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UK surname

Tebby

In the 1881 census there were 166 people recorded with the Tebby surname, ranking it #14,496 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 142, ranked #24,625, down from #14,496 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Aynho, Stoke Talmage and Portsmouth, Portsea. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Warwick, The Vale of Glamorgan and Dacorum.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tebby is 207 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 14.5%.

1881 census count

166

Ranked #14,496

Modern count

142

2016, ranked #24,625

Peak year

1999

207 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tebby had 166 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,496 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 142 in 2016, ranked #24,625.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 206 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tebby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tebby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tebby 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 126 #14,626
1861 historical 120 #18,255
1881 historical 166 #14,496
1891 historical 190 #15,486
1901 historical 200 #15,120
1911 historical 206 #14,677
1997 modern 184 #18,580
1998 modern 204 #17,896
1999 modern 207 #17,855
2000 modern 199 #18,278
2001 modern 194 #18,287
2002 modern 193 #18,713
2003 modern 182 #19,215
2004 modern 182 #19,306
2005 modern 170 #20,066
2006 modern 165 #20,634
2007 modern 166 #20,811
2008 modern 160 #21,521
2009 modern 160 #21,978
2010 modern 163 #22,205
2011 modern 154 #22,886
2012 modern 148 #23,457
2013 modern 158 #22,817
2014 modern 157 #23,101
2015 modern 147 #24,036
2016 modern 142 #24,625

Geography

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Where Tebbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Aynho, Stoke Talmage, Portsmouth, Portsea, King's Sutton, Newbottle and Somerton, Fritwell. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Warwick, The Vale of Glamorgan, Dacorum, Stratford-on-Avon and Powys. 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 Aynho Northamptonshire
2 Stoke Talmage Oxfordshire
3 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
4 King's Sutton, Newbottle Northamptonshire
5 Somerton, Fritwell Oxfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Warwick 003 Warwick
2 The Vale of Glamorgan 011 Vale of Glamorgan
3 Dacorum 007 Dacorum
4 Stratford-on-Avon 004 Stratford-on-Avon
5 Powys 013 Powys

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tebby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tebby

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tebby, 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 Tebby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Tebby 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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Tebby is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, 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

Mainly concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

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

Tebby 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

Tebby falls in decile 8 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Tebby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tebby 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. Oxfordshire leads with 46 Tebbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 46.00x.

County Total Index
Oxfordshire 46 46.00x
Northamptonshire 30 19.70x
Middlesex 19 1.17x
Surrey 15 1.90x
Warwickshire 14 3.43x
Kent 11 1.99x
Hertfordshire 10 8.96x
Buckinghamshire 8 8.17x
Sussex 5 1.83x
Berkshire 2 1.65x
Lancashire 2 0.10x
Yorkshire 2 0.12x
Essex 1 0.31x
Suffolk 1 0.51x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aynho in Northamptonshire leads with 15 Tebbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 4838.71x.

Place Total Index
Aynho 15 4838.71x
St George Hanover 9 42.57x
Tetsworth 9 3750.00x
Warwick St Nicholas 9 301.00x
St Andrew Holborn 8 145.72x
St Mary Cray 8 754.72x
Stoke Talmage 8 13333.33x
Hertford St John 6 361.45x
Aston 5 4.45x
Brill 5 694.44x
Camberwell 5 4.83x
Croydon 5 11.42x
Fritwell 5 1612.90x
Lambeth 5 3.54x
Launton 5 1515.15x
Neithrop 5 148.81x
Shipley 5 806.45x
Welton 5 1851.85x
Bletchington 4 1212.12x
Ecton 4 1176.47x
Northchurch 4 336.13x
Wheatley 4 701.75x
Bromley 3 35.63x
Burnham 3 240.00x
Wardington 3 882.35x
Brightside Bierlow 2 6.36x
Kirkdale 2 6.19x
Newbottle 2 689.66x
Reading St Mary 2 20.53x
Broughton 1 204.08x
Cottisford 1 769.23x
Earls Barton 1 76.92x
Grays Thurrock 1 33.67x
Iffley 1 119.05x
Ingham 1 625.00x
Silverstone 1 156.25x
St Marylebone London 1 1.16x
St Sepulchre London 1 42.19x
Warkworth 1 72.99x
Woodstock 1 158.73x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Thomas 12
William 12
John 7
George 5
James 4
Henry 3
Joseph 3
Samuel 3
Charles 2
Daniel 2
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Aubrey 1
Bertie 1
Bertram 1
Cecil 1
Christopher 1
Cyril 1
Edwd.W. 1
Ernest 1
Fredrick 1
Geo.A. 1
Harry 1
Jas. 1
Reuben 1
Tom 1
W. 1

FAQ

Tebby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tebby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 166 people were recorded with the Tebby surname. That placed it at #14,496 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tebby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 142 in 2016. That gives Tebby a modern rank of #24,625.

What does the Tebby map show?

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