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UK surname

Tideswell

In the 1881 census there were 275 people recorded with the Tideswell surname, ranking it #10,330 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 762, ranked #7,197, up from #10,330 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Prestbury, Wolstanton and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Staffordshire Moorlands, East Staffordshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tideswell is 808 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 177.1%.

1881 census count

275

Ranked #10,330

Modern count

762

2016, ranked #7,197

Peak year

2010

808 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tideswell had 275 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,330 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 762 in 2016, ranked #7,197.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 567 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Tideswell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tideswell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tideswell 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 120 #15,144
1861 historical 184 #12,856
1881 historical 275 #10,330
1891 historical 351 #9,809
1901 historical 487 #8,208
1911 historical 567 #7,127
1997 modern 613 #8,027
1998 modern 781 #6,890
1999 modern 797 #6,815
2000 modern 773 #6,955
2001 modern 762 #6,911
2002 modern 778 #6,933
2003 modern 764 #6,910
2004 modern 764 #6,930
2005 modern 741 #7,027
2006 modern 748 #6,996
2007 modern 748 #7,071
2008 modern 751 #7,098
2009 modern 774 #7,071
2010 modern 808 #6,966
2011 modern 805 #6,911
2012 modern 784 #6,968
2013 modern 796 #6,996
2014 modern 793 #7,057
2015 modern 776 #7,111
2016 modern 762 #7,197

Geography

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Where Tideswells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Prestbury, Wolstanton, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Hucknall Torkard and Uttoxeter, Checkley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Staffordshire Moorlands, East Staffordshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme. 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 Prestbury Cheshire
2 Wolstanton Staffordshire
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire
5 Uttoxeter, Checkley Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Staffordshire Moorlands 010 Staffordshire Moorlands
2 East Staffordshire 001 East Staffordshire
3 Newcastle-under-Lyme 010 Newcastle-under-Lyme
4 Newcastle-under-Lyme 014 Newcastle-under-Lyme
5 Staffordshire Moorlands 006 Staffordshire Moorlands

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tideswell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tideswell

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tideswell, 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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Tideswell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Tideswell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Tideswell 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

Tideswell is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

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

Tideswell falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Tideswell 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 Tideswell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tideswell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tideswell 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. Staffordshire leads with 158 Tideswells recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.45x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 158 17.45x
Nottinghamshire 35 9.68x
Cheshire 26 4.39x
Derbyshire 25 5.95x
Lancashire 20 0.63x
Warwickshire 7 1.03x
Yorkshire 2 0.08x
Sussex 1 0.22x
Worcestershire 1 0.29x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stoke Upon Trent in Staffordshire leads with 52 Tideswells recorded in 1881 and an index of 54.16x.

Place Total Index
Stoke Upon Trent 52 54.16x
Ipstones 22 1692.31x
Hucknall Torkard 13 141.77x
Wolstanton Knutton 13 235.08x
Burslem 11 42.41x
Cotton 11 1833.33x
Hartington Upper 10 500.00x
Trentham 9 116.88x
Warsop 9 937.50x
Macclesfield 8 30.40x
Aston 7 3.76x
Hasland 7 163.55x
Haslingden 7 53.11x
Skegby 7 316.74x
Whittington 7 378.38x
Bonsall 6 483.87x
Madeley 6 265.49x
Rudheath 6 1276.60x
Windle 6 33.50x
Bramshall 5 3846.15x
Cheddleton 5 263.16x
Dukinfield 5 18.27x
Nottingham St Peter 5 124.07x
Alton 4 408.16x
Barton Upon Irwell 4 16.69x
Sutton In Macclesfield 4 65.15x
Cheadle 3 68.97x
Dilhorne 3 198.68x
Newcastle Under Lyme 3 18.73x
Holmesfield 2 444.44x
Leeds 2 1.33x
Abbots Bromley 1 74.63x
Bulwell 1 12.72x
Burnley 1 3.73x
Castleton 1 3.15x
Caverswall 1 21.23x
Checkley 1 42.55x
Handsworth 1 4.48x
Kings Norton 1 3.18x
Lostock Gralam 1 140.85x
Manchester 1 0.70x
Monks Coppenhall 1 4.48x
Stockport 1 3.28x
Wiston 1 344.83x

Top female names

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

FAQ

Tideswell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tideswell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 275 people were recorded with the Tideswell surname. That placed it at #10,330 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tideswell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 762 in 2016. That gives Tideswell a modern rank of #7,197.

What does the Tideswell map show?

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