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UK surname

Veevers

In the 1881 census there were 294 people recorded with the Veevers surname, ranking it #9,859 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 344, ranked #13,347, down from #9,859 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lancaster Borough and Whalley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Northumberland, Carlisle and Windsor and Maidenhead.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Veevers is 433 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 17.0%.

1881 census count

294

Ranked #9,859

Modern count

344

2016, ranked #13,347

Peak year

1901

433 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Veevers had 294 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,859 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 344 in 2016, ranked #13,347.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 433 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Veevers surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Veevers surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Veevers 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 139 #13,659
1861 historical 159 #14,553
1881 historical 294 #9,859
1891 historical 318 #10,583
1901 historical 433 #8,954
1911 historical 377 #9,719
1997 modern 370 #11,666
1998 modern 388 #11,612
1999 modern 397 #11,503
2000 modern 394 #11,520
2001 modern 387 #11,484
2002 modern 394 #11,561
2003 modern 398 #11,301
2004 modern 406 #11,155
2005 modern 398 #11,231
2006 modern 395 #11,364
2007 modern 395 #11,481
2008 modern 398 #11,525
2009 modern 415 #11,386
2010 modern 418 #11,582
2011 modern 395 #11,966
2012 modern 374 #12,324
2013 modern 367 #12,707
2014 modern 360 #13,006
2015 modern 349 #13,189
2016 modern 344 #13,347

Geography

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Where Veevers' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lancaster Borough and Whalley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Northumberland, Carlisle, Windsor and Maidenhead, Rother and Cheshire West and Chester. 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 Lancaster Borough Lancashire
2 Whalley Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Northumberland 003 Northumberland
2 Carlisle 013 Carlisle
3 Windsor and Maidenhead 005 Windsor and Maidenhead
4 Rother 011 Rother
5 Cheshire West and Chester 006 Cheshire West and Chester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Veevers

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Veevers

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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Veevers surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Veevers household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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, Veevers 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

Veevers 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

Veevers falls in decile 1 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 Veevers is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Veevers, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Veevers families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Veevers 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. Lancashire leads with 266 Veevers' recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.82x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 266 7.82x
Yorkshire 21 0.74x
Cheshire 3 0.47x
Northumberland 3 0.70x
Flintshire 1 1.30x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Burnley in Lancashire leads with 43 Veevers' recorded in 1881 and an index of 150.03x.

Place Total Index
Burnley 43 150.03x
Clitheroe 19 189.62x
Colne 18 177.51x
Foulridge 18 2068.97x
Chatburn 17 2236.84x
Great Little Marsden 17 109.04x
Habergham Eaves 16 51.43x
Bury 9 23.15x
Padiham 8 97.32x
Chorlton On Medlock 7 12.95x
Embsay Cum Eastby 7 608.70x
Little Bolton 7 16.00x
Sharples 7 189.70x
Great Crosby 6 64.66x
Manchester 6 3.92x
Reedley Hallows 6 909.09x
Barrowford Booth 5 132.63x
Bingley 5 27.62x
Openshaw 5 31.37x
Poulton Le Fylde 5 413.22x
Toxteth Park 5 4.34x
Whalley 5 100.81x
Farnworth 4 19.62x
Fulwood 4 108.70x
Huyton With Roby 4 100.25x
Langfield 4 80.48x
Didsbury 3 66.37x
Dukinfield 3 10.26x
Poulton Barre 3 77.52x
West Derby 3 3.01x
Accrington 2 6.46x
Downham 2 540.54x
Everton 2 1.84x
Garforth 2 91.74x
Heaton Norris 2 10.33x
Newchurch 2 7.18x
Ovingham Whittle Spital 2 307.69x
Stansfield 2 19.12x
Alnwick 1 13.62x
Hope 1 26.04x
Liverpool 1 0.48x
Newton In Clitheroe 1 312.50x
Pendleton In Salford 1 2.47x
Preston 1 1.10x
Salford 1 1.00x
Worsley 1 4.77x
Worsthorne Cum 1 92.59x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 33
Sarah 15
Elizabeth 14
Ann 13
Margaret 9
Annie 5
Fanny 5
Isabella 5
Martha 5
Alice 4
Jane 4
Ellen 3
Ada 2
Emily 2
Esther 2
Florence 2
Lilly 2
Maria 2
Susan 2
Susannah 2
Amelia 1
Betsey 1
Betty 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Eacleth 1
Eda 1
Edith 1
Eliz.A. 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Emma 1
Eunice 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Jessie 1
Lelie 1
Leslie 1
Louisa 1
Lucilla 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1
Nancy 1
Ruth 1
Thurza 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 15
Thomas 14
John 13
Ambrose 9
James 9
Robert 9
Henry 6
Richard 6
Albert 4
Harry 3
Herbert 3
Joseph 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Harrison 2
Hartley 2
Peter 2
Samuel 2
Angelo 1
Barnard 1
Benjamin 1
Charles 1
Cornelius 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Fredrick 1
George 1
Hugh 1
Jonathan 1
Leonard 1
Miles 1
Mills 1
Norman 1
Oswald 1
Patrick 1
Percy 1
Sagar 1
Sagor 1
Sam 1
Tom 1
W.H. 1
Walter 1
Willie 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Veevers surname: questions and answers

How common was the Veevers surname in 1881?

In 1881, 294 people were recorded with the Veevers surname. That placed it at #9,859 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Veevers surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 344 in 2016. That gives Veevers a modern rank of #13,347.

What does the Veevers map show?

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