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UK surname

Yare

In the 1881 census there were 158 people recorded with the Yare surname, ranking it #14,989 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 207, ranked #19,118, down from #14,989 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Appleby St Lawrence, Kirkby Stephen and Bongate or Appleby St Michael. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Redcar and Cleveland, South Lakeland and County Durham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Yare is 231 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 31.0%.

1881 census count

158

Ranked #14,989

Modern count

207

2016, ranked #19,118

Peak year

1999

231 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Yare had 158 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,989 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 207 in 2016, ranked #19,118.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 227 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Yare surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Yare surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Yare 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 86 #18,820
1861 historical 95 #21,768
1881 historical 158 #14,989
1891 historical 187 #15,679
1901 historical 193 #15,469
1911 historical 227 #13,795
1997 modern 214 #16,893
1998 modern 228 #16,706
1999 modern 231 #16,646
2000 modern 221 #17,089
2001 modern 219 #16,967
2002 modern 230 #16,730
2003 modern 230 #16,549
2004 modern 215 #17,384
2005 modern 206 #17,786
2006 modern 198 #18,425
2007 modern 200 #18,485
2008 modern 197 #18,818
2009 modern 207 #18,600
2010 modern 211 #18,774
2011 modern 214 #18,436
2012 modern 207 #18,777
2013 modern 209 #18,984
2014 modern 204 #19,439
2015 modern 209 #19,018
2016 modern 207 #19,118

Geography

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Where Yares are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Appleby St Lawrence, Kirkby Stephen, Bongate or Appleby St Michael, Preston and Brough. 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, South Lakeland and County Durham. 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 Appleby St Lawrence Westmorland
2 Kirkby Stephen Westmorland
3 Bongate or Appleby St Michael Westmorland
4 Preston Lancashire
5 Brough Westmorland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Redcar and Cleveland 022 Redcar and Cleveland
2 Redcar and Cleveland 009 Redcar and Cleveland
3 South Lakeland 005 South Lakeland
4 County Durham 016 County Durham
5 Redcar and Cleveland 021 Redcar and Cleveland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Yare

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Yare

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Yare surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Yare 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 households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Yare 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

Yare 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

Yare 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 Yare is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 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 Yare, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Yare families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Yare 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 39 Yares recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.13x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 39 2.13x
Westmorland 38 112.19x
Durham 33 7.20x
Yorkshire 29 1.90x
Kent 9 1.71x
Roxburghshire 5 17.91x
Cumberland 2 1.51x
Middlesex 2 0.13x
Surrey 1 0.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brough in Westmorland leads with 18 Yares recorded in 1881 and an index of 5454.55x.

Place Total Index
Brough 18 5454.55x
Preston 16 32.71x
Linthorpe 12 131.72x
Ormesby 10 243.90x
Crook Billy Row 8 136.29x
Appleby St Michael 7 921.05x
Kirkby Stephen 6 681.82x
Sunderland Bridge 6 821.92x
Witton Le Wear 6 461.54x
Hawick 5 80.00x
Liverpool 5 4.50x
Newton 5 35.49x
Ramsgate 5 58.28x
Redworth 5 1724.14x
Shildon 5 135.87x
Appleby St Lawrence 4 519.48x
Eston 4 120.12x
Milton In Gravesend 4 50.76x
West Derby 4 7.48x
Lancaster 3 27.57x
Barnard Castle 2 88.11x
Everton 2 3.43x
Fishwick 2 176.99x
Langwathby 2 1111.11x
Silverdale 2 769.23x
Bainbridge 1 277.78x
Crosby Ravensworth 1 243.90x
Darlington 1 5.65x
Great Langton 1 1428.57x
Kensington London 1 1.17x
Lambeth 1 0.74x
Smardale 1 5000.00x
St George Hanover 1 4.97x
Warcop 1 263.16x
Winton 1 2000.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
John 17
Thomas 12
William 11
James 9
Robert 7
Joseph 5
George 4
Richard 3
Charles 2
Alfred 1
Christopher 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Faires 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Jarvis 1
Jonathan 1
Matthew 1
Michael 1
Robt. 1

FAQ

Yare surname: questions and answers

How common was the Yare surname in 1881?

In 1881, 158 people were recorded with the Yare surname. That placed it at #14,989 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Yare surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 207 in 2016. That gives Yare a modern rank of #19,118.

What does the Yare map show?

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