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UK surname

Tainsh

In the 1881 census there were 236 people recorded with the Tainsh surname, ranking it #11,540 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 212, ranked #18,843, down from #11,540 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hamilton, Logie and Govan Combination. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Badenoch and Strathspey North, Comrie, Gilmerton and St Fillans and North Leith and Newhaven.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tainsh is 268 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 10.2%.

1881 census count

236

Ranked #11,540

Modern count

212

2016, ranked #18,843

Peak year

1901

268 bearers

Map years

8

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tainsh had 236 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,540 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 212 in 2016, ranked #18,843.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 268 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Tainsh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tainsh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tainsh 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 185 #12,799
1881 historical 236 #11,540
1891 historical 260 #12,367
1901 historical 268 #12,553
1911 historical 37 #29,263
1997 modern 209 #17,157
1998 modern 218 #17,159
1999 modern 217 #17,307
2000 modern 221 #17,089
2001 modern 214 #17,211
2002 modern 204 #18,062
2003 modern 200 #18,139
2004 modern 188 #18,919
2005 modern 194 #18,512
2006 modern 188 #19,023
2007 modern 190 #19,088
2008 modern 189 #19,315
2009 modern 195 #19,329
2010 modern 197 #19,640
2011 modern 195 #19,610
2012 modern 192 #19,730
2013 modern 200 #19,524
2014 modern 204 #19,439
2015 modern 207 #19,155
2016 modern 212 #18,843

Geography

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Where Tainshs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hamilton, Logie, Govan Combination, Edinburgh and St. Ninians. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Badenoch and Strathspey North, Comrie, Gilmerton and St Fillans, North Leith and Newhaven, Burghmuir and Oakbank and Aberuthven and Almondbank. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Hamilton Lanark
2 Logie Stirling
3 Govan Combination Lanark
4 Edinburgh Edinburgh
5 St. Ninians Stirling

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Badenoch and Strathspey North Highland
2 Comrie, Gilmerton and St Fillans Perth and Kinross
3 North Leith and Newhaven City of Edinburgh
4 Burghmuir and Oakbank Perth and Kinross
5 Aberuthven and Almondbank Perth and Kinross

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tainsh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tainsh

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Tainsh surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Tainsh 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Tainsh is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Tainsh is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

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

Tainsh falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Tainsh 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 Tainsh, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tainsh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tainsh 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. Perthshire leads with 131 Tainshs recorded in 1881 and an index of 126.79x.

County Total Index
Perthshire 131 126.79x
Lanarkshire 35 4.70x
Stirlingshire 17 20.02x
Midlothian 10 3.24x
Renfrewshire 9 5.04x
Clackmannanshire 7 36.82x
Angus 6 2.81x
Fife 5 3.67x
Cheshire 3 0.59x
Dunbartonshire 2 3.23x
Northamptonshire 2 0.92x
Roxburghshire 2 4.80x
Somerset 2 0.54x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.47x
Dumfriesshire 1 1.97x
East Lothian 1 3.28x
Kinross-shire 1 17.18x
Royal Navy 1 3.65x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Crieff in Perthshire leads with 31 Tainshs recorded in 1881 and an index of 807.29x.

Place Total Index
Crieff 31 807.29x
Hamilton 24 115.61x
Logie 22 592.99x
Muthill 19 1407.41x
Stirling 13 121.50x
Dunblane 8 323.89x
Perth St Pauls 8 334.73x
South Leith 8 23.05x
Govan 7 3.80x
Kinnoull 7 257.35x
Longforgan 7 479.45x
Perth East Church 6 61.60x
Comrie 5 337.84x
Dundee 5 6.28x
Findo Gask 5 1724.14x
West Greenock 5 15.62x
Abbey 4 14.70x
Blackford 4 317.46x
Alloa 3 32.54x
Birkenhead 3 7.41x
Kirkcaldy 3 44.38x
Monzievaird Strowan 3 545.45x
St Ninians 3 35.63x
Tillicoultry 3 70.92x
Auchterarder 2 69.44x
Barony 2 1.06x
Castleton 2 111.73x
Leslie 2 57.97x
Northampton St Sepulchre 2 18.15x
Weston Super Mare 2 21.37x
Aberdeen Old Machar 1 2.25x
Abernethy 1 74.07x
Ardoch 1 114.94x
Bonhill 1 10.07x
Dollar 1 50.76x
Edinburgh St Georges 1 15.63x
Edinburgh St Marys 1 16.67x
Glasgow 1 0.76x
Kilmadock 1 42.02x
Langholm 1 27.40x
Liff Benvie 1 3.09x
Maryhill 1 6.86x
Morham 1 588.24x
Moulin 1 61.35x
Polmont 1 31.95x
Portmoak 1 120.48x
Row 1 12.50x
Royal Navy 1 4.26x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Lucy 2
Mary 1
Minnie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Robert 2
Ernest 1
Henry 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Tainsh households.

FAQ

Tainsh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tainsh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 236 people were recorded with the Tainsh surname. That placed it at #11,540 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tainsh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 212 in 2016. That gives Tainsh a modern rank of #18,843.

What does the Tainsh map show?

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