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UK surname

Tidbury

In the 1881 census there were 271 people recorded with the Tidbury surname, ranking it #10,449 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 466, ranked #10,542, down from #10,449 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Egham, Newbury and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Vale of White Horse, Fareham and Cheshire West and Chester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tidbury is 512 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 72.0%.

1881 census count

271

Ranked #10,449

Modern count

466

2016, ranked #10,542

Peak year

2000

512 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tidbury had 271 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,449 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 466 in 2016, ranked #10,542.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 370 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tidbury surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tidbury surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tidbury 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 160 #12,347
1861 historical 135 #16,651
1881 historical 271 #10,449
1891 historical 279 #11,698
1901 historical 357 #10,280
1911 historical 370 #9,852
1997 modern 472 #9,716
1998 modern 505 #9,518
1999 modern 501 #9,648
2000 modern 512 #9,456
2001 modern 495 #9,544
2002 modern 492 #9,741
2003 modern 471 #9,902
2004 modern 483 #9,743
2005 modern 471 #9,867
2006 modern 489 #9,633
2007 modern 484 #9,796
2008 modern 471 #10,091
2009 modern 473 #10,269
2010 modern 483 #10,301
2011 modern 483 #10,215
2012 modern 466 #10,403
2013 modern 486 #10,250
2014 modern 487 #10,289
2015 modern 481 #10,296
2016 modern 466 #10,542

Geography

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Where Tidburys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Egham, Newbury, London parishes and Windlesham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Vale of White Horse, Fareham, Cheshire West and Chester, Waverley and West Berkshire. 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 Egham Berkshire
2 Newbury Berkshire
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 Windlesham Surrey

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Vale of White Horse 003 Vale of White Horse
2 Fareham 004 Fareham
3 Cheshire West and Chester 024 Cheshire West and Chester
4 Waverley 008 Waverley
5 West Berkshire 008 West Berkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tidbury

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tidbury

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

Tidbury is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Tidbury falls in decile 10 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 Tidbury is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Tidbury, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tidbury families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tidbury 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. Berkshire leads with 101 Tidburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 50.90x.

County Total Index
Berkshire 101 50.90x
Middlesex 65 2.46x
Surrey 40 3.11x
Buckinghamshire 10 6.26x
Northamptonshire 10 4.02x
Staffordshire 8 0.90x
Suffolk 8 2.48x
Somerset 7 1.65x
Lancashire 4 0.13x
Wiltshire 4 1.71x
Devon 3 0.55x
Durham 3 0.38x
Cornwall 2 0.67x
Essex 2 0.38x
Kent 2 0.22x
Hampshire 1 0.18x
Sussex 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Egham in Surrey leads with 21 Tidburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 265.49x.

Place Total Index
Egham 21 265.49x
Hungerford 17 634.33x
Reading St Mary 13 81.81x
St Marylebone London 12 8.50x
Windlesham 11 454.55x
Basildon 10 1666.67x
Greenham 10 1010.10x
Little Marlow 10 1136.36x
Thatcham 10 326.80x
Woodford 10 724.64x
Reading St Giles 8 41.09x
Islington London 7 2.73x
Newbury 7 110.06x
Speen 7 215.38x
Bow London 6 17.83x
Bucklebury 6 582.52x
Ipswich St Margaret 6 54.89x
St James Taunton 6 3000.00x
Hanworth 5 537.63x
Paddington London 5 5.14x
Willesden 5 20.06x
Battersea 4 4.11x
Chelsea London 4 5.02x
Hornsey 4 11.97x
Manchester 4 2.84x
St Pancras London 4 1.88x
Winkfield 4 121.58x
Binfield 3 197.37x
Burton Upon Trent 3 14.37x
St Giles 3 61.10x
Falmouth 2 18.89x
Farringdon 2 740.74x
Froxfield 2 512.82x
Fulham London 2 5.22x
Great Baddow 2 107.53x
Kensington London 2 1.36x
Leek Lowe 2 16.85x
St Luke London 2 4.72x
Sutton At Hone 2 106.95x
Swindon 2 11.03x
Westminster St John 2 6.21x
Wolstanton 2 7.38x
Worplesdon 2 129.03x
Alverstoke 1 5.10x
Bray 1 17.15x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 1 16.56x
Cholsey 1 63.69x
Clapham 1 3.03x
Croydon 1 1.40x
Downhead 1 625.00x
Harlington 1 71.94x
Hastings St Mary 1 9.02x
Ipswich St Clement 1 12.22x
Midgham 1 370.37x
Reading St Lawrence 1 23.58x
Seaton 1 47.17x
Shaw Cum Donnington 1 156.25x
St George Hanover 1 2.90x
St Giles In Fields 1 10.96x
Stoke Newington London 1 4.86x
Titteworth 1 72.99x
Twickenham 1 8.83x
Wargrave 1 58.82x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 19
Henry 12
George 10
Joseph 9
Charles 8
Frederick 7
Thomas 7
John 6
David 5
Edward 5
James 5
Arthur 4
Alfred 3
Edwin 3
Isaac 3
Walter 3
Ernest 2
Albert 1
Augustus 1
Benjamin 1
Chas. 1
Daniel 1
Edgar 1
Frank 1
Harry 1
Henery 1
Hiram 1
Hollingsworth 1
Lancet 1
Levi 1
Mark 1
Robert 1
Saul 1
Solomon 1

FAQ

Tidbury surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tidbury surname in 1881?

In 1881, 271 people were recorded with the Tidbury surname. That placed it at #10,449 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tidbury surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 466 in 2016. That gives Tidbury a modern rank of #10,542.

What does the Tidbury map show?

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