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UK surname

Yaxley

In the 1881 census there were 473 people recorded with the Yaxley surname, ranking it #7,057 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 927, ranked #6,164, up from #7,057 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Walsingham, Little and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Norfolk, Great Yarmouth and South Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Yaxley is 965 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 96.0%.

1881 census count

473

Ranked #7,057

Modern count

927

2016, ranked #6,164

Peak year

2000

965 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Yaxley had 473 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,057 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 927 in 2016, ranked #6,164.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 761 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Yaxley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Yaxley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Yaxley 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 304 #7,559
1861 historical 176 #13,335
1881 historical 473 #7,057
1891 historical 552 #6,859
1901 historical 666 #6,525
1911 historical 761 #5,680
1997 modern 948 #5,727
1998 modern 950 #5,901
1999 modern 941 #5,991
2000 modern 965 #5,857
2001 modern 942 #5,860
2002 modern 964 #5,846
2003 modern 915 #6,004
2004 modern 920 #5,981
2005 modern 907 #5,991
2006 modern 920 #5,936
2007 modern 930 #5,936
2008 modern 936 #5,946
2009 modern 945 #6,023
2010 modern 964 #6,052
2011 modern 955 #6,054
2012 modern 915 #6,168
2013 modern 944 #6,111
2014 modern 934 #6,213
2015 modern 936 #6,147
2016 modern 927 #6,164

Geography

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Where Yaxleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Walsingham, Little, Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos and Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Norfolk, Great Yarmouth and South Norfolk. 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 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 Walsingham, Little Norfolk
4 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk
5 Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Norfolk 010 North Norfolk
2 Great Yarmouth 007 Great Yarmouth
3 South Norfolk 015 South Norfolk
4 Great Yarmouth 009 Great Yarmouth
5 North Norfolk 002 North Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Yaxley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Yaxley

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

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Yaxley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Yaxley 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 comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Yaxley is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Yaxley is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

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

Yaxley falls in decile 5 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 Yaxley 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 Yaxley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Yaxley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Yaxley 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. Norfolk leads with 276 Yaxleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 38.99x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 276 38.99x
Middlesex 84 1.82x
Surrey 30 1.34x
Cambridgeshire 20 6.86x
Yorkshire 12 0.26x
Berkshire 9 2.60x
Northamptonshire 8 1.85x
Oxfordshire 8 2.81x
Gloucestershire 6 0.66x
Warwickshire 5 0.43x
Hampshire 4 0.42x
Lancashire 3 0.05x
Bedfordshire 2 0.84x
Sussex 2 0.26x
Cheshire 1 0.10x
Devon 1 0.10x
Kent 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Great Yarmouth in Norfolk leads with 39 Yaxleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 66.51x.

Place Total Index
Great Yarmouth 39 66.51x
Heigham 26 68.42x
Little Walsingham 26 1625.00x
Barton Turf 24 4363.64x
East Barsham 18 6206.90x
St George Hanover 18 29.95x
West Bradenham 14 2916.67x
Chelsea London 12 8.65x
Aylsham 10 237.53x
Norwich St Paul 10 235.85x
St Andrewthe Less 10 30.01x
Hackney London 9 3.49x
Mitcham 9 63.47x
St Marylebone London 9 3.66x
Necton 8 640.00x
North Elmham 8 465.12x
Northampton St Giles 8 48.48x
Rotherhithe 8 14.06x
Stanton St John 8 919.54x
Terrington St John 8 747.66x
Grantchester 7 386.74x
Knapton 7 1400.00x
Norwich St Stephen 7 107.69x
Bromley London 6 5.92x
Cheltenham 6 8.61x
Islington London 6 1.34x
Lambeth 6 1.49x
St Clement Danes 6 80.54x
Westminster St 6 35.36x
Wortley In Bramley 6 16.61x
Aston 5 1.56x
Bermondsey 5 3.65x
Reading St Giles 5 14.74x
Earley 4 69.44x
Hoyland Nether 4 35.75x
Norwich St James 4 72.07x
Scottow 4 571.43x
Sprowston 4 128.21x
St Martin In Fields 4 14.51x
Thornham 4 388.35x
Whissonsett 4 416.67x
Binham 3 400.00x
Carisbrooke 3 22.90x
East Bilney 3 967.74x
Kensington London 3 1.17x
Longham 3 588.24x
Norwich St Augustine 3 105.26x
Norwich St John Sepulchre 3 65.36x
Norwich St Martin At Oak 3 69.61x
South Walsham St Mary 3 517.24x
St George In East 3 9.58x
Stiffkey 3 441.18x
Tattersett 3 937.50x
Toxteth Park 3 1.62x
Brighton 2 1.28x
Fakenham 2 57.31x
Heacham 2 127.39x
Hempton 2 222.22x
Houghton In Hole 2 769.23x
Luton 2 4.85x
Sedgeford 2 166.67x
Skelton In Guisbrough 2 16.21x
Smallburgh 2 238.10x
Titchwell 2 1052.63x
Wisbech St Peter 2 13.68x
Caldy 1 344.83x
Camberwell 1 0.34x
Coton 1 196.08x
East Bradenham 1 192.31x
Fakenham Alethorpe 1 114.94x
Fareham 1 8.82x
Framingham Pigot 1 270.27x
Fulham London 1 1.50x
Letton 1 555.56x
Mattishall 1 70.42x
Norwich St Peter Mancroft 1 28.17x
Plymouth St Andrew 1 1.35x
Sco Ruston 1 714.29x
South Creake 1 62.11x
Southwark St Saviour 1 4.23x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 38
George 29
John 28
Robert 21
James 17
Thomas 17
Charles 11
Arthur 8
Henry 8
Edward 7
Alfred 5
Daniel 3
Frederick 3
Albert 2
Christopher 2
Freddy 2
Harry 2
Samson 2
Samuel 2
Sydney 2
Walter 2
Alick 1
Ambrose 1
Benjamin 1
Bertie 1
Earnest 1
Ebenezer 1
Edmund 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Fredrick 1
Geo.Thos. 1
Hebert 1
Hennry 1
Honnery 1
Horac 1
Jeremiah 1
Matthew 1
Richard 1
Rodolph 1
Sarah 1
Stanley 1
Tuddenham 1
Vivinn 1

FAQ

Yaxley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Yaxley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 473 people were recorded with the Yaxley surname. That placed it at #7,057 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Yaxley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 927 in 2016. That gives Yaxley a modern rank of #6,164.

What does the Yaxley map show?

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