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UK surname

Tanser

In the 1881 census there were 101 people recorded with the Tanser surname, ranking it #19,636 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 230, ranked #17,812, up from #19,636 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Tamworth, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Daventry, Tonbridge and Malling and Harborough.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tanser is 262 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 127.7%.

1881 census count

101

Ranked #19,636

Modern count

230

2016, ranked #17,812

Peak year

2000

262 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tanser had 101 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,636 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 230 in 2016, ranked #17,812.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 216 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tanser surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tanser surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tanser 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 29 #28,082
1861 historical 54 #27,127
1881 historical 101 #19,636
1891 historical 149 #18,420
1901 historical 186 #15,839
1911 historical 216 #14,240
1997 modern 246 #15,445
1998 modern 250 #15,675
1999 modern 253 #15,667
2000 modern 262 #15,272
2001 modern 250 #15,527
2002 modern 245 #16,041
2003 modern 250 #15,605
2004 modern 246 #15,854
2005 modern 235 #16,335
2006 modern 234 #16,493
2007 modern 240 #16,392
2008 modern 242 #16,432
2009 modern 245 #16,646
2010 modern 240 #17,230
2011 modern 243 #16,968
2012 modern 241 #16,925
2013 modern 238 #17,354
2014 modern 241 #17,338
2015 modern 236 #17,477
2016 modern 230 #17,812

Geography

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Where Tansers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Tamworth, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars, Sheffield and Kilworth, South. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Daventry, Tonbridge and Malling, Harborough and County Durham. 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 Tamworth Staffordshire
2 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
3 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Kilworth, South Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Daventry 001 Daventry
2 Tonbridge and Malling 002 Tonbridge and Malling
3 Harborough 010 Harborough
4 Daventry 002 Daventry
5 County Durham 040 County Durham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tanser

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tanser

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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Tanser is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tanser is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Tanser falls in decile 8 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 Tanser 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 Tanser, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tanser families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tanser 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. Leicestershire leads with 54 Tansers recorded in 1881 and an index of 49.44x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 54 49.44x
Gloucestershire 10 5.18x
Warwickshire 10 4.03x
Staffordshire 9 2.71x
Northamptonshire 6 6.48x
Devon 5 2.44x
Derbyshire 3 1.95x
Middlesex 2 0.20x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.75x
Oxfordshire 1 1.64x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leicester St Margaret in Leicestershire leads with 15 Tansers recorded in 1881 and an index of 56.33x.

Place Total Index
Leicester St Margaret 15 56.33x
Fazeley 9 1500.00x
Market Bosworth 8 2051.28x
Aston 7 10.23x
Todenham 6 5454.55x
Ashby Magna 5 5555.56x
Georgeham 5 1923.08x
Northampton St Giles 5 141.64x
South Kilworth 5 3571.43x
Misterton 4 2500.00x
Sheepy Magna 4 2857.14x
Gloucester St John Baptist 3 240.00x
Long Eaton 3 147.06x
Rearsby 3 1875.00x
Osgathorpe 2 2000.00x
St Marylebone London 2 3.80x
Wigston Magna 2 137.93x
Belvoir 1 2000.00x
Bicester Market End 1 89.29x
Breedon 1 416.67x
Catthorpe 1 2000.00x
Dunchurch 1 294.12x
Gloucester Holy Trinity 1 588.24x
Ibstock 1 126.58x
Leicester All Sts 1 46.73x
Mancetter 1 140.85x
Nottingham St Mary 1 2.91x
Rugby 1 29.76x
Stoney Stanton 1 294.12x
Wollaston 1 196.08x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Annie 5
Mary 5
Sarah 5
Ann 4
Elizabeth 3
Emily 3
Charlotte 2
Clara 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Alice 1
Eliza 1
Elizebeth 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Ethel 1
Flora 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Harriett 1
Infant 1
Jane 1
Maria 1
Rosa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 10
John 8
Edward 4
Walter 4
George 3
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Henry 2
James 2
Joseph 2
Willm. 2
Abel 1
Alfred 1
Austin 1
Basil 1
Ernest 1
Fredrick 1
Geo. 1
Josiah 1
Samuel 1
Thomas 1
Will 1
Willie 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Tanser surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tanser surname in 1881?

In 1881, 101 people were recorded with the Tanser surname. That placed it at #19,636 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tanser surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 230 in 2016. That gives Tanser a modern rank of #17,812.

What does the Tanser map show?

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