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UK surname

Voysey

In the 1881 census there were 425 people recorded with the Voysey surname, ranking it #7,634 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 418, ranked #11,472, down from #7,634 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Portsmouth, Portsea and Kenton, Alphington, Dawlish. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Teignbridge, Exeter and East Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Voysey is 471 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.6%.

1881 census count

425

Ranked #7,634

Modern count

418

2016, ranked #11,472

Peak year

1901

471 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Voysey had 425 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,634 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 418 in 2016, ranked #11,472.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 471 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Voysey surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Voysey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Voysey 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 310 #7,434
1861 historical 291 #8,653
1881 historical 425 #7,634
1891 historical 411 #8,675
1901 historical 471 #8,420
1911 historical 430 #8,804
1997 modern 463 #9,850
1998 modern 465 #10,155
1999 modern 471 #10,098
2000 modern 466 #10,163
2001 modern 461 #10,049
2002 modern 459 #10,264
2003 modern 438 #10,507
2004 modern 452 #10,270
2005 modern 431 #10,558
2006 modern 439 #10,454
2007 modern 435 #10,613
2008 modern 431 #10,814
2009 modern 438 #10,927
2010 modern 429 #11,324
2011 modern 437 #11,036
2012 modern 421 #11,245
2013 modern 433 #11,184
2014 modern 428 #11,371
2015 modern 420 #11,458
2016 modern 418 #11,472

Geography

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Where Voyseys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Portsmouth, Portsea, Kenton, Alphington, Dawlish, Crediton, Colebroke, Shobrooke, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Cruwys Morchard and Exeter City: Holy Trinity. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Teignbridge, Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
3 Kenton, Alphington, Dawlish Devon
4 Crediton, Colebroke, Shobrooke, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Cruwys Morchard Devon
5 Exeter City: Holy Trinity Devon

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Teignbridge 001 Teignbridge
2 Exeter 015 Exeter
3 East Devon 005 East Devon
4 Mid Devon 011 Mid Devon
5 Exeter 013 Exeter

Forenames

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First names often paired with Voysey

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Voysey

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

Ageing Communities

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

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Voysey is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Voysey 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

Voysey 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Voysey 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 Voysey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Voysey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Voysey 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. Devon leads with 187 Voyseys recorded in 1881 and an index of 21.57x.

County Total Index
Devon 187 21.57x
Somerset 51 7.61x
Surrey 44 2.17x
Middlesex 38 0.91x
Hampshire 37 4.33x
Kent 26 1.83x
Sussex 14 1.99x
Glamorgan 9 1.24x
Gloucestershire 4 0.49x
Cheshire 2 0.22x
Denbighshire 2 1.27x
Royal Navy 2 4.03x
Wiltshire 2 0.54x
Berkshire 1 0.32x
Dorset 1 0.37x
Huntingdonshire 1 1.21x
Lancashire 1 0.02x
Monmouthshire 1 0.33x
Northamptonshire 1 0.26x
Northumberland 1 0.16x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.18x
Warwickshire 1 0.10x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Portsea in Hampshire leads with 35 Voyseys recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.92x.

Place Total Index
Portsea 35 20.92x
Dawlish 18 278.21x
Clapham 11 21.13x
Camberwell 10 3.76x
Exeter Holy Trinity 10 294.12x
Newington 10 6.50x
Taunton St Mary 10 81.23x
Wookey 10 675.68x
Tormoham 9 24.53x
Exeter St Sidwell 8 40.28x
Horsington 8 747.66x
Modbury 8 361.99x
Bedminster 7 11.11x
Deptford St Paul 7 6.39x
Exeter St Paul 7 406.98x
Holy Trinity 7 384.62x
Lewisham 7 9.24x
Washford Pyne 7 3181.82x
Brighton 6 4.23x
Cruwys Morchard 6 689.66x
Lambeth 6 1.65x
Newcastle Lower 6 397.35x
Newton Abbot St Mary 6 82.53x
Topsham 6 146.70x
Beckenham 5 26.91x
Exeter St Olave 5 446.43x
Kenton 5 183.15x
North Molton 5 295.86x
Powderham 5 1250.00x
St Martin In Fields 5 20.05x
Bromley 4 18.47x
Coffinswell 4 1428.57x
Dodbrooke 4 232.56x
Ealing 4 10.75x
Hampstead London 4 6.17x
St Pancras London 4 1.19x
Backwell 3 217.39x
Bovey Tracey 3 99.01x
Bromley London 3 3.27x
Brushford 3 652.17x
Colyton 3 90.09x
Croydon 3 2.66x
Dunterton 3 1875.00x
Holsworthy 3 122.45x
Honiton 3 62.50x
Hove 3 9.74x
Ide 3 319.15x
Newton Abbot St Nicholas 3 168.54x
Plymouth Charles The 3 7.85x
Plymouth St Andrew 3 4.49x
Stoke Damerel 3 4.94x
Winford 3 222.22x
Battersea 2 1.30x
Cheriton Bishop 2 235.29x
Chiswick 2 8.79x
Chulmleigh 2 101.52x
Clerkenwell London 2 2.03x
Esclusham Below 2 137.93x
Exeter St David 2 26.99x
Exeter St Edmund 2 106.95x
Exeter St Thomas The 2 22.62x
Hammersmith London 2 1.95x
Hastings St Mary 2 11.44x
Kingston By Sea 2 178.57x
Lifton 2 95.69x
Lymm 2 29.94x
Milton Abbott 2 160.00x
Paddington London 2 1.31x
Richmond 2 7.03x
Royal Navy 2 4.71x
St Marylebone London 2 0.90x
Tamerton Foliott 2 119.76x
Tavistock 2 20.24x
Tiverton 2 13.39x
Bristol St Augustine 1 7.59x
East Budleigh 1 24.51x
Milton In Gravesend 1 4.69x
North Tawton 1 37.59x
Sunninghill 1 23.04x
Uphill 1 108.70x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 26
Elizabeth 14
Sarah 13
Louisa 9
Edith 8
Eliza 8
Emily 8
Ellen 7
Jane 7
Alice 6
Charlotte 6
Susan 6
Ann 5
Anne 5
Annie 5
Bessie 5
Catherine 5
Frances 4
Harriet 4
Martha 4
Ada 3
Emma 3
Fanny 3
Laura 3
Rosa 3
Sophia 3
Augustine 2
Beatrice 2
Caroline 2
Elizth. 2
Eva 2
Rose 2
Bella 1
Betsy 1
Blanche 1
Clara 1
Eastchel 1
Esther 1
Evaline 1
Helen 1
Hellen 1
Hester 1
Isabella 1
Jessie 1
Joyce 1
Julia 1
Leah 1
Lena 1
Lily 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 31
John 22
George 21
Henry 14
Charles 13
Thomas 13
James 8
Samuel 8
Frederick 6
Albert 5
Richard 5
Walter 5
Alfred 4
Robert 4
Arthur 3
Edwin 3
Ernest 3
Fred 3
Benjamin 2
Herbert 2
Joseph 2
Sydney 2
Andrew 1
Athur 1
Benjm. 1
Chas. 1
Edgar 1
Ellison 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Hamilton 1
Harry 1
Hiram 1
Isaac 1
Louis 1
Nicholas 1
Percy 1
Richd. 1
Richd.F. 1
Stephen 1
Tom 1
Willm. 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Voysey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Voysey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 425 people were recorded with the Voysey surname. That placed it at #7,634 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Voysey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 418 in 2016. That gives Voysey a modern rank of #11,472.

What does the Voysey map show?

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