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UK surname

Tibbenham

In the 1881 census there were 104 people recorded with the Tibbenham surname, ranking it #19,296 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 148, ranked #23,958, down from #19,296 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Brooke, Weybread and Harwich St Nicholas. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Suffolk Coastal, Great Yarmouth and Broadland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tibbenham is 215 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 42.3%.

1881 census count

104

Ranked #19,296

Modern count

148

2016, ranked #23,958

Peak year

1911

215 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tibbenham had 104 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,296 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 148 in 2016, ranked #23,958.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 215 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tibbenham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tibbenham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tibbenham 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 79 #19,712
1861 historical 67 #25,342
1881 historical 104 #19,296
1891 historical 177 #16,330
1901 historical 197 #15,272
1911 historical 215 #14,290
1997 modern 156 #20,593
1998 modern 155 #21,227
1999 modern 164 #20,621
2000 modern 164 #20,584
2001 modern 158 #20,788
2002 modern 163 #20,767
2003 modern 161 #20,697
2004 modern 149 #21,905
2005 modern 151 #21,667
2006 modern 151 #21,818
2007 modern 150 #22,212
2008 modern 149 #22,530
2009 modern 151 #22,816
2010 modern 156 #22,886
2011 modern 149 #23,408
2012 modern 152 #23,069
2013 modern 158 #22,817
2014 modern 154 #23,439
2015 modern 152 #23,507
2016 modern 148 #23,958

Geography

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Where Tibbenhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Brooke, Weybread, Harwich St Nicholas, Sisland and Kelsale, Carlton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Suffolk Coastal, Great Yarmouth, Broadland and Wiltshire. 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 Brooke Norfolk
2 Weybread Suffolk
3 Harwich St Nicholas Essex
4 Sisland Norfolk
5 Kelsale, Carlton Suffolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Suffolk Coastal 004 Suffolk Coastal
2 Great Yarmouth 002 Great Yarmouth
3 Broadland 018 Broadland
4 Broadland 014 Broadland
5 Wiltshire 055 Wiltshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tibbenham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tibbenham

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

Tibbenham 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

Tibbenham falls in decile 6 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 Tibbenham 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 Tibbenham, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tibbenham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tibbenham 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 41 Tibbenhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.29x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 41 26.29x
Suffolk 33 26.71x
Essex 16 7.99x
Middlesex 6 0.59x
Nottinghamshire 6 4.39x
Hampshire 1 0.48x
Lincolnshire 1 0.62x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Weybread in Suffolk leads with 11 Tibbenhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 4583.33x.

Place Total Index
Weybread 11 4583.33x
Brooke 8 3200.00x
Colchester St Giles 8 404.04x
Ipswich St Margaret 7 167.06x
Snape 7 3888.89x
West Ham 7 15.83x
Norwich St John Sepulchre 6 594.06x
Seething 6 4285.71x
South Leverton 6 4285.71x
Shoreditch London 4 9.10x
Thurlton 4 2666.67x
Chedgrave 3 2307.69x
Felbrigg 3 6000.00x
Great Yarmouth 3 23.22x
Norwich St Augustine 3 476.19x
Rendlesham 3 2500.00x
Fritton 2 2500.00x
Aldeburgh 1 136.99x
Bradfield St Clare 1 1111.11x
Bramfield 1 454.55x
Christchurch 1 22.17x
Great Grimsby 1 9.72x
Hampstead London 1 6.33x
Horning 1 666.67x
Kirstead 1 1428.57x
Loddon 1 250.00x
Lowestoft 1 17.12x
Romford 1 31.55x
St George Hanover 1 7.55x
Wenhaston 1 333.33x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Eliza 3
Elizabeth 3
Mary 3
Adelaide 2
Alice 2
Anna 2
Caroline 2
Ellen 2
Jane 2
Laura 2
Louisa 2
Louise 2
Mabel 2
Sarah 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Annie 1
Bessie 1
Caraline 1
Clarissa 1
Ella 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Ethelinda 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Kate 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Marianne 1
Marion 1
Matilda 1
Mee 1
Naomi 1
Patience 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 6
Alfred 3
Arthur 3
Charles 3
Edward 3
James 3
Walter 3
Daniel 2
Frederic 2
Richard 2
William 2
Albert 1
David 1
Elias 1
Ellis 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Fredc. 1
Harris 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Horace 1
Infant 1
John 1
Jonas 1
Louis 1
Oscar 1
Pleys 1
Stanley 1
Uriah 1

FAQ

Tibbenham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tibbenham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 104 people were recorded with the Tibbenham surname. That placed it at #19,296 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tibbenham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 148 in 2016. That gives Tibbenham a modern rank of #23,958.

What does the Tibbenham map show?

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