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UK surname

Turrall

In the 1881 census there were 174 people recorded with the Turrall surname, ranking it #14,042 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 188, ranked #20,417, down from #14,042 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Foleshill, Kidderminster and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Coventry, Cornwall and Solihull.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Turrall is 307 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 8.0%.

1881 census count

174

Ranked #14,042

Modern count

188

2016, ranked #20,417

Peak year

1911

307 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Turrall had 174 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,042 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 188 in 2016, ranked #20,417.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 307 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Turrall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Turrall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Turrall 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 104 #16,746
1861 historical 93 #22,009
1881 historical 174 #14,042
1891 historical 203 #14,754
1901 historical 269 #12,518
1911 historical 307 #11,257
1997 modern 218 #16,704
1998 modern 221 #17,021
1999 modern 217 #17,307
2000 modern 217 #17,296
2001 modern 207 #17,573
2002 modern 208 #17,848
2003 modern 205 #17,851
2004 modern 199 #18,260
2005 modern 191 #18,707
2006 modern 187 #19,079
2007 modern 182 #19,618
2008 modern 178 #20,094
2009 modern 180 #20,341
2010 modern 177 #21,034
2011 modern 177 #20,874
2012 modern 169 #21,437
2013 modern 183 #20,722
2014 modern 183 #20,880
2015 modern 189 #20,345
2016 modern 188 #20,417

Geography

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Where Turralls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Foleshill, Kidderminster, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars, Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken and Stretton-on-Dunsmoor. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Coventry, Cornwall, Solihull, East Devon and Shropshire. 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 Foleshill Warwickshire
2 Kidderminster Worcestershire
3 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
4 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire
5 Stretton-on-Dunsmoor Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Coventry 008 Coventry
2 Cornwall 015 Cornwall
3 Solihull 018 Solihull
4 East Devon 013 East Devon
5 Shropshire 014 Shropshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Turrall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Turrall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Turrall, 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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Turrall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Turrall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Turrall is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

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

Turrall is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Turrall 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 Turrall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Turrall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Turrall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Turrall 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. Warwickshire leads with 120 Turralls recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.03x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 120 28.03x
Northamptonshire 11 6.89x
Surrey 11 1.33x
Essex 7 2.09x
Leicestershire 7 3.72x
Middlesex 7 0.41x
Cambridgeshire 4 3.72x
Huntingdonshire 3 8.90x
Devon 1 0.28x
Midlothian 1 0.44x
Suffolk 1 0.48x
Worcestershire 1 0.45x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Coventry Holy Trinity in Warwickshire leads with 38 Turralls recorded in 1881 and an index of 297.34x.

Place Total Index
Coventry Holy Trinity 38 297.34x
Coventry St Michael 24 174.55x
Stretton On Dunsmore 17 4358.97x
Foleshill 8 177.78x
Birmingham 7 4.91x
Chelsea London 7 13.69x
Harbrough Magna 7 3500.00x
Leicester St Margaret 7 15.25x
Ryton On Dunsmore 7 2692.31x
Great Warley 6 789.47x
Nether Heyford 6 1276.60x
Richmond 6 51.77x
Battersea 5 8.01x
Peterborough 5 43.25x
St Andrewthe Great 4 287.77x
Aston 3 2.55x
Orton Waterville 3 1666.67x
Leamington Priors 2 18.99x
Stoke 2 238.10x
Asheldham 1 1111.11x
Dunchurch 1 172.41x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 1.09x
Great Torrington 1 50.00x
Great Wolford 1 769.23x
Kidderminster Borough 1 7.71x
Long Lawford 1 250.00x
Napton On Hill 1 196.08x
Sutton Coldfield 1 22.22x
Woodbridge 1 37.88x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 16
Thomas 10
John 7
Charles 6
Joseph 6
Edward 5
James 5
Alfred 4
Frederick 4
Richard 3
Arthur 2
Benjamin 2
Frank 2
George 2
Harry 2
Henry 2
Walter 2
Albert 1
Alexander 1
Andrew 1
Bertie 1
Daniel 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Herbert 1
Job 1
Percy 1
Thos. 1
Thos.W. 1
Willie 1
Wm.T. 1

FAQ

Turrall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Turrall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 174 people were recorded with the Turrall surname. That placed it at #14,042 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Turrall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 188 in 2016. That gives Turrall a modern rank of #20,417.

What does the Turrall map show?

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