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UK surname

Tewson

In the 1881 census there were 145 people recorded with the Tewson surname, ranking it #15,838 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 137, ranked #25,254, down from #15,838 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Gonerby, Great and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Dorset, Windsor and Maidenhead and Broxtowe.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tewson is 173 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 5.5%.

1881 census count

145

Ranked #15,838

Modern count

137

2016, ranked #25,254

Peak year

1901

173 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tewson had 145 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,838 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 137 in 2016, ranked #25,254.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 173 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tewson surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tewson surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tewson 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 70 #21,020
1861 historical 45 #28,296
1881 historical 145 #15,838
1891 historical 130 #20,173
1901 historical 173 #16,579
1911 historical 168 #16,620
1997 modern 148 #21,295
1998 modern 152 #21,481
1999 modern 142 #22,607
2000 modern 138 #22,960
2001 modern 140 #22,441
2002 modern 150 #21,913
2003 modern 140 #22,634
2004 modern 139 #22,891
2005 modern 130 #23,848
2006 modern 124 #24,750
2007 modern 125 #24,987
2008 modern 127 #25,020
2009 modern 135 #24,594
2010 modern 133 #25,379
2011 modern 138 #24,615
2012 modern 130 #25,559
2013 modern 134 #25,525
2014 modern 136 #25,452
2015 modern 135 #25,481
2016 modern 137 #25,254

Geography

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Where Tewsons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Gonerby, Great, Manchester, Edith Weston and Bradford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Dorset, Windsor and Maidenhead, Broxtowe, Barnsley and Sheffield. 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 Gonerby, Great Lincolnshire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Edith Weston Rutland
5 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Dorset 007 West Dorset
2 Windsor and Maidenhead 016 Windsor and Maidenhead
3 Broxtowe 011 Broxtowe
4 Barnsley 028 Barnsley
5 Sheffield 016 Sheffield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tewson

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tewson

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

Tewson 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

Tewson 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 Tewson is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Tewson, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tewson families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tewson 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 39 Tewsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.13x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 39 17.13x
Yorkshire 18 1.28x
Middlesex 14 0.98x
Rutland 13 124.28x
Lancashire 12 0.71x
Surrey 12 1.73x
Essex 11 3.91x
Suffolk 8 4.61x
Derbyshire 6 2.69x
Berkshire 4 3.74x
Nottinghamshire 4 2.08x
Warwickshire 4 1.11x
Devon 1 0.34x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Great Gonerby in Lincolnshire leads with 12 Tewsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 2033.90x.

Place Total Index
Great Gonerby 12 2033.90x
Corby 9 2368.42x
Bungay St Mary 8 930.23x
Croydon 8 20.77x
Walthamstow 8 79.05x
Withington 8 147.06x
Holy Trinity 7 20.62x
Ketton 7 1296.30x
Eston 6 195.44x
Somerby In Grantham 6 1034.48x
Ancaster 5 1562.50x
Edith Weston 5 2941.18x
Hackney London 5 6.26x
Long Eaton 5 170.07x
Stamford St Michael 5 769.23x
Nottingham St Mary 4 8.06x
Reading St Giles 4 38.13x
Aston 3 3.03x
Bradford 3 8.78x
Shoreditch London 3 4.86x
St Marylebone London 3 3.95x
Wanstead 3 60.98x
Manningham 2 11.50x
Stretford 2 21.51x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.62x
Birmingham 1 0.84x
Blatchinworth 1 25.97x
Caterham 1 32.57x
Creeton 1 5000.00x
Godalming 1 22.88x
North Luffenham 1 476.19x
Reigate Foreign 1 13.32x
St Luke London 1 4.38x
St Pancras London 1 0.87x
Stamford St George 1 98.04x
Thornbury 1 666.67x
Tideswell 1 103.09x
West Derby 1 2.02x
Woldingham 1 1428.57x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 6
Emma 5
Sarah 4
Ann 3
Emily 3
Annie 2
Edith 2
Harriet 2
Rosina 2
Selina 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Anne 1
Betsey 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Fides 1
Florence 1
Harriett 1
Ida 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Janet 1
L. 1
Lillie 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Marks 1
Minnie 1
Rebecca 1
Rose 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 10
John 8
Frederick 6
Joshua 6
Edward 5
Thomas 5
Henry 4
Charles 3
Frank 3
George 3
Harry 3
James 3
Edwin 2
Walter 2
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Bunan 1
Ernest 1
Frances 1
Hartley 1
Herbert 1
Jonathan 1
Joseph 1
Percy 1
Richd. 1
Robert 1
Roland 1

FAQ

Tewson surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tewson surname in 1881?

In 1881, 145 people were recorded with the Tewson surname. That placed it at #15,838 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tewson surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 137 in 2016. That gives Tewson a modern rank of #25,254.

What does the Tewson map show?

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