ORWELL
Surname distribution maps for Orwell
There are approximately 130 people named Orwell in the UK. That makes it the 16,919th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2 are named Orwell.
Orwell in the 1881 Census
Sorry, we don't have any stats for the distribution of Orwell in the 1881 Census.
Orwell in the 21st Century
Sorry, we don't have any stats for the distribution of Orwell in the 21st Century.
The maps, if available, show both where there are more people named Orwell and where they are most concentrated.
The distributions are shown by means of coloured dots centred on the various British counties. The dots relate to the county as a whole, not to any specific location within the county.
For the 1881 census, the counties used are those which existed at the time and were recorded on the census data. For the 21st century stats, the traditional or ceremonial counties are used in order to avoid distortions caused by unitary authority cities.
The darker the colour, the more people in that county are named Orwell.
The larger the dot, the greater the proportion of people in that county are named Orwell.
Hovering over the dots will give you the individual statistics for that county.