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UK surname

Teather

In the 1881 census there were 185 people recorded with the Teather surname, ranking it #13,506 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 333, ranked #13,670, down from #13,506 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lambley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Uttlesford, Rotherham and Shropshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Teather is 420 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 80.0%.

1881 census count

185

Ranked #13,506

Modern count

333

2016, ranked #13,670

Peak year

1999

420 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Teather had 185 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,506 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 333 in 2016, ranked #13,670.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 284 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Teather surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Teather surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Teather 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 129 #17,271
1881 historical 185 #13,506
1891 historical 183 #15,918
1901 historical 255 #12,965
1911 historical 284 #11,862
1997 modern 414 #10,729
1998 modern 410 #11,143
1999 modern 420 #11,035
2000 modern 406 #11,271
2001 modern 402 #11,183
2002 modern 413 #11,170
2003 modern 382 #11,642
2004 modern 379 #11,740
2005 modern 369 #11,901
2006 modern 363 #12,123
2007 modern 357 #12,413
2008 modern 358 #12,485
2009 modern 363 #12,602
2010 modern 380 #12,462
2011 modern 370 #12,576
2012 modern 348 #13,020
2013 modern 360 #12,890
2014 modern 352 #13,206
2015 modern 342 #13,396
2016 modern 333 #13,670

Geography

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Where Teathers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lambley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes, Eakring and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Uttlesford, Rotherham, Shropshire and Southwark. 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 Lambley Nottinghamshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Eakring Nottinghamshire
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Uttlesford 006 Uttlesford
2 Rotherham 021 Rotherham
3 Rotherham 009 Rotherham
4 Shropshire 001 Shropshire
5 Southwark 004 Southwark

Forenames

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First names often paired with Teather

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Teather

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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Teather surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Teather 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 comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Teather 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

Teather is most concentrated in decile 8 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

Teather 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Teather 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 Teather, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Teather families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Teather 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. Yorkshire leads with 61 Teathers recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.41x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 61 3.41x
Nottinghamshire 50 20.56x
Lincolnshire 21 7.28x
Surrey 20 2.27x
Derbyshire 18 6.37x
Middlesex 8 0.44x
Cheshire 5 1.26x
Kent 1 0.16x
Staffordshire 1 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brightside Bierlow in Yorkshire leads with 17 Teathers recorded in 1881 and an index of 48.47x.

Place Total Index
Brightside Bierlow 17 48.47x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 11 66.03x
Ecclesall Bierlow 11 30.24x
Lambley 11 2200.00x
Camberwell 10 8.68x
Eakring 10 3703.70x
Eckington 10 145.77x
Rotherham 8 79.37x
St Swithin Lincoln 8 176.21x
St Pancras London 7 4.82x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 7 172.41x
Woodborough 7 1272.73x
Norton 6 257.51x
Sheffield 6 10.54x
Bermondsey 5 9.31x
Newington 5 7.50x
Ripon 5 120.48x
Greasley 4 72.86x
Hucknall Torkard 4 64.83x
Kneesall 4 2352.94x
Wincham 4 547.95x
Bradfield 3 43.54x
Caunton 2 800.00x
Hackthorn 2 1176.47x
Saundby 2 2857.14x
Calverton 1 129.87x
Cuckney 1 285.71x
Derby St Werburgh 1 6.13x
Heanor 1 23.64x
Lenton 1 17.45x
Macclesfield 1 5.65x
Manthorpe Cum Little 1 45.25x
Newark Upon Trent 1 11.44x
Ollerton 1 196.08x
St George In East 1 8.15x
St Margaret Lincoln 1 384.62x
St Maryle Wigford 1 44.64x
St Michael Lincoln 1 128.21x
Wellow 1 434.78x
West Bromwich 1 2.87x
Westerham 1 70.42x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Annie 11
Sarah 6
Elizabeth 5
Ann 4
Ellen 4
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Harriett 3
Maria 3
Eliza 2
Emma 2
Lucy 2
Ada 1
Alice 1
Amy 1
Bathia 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Diana 1
Eliz. 1
Elizth. 1
Ethel 1
Frances 1
Fras. 1
Harriet 1
Janice 1
Kate 1
Lilian 1
Louise 1
Louisia 1
Margarett 1
Martha 1
Nellie 1
Ruth 1
Sharlott 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
Charles 13
George 10
John 10
William 10
Henry 6
Thomas 4
Walter 4
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Ernest 3
Richard 3
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Gideon 2
Herbert 2
Peter 2
Reuben 2
Tom 2
Albert 1
Benjamin 1
Fredrick 1
Godfrey 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Horace 1
James 1
Jno. 1
Joe 1
Joseph 1
Reginald 1
Ruben 1
Samuel 1
Willian 1

FAQ

Teather surname: questions and answers

How common was the Teather surname in 1881?

In 1881, 185 people were recorded with the Teather surname. That placed it at #13,506 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Teather surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 333 in 2016. That gives Teather a modern rank of #13,670.

What does the Teather map show?

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