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UK surname

Weall

In the 1881 census there were 113 people recorded with the Weall surname, ranking it #18,412 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 232, ranked #17,694, up from #18,412 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Barking, Manchester and Preston. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Redcar and Cleveland, Salford and Cowal South.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Weall is 249 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 105.3%.

1881 census count

113

Ranked #18,412

Modern count

232

2016, ranked #17,694

Peak year

1997

249 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Weall had 113 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,412 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 232 in 2016, ranked #17,694.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 210 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Weall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Weall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Weall 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 91 #18,187
1861 historical 128 #17,375
1881 historical 113 #18,412
1891 historical 184 #15,869
1901 historical 204 #14,925
1911 historical 210 #14,515
1997 modern 249 #15,319
1998 modern 249 #15,720
1999 modern 241 #16,179
2000 modern 239 #16,239
2001 modern 239 #15,963
2002 modern 240 #16,291
2003 modern 233 #16,394
2004 modern 240 #16,144
2005 modern 246 #15,802
2006 modern 243 #16,052
2007 modern 241 #16,341
2008 modern 241 #16,481
2009 modern 239 #16,951
2010 modern 240 #17,230
2011 modern 234 #17,383
2012 modern 224 #17,786
2013 modern 228 #17,864
2014 modern 228 #17,977
2015 modern 224 #18,117
2016 modern 232 #17,694

Geography

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Where Wealls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Barking, Manchester, Preston, Blackburn and Middlesborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Redcar and Cleveland, Salford, Cowal South and Colchester. 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 Barking Essex
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Preston Lancashire
4 Blackburn Lancashire
5 Middlesborough Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Redcar and Cleveland 009 Redcar and Cleveland
2 Salford 017 Salford
3 Cowal South Argyll and Bute
4 Redcar and Cleveland 011 Redcar and Cleveland
5 Colchester 003 Colchester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Weall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Weall

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Weall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Weall 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Weall 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

Weall 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

Weall 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 Weall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Weall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Weall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Weall 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 55 Wealls recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.17x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 55 4.17x
Essex 17 7.75x
Yorkshire 7 0.64x
Dumfriesshire 6 24.43x
Durham 6 1.81x
Middlesex 6 0.54x
Hertfordshire 5 6.52x
Cumberland 3 3.13x
Westmorland 2 8.18x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.49x
Cheshire 1 0.41x
Hampshire 1 0.44x
Kent 1 0.26x
Royal Navy 1 7.55x
Sussex 1 0.53x
Warwickshire 1 0.36x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Blackburn in Lancashire leads with 28 Wealls recorded in 1881 and an index of 79.77x.

Place Total Index
Blackburn 28 79.77x
Barrow In Furness 9 50.17x
Barking 6 93.46x
Great Bolton 6 34.32x
Norton 6 491.80x
Preston 6 17.00x
Twickenham 6 125.79x
West Ham 6 12.38x
Marton In Middlesbrough 5 1250.00x
Watford 5 84.18x
Gretna 4 869.57x
Over Darwen 4 37.95x
Annan 2 94.79x
Manchester 2 3.37x
South Ockendon 2 444.44x
South Weald 2 106.38x
West Newton Allonby 2 606.06x
Appleby St Lawrence 1 178.57x
Bromborough 1 196.08x
Cockermouth 1 49.51x
Knowle 1 172.41x
Langley Marish 1 120.48x
Lewes St Ann 1 156.25x
Lewisham 1 4.94x
Leyton Low 1 22.42x
Linthorpe 1 15.20x
Portsea 1 2.24x
Skelton In Guisbrough 1 33.56x
Winton 1 1000.00x

Top female names

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

FAQ

Weall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Weall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 113 people were recorded with the Weall surname. That placed it at #18,412 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Weall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 232 in 2016. That gives Weall a modern rank of #17,694.

What does the Weall map show?

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