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UK surname

Voyle

In the 1881 census there were 150 people recorded with the Voyle surname, ranking it #15,489 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 201, ranked #19,525, down from #15,489 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), St Mary and Swindon, Lyddington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Rhondda Cynon Taf, Mendip and Pembrokeshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Voyle is 243 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.0%.

1881 census count

150

Ranked #15,489

Modern count

201

2016, ranked #19,525

Peak year

1911

243 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Voyle had 150 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,489 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 201 in 2016, ranked #19,525.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 243 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Voyle surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Voyle surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Voyle 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 65 #21,747
1861 historical 81 #23,431
1881 historical 150 #15,489
1891 historical 150 #18,328
1901 historical 212 #14,611
1911 historical 243 #13,163
1997 modern 206 #17,315
1998 modern 221 #17,021
1999 modern 227 #16,834
2000 modern 227 #16,792
2001 modern 222 #16,806
2002 modern 219 #17,288
2003 modern 216 #17,229
2004 modern 213 #17,492
2005 modern 192 #18,640
2006 modern 197 #18,465
2007 modern 199 #18,542
2008 modern 204 #18,403
2009 modern 217 #18,070
2010 modern 213 #18,660
2011 modern 210 #18,677
2012 modern 210 #18,604
2013 modern 205 #19,218
2014 modern 208 #19,194
2015 modern 202 #19,433
2016 modern 201 #19,525

Geography

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Where Voyles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), St Mary, Swindon, Lyddington, Llanstadwell and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Rhondda Cynon Taf, Mendip, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. 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 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
2 St Mary Pembrokeshire
3 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
4 Llanstadwell Pembrokeshire
5 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Rhondda Cynon Taf 009 Rhondda Cynon Taf
2 Rhondda Cynon Taf 008 Rhondda Cynon Taf
3 Mendip 003 Mendip
4 Pembrokeshire 004 Pembrokeshire
5 Carmarthenshire 012 Carmarthenshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Voyle

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Voyle

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Voyle, 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 Voyle surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Voyle 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, Voyle 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

Voyle is most concentrated in decile 1 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

Voyle falls in decile 7 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Voyle 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Voyle, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Voyle families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Voyle 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. Pembrokeshire leads with 45 Voyles recorded in 1881 and an index of 96.77x.

County Total Index
Pembrokeshire 45 96.77x
Glamorgan 33 12.95x
Carmarthenshire 17 27.57x
Monmouthshire 17 16.07x
Leicestershire 9 5.55x
Middlesex 9 0.62x
Lancashire 7 0.40x
Surrey 4 0.56x
Yorkshire 3 0.21x
Berkshire 2 1.82x
Kent 2 0.40x
Hampshire 1 0.33x
Sussex 1 0.41x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Swansea Town in Glamorgan leads with 16 Voyles recorded in 1881 and an index of 76.59x.

Place Total Index
Swansea Town 16 76.59x
Pembroke St Mary 11 183.64x
Newport 10 198.02x
Narberth North 8 963.86x
Bedwellty 7 37.49x
Hammersmith London 7 19.42x
Llanstadwell 7 460.53x
St John Near Swansea 7 222.22x
Leicester St Nicholas 6 652.17x
Swansea Higher 6 226.42x
Llanelly 5 36.00x
Llanboidy 4 512.82x
Llanddarog 4 909.09x
St Florence 4 2352.94x
Stoke 4 119.05x
Aberdare 3 17.15x
Leicester St Margaret 3 7.58x
Liverpool 3 2.85x
Methley 3 147.06x
Penally 3 967.74x
Tenby St Mary In 3 126.58x
Toxteth Park 3 5.10x
Jeffreston 2 800.00x
Llandissilio 2 392.16x
Llanfallteg 2 1000.00x
Llangunnock 2 645.16x
Seasalter 2 317.46x
Bletherston 1 833.33x
Egremont 1 1666.67x
Hampstead London 1 4.39x
Llandefeilog 1 172.41x
Moss Side 1 10.94x
Pembroke St Michael 1 149.25x
Portsea 1 1.70x
Portslade 1 66.23x
Reading St Giles 1 9.29x
Redberth 1 2000.00x
Sandhurst 1 46.95x
St George Hanover 1 5.24x
Ystradyfodwg 1 4.47x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 6
Sarah 6
Margaret 4
Ann 3
Eliza 3
Amelia 2
Anne 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Ellen 2
Jane 2
Martha 2
Rebecca 2
Adela 1
Agatha 1
Anna 1
Anny 1
Bridged 1
Constance 1
Eleanor 1
Emma 1
Fany 1
Johanna 1
Ketura 1
Letitia 1
Lettice 1
Margrett 1
Marth. 1
Mate 1
Matilda 1
Phebe 1
Rachel 1
Rosamond 1
Roshannah 1
Voiel 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
James 13
Thomas 10
John 7
George 6
Joseph 6
William 6
Henry 3
Phillip 3
Robert 3
Daniel 2
Ernest 2
Frederick 2
Philip 2
David 1
Decimus 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Geo. 1
Lewis 1
Louis 1
Richard 1
Russell 1
Wm. 1
Wm.G. 1

FAQ

Voyle surname: questions and answers

How common was the Voyle surname in 1881?

In 1881, 150 people were recorded with the Voyle surname. That placed it at #15,489 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Voyle surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 201 in 2016. That gives Voyle a modern rank of #19,525.

What does the Voyle map show?

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