The distribution of a surname over time is one tool for indicating origin and migration of people with that surname. The maps below from Hamrick Software show the distribution of the Graves and Greaves surnames in the U.S. from 1850 to 1990. Following that are maps for the U.K., comparing geographic distribution in 1881 and 1998. Your comments and suggestions are welcomed.
GRAVES SURNAME
GREAVES SURNAME
The following maps of the United Kingdom show the distribution and frequency of surnames in 1881 (from the census) and 1998 (from a nationwide credit database. This information is available from the Surnames Profiler database developed with a grant from the Economic and Social Research Council in Great Britain, and can be seen at http://www.spatial-literacy.org/uclnames. The maps show the 120 postal areas in Great Britain, from lowest (colored white) to highest (colored purple)) concentration of the surname (frequency per million names). The scale for surname frequency is shown first.
|
GRAVE |
1881 |
1998 |
Change |
|
Frequency |
429 |
215 |
-214 |
|
Rank Order |
7622 |
16066 |
-8444 |
|
Occurrences per Million Names |
16 |
6 |
-10 |
|
GRAVES |
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
4533 |
5975 |
+1442 |
|
Rank Order |
992 |
1031 |
-39 |
|
Occurrences per Million Names |
168 |
160 |
-8 |
|
GREAVES |
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
8782 |
10400 |
+1618 |
|
Rank Order |
470 |
555 |
-85 |
|
Occurrences per Million Names |
325 |
279 |
-46 |
|
GRIEVE |
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
3533 |
4037 |
+504 |
|
Rank Order |
1232 |
1513 |
-281 |
|
Occurrences per Million Names |
131 |
108 |
-23 |
|
GRIEVES |
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
746 |
1077 |
+331 |
|
Rank Order |
4687 |
4893 |
-206 |
|
Occurrences per Million Names |
28 |
29 |
+1 |
|
GREEVES |
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
328 |
437 |
+109 |
|
Rank Order |
9002 |
9802 |
-800 |
|
Occurrences per Million Names |
12 |
12 |
+0 |
Revised 23 Jan. 2006