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UK surname

Tallack

In the 1881 census there were 212 people recorded with the Tallack surname, ranking it #12,373 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 173, ranked #21,561, down from #12,373 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Agnes, Feock and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Fareham, Havant and East Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tallack is 277 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 18.4%.

1881 census count

212

Ranked #12,373

Modern count

173

2016, ranked #21,561

Peak year

1911

277 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tallack had 212 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,373 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 173 in 2016, ranked #21,561.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 277 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Tallack surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tallack surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tallack 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 156 #12,552
1861 historical 108 #19,856
1881 historical 212 #12,373
1891 historical 175 #16,467
1901 historical 210 #14,677
1911 historical 277 #12,067
1997 modern 193 #18,035
1998 modern 198 #18,224
1999 modern 206 #17,905
2000 modern 210 #17,670
2001 modern 206 #17,624
2002 modern 207 #17,911
2003 modern 200 #18,139
2004 modern 198 #18,308
2005 modern 202 #18,016
2006 modern 202 #18,160
2007 modern 199 #18,542
2008 modern 187 #19,465
2009 modern 191 #19,592
2010 modern 183 #20,586
2011 modern 177 #20,874
2012 modern 174 #21,065
2013 modern 170 #21,726
2014 modern 176 #21,413
2015 modern 174 #21,449
2016 modern 173 #21,561

Geography

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Where Tallacks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Agnes, Feock, Gateshead, Budock and Portsmouth, Portsea. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Fareham, Havant, East Devon and South Tyneside. 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 St Agnes Cornwall
2 Feock Cornwall
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Budock Cornwall
5 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Fareham 007 Fareham
2 Havant 018 Havant
3 East Devon 019 East Devon
4 South Tyneside 010 South Tyneside
5 Havant 010 Havant

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tallack

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tallack

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Tallack surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Tallack household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Tallack is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tallack 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

Tallack 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 Tallack is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Tallack, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tallack families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tallack 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. Cornwall leads with 112 Tallacks recorded in 1881 and an index of 47.84x.

County Total Index
Cornwall 112 47.84x
Hampshire 35 8.26x
Middlesex 25 1.21x
Devon 14 3.25x
Durham 14 2.28x
Norfolk 8 2.52x
Pembrokeshire 2 3.04x
Glamorgan 1 0.28x
Gloucestershire 1 0.25x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Mylor in Cornwall leads with 40 Tallacks recorded in 1881 and an index of 2547.77x.

Place Total Index
Mylor 40 2547.77x
Portsea 34 40.92x
Feock 14 952.38x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 14 52.53x
Budock 11 625.00x
Padstow 9 576.92x
Mile End Old Town 8 24.51x
St Agnes 8 243.90x
St Gluvias Penryn 7 372.34x
Kea 6 344.83x
Norwich St George Tombland 6 1071.43x
Shoreditch London 6 6.69x
Westminster St James 5 23.52x
Falmouth 4 48.25x
Redruth 4 60.42x
Devonport 3 60.61x
Kenwyn 3 49.02x
Stoke Damerel 3 9.96x
Tavistock 3 61.22x
Islington London 2 1.00x
Lakenham 2 44.25x
Llanstadwell 2 93.02x
Plymouth St Andrew 2 6.03x
Spitalfields London 2 12.86x
St Clement 2 81.97x
St Pancras London 2 1.20x
Gwinear 1 90.09x
Illogan 1 16.13x
Madron Penzance 1 11.75x
Plymouth Charles The 1 5.27x
Plympton St Mary 1 40.16x
Portsmouth 1 10.25x
St Austell 1 12.50x
Swansea Town 1 3.39x
West Teignmouth 1 30.40x
Westbury On Trym 1 7.28x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 21
Elizabeth 10
Ellen 8
Emily 6
Annie 5
Caroline 4
Edith 4
Jane 4
Ann 3
Charlotte 3
Alice 2
Bessie 2
Eliza 2
Emma 2
Isabel 2
Levenia 2
Margaret 2
Martha 2
Susan 2
Abigail 1
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Beatrice 1
Betsy 1
Catherine 1
Cathrine 1
Clara 1
Elizh.J. 1
Elizh.M. 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Harriett 1
Henrietta 1
Kate 1
Louise 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
Maude 1
Pricilla 1
Priscella 1
Rebecca 1
Rosalie 1
Sarah 1
Sophia 1
Susanna 1
Theresa 1
Tritcile 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 17
John 15
Thomas 8
Richard 6
Charles 5
Frank 5
Nicholas 4
Edward 3
Edwin 3
James 3
Alfred 2
Robt. 2
Samuel 2
Albert 1
Bennet 1
Chas.M. 1
David 1
Ebenezer 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
Geo. 1
George 1
Gerald 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Joseph 1
Kethwood 1
L.K. 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Matthias 1
Mettus 1
Sampson 1

FAQ

Tallack surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tallack surname in 1881?

In 1881, 212 people were recorded with the Tallack surname. That placed it at #12,373 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tallack surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 173 in 2016. That gives Tallack a modern rank of #21,561.

What does the Tallack map show?

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