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UK surname

Tipling

In the 1881 census there were 161 people recorded with the Tipling surname, ranking it #14,801 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 159, ranked #22,798, down from #14,801 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Arncliffe, Darlington and Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sunderland, Glenrothes Stenton and Finglassie and County Durham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tipling is 245 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.2%.

1881 census count

161

Ranked #14,801

Modern count

159

2016, ranked #22,798

Peak year

1911

245 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tipling had 161 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,801 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 159 in 2016, ranked #22,798.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 245 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Tipling surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tipling surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tipling 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 87 #18,695
1861 historical 92 #22,112
1881 historical 161 #14,801
1891 historical 148 #18,506
1901 historical 196 #15,329
1911 historical 245 #13,084
1997 modern 162 #20,107
1998 modern 153 #21,387
1999 modern 156 #21,290
2000 modern 158 #21,055
2001 modern 157 #20,884
2002 modern 161 #20,925
2003 modern 158 #20,952
2004 modern 149 #21,905
2005 modern 152 #21,572
2006 modern 149 #22,013
2007 modern 147 #22,510
2008 modern 146 #22,822
2009 modern 157 #22,271
2010 modern 164 #22,109
2011 modern 161 #22,187
2012 modern 160 #22,260
2013 modern 160 #22,621
2014 modern 160 #22,824
2015 modern 161 #22,599
2016 modern 159 #22,798

Geography

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Where Tiplings are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Arncliffe, Darlington, Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall, Spofforth and Normanton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sunderland, Glenrothes Stenton and Finglassie and 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 Arncliffe Yorkshire, North Riding
2 Darlington Durham
3 Knaresborough (Bilton and Harrogate, Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough), Pannall Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Spofforth Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Normanton Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sunderland 026 Sunderland
2 Glenrothes Stenton and Finglassie Fife
3 Sunderland 028 Sunderland
4 County Durham 026 County Durham
5 County Durham 017 County Durham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tipling

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tipling

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tipling, 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 Tipling surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Tipling 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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Tipling 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

Tipling is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Tipling 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 Tipling is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Tipling, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tipling families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tipling 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. Yorkshire leads with 124 Tiplings recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.92x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 124 7.92x
Durham 28 5.96x
Surrey 3 0.39x
Westmorland 3 8.64x
Kent 2 0.37x
Lincolnshire 1 0.40x
Middlesex 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Beeston in Yorkshire leads with 17 Tiplings recorded in 1881 and an index of 1075.95x.

Place Total Index
Beeston 17 1075.95x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 13 242.54x
Little Ribston 11 11000.00x
Leeds 10 11.31x
Darlington 9 49.59x
Hetton Le Hole 7 117.45x
Ingleby Arncliffe 7 4117.65x
Tadcaster West 7 564.52x
East Murton 6 681.82x
Knaresborough 6 243.90x
Kirk Deighton 5 2631.58x
Newbottle 5 194.55x
Normanton 5 106.16x
North Bierley 5 59.17x
Northowram 5 45.54x
Bishop Wilton Cum 4 1333.33x
Mirfield 4 46.51x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 4 55.02x
Croydon 3 7.02x
Morley 3 36.86x
Temple Sowerby 3 1304.35x
Clifford Cum Boston 2 141.84x
Deptford St Paul 2 4.81x
Huddersfield 2 8.77x
Kirkby Malzeard 2 588.24x
North Deighton 2 3333.33x
Scriven Cum Tentergate 2 344.83x
Bethnal Green London 1 1.46x
Ferryhill 1 60.98x
Heighington 1 250.00x
Pocklington 1 67.57x
Scarborough 1 7.03x
Shadwell 1 166.67x
Spofforth Cum Stockeld 1 400.00x
Stokesley 1 102.04x
Wetherby 1 98.04x
Wyke In Bradford 1 35.71x
York St Nicholas In 1 113.64x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Annie 8
Sarah 7
Elizabeth 4
Ann 3
Anne 3
Catherine 3
Jane 3
Alice 2
Amy 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Hannah 2
Isabella 2
Laura 2
Martha 2
Ada 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Choice 1
Clara 1
Eleanor 1
Fanny 1
Kate 1
Lily 1
Louise 1
Mabel 1
Margaret 1
Pamela 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Tipling surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tipling surname in 1881?

In 1881, 161 people were recorded with the Tipling surname. That placed it at #14,801 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tipling surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 159 in 2016. That gives Tipling a modern rank of #22,798.

What does the Tipling map show?

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