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UK surname

Yendall

In the 1881 census there were 177 people recorded with the Yendall surname, ranking it #13,889 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 155, ranked #23,197, down from #13,889 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Exeter St David (including Castle Yard), London parishes and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Salford, County Durham and Stroud.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Yendall is 248 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 12.4%.

1881 census count

177

Ranked #13,889

Modern count

155

2016, ranked #23,197

Peak year

1901

248 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Yendall had 177 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,889 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 155 in 2016, ranked #23,197.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 248 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Yendall surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Yendall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Yendall 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 92 #18,050
1861 historical 126 #17,569
1881 historical 177 #13,889
1891 historical 163 #17,300
1901 historical 248 #13,204
1911 historical 236 #13,452
1997 modern 180 #18,812
1998 modern 172 #19,883
1999 modern 166 #20,458
2000 modern 165 #20,501
2001 modern 160 #20,616
2002 modern 174 #19,971
2003 modern 165 #20,401
2004 modern 168 #20,300
2005 modern 157 #21,128
2006 modern 165 #20,634
2007 modern 167 #20,719
2008 modern 164 #21,137
2009 modern 160 #21,978
2010 modern 164 #22,109
2011 modern 170 #21,407
2012 modern 160 #22,260
2013 modern 162 #22,433
2014 modern 164 #22,445
2015 modern 162 #22,509
2016 modern 155 #23,197

Geography

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Where Yendalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Exeter St David (including Castle Yard), London parishes, Birmingham Town: Birmingham, Exeter City: St Sidwell and Glasgow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Salford, County Durham, Stroud, Redcar and Cleveland 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 Exeter St David (including Castle Yard) Devon
2 London parishes London 3
3 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire
4 Exeter City: St Sidwell Devon
5 Glasgow Lanark

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Salford 023 Salford
2 County Durham 012 County Durham
3 Stroud 002 Stroud
4 Redcar and Cleveland 021 Redcar and Cleveland
5 Mid Devon 002 Mid Devon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Yendall

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Yendall

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

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Yendall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Yendall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Yendall is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Yendall is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Yendall 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 Yendall 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 Yendall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Yendall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Yendall 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 57 Yendalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.61x.

County Total Index
Devon 57 16.61x
Ayrshire 21 17.02x
Monmouthshire 15 12.59x
Somerset 15 5.65x
Cornwall 11 5.89x
Middlesex 11 0.67x
Dunbartonshire 9 20.32x
Warwickshire 7 1.68x
Durham 6 1.22x
Yorkshire 5 0.31x
Gloucestershire 4 1.24x
Lanarkshire 2 0.38x
Pembrokeshire 2 3.82x
Berkshire 1 0.81x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.00x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Northumberland 1 0.41x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Galston in Ayrshire leads with 21 Yendalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 623.15x.

Place Total Index
Galston 21 623.15x
Brampford Speke 9 3333.33x
Dumbarton 9 145.87x
West Teignmouth 9 342.21x
Exeter St Sidwell 8 101.78x
St Woollos 8 60.15x
Birmingham 7 5.05x
Exminster 7 569.11x
Falmouth 7 105.90x
Aberystruth 6 57.09x
Gateshead 6 16.34x
Taunton St James 6 155.04x
Cullompton 5 333.33x
Durston 5 3846.15x
Exeter St Mary Major 5 241.55x
Redcar 5 384.62x
St Pancras London 5 3.77x
Tiverton 5 84.60x
St Luke London 4 15.13x
Exeter St Pancras 3 1666.67x
Bedminster 2 8.02x
Bethnal Green London 2 2.79x
Calstock 2 54.64x
Exeter St Kerrian 2 833.33x
Glasgow 2 2.11x
Tenby St Mary In 2 74.91x
Westbury On Trym 2 18.26x
Abergavenny 1 22.42x
Appleton 1 312.50x
Bishops Hull 1 116.28x
Bristol All Sts 1 1250.00x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 1 3.29x
Cheetham 1 6.85x
Datchet 1 147.06x
Elswick 1 5.11x
Exeter Heavitree 1 39.06x
Exeter St Paul 1 147.06x
Feock 1 85.47x
Holy Trinity 1 138.89x
Madron Penzance 1 14.73x
Thorverton 1 192.31x
Weston Super Mare 1 14.93x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 13
Mary 5
Sarah 5
Eliza 4
Alice 3
Annie 3
Edith 2
Elizth. 2
Frances 2
Jane 2
Lavinia 2
Maria 2
Rosalie 2
Rosina 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Anne 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Elizebeth 1
Emily 1
Evelyn 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Hannah 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Leah 1
Lilla 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margret 1
Martha 1
Maryann 1
Maude 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 12
William 8
George 6
Robert 6
Thomas 6
Frederick 3
Henry 3
James 3
Chas. 2
Samuel 2
Alfred 1
Charles 1
Edward 1
F. 1
Frank 1
Freddie 1
Geoe. 1
Horace 1
Jacob 1
Jasper 1
Joseph 1
Reginald 1
Simon 1
Theodore 1
W.H. 1

FAQ

Yendall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Yendall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 177 people were recorded with the Yendall surname. That placed it at #13,889 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Yendall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 155 in 2016. That gives Yendall a modern rank of #23,197.

What does the Yendall map show?

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