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UK surname

Tatnell

In the 1881 census there were 102 people recorded with the Tatnell surname, ranking it #19,518 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 149, ranked #23,844, down from #19,518 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Swindon, Lyddington, London parishes and Margate. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Elmbridge, Wandsworth and King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tatnell is 157 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 46.1%.

1881 census count

102

Ranked #19,518

Modern count

149

2016, ranked #23,844

Peak year

1999

157 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tatnell had 102 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,518 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 149 in 2016, ranked #23,844.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 102 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Multicultural Inner Suburbs.

Tatnell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tatnell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tatnell 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 89 #18,446
1861 historical 52 #27,369
1881 historical 102 #19,518
1891 historical 90 #25,399
1901 historical 96 #23,342
1911 historical 88 #24,041
1997 modern 147 #21,393
1998 modern 140 #22,615
1999 modern 157 #21,201
2000 modern 145 #22,259
2001 modern 144 #22,040
2002 modern 148 #22,087
2003 modern 147 #21,977
2004 modern 144 #22,379
2005 modern 140 #22,774
2006 modern 139 #23,044
2007 modern 140 #23,231
2008 modern 140 #23,511
2009 modern 144 #23,577
2010 modern 146 #23,921
2011 modern 141 #24,294
2012 modern 143 #24,019
2013 modern 149 #23,765
2014 modern 153 #23,537
2015 modern 151 #23,613
2016 modern 149 #23,844

Geography

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Where Tatnells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Swindon, Lyddington, London parishes, Margate, St John Hackney and St Paul Deptford, St Nicholas Deptford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Elmbridge, Wandsworth, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Gloucester and Tewkesbury. 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 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Margate Kent
4 St John Hackney London (North Districts)
5 St Paul Deptford, St Nicholas Deptford London (South Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Elmbridge 003 Elmbridge
2 Wandsworth 013 Wandsworth
3 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 006 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
4 Gloucester 014 Gloucester
5 Tewkesbury 007 Tewkesbury

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tatnell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tatnell

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

Baseline UK

Group

Multicultural Inner Suburbs

Nationally, the Tatnell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Multicultural Inner Suburbs, within Baseline UK. This does not mean every Tatnell 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 neighbourhoods house many younger and middle-aged adults with children. All ethnic minorities, apart from those identifying as Pakistani or Bangladeshi, appear to be present in above average proportions. Affiliation to Christian religions is uncommon. Long-term disability rates are low, mirrored in limited provision of unpaid care. Privately rented terrace houses and flats are the norm. Managerial, professional and technical occupations are prevalent, and work is rarely part time. Many individuals have degree level qualifications. These areas form the inner suburbs of many of the UK’s towns and cities.

Wider pattern

This Supergroup exemplifies the broad base to the UK’s social structure, encompassing as it does the average or modal levels of many neighbourhood characteristics, including all housing tenures, a range of levels of educational attainment and religious affiliations, and a variety of pre-retirement age structures. Yet, in combination, these mixes are each distinctive of the parts of the UK. Overall, terraced houses and flats are the most prevalent, as is employment in intermediate or low-skilled occupations. However, this Supergroup is also characterised by above average levels of unemployment and lower levels of use of English as the main language. Many neighbourhoods occur in south London and the UK’s other major urban centres.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Tatnell is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tatnell is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Tatnell falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Tatnell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Tatnell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tatnell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tatnell 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. Kent leads with 35 Tatnells recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.21x.

County Total Index
Kent 35 10.21x
Surrey 27 5.52x
Middlesex 25 2.49x
Buckinghamshire 4 6.59x
Oxfordshire 4 6.45x
Glamorgan 3 1.71x
Berkshire 2 2.65x
Cheshire 1 0.45x
Royal Navy 1 8.35x
Wiltshire 1 1.13x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Deptford St Paul in Kent leads with 11 Tatnells recorded in 1881 and an index of 41.60x.

Place Total Index
Deptford St Paul 11 41.60x
Lambeth 11 12.56x
Lingfield 9 947.37x
Ramsgate 8 142.86x
Shoreditch London 5 11.48x
St Marylebone London 5 9.32x
Caversham 4 322.58x
Langley Marish 4 533.33x
St Lawrence 4 169.49x
St Luke London 4 24.83x
Stanwell 4 540.54x
Bermondsey 3 10.03x
Camberwell 3 4.68x
St Nicholas At Wade 3 1500.00x
Bow London 2 15.64x
Islington London 2 2.05x
Lee 2 40.16x
Margate St John Baptist 2 31.85x
Neath 2 56.18x
New Windsor 2 78.74x
Westminster St John 2 16.35x
Ashford 1 29.94x
Cardiff St Mary 1 10.37x
Challock 1 833.33x
Chislet 1 256.41x
Croydon 1 3.68x
Hackney London 1 1.78x
Preston Next Faversham 1 123.46x
Royal Navy 1 9.78x
Runcorn 1 19.57x
Saltwood 1 416.67x
Swindon 1 14.51x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Sarah 7
Mary 5
Eliza 4
Elizabeth 4
Emily 4
Caroline 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Jane 3
Louisa 3
E. 2
Alice 1
Annie 1
Dahlia 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Ethal 1
Hannah 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Maria 1
Matilda 1
May 1
Phillis 1
Rose 1
Rosina 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 7
John 5
Thomas 5
James 4
Alfred 3
George 3
Henry 3
Joseph 2
Charles 1
Chas.Edwin 1
Daniel 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Jno.H. 1
Jonathan 1
Percy 1
Robert 1
W. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Tatnell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tatnell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 102 people were recorded with the Tatnell surname. That placed it at #19,518 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tatnell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 149 in 2016. That gives Tatnell a modern rank of #23,844.

What does the Tatnell map show?

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