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UK surname

Yeardley

In the 1881 census there were 315 people recorded with the Yeardley surname, ranking it #9,393 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 513, ranked #9,816, down from #9,393 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Sheffield and Rotherham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sheffield, Barnsley and High Peak.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Yeardley is 568 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 62.9%.

1881 census count

315

Ranked #9,393

Modern count

513

2016, ranked #9,816

Peak year

2010

568 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Yeardley had 315 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,393 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 513 in 2016, ranked #9,816.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 489 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Yeardley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Yeardley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Yeardley 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 184 #11,120
1861 historical 178 #13,202
1881 historical 315 #9,393
1891 historical 334 #10,198
1901 historical 439 #8,863
1911 historical 489 #7,959
1997 modern 543 #8,752
1998 modern 561 #8,782
1999 modern 562 #8,825
2000 modern 553 #8,908
2001 modern 541 #8,909
2002 modern 558 #8,876
2003 modern 544 #8,922
2004 modern 525 #9,184
2005 modern 527 #9,099
2006 modern 529 #9,084
2007 modern 548 #8,927
2008 modern 542 #9,074
2009 modern 555 #9,103
2010 modern 568 #9,134
2011 modern 539 #9,428
2012 modern 555 #9,103
2013 modern 545 #9,410
2014 modern 535 #9,594
2015 modern 525 #9,669
2016 modern 513 #9,816

Geography

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Where Yeardleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Sheffield, Rotherham, Ecclesfield (Ecclesfield), Rotherham (Dalton), Conisborough and Tankersley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sheffield, Barnsley and High Peak. 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 Manchester Lancashire
2 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Rotherham Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Ecclesfield (Ecclesfield), Rotherham (Dalton), Conisborough Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Tankersley Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sheffield 003 Sheffield
2 Sheffield 004 Sheffield
3 Barnsley 028 Barnsley
4 Sheffield 005 Sheffield
5 High Peak 013 High Peak

Forenames

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First names often paired with Yeardley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Yeardley

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Yeardley, 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 Yeardley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Yeardley 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Yeardley is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Yeardley 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

Yeardley 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 Yeardley is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 20-25 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 Yeardley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Yeardley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Yeardley 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. Yorkshire leads with 259 Yeardleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.51x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 259 8.51x
Lancashire 32 0.88x
West Lothian 16 34.58x
Derbyshire 4 0.83x
Dorset 1 0.50x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.24x
Staffordshire 1 0.10x
Surrey 1 0.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ecclesfield in Yorkshire leads with 75 Yeardleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 335.87x.

Place Total Index
Ecclesfield 75 335.87x
Sheffield 43 44.36x
Nether Hallam 29 70.41x
Brightside Bierlow 19 31.82x
Rotherham 19 110.66x
Whitburn 16 239.16x
Ardwick 12 36.49x
Wentworth 12 638.30x
Leeds 10 5.82x
Doncaster 9 40.45x
Hooten Levitt 8 8000.00x
Tankersley 7 308.37x
Greasbrough 6 149.25x
Warrington 6 13.88x
Pudsey 5 30.71x
Stretford 5 24.93x
Ecclesall Bierlow 4 6.46x
Toxteth Park 4 3.24x
Hathersage 3 222.22x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 2 7.05x
Bradfield 2 17.04x
Idle 2 14.16x
Manchester 2 1.22x
Openshaw 2 11.71x
Baildon 1 17.45x
Barnsley 1 3.18x
Bradford 1 5.86x
Burton Upon Trent 1 4.12x
Fairfield 1 31.06x
Hoyland Nether 1 13.39x
Kingston On Thames 1 2.78x
Manningham 1 2.67x
Nottingham St Mary 1 0.93x
Portland 1 9.23x
South Hiendley 1 263.16x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 1 7.07x
Whiston 1 68.03x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 21
Mary 20
Elizabeth 10
Ann 8
Martha 7
Harriett 6
Ellen 5
Jane 5
Annie 4
Eliza 3
Emma 3
Hannah 3
Harriet 3
Maria 3
Christiana 2
Florence 2
Gertrude 2
Kate 2
Lucy 2
Margaret 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Annice 1
Annis 1
Bessie 1
Christine 1
Clara 1
E. 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Esther 1
Frances 1
Isibella 1
Jennie 1
Jessie 1
Leah 1
Lilly 1
Lousia 1
Lydia 1
Margary 1
Marianne 1
Olive 1
Rachel 1
Rhoda 1
Ruth 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 24
George 19
Joseph 15
William 14
Thomas 10
Alfred 6
James 5
Albert 4
Arthur 4
Henry 4
David 3
Edward 3
Richard 3
Robert 3
Samuel 3
Wm. 3
Benjamin 2
Frank 2
Herbert 2
Mark 2
Matthew 2
Thos. 2
Walter 2
Ambrose 1
Ben 1
Charles 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Henery 1
Horace 1
J. 1
Jno.A. 1
Joe 1
Joel 1
Mary 1
Mathew 1
Moses 1
Percy 1
Saml. 1
Thos.W. 1
Tom 1
Werter 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Yeardley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Yeardley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 315 people were recorded with the Yeardley surname. That placed it at #9,393 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Yeardley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 513 in 2016. That gives Yeardley a modern rank of #9,816.

What does the Yeardley map show?

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