1.64x
Yorkshire 8 0.26x
Somerset 6 1.20x
Cheshire 4 0.58x
Durham 3 0.32x
Kent 2 0.19x
Shropshire 2 0.74x
Sussex 2 0.38x
Dumfriesshire 1 1.45x
Hampshire 1 0.16x
Middlesex 1 0.03x
Surrey 1 0.07x
Wiltshire 1 0.36x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Oldham in Lancashire leads with 21 Trevitts recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.62x.

Place Total Index
Oldham 21 17.62x
Osmington 20 4878.05x
Charminster 19 1172.84x
Everton 16 13.60x
Winterborne Steepleton 16 10000.00x
Wolverhampton 14 17.34x
Birmingham 12 4.59x
Boston 12 79.52x
Toxteth Park 12 9.60x
North Weald Bassett 9 841.12x
Selston 9 192.31x
Aldridge 8 396.04x
Bilston 8 39.29x
Hayfield 8 267.56x
Puddletown 8 640.00x
Burslem 7 23.26x
Nottingham St Mary 7 6.45x
Portisham 7 921.05x
Newark Upon Trent 6 39.81x
Portland 6 54.64x
St Martin Lincoln 6 129.87x
Bruton 5 253.81x
Heckington 5 264.55x
West Bromwich 5 8.32x
Weymouth 5 129.20x
Caythorpe 4 416.67x
Dorchester Holy Trinity 4 242.42x
Gomersal 4 27.80x
Lapley 4 506.33x
Batley 3 10.24x
Chorlton On Medlock 3 5.11x
Durham St Nicholas 3 132.16x
Handsworth 3 11.59x
Turton 3 49.59x
Winterborne St Martin 3 652.17x
Hulme 2 2.59x
Kirkdale 2 3.22x
Melcombe Regis 2 23.64x
Plumstead 2 5.65x
Runcorn 2 12.63x
Tranmere 2 7.92x
West Knighton 2 606.06x
Brighton 1 0.94x
Cattistock 1 175.44x
Crewkerne 1 18.80x
Devizes St James 1 27.32x
Ditton 1 66.23x
Dumfries 1 14.75x
Eastbourne 1 4.14x
Holdenhurst 1 5.98x
Kensington London 1 0.58x
Lambeth 1 0.37x
Lichfield St Michael 1 30.30x
Liverpool 1 0.45x
Liversedge 1 7.28x
Melbury Sampford 1 1428.57x
Prestwich 1 10.86x
Radipole 1 70.92x
Sheriff Hales 1 93.46x
Shifnal 1 13.70x
Stafford St Mary 1 6.72x
Stretford 1 4.92x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 24
Elizabeth 14
Emily 9
Ellen 8
Sarah 8
Alice 7
Ann 7
Annie 7
Martha 7
Eliza 6
Frances 4
Hannah 4
Ada 3
Elizth. 3
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Jane 3
Louisa 3
Amelia 2
Amy 2
Anne 2
Esther 2
Eva 2
Matilda 2
Rose 2
Sophia 2
Anna 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elize. 1
Ethel 1
Felicia 1
Florence 1
Georgina 1
Hanna 1
Harriet 1
Isabella 1
Izabella 1
Jemima 1
Laustantos 1
Lydia 1
M. 1
Margt. 1
Marian 1
Minnie 1
Netta 1
Rosina 1
Theodora 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 21
John 17
James 11
Thomas 11
Charles 9
George 9
Henry 9
Harry 7
Frederick 5
Joseph 5
Richard 4
Walter 4
Alfred 3
Herbert 3
Robert 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Edwin 2
Frank 2
Job 2
Stephen 2
Tom 2
Abraham 1
Arthur 1
Burfoot 1
Burton 1
Chas.Robert 1
Daniel 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Enoch 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Harold 1
Horace 1
Robt.S. 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Trevitt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Trevitt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 319 people were recorded with the Trevitt surname. That placed it at #9,326 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Trevitt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 219 in 2016. That gives Trevitt a modern rank of #18,422.

What does the Trevitt map show?

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