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UK surname

Tiney

In the 1881 census there were 101 people recorded with the Tiney surname, ranking it #19,636 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 119, ranked #27,704, down from #19,636 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lewisham, Ealing, Chiswick and St Dunstan Stepney. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Northamptonshire, Kettering and East Staffordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tiney is 170 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 17.8%.

1881 census count

101

Ranked #19,636

Modern count

119

2016, ranked #27,704

Peak year

1911

170 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tiney had 101 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,636 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 119 in 2016, ranked #27,704.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 170 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Tiney surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tiney surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tiney 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 61 #22,412
1861 historical 71 #24,765
1881 historical 101 #19,636
1891 historical 95 #24,694
1901 historical 151 #17,988
1911 historical 170 #16,510
1997 modern 153 #20,868
1998 modern 157 #21,058
1999 modern 153 #21,551
2000 modern 151 #21,684
2001 modern 148 #21,664
2002 modern 146 #22,302
2003 modern 127 #24,019
2004 modern 131 #23,756
2005 modern 123 #24,663
2006 modern 121 #25,133
2007 modern 131 #24,282
2008 modern 128 #24,901
2009 modern 127 #25,564
2010 modern 130 #25,775
2011 modern 121 #26,789
2012 modern 122 #26,696
2013 modern 124 #26,842
2014 modern 122 #27,358
2015 modern 120 #27,561
2016 modern 119 #27,704

Geography

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Where Tineys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lewisham, Ealing, Chiswick, St Dunstan Stepney, Kettering and Twywell. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Northamptonshire, Kettering, East Staffordshire and Cotswold. 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 Lewisham London (South Districts)
2 Ealing, Chiswick Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
3 St Dunstan Stepney London (East Districts)
4 Kettering Northamptonshire
5 Twywell Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Northamptonshire 003 East Northamptonshire
2 Kettering 008 Kettering
3 East Northamptonshire 005 East Northamptonshire
4 East Staffordshire 005 East Staffordshire
5 Cotswold 009 Cotswold

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tiney

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tiney

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Tiney surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Tiney 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

Professional Periphery

Within London, Tiney is most associated with areas classed as Professional Periphery, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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 neighbourhoods predominantly house residents aged 45+, with many aged 85+. Most employed residents work in senior roles, and relatively few work in unskilled jobs. Terraced housing is comparatively rare, but communal living is more common. More residents identify as of Indian ethnicity and more affiliate with non-Christian religions. Disability levels are below the Supergroup average.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tiney 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

Tiney falls in decile 8 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 Tiney 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 Tiney, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tiney families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tiney 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. Northamptonshire leads with 46 Tineys recorded in 1881 and an index of 50.14x.

County Total Index
Northamptonshire 46 50.14x
Middlesex 24 2.46x
Angus 6 6.64x
Kent 6 1.80x
Lanarkshire 6 1.90x
Cornwall 4 3.62x
Surrey 3 0.63x
Durham 2 0.69x
Nottinghamshire 2 1.52x
Fife 1 1.73x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Woodford in Northamptonshire leads with 39 Tineys recorded in 1881 and an index of 7647.06x.

Place Total Index
Woodford 39 7647.06x
Bethnal Green London 21 49.56x
Barony 6 7.52x
Dundee 6 17.78x
Lewisham 6 33.80x
Thrapston 5 1086.96x
St Gennys 4 2500.00x
Gedling 2 909.09x
Hartlepool 2 48.54x
Kettering 2 53.91x
Shoreditch London 2 4.73x
Charlwood 1 217.39x
Kilconquhar 1 144.93x
Newington 1 2.78x
Ratcliffe London 1 18.55x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 5.09x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 6
Ann 4
Mary 4
Harriet 3
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Rose 2
Alice 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Eliz. 1
Elizth. 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Hannah 1
Harriatt 1
Harriett 1
Jane 1
Lillian 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Marlton 1
Martha 1
Ruth 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 6
William 5
George 4
Arthur 3
James 3
Walter 3
Benjamin 2
Edward 2
Joseph 2
Thomas 2
Charles 1
Edgar 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Geo.Albert 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Isaac 1
Percy 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Willie 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Tiney households.

FAQ

Tiney surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tiney surname in 1881?

In 1881, 101 people were recorded with the Tiney surname. That placed it at #19,636 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tiney surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 119 in 2016. That gives Tiney a modern rank of #27,704.

What does the Tiney map show?

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