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UK surname

Taphouse

An English surname referring to the owner or operator of a tavern or public house.

In the 1881 census there were 149 people recorded with the Taphouse surname, ranking it #15,551 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 197, ranked #19,777, down from #15,551 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Saviour Southwark, Overton and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Reading, Cornwall and Northumberland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Taphouse is 226 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 32.2%.

1881 census count

149

Ranked #15,551

Modern count

197

2016, ranked #19,777

Peak year

2000

226 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Taphouse had 149 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,551 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 197 in 2016, ranked #19,777.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 212 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Taphouse surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Taphouse surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Taphouse 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 100 #17,164
1861 historical 126 #17,569
1881 historical 149 #15,551
1891 historical 178 #16,264
1901 historical 177 #16,342
1911 historical 212 #14,423
1997 modern 189 #18,267
1998 modern 205 #17,850
1999 modern 219 #17,203
2000 modern 226 #16,840
2001 modern 221 #16,848
2002 modern 225 #16,994
2003 modern 222 #16,942
2004 modern 222 #17,020
2005 modern 214 #17,378
2006 modern 212 #17,612
2007 modern 213 #17,744
2008 modern 212 #17,950
2009 modern 211 #18,377
2010 modern 215 #18,551
2011 modern 217 #18,271
2012 modern 201 #19,147
2013 modern 202 #19,389
2014 modern 200 #19,713
2015 modern 198 #19,714
2016 modern 197 #19,777

Geography

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Where Taphouses are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Saviour Southwark, Overton, London parishes, Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement and Wednesbury. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Reading, Cornwall, Northumberland and Wokingham. 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 Saviour Southwark London (South Districts)
2 Overton Hampshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Cowley, Iffley (Nuneham Courtney, Berkshire, including Littlemoor Liberty), St Clement Oxfordshire
5 Wednesbury Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Reading 001 Reading
2 Cornwall 014 Cornwall
3 Reading 008 Reading
4 Northumberland 002 Northumberland
5 Wokingham 012 Wokingham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Taphouse

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Taphouse

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Taphouse surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Taphouse household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

Professional Periphery

Within London, Taphouse is most associated with areas classed as Professional Periphery, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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 neighbourhoods predominantly house residents aged 45+, with many aged 85+. Most employed residents work in senior roles, and relatively few work in unskilled jobs. Terraced housing is comparatively rare, but communal living is more common. More residents identify as of Indian ethnicity and more affiliate with non-Christian religions. Disability levels are below the Supergroup average.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Taphouse is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Taphouse falls in decile 10 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 Taphouse is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Taphouse, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Taphouse

The surname TAPHOUSE is of English origin, tracing its roots back to the 14th century. It is a locational surname, derived from the Old English words "tæppan" meaning tap or spigot, and "hus" meaning house. The name likely referred to an establishment where ale or beer was brewed and sold, often in the form of a tavern or alehouse.

TAPHOUSE is believed to have originated in the counties of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, where many early bearers of the name were found. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname appears in the 1379 Poll Tax Returns for Yorkshire, which lists a John del Taphous.

In the 15th century, the TAPHOUSE name is documented in various historical records, such as the Feet of Fines for Worcestershire from 1430, which mentions a John Taphous. The surname is also found in the Subsidy Rolls for Gloucestershire from 1523, where a Thomas Taphowse is listed.

Notable individuals with the TAPHOUSE surname include Edward Taphouse (c.1570-1637), an English clergyman and author who served as the Rector of Battersea in Surrey. Another prominent figure was John Taphouse (1574-1644), a Church of England cleric who was the Vicar of St. Peter's Church in Tiverton, Devon.

In the 17th century, the TAPHOUSE name appears in parish records from various locations across England. For instance, the baptism of Joane Taphouse is recorded in the parish registers of St. Mary's Church in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in 1612.

During the 18th century, the surname TAPHOUSE continued to be found in various parts of England. One notable individual was William Taphouse (1723-1807), an English clergyman and author who served as the Vicar of St. Michael's Church in Bath, Somerset.

The 19th century saw the TAPHOUSE name spread further across the British Isles and beyond. One prominent bearer of the surname was Charles Taphouse (1834-1909), an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in the 1850s and 1860s.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Taphouse families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Taphouse 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. Hampshire leads with 27 Taphouses recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.06x.

County Total Index
Hampshire 27 9.06x
Middlesex 27 1.86x
Surrey 26 3.67x
Oxfordshire 20 22.28x
Warwickshire 13 3.55x
Kent 9 1.81x
Berkshire 6 5.50x
Leicestershire 6 3.72x
Staffordshire 6 1.22x
Essex 3 1.05x
Yorkshire 3 0.21x
Hertfordshire 2 2.00x
Lincolnshire 1 0.43x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 12 Taphouses recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.89x.

Place Total Index
Aston 12 11.89x
Overton 12 1690.14x
Basing 11 1964.29x
Oxford St Clement 11 484.58x
Barham 8 1600.00x
Southwark St Saviour 8 107.10x
Frensham 7 673.08x
Limehouse London 6 37.59x
Walsall Borough 6 157.48x
Reading St Giles 5 46.73x
Wartnaby 5 6250.00x
Willesden 5 36.50x
Guildford Holy Trinity 4 296.30x
Poplar London 4 14.58x
Battersea 3 5.61x
Oxford St Giles 3 70.09x
Oxford St Mary Magdalen 3 283.02x
Skelton In Guisbrough 3 76.92x
Basingstoke 2 58.31x
Farnham 2 36.30x
Hendon 2 38.24x
Islington London 2 1.42x
Leyton Low 2 34.31x
Ratcliffe London 2 24.91x
St Albans St Michael 2 178.57x
St Ann Blackfriars 2 1000.00x
St Marylebone London 2 2.58x
Witney 2 133.33x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.58x
Birmingham 1 0.82x
Camberwell 1 1.08x
Grantham 1 33.00x
Leyton 1 20.24x
Melton Mowbray 1 34.48x
Millbrook 1 13.33x
Orlestone 1 476.19x
Oxford St Ebbe 1 37.88x
Reading St Mary 1 11.44x
Romsey Extra 1 56.50x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 3.42x
St Paul Covent Garden 1 68.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Elizabeth 6
Sarah 5
Ann 4
Alice 3
Caroline 3
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Emma 3
Jane 3
Ada 2
Charlotte 2
Eliza 2
Hannah 2
Laura 2
Anna 1
Anne 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Harriet 1
Isabel 1
Ivy 1
Kate 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Margeret 1
Martha 1
Rose 1
Sally 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Taphouse surname: questions and answers

How common was the Taphouse surname in 1881?

In 1881, 149 people were recorded with the Taphouse surname. That placed it at #15,551 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Taphouse surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 197 in 2016. That gives Taphouse a modern rank of #19,777.

What does the Taphouse surname mean?

An English surname referring to the owner or operator of a tavern or public house.

What does the Taphouse map show?

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