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UK surname

Tatt

In the 1881 census there were 48 people recorded with the Tatt surname, ranking it #26,869 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 136, ranked #25,377, up from #26,869 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Withersfield, Fingringhoe, East Donyland and Haverhill, Little Wratting. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bassetlaw, Huntingdonshire and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tatt is 139 in 2012. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 183.3%.

1881 census count

48

Ranked #26,869

Modern count

136

2016, ranked #25,377

Peak year

2012

139 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tatt had 48 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #26,869 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 136 in 2016, ranked #25,377.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 127 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Tatt surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tatt surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Tatt 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 93 #17,946
1861 historical 102 #20,797
1881 historical 48 #26,869
1891 historical 120 #21,292
1901 historical 107 #21,955
1911 historical 127 #19,749
1997 modern 135 #22,499
1998 modern 134 #23,202
1999 modern 129 #23,907
2000 modern 122 #24,698
2001 modern 120 #24,615
2002 modern 123 #24,735
2003 modern 126 #24,146
2004 modern 123 #24,679
2005 modern 120 #25,066
2006 modern 130 #24,053
2007 modern 138 #23,478
2008 modern 137 #23,883
2009 modern 131 #25,056
2010 modern 133 #25,379
2011 modern 125 #26,220
2012 modern 139 #24,485
2013 modern 139 #24,912
2014 modern 133 #25,851
2015 modern 133 #25,729
2016 modern 136 #25,377

Geography

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Where Tatts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Withersfield, Fingringhoe, East Donyland, Haverhill, Little Wratting, Hawkinge, Folkestone and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bassetlaw, Huntingdonshire, Cornwall, Newark and Sherwood and South Somerset. 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 Withersfield Suffolk
2 Fingringhoe, East Donyland Essex
3 Haverhill, Little Wratting Suffolk
4 Hawkinge, Folkestone Kent
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bassetlaw 015 Bassetlaw
2 Huntingdonshire 003 Huntingdonshire
3 Cornwall 037 Cornwall
4 Newark and Sherwood 001 Newark and Sherwood
5 South Somerset 003 South Somerset

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tatt

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tatt

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tatt, 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 Tatt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Tatt 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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Tatt 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

Tatt is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Tatt falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Tatt 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 Tatt, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tatt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tatt 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. Huntingdonshire leads with 8 Tatts recorded in 1881 and an index of 86.11x.

County Total Index
Huntingdonshire 8 86.11x
Kent 8 5.01x
Middlesex 6 1.28x
Suffolk 5 8.77x
Hertfordshire 4 12.40x
Surrey 4 1.75x
Bedfordshire 3 12.38x
Somerset 3 3.98x
Yorkshire 2 0.43x
Aberdeenshire 1 2.31x
Gloucestershire 1 1.09x
Nottinghamshire 1 1.59x
Shropshire 1 2.47x
Warwickshire 1 0.85x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ramsey in Huntingdonshire leads with 8 Tatts recorded in 1881 and an index of 1081.08x.

Place Total Index
Ramsey 8 1081.08x
Dartford 6 368.10x
Withersfield 5 5555.56x
Banwell 3 1111.11x
Hampstead London 3 41.15x
Lidlington 3 2727.27x
Shenley 3 1428.57x
Ecclesall Bierlow 2 21.21x
Smeeth 2 2000.00x
Aberdeen Old Machar 1 11.05x
Aston 1 3.08x
Bermondsey 1 7.18x
Bulwell 1 72.99x
Cheltenham 1 14.12x
Clapham 1 17.09x
Croydon 1 7.90x
St Albans St Peter 1 91.74x
St Marylebone London 1 4.00x
St Pancras London 1 2.65x
Wandsworth 1 22.17x
Westminster St 1 57.80x
Worthen 1 232.56x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 3
Elizabeth 2
Harriett 2
Sarah 2
Susan 2
Annie 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Elenanor 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Flory 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Margaret 1
Rosehannah 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 4
George 3
Joseph 3
Henry 2
Charles 1
David 1
Fredk.F. 1
Henery 1
James 1
Mark 1
Richard 1
William 1
Wm.A. 1
Wm.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 Tatt households.

FAQ

Tatt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tatt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 48 people were recorded with the Tatt surname. That placed it at #26,869 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tatt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 136 in 2016. That gives Tatt a modern rank of #25,377.

What does the Tatt map show?

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