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UK surname

Teasdale

A topographic surname referring to someone from a dale or valley with teas or brushwood.

In the 1881 census there were 2,535 people recorded with the Teasdale surname, ranking it #1,762 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 3,981, ranked #1,701, up from #1,762 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead and Auckland St Andrew. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, Eden and Northumberland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Teasdale is 4,129 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 57.0%.

1881 census count

2,535

Ranked #1,762

Modern count

3,981

2016, ranked #1,701

Peak year

2000

4,129 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Teasdale had 2,535 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,762 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 3,981 in 2016, ranked #1,701.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 3,539 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Teasdale surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Teasdale surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Teasdale 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 1,502 #1,912
1861 historical 1,481 #1,910
1881 historical 2,535 #1,762
1891 historical 2,541 #1,869
1901 historical 3,242 #1,720
1911 historical 3,539 #1,476
1997 modern 3,924 #1,660
1998 modern 4,046 #1,672
1999 modern 4,124 #1,644
2000 modern 4,129 #1,643
2001 modern 4,022 #1,647
2002 modern 4,051 #1,668
2003 modern 3,951 #1,676
2004 modern 3,912 #1,698
2005 modern 3,878 #1,682
2006 modern 3,850 #1,703
2007 modern 3,884 #1,696
2008 modern 3,917 #1,694
2009 modern 3,970 #1,711
2010 modern 4,105 #1,687
2011 modern 4,037 #1,698
2012 modern 3,985 #1,686
2013 modern 4,018 #1,706
2014 modern 4,036 #1,708
2015 modern 3,994 #1,707
2016 modern 3,981 #1,701

Geography

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Where Teasdales are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Gateshead, Auckland St Andrew, Manchester and Alston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, Eden, Northumberland, Middlesbrough and Ryedale. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Auckland St Andrew Durham
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Alston Cumberland

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 064 County Durham
2 Eden 005 Eden
3 Northumberland 037 Northumberland
4 Middlesbrough 004 Middlesbrough
5 Ryedale 003 Ryedale

Forenames

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First names often paired with Teasdale

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Teasdale

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Teasdale surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Teasdale 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 predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Teasdale 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

Teasdale is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Teasdale falls in decile 1 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 Teasdale 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 Teasdale, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Teasdale

The surname Teasdale is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "tese" meaning "teasel" and "dæl" meaning "valley" or "dale". The name likely originated in the county of Yorkshire, where the teasel plant, used in the textile industry for raising the nap on cloth, was commonly cultivated in the valleys and dales of the region.

Teasdale is an example of a locational surname, indicating that the earliest bearers of the name hailed from a specific place called Teasdale, thought to be a now-lost location in Yorkshire. The earliest recorded spelling of the name dates back to the 13th century, appearing as "de Tesedale" in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Teasdale name was John de Tessedale, who was mentioned in the records of the manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire in 1316. The name also appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, although the spellings vary, including "Teseldale" and "Tesildal".

Notable individuals with the surname Teasdale include Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), an American lyric poet known for her works such as "Love Songs" and "Flame and Shadow". Another notable bearer of the name was Henry Teasdale (1892-1940), an English professional footballer who played for various clubs in the early 20th century.

In the 16th century, the Teasdale family held land and property in the village of Gildersome, near Leeds, Yorkshire. Records show that a John Teasdale was listed as a landowner in Gildersome in 1535.

The name Teasdale has also been found in various forms throughout history, including Teasedall, Teisdale, and Teasdill. One notable example is Thomas Teasdill (1735-1806), an English clergyman and author who served as the Rector of Treborough in Buckinghamshire.

While the Teasdale surname is relatively uncommon, it has been borne by several notable individuals throughout history, primarily concentrated in the northern counties of England, where it originated as a locational name derived from the Old English words for "teasel" and "valley".

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Teasdale families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Teasdale 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. Durham leads with 707 Teasdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.60x.

County Total Index
Durham 707 9.60x
Yorkshire 504 2.05x
Lancashire 354 1.21x
Cumberland 336 15.76x
Northumberland 295 8.01x
Westmorland 77 14.15x
Middlesex 49 0.20x
Surrey 38 0.32x
Kent 31 0.37x
Derbyshire 26 0.67x
Lanarkshire 19 0.24x
Denbighshire 15 1.60x
Lincolnshire 13 0.33x
Hampshire 12 0.24x
Norfolk 7 0.18x
Pembrokeshire 7 0.89x
Flintshire 6 0.90x
Staffordshire 6 0.07x
Worcestershire 6 0.19x
Warwickshire 5 0.08x
Cheshire 4 0.07x
Dumfriesshire 4 0.73x
Cambridgeshire 2 0.13x
Dunbartonshire 2 0.30x
East Lothian 2 0.61x
Glamorgan 2 0.05x
Leicestershire 2 0.07x
Caernarfonshire 1 0.10x
Clackmannanshire 1 0.49x
Devon 1 0.02x
Essex 1 0.02x
Midlothian 1 0.03x
Royal Navy 1 0.34x
Sussex 1 0.02x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Alston in Cumberland leads with 63 Teasdales recorded in 1881 and an index of 160.39x.

Place Total Index
Alston 63 160.39x
Darlington 46 16.18x
Salford 44 5.09x
Lynesack Softley 43 216.08x
Wolsingham 42 62.57x
Collierley 32 97.53x
Haltwhistle 31 173.48x
Tanfield 29 33.11x
Elswick 28 9.52x
Lancaster 28 16.02x
Westgate 25 10.96x
Monkwearmouth Shore 24 16.69x
Newbottle 23 57.19x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 23 20.18x
Workington 23 18.85x
Skelton In Guisbrough 22 33.15x
Byker 21 11.53x
Cockfield 21 204.48x
Farnley In Bramley 21 68.56x
Cleator 20 22.54x
Middlesbrough 20 6.26x
Stanhope 20 26.30x
Stockton On Tees 20 5.63x
Farndale Low Quarter 19 1310.34x
Hulme 19 3.10x
Stanwix 19 110.14x
Gateshead 18 3.26x
Haswell 18 34.10x
Heworth 18 12.40x
Matlock 18 34.59x
Manchester 17 1.29x
Ashton Under Lyne 16 2.49x
Camberwell 16 1.01x
Lambley 16 262.73x
Westoe 16 3.83x
Caldbeck 15 150.30x
Holmside 15 82.64x
Penrith 15 19.05x
Upper Holker 15 216.76x
Ardwick 14 5.28x
Bury 14 4.17x
Starforth 14 320.37x
Farlam 13 96.87x
Cheetham 12 5.48x
Colton 12 78.38x
East Witton Without 12 652.17x
Marton In Middlesbrough 12 133.93x
Melkridge 12 463.32x
Middleton St George 12 130.15x
New Monkland 12 5.07x
Ousby 12 579.71x
Pelton 12 34.25x
St Mary Within 12 45.06x
Wortley In Bramley 12 6.18x
Elvet 11 20.69x
Esh 11 20.52x
Habergham Eaves 11 4.10x
Keighley 11 4.21x
Newcastle On Tyne St 11 5.76x
Plumstead 11 3.91x
Shadforth 11 76.98x
Watermillock 11 280.61x
Whitworth 11 20.40x
Arlecdon 10 17.64x
Blenkinsopp 10 161.55x
Chislehurst 10 22.08x
Featherstone 10 36.30x
Liverpool 10 0.56x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 10 4.55x
Preston 10 1.27x
Preston Richard 10 200.00x
Ruabon 10 7.78x
St Cuthbert W O 10 9.62x
Stansfield 10 11.08x
Auckland St Andrew 9 46.27x
High Low Bishopside 9 41.36x
Tonge 9 14.60x
Withington 9 9.51x
Wortley In Wortley 9 93.36x
Wythop 9 937.50x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 192
Elizabeth 130
Sarah 102
Jane 84
Ann 68
Margaret 67
Hannah 54
Annie 43
Isabella 34
Frances 22
Ellen 21
Alice 20
Emma 20
Eliza 17
Martha 13
Agnes 12
Ada 11
Charlotte 11
Maria 10
Edith 9
Esther 9
Louisa 9
Anne 8
Barbara 8
Eleanor 8
Florence 8
Catherine 7
Clara 7
Dorothy 6
Eliz. 6
Emily 6
Fanny 6
Kate 6
Lucy 6
Phillis 5
Susan 5
Amy 4
Dora 4
Elizth. 4
Ethel 4
Lizzie 4
Lydia 4
Margret 4
Matilda 4
Rebecca 4
Selina 4
Tamar 4
Harriet 3
Jessie 3
Minnie 3

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 237
William 147
Thomas 139
George 85
Joseph 83
James 80
Robert 60
Henry 25
Charles 23
Richard 18
Isaac 16
Matthew 15
Arthur 14
Ralph 13
Alfred 11
Frederick 11
Edwin 9
Thos. 9
Geo. 8
Wm. 8
Albert 7
Anthony 7
Elisha 7
Edward 6
Walter 6
Christopher 5
Frank 5
Gibson 5
Harry 5
Robt. 5
Samuel 5
Timothy 5
Tom 5
Benjamin 4
Ernest 4
Harold 4
Percy 4
Alexander 3
David 3
Emanuel 3
Francis 3
Fredk. 3
Jonathan 3
Martin 3
Stephen 3
Watson 3
Mark 2
Maurice 2
Michael 2
Obadiah 2

FAQ

Teasdale surname: questions and answers

How common was the Teasdale surname in 1881?

In 1881, 2,535 people were recorded with the Teasdale surname. That placed it at #1,762 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Teasdale surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 3,981 in 2016. That gives Teasdale a modern rank of #1,701.

What does the Teasdale surname mean?

A topographic surname referring to someone from a dale or valley with teas or brushwood.

What does the Teasdale map show?

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