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UK surname

Tindale

A place name meaning "valley at the hill" from Old English.

In the 1881 census there were 861 people recorded with the Tindale surname, ranking it #4,393 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 948, ranked #6,053, down from #4,393 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Newbald and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tindale is 1,073 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 10.1%.

1881 census count

861

Ranked #4,393

Modern count

948

2016, ranked #6,053

Peak year

1911

1,073 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tindale had 861 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #4,393 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 948 in 2016, ranked #6,053.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,073 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Tindale surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tindale surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tindale 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 503 #4,971
1861 historical 595 #4,454
1881 historical 861 #4,393
1891 historical 857 #4,780
1901 historical 954 #4,922
1911 historical 1,073 #4,321
1997 modern 993 #5,539
1998 modern 1,020 #5,591
1999 modern 1,019 #5,625
2000 modern 996 #5,706
2001 modern 975 #5,692
2002 modern 990 #5,743
2003 modern 947 #5,849
2004 modern 920 #5,981
2005 modern 898 #6,042
2006 modern 884 #6,119
2007 modern 905 #6,061
2008 modern 890 #6,179
2009 modern 915 #6,175
2010 modern 947 #6,137
2011 modern 941 #6,108
2012 modern 946 #6,002
2013 modern 964 #6,005
2014 modern 951 #6,120
2015 modern 941 #6,119
2016 modern 948 #6,053

Geography

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Where Tindales are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Newbald, Gateshead, Stranton and Bishop Wearmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham. 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 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Newbald Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Stranton Durham
5 Bishop Wearmouth Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 038 County Durham
2 County Durham 023 County Durham
3 County Durham 028 County Durham
4 County Durham 015 County Durham
5 County Durham 027 County Durham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tindale

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tindale

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

Young Families in Industrial Towns

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

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Tindale is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tindale 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

Tindale falls in decile 4 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 Tindale 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 Tindale, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Tindale

The surname Tindale originated in England, specifically in the county of Northumberland. It is a locational name derived from the Old English words "tun," meaning an enclosure or farmstead, and "dæl," meaning a valley or dale. The name refers to someone who lived in the valley or dale near a farmstead or settlement.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Robert de Tyndall, who was mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Northumberland in 1279. The name also appeared in various spellings, such as Tyndale, Tyndall, and Tyndell, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling during the Middle Ages.

Notably, the name Tindale is associated with William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536), the renowned English scholar and translator who was the first to translate the Bible into English from its original Greek and Hebrew texts. His translation played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation and the development of the English language.

Another notable figure with the surname Tindale was John Tindal (1657-1733), an English philosopher and Christian deist. He was known for his work "Christianity as Old as the Creation," which challenged traditional Christian beliefs and advocated for a more rationalistic approach to religion.

In the 16th century, the Tindale surname was found in various locations across Northumberland, including the villages of Tindale and Tindalefeld (Tindale Field). The name was also associated with the Tindale family, a prominent landholding family in the region during that period.

Several other individuals bearing the Tindale surname have contributed to various fields throughout history, including William Tindale (1589-1655), an English lawyer and Member of Parliament, and John Tindale (1738-1789), an English clergyman and writer.

The Tindale surname has its roots in the geographical features of Northumberland, reflecting the close connection between surnames and the local environment in which people lived during the medieval period. Despite its localized origin, the name has spread across England and beyond, carried by individuals and families who have made significant contributions to various aspects of society.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Tindale families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tindale 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. Durham leads with 344 Tindales recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.74x.

County Total Index
Durham 344 13.74x
Yorkshire 307 3.68x
Lancashire 29 0.29x
Lincolnshire 29 2.15x
Middlesex 28 0.33x
Kent 16 0.56x
Northumberland 15 1.20x
Cumberland 14 1.93x
Dorset 12 2.17x
Essex 12 0.72x
Warwickshire 7 0.33x
Sussex 6 0.42x
Derbyshire 5 0.38x
Midlothian 5 0.44x
Norfolk 5 0.39x
Surrey 4 0.10x
Leicestershire 3 0.32x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.26x
Cheshire 2 0.11x
Denbighshire 2 0.63x
Devon 2 0.11x
Hampshire 2 0.12x
Isle of Man 2 1.28x
Westmorland 2 1.08x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.13x
Gloucestershire 1 0.06x
Inverness-shire 1 0.40x
Lanarkshire 1 0.04x
Perthshire 1 0.26x
Staffordshire 1 0.04x
Suffolk 1 0.10x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Gateshead in Durham leads with 45 Tindales recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.00x.

Place Total Index
Gateshead 45 24.00x
Stranton 22 26.09x
Brandon Byshottles 20 63.76x
North Newbald 20 1063.83x
Lamesley 18 133.53x
Fylingdales 16 384.62x
Holy Trinity 16 7.97x
Stockton On Tees 16 13.25x
Brotton 15 137.74x
Whitby 15 53.36x
Elvet 14 77.43x
Newbottle 14 102.34x
West Herrington 14 159.64x
East Heslerton 13 1477.27x
Little Lumley 12 810.81x
St Giles 12 76.78x
West Ham 11 3.00x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 10 12.87x
Auckland St Andrew 9 136.16x
Batley 9 11.35x
Bishopwearmouth 9 4.19x
Brancepeth 9 197.80x
Everton 9 2.83x
Shincliffe 9 321.43x
Wimborne St Giles 9 687.02x
Danby 8 237.39x
Leeds 8 1.70x
Market Weighton Arras 8 147.60x
Sand Hutton 8 1126.76x
Usworth 8 60.15x
Aston 7 1.20x
Bolton In Pocklington 7 2000.00x
Houghton Le Spring 7 40.44x
Londesborough Cum 7 673.08x
Paull 7 443.04x
Bradford 6 2.97x
Dawdon 6 19.48x
Hartlepool 6 16.86x
Kirk Sandall 6 869.57x
Manchester 6 1.34x
Middleton St George 6 191.08x
Monkwearmouth Shore 6 12.27x
New Sealford 6 216.61x
North Cave Drewton 6 182.37x
Pelton 6 50.34x
Tanfield 6 20.15x
Tudhoe 6 27.38x
West Acklam 6 1276.60x
West Rainton 6 77.42x
Blackburn 5 1.88x
East Rainton 5 103.09x
Elswick 5 5.00x
Falsgrave 5 40.68x
Hampton London 5 36.13x
Keyingham 5 274.73x
Morton Grange 5 892.86x
Plawsworth 5 184.50x
Rosedale West Side 5 561.80x
Rothbury 5 138.89x
Stockley 5 157.73x
Alston 4 29.94x
Byers Green 4 56.58x
Chatham 4 5.06x
Cornforth 4 54.27x
Crakehall 4 285.71x
Fakenham 4 62.79x
Harrington 4 45.71x
Hunslet 4 3.08x
Ludborough 4 400.00x
Meltham 4 30.84x
Middlesbrough 4 3.68x
Mile End Old Town 4 3.01x
Penshaw 4 53.19x
Ratcliffe London 4 8.60x
Rochester St Margaret 4 13.21x
Sculcoates 4 3.02x
Sheriff Hutton W 4 168.78x
St Pancras London 4 0.59x
Stanhope 4 15.47x
Ruswarp 3 32.33x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 73
Elizabeth 38
Jane 31
Margaret 26
Ann 25
Sarah 25
Hannah 16
Annie 15
Isabella 13
Emma 10
Ada 7
Eleanor 7
Ellen 7
Alice 6
Catherine 5
Eliza 5
Emily 5
Martha 5
Esther 4
Grace 4
Harriet 4
Laura 4
Clara 3
Dorothy 3
Florence 3
Louisa 3
Ruth 3
Anne 2
Frances 2
Kate 2
Margt. 2
Susan 2
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Augusta 1
Bertha 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Christiana 1
Christiann 1
Cristyana 1
Diana 1
Dora 1
Edith 1
Fanny 1
Gertie 1
Jemmia 1
Josephine 1
Julia 1
Tilly 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 87
William 52
Thomas 45
George 33
Robert 29
James 26
Joseph 18
Charles 12
Henry 11
Edward 10
Arthur 7
Richard 7
Alfred 6
Michael 6
Matthew 5
Anthony 4
David 4
Frederick 4
Ernest 3
Frank 3
Harry 3
Albert 2
Christopher 2
Ebenezer 2
Geo. 2
Herbert 2
Martin 2
Samuel 2
Stephen 2
Wentworth 2
Allen 1
Andrew 1
Benjamin 1
Brown 1
Caleb 1
Calvert 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Emanuel 1
Fred 1
Fred.Dixon 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
Jonathan 1
Joohn 1
Josh. 1
Leonard 1
Mark 1
Mary 1
Wm.Wallace 1

FAQ

Tindale surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tindale surname in 1881?

In 1881, 861 people were recorded with the Tindale surname. That placed it at #4,393 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tindale surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 948 in 2016. That gives Tindale a modern rank of #6,053.

What does the Tindale surname mean?

A place name meaning "valley at the hill" from Old English.

What does the Tindale map show?

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