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UK surname

Teanby

In the 1881 census there were 103 people recorded with the Teanby surname, ranking it #19,410 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 143, ranked #24,505, down from #19,410 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Aukborough, Bradford and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Lindsey, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Teanby is 180 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 38.8%.

1881 census count

103

Ranked #19,410

Modern count

143

2016, ranked #24,505

Peak year

1998

180 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Teanby had 103 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,410 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 143 in 2016, ranked #24,505.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 151 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Teanby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Teanby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Teanby 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 49 #24,448
1861 historical 71 #24,765
1881 historical 103 #19,410
1891 historical 122 #21,053
1901 historical 148 #18,212
1911 historical 151 #17,797
1997 modern 173 #19,295
1998 modern 180 #19,298
1999 modern 172 #20,009
2000 modern 169 #20,199
2001 modern 161 #20,543
2002 modern 168 #20,396
2003 modern 170 #20,023
2004 modern 163 #20,685
2005 modern 160 #20,899
2006 modern 152 #21,721
2007 modern 148 #22,406
2008 modern 151 #22,323
2009 modern 152 #22,716
2010 modern 155 #22,985
2011 modern 152 #23,101
2012 modern 151 #23,166
2013 modern 144 #24,323
2014 modern 149 #23,969
2015 modern 145 #24,246
2016 modern 143 #24,505

Geography

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Where Teanbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Aukborough, Bradford, Sheffield, Crowle and Grimsby, Great. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Lindsey, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire. 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 Aukborough Lincolnshire
2 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Crowle Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Grimsby, Great Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Lindsey 001 East Lindsey
2 North East Lincolnshire 023 North East Lincolnshire
3 North East Lincolnshire 012 North East Lincolnshire
4 North East Lincolnshire 022 North East Lincolnshire
5 North Lincolnshire 006 North Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Teanby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Teanby

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Teanby, 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 Teanby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Teanby 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Teanby is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Teanby 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

Teanby falls in decile 7 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Teanby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Teanby 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. Lincolnshire leads with 51 Teanbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.75x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 51 31.75x
Yorkshire 39 3.92x
Middlesex 6 0.60x
Lancashire 5 0.42x
Surrey 2 0.41x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bradford in Yorkshire leads with 13 Teanbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 53.94x.

Place Total Index
Bradford 13 53.94x
Great Grimsby 13 127.45x
Newington 8 291.97x
Haxey 7 1029.41x
Ecclesall Bierlow 6 29.63x
Haugh 6 60000.00x
Sheffield 6 18.93x
Hendon 5 138.50x
Hulme 5 20.09x
Calverley Cum Farsley 4 141.34x
Clee With Weelsby 4 113.64x
Mablethorpe 4 1818.18x
Ulceby 4 1025.64x
Brattleby 3 6000.00x
Alkborough 2 1428.57x
Croydon 2 7.36x
Heeley 2 66.01x
Messingham 2 512.82x
Barton St Mary 1 123.46x
Burton Upon Stather 1 500.00x
Epworth 1 133.33x
Hibaldstow 1 357.14x
Kirton In Lindsey 1 156.25x
St George Hanover 1 7.63x
St Martin Lincoln 1 67.11x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 6
Annie 4
Ann 3
Betsy 3
Sarah 3
Betsey 2
Eliza 2
Elizabeth 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Gertrude 2
Rebecca 2
Susannah 2
Ada 1
Almena 1
Beatrice 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elizth. 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Helena 1
Jane 1
Laura 1
Maggie 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Maud 1
Nellie 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 5
William 5
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Isaac 3
Thos. 3
Arthur 2
Frank 2
George 2
Joseph 2
Samuel 2
Charles 1
Ernest 1
Frederick 1
Hardy 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Horatio 1
James 1
Jno. 1
Jonathan 1
Robert 1
Thomas 1
Thos.G. 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Teanby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Teanby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 103 people were recorded with the Teanby surname. That placed it at #19,410 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Teanby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 143 in 2016. That gives Teanby a modern rank of #24,505.

What does the Teanby map show?

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