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UK surname

Thurtle

In the 1881 census there were 172 people recorded with the Thurtle surname, ranking it #14,163 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 248, ranked #16,910, down from #14,163 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hemsby, London parishes and St Pancras. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Great Yarmouth, Maldon and Broadland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Thurtle is 292 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 44.2%.

1881 census count

172

Ranked #14,163

Modern count

248

2016, ranked #16,910

Peak year

2000

292 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Thurtle had 172 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,163 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 248 in 2016, ranked #16,910.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 241 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Thurtle surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Thurtle surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Thurtle 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 128 #14,474
1861 historical 128 #17,375
1881 historical 172 #14,163
1891 historical 159 #17,636
1901 historical 241 #13,417
1911 historical 233 #13,560
1997 modern 264 #14,734
1998 modern 278 #14,620
1999 modern 274 #14,826
2000 modern 292 #14,165
2001 modern 280 #14,364
2002 modern 277 #14,764
2003 modern 267 #14,950
2004 modern 272 #14,843
2005 modern 263 #15,139
2006 modern 265 #15,126
2007 modern 255 #15,687
2008 modern 254 #15,903
2009 modern 258 #16,050
2010 modern 262 #16,252
2011 modern 268 #15,843
2012 modern 251 #16,467
2013 modern 254 #16,603
2014 modern 253 #16,774
2015 modern 248 #16,905
2016 modern 248 #16,910

Geography

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Where Thurtles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hemsby, London parishes, St Pancras and Ranworth, Panxworth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Great Yarmouth, Maldon and Broadland. 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 Hemsby Norfolk
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Ranworth, Panxworth Norfolk
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Great Yarmouth 001 Great Yarmouth
2 Great Yarmouth 010 Great Yarmouth
3 Great Yarmouth 002 Great Yarmouth
4 Maldon 006 Maldon
5 Broadland 008 Broadland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Thurtle

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Thurtle

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

Thurtle 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

Thurtle 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 Thurtle 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Thurtle, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Thurtle families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Thurtle 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. Norfolk leads with 122 Thurtles recorded in 1881 and an index of 47.29x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 122 47.29x
Middlesex 22 1.31x
Suffolk 9 4.40x
Shropshire 8 5.52x
Gloucestershire 4 1.22x
Surrey 2 0.24x
Dorset 1 0.91x
Essex 1 0.30x
Hampshire 1 0.29x
Kent 1 0.17x
Pembrokeshire 1 1.88x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wickmere in Norfolk leads with 15 Thurtles recorded in 1881 and an index of 10714.29x.

Place Total Index
Wickmere 15 10714.29x
Roughton 12 4800.00x
St George Hanover 9 41.10x
Great Yarmouth 8 37.44x
Diss 7 316.74x
Martham 7 1111.11x
St Pancras London 7 5.18x
Hemsby 6 1621.62x
Ranworth 6 3529.41x
Runham 6 1153.85x
Thurne 6 5000.00x
Belton 5 1388.89x
Colby 5 3571.43x
Upton Magna 5 1851.85x
Cheltenham 4 15.75x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 4 51.68x
North Elmham 4 634.92x
Winterton 4 888.89x
Blofield 3 454.55x
Ipswich St Mathew 3 52.36x
North Walsham 3 161.29x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 3 187.50x
Stokesby With Herringby 3 1578.95x
Thorpe Next Norwich 3 109.89x
Waxham 3 3750.00x
Bromley London 2 5.42x
Burnham Westgate 2 357.14x
Itteringham 2 1111.11x
Repps Cum Bastwick 2 1333.33x
St Marylebone London 2 2.23x
Ashmanhaugh 1 1111.11x
Battersea 1 1.62x
Buxton 1 312.50x
Chiswick 1 10.91x
Cromer 1 108.70x
East Dereham 1 30.67x
East Ruston 1 263.16x
Fritton 1 666.67x
Hardingham 1 333.33x
Iwerne Courtnay 1 135.14x
Lambeth 1 0.68x
Little Barningham 1 833.33x
Ludham 1 217.39x
North Cray 1 277.78x
Norwich St Giles 1 120.48x
Reepham With Kerdiston 1 333.33x
Smallburgh 1 333.33x
Southampton St Mary 1 4.63x
St Peter Le Poer 1 1111.11x
Uzmaston 1 312.50x
West Ham 1 1.37x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 11
Mary 8
Sarah 5
Charlotte 4
Harriet 3
Alace 2
Alice 2
Ann 2
Annie 2
Eliza 2
Emma 2
Hannah 2
Harriett 2
Louisa 2
Maria 2
Rose 2
Sophia 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Bertha 1
Catherine 1
Clornislea 1
Daisy 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Gertie 1
Gertrude 1
Grace 1
Hortensia 1
Ida 1
Jane 1
Jemima 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Lily 1
M.R. 1
Margaret 1
Margret 1
Mariah 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Merab 1
Pleasance 1
Rachel 1
Rosina 1
Susan 1
Winnie 1
Zelinda 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
Robert 9
Walter 8
George 7
William 7
Thomas 5
James 4
Abraham 3
Albert 3
Charles 3
Dennis 2
Elijah 2
Frederick 2
Henry 2
Herbert 2
Richard 2
Samuel 2
Ambrose 1
Arthur 1
Ernest 1
Harry 1
Isac 1
Joseph 1
March 1
Michael 1
Phillip 1
Robt. 1

FAQ

Thurtle surname: questions and answers

How common was the Thurtle surname in 1881?

In 1881, 172 people were recorded with the Thurtle surname. That placed it at #14,163 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Thurtle surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 248 in 2016. That gives Thurtle a modern rank of #16,910.

What does the Thurtle map show?

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