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UK surname

Trowsdale

In the 1881 census there were 158 people recorded with the Trowsdale surname, ranking it #14,989 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 296, ranked #14,882, up from #14,989 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Whitby, London parishes and St Marylebone. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hartlepool, Wiltshire and Redcar and Cleveland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Trowsdale is 326 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 87.3%.

1881 census count

158

Ranked #14,989

Modern count

296

2016, ranked #14,882

Peak year

2010

326 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Trowsdale had 158 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,989 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 296 in 2016, ranked #14,882.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 295 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Trowsdale surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Trowsdale surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Trowsdale 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 119 #15,247
1861 historical 150 #15,296
1881 historical 158 #14,989
1891 historical 184 #15,869
1901 historical 257 #12,898
1911 historical 295 #11,597
1997 modern 283 #14,037
1998 modern 280 #14,550
1999 modern 299 #14,000
2000 modern 300 #13,904
2001 modern 287 #14,131
2002 modern 277 #14,764
2003 modern 276 #14,604
2004 modern 276 #14,684
2005 modern 271 #14,780
2006 modern 269 #14,952
2007 modern 276 #14,855
2008 modern 279 #14,860
2009 modern 294 #14,628
2010 modern 326 #13,918
2011 modern 315 #14,131
2012 modern 307 #14,288
2013 modern 310 #14,403
2014 modern 308 #14,571
2015 modern 303 #14,646
2016 modern 296 #14,882

Geography

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Where Trowsdales are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Whitby, London parishes, St Marylebone, Stranton and St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hartlepool, Wiltshire, Redcar and Cleveland and Harlow. 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 Whitby Yorkshire, North Riding
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Marylebone London (North Districts)
4 Stranton Durham
5 St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hartlepool 009 Hartlepool
2 Wiltshire 013 Wiltshire
3 Redcar and Cleveland 010 Redcar and Cleveland
4 Harlow 010 Harlow
5 Redcar and Cleveland 009 Redcar and Cleveland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Trowsdale

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Trowsdale

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

Trowsdale 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

Trowsdale falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Trowsdale is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Trowsdale, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Trowsdale families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Trowsdale 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. Yorkshire leads with 112 Trowsdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.33x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 112 7.33x
Durham 17 3.71x
Middlesex 10 0.65x
Cheshire 7 2.06x
Lanarkshire 3 0.60x
Lincolnshire 3 1.22x
Kent 2 0.38x
Surrey 2 0.27x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Northumberland 1 0.44x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Whitby in Yorkshire leads with 17 Trowsdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 330.10x.

Place Total Index
Whitby 17 330.10x
Stockton On Tees 14 63.35x
Rievaulx 13 10833.33x
St Marylebone London 9 10.94x
Little Meolse 7 1428.57x
Filey 6 487.80x
Barughs Ambo 5 3571.43x
Holy Trinity 5 13.61x
Hunslet 5 21.00x
Monk Frystone 5 1851.85x
Pannal 5 340.14x
East Ness 4 20000.00x
Gilling 4 869.57x
Scarborough 4 28.82x
Fimber 3 3333.33x
Govan 3 2.43x
Great Steeping 3 2142.86x
Oldstead 3 4285.71x
South Holme 3 7500.00x
York Holy Trinity 3 227.27x
Ampleforth Oswaldkirk 2 1333.33x
Glaisdale 2 344.83x
Lastingham 2 2000.00x
New Malton 2 109.29x
Snainton 2 487.80x
Stranton 2 12.96x
Alnwick 1 25.38x
Arthington 1 416.67x
Balk 1 2500.00x
Bardsey Cum Rigton 1 588.24x
Batley 1 6.89x
Bradford 1 2.70x
Chatham 1 6.92x
Egglescliffe 1 285.71x
Gilling East 1 769.23x
Gueldable 1 2500.00x
Hawsker Cum Stainsacre 1 196.08x
Higham With West Close 1 250.00x
Islington London 1 0.67x
Lambeth 1 0.74x
Marske In Guisbrough 1 36.90x
Middlesbrough 1 5.03x
Morley 1 12.59x
Morton On Swale 1 714.29x
Norton In Malton 1 54.05x
Oswaldkirk 1 1000.00x
Plumstead 1 5.70x
Roxby 1 1000.00x
Selby 1 31.35x
Southwark St Olave 1 84.75x
Thornton Risebrough 1 5000.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 13
George 10
William 10
Thomas 7
James 6
Joseph 6
Robert 6
Stephen 3
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Henry 2
Tom 2
Wm. 2
A.E. 1
David 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Geo.Edward 1
Isaac 1
Jacob 1
Jarvis 1
Matthew 1
Michael 1
Percy 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Trowsdale surname: questions and answers

How common was the Trowsdale surname in 1881?

In 1881, 158 people were recorded with the Trowsdale surname. That placed it at #14,989 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Trowsdale surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 296 in 2016. That gives Trowsdale a modern rank of #14,882.

What does the Trowsdale map show?

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