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UK surname

Tattum

In the 1881 census there were 90 people recorded with the Tattum surname, ranking it #20,965 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 294, ranked #14,953, up from #20,965 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Winwick, Wrexham and St George, Hanover Square, Buckingham Palace. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wrexham and Flintshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tattum is 329 in 2009. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 226.7%.

1881 census count

90

Ranked #20,965

Modern count

294

2016, ranked #14,953

Peak year

2009

329 bearers

Map years

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1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tattum had 90 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,965 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 294 in 2016, ranked #14,953.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 149 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Tattum surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tattum surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Tattum 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 31 #27,734
1861 historical 17 #31,714
1881 historical 90 #20,965
1891 historical 76 #27,290
1901 historical 109 #21,712
1911 historical 149 #17,937
1997 modern 303 #13,433
1998 modern 311 #13,550
1999 modern 301 #13,926
2000 modern 300 #13,904
2001 modern 288 #14,103
2002 modern 308 #13,763
2003 modern 312 #13,467
2004 modern 318 #13,374
2005 modern 321 #13,195
2006 modern 320 #13,289
2007 modern 327 #13,229
2008 modern 327 #13,350
2009 modern 329 #13,548
2010 modern 329 #13,818
2011 modern 325 #13,808
2012 modern 301 #14,476
2013 modern 297 #14,844
2014 modern 300 #14,839
2015 modern 299 #14,796
2016 modern 294 #14,953

Geography

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Where Tattums are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Winwick, Wrexham, St George, Hanover Square, Buckingham Palace, Holywell and Leigh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wrexham and Flintshire. 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 Winwick Lancashire
2 Wrexham Denbighshire
3 St George, Hanover Square, Buckingham Palace London (West Districts)
4 Holywell Flintshire
5 Leigh Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wrexham 006 Wrexham
2 Flintshire 003 Flintshire
3 Flintshire 019 Flintshire
4 Wrexham 003 Wrexham
5 Flintshire 002 Flintshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tattum

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tattum

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Tattum surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Tattum 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Tattum is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tattum 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

Tattum 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 Tattum is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Tattum, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tattum families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tattum 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. Flintshire leads with 87 Tattums recorded in 1881 and an index of 368.64x.

County Total Index
Flintshire 87 368.64x
Cheshire 1 0.52x
Lancashire 1 0.10x
Middlesex 1 0.11x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Holywell in Flintshire leads with 43 Tattums recorded in 1881 and an index of 1452.70x.

Place Total Index
Holywell 43 1452.70x
Mold 19 887.85x
Mold Hendrebiffa 14 12727.27x
Mold Leeswood 10 1886.79x
Chester St Mary On Hill 1 60.24x
Meliden 1 294.12x
St Clement Danes 1 70.42x
Toxteth Park 1 2.84x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
Thomas 8
William 8
John 7
George 6
Benjamin 2
Edward 2
Robert 2
Abel 1
Alfred 1
Amnett 1
Charles 1
David 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Shem 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 Tattum households.

FAQ

Tattum surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tattum surname in 1881?

In 1881, 90 people were recorded with the Tattum surname. That placed it at #20,965 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tattum surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 294 in 2016. That gives Tattum a modern rank of #14,953.

What does the Tattum map show?

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