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UK surname

Tissington

In the 1881 census there were 214 people recorded with the Tissington surname, ranking it #12,284 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 323, ranked #13,997, down from #12,284 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Manchester and Alfreton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bassetlaw, North West Leicestershire and Sheffield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tissington is 362 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 50.9%.

1881 census count

214

Ranked #12,284

Modern count

323

2016, ranked #13,997

Peak year

1911

362 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tissington had 214 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,284 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 323 in 2016, ranked #13,997.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 362 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Tissington surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tissington surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tissington 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 165 #12,053
1861 historical 168 #13,895
1881 historical 214 #12,284
1891 historical 266 #12,169
1901 historical 292 #11,861
1911 historical 362 #10,020
1997 modern 332 #12,645
1998 modern 331 #13,018
1999 modern 341 #12,851
2000 modern 323 #13,268
2001 modern 318 #13,205
2002 modern 333 #13,062
2003 modern 331 #12,944
2004 modern 340 #12,707
2005 modern 335 #12,795
2006 modern 329 #13,044
2007 modern 328 #13,196
2008 modern 333 #13,175
2009 modern 320 #13,796
2010 modern 336 #13,613
2011 modern 329 #13,694
2012 modern 325 #13,720
2013 modern 324 #13,961
2014 modern 321 #14,150
2015 modern 321 #14,062
2016 modern 323 #13,997

Geography

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Where Tissingtons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Manchester, Alfreton, Sheffield and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bassetlaw, North West Leicestershire, Sheffield, Kingston upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. 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 London parishes London 1
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Alfreton Derbyshire
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bassetlaw 001 Bassetlaw
2 North West Leicestershire 003 North West Leicestershire
3 Sheffield 023 Sheffield
4 Kingston upon Hull 002 Kingston upon Hull, City of
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 039 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tissington

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tissington

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

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Tissington surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Tissington 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 predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

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

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Settled Semi-Detached Asians

Within London, Tissington is most associated with areas classed as Settled Semi-Detached Asians, part of Suburban Asian Communities. 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 residents share Supergroup characteristics of large (non-Chinese) Asian populations but those identifying as Bangladeshi are notably absent. Many residents were born in the UK, while other more recent migrants have African birthplaces. Semi-detached housing, much of it owner occupied, prevails in these suburban residential locations.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tissington is most concentrated in decile 9 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

Tissington falls in decile 6 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 Tissington is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Tissington, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tissington families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tissington 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. Derbyshire leads with 57 Tissingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.36x.

County Total Index
Derbyshire 57 17.36x
Yorkshire 50 2.41x
Middlesex 31 1.48x
Lancashire 28 1.13x
Nottinghamshire 28 9.90x
Glamorgan 11 3.01x
Leicestershire 6 2.58x
Kent 2 0.28x
Northumberland 1 0.32x
Staffordshire 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Chorlton On Medlock in Lancashire leads with 20 Tissingtons recorded in 1881 and an index of 50.59x.

Place Total Index
Chorlton On Medlock 20 50.59x
Islington London 12 5.90x
Wombwell 10 165.02x
Carlton In Lindrick 9 1200.00x
Staveley 9 154.37x
Alfreton 8 80.16x
Blackley 8 183.49x
Chesterfield 6 48.74x
Holy Trinity 6 12.00x
Leicester St Margaret 6 10.58x
Selston 6 189.87x
Briton Ferry 5 114.68x
Brodsworth 5 2000.00x
Church Gresley 5 95.79x
Codnor Loscoe 5 192.31x
Cromford 5 649.35x
Ecclesall Bierlow 5 11.83x
Heeley 5 79.11x
Limehouse London 5 21.72x
Litchurch 5 37.85x
Stapenhill 5 102.25x
Wortley In Wortley 5 609.76x
Barnsley 4 18.66x
Clerkenwell London 4 8.08x
Westminster St John 4 15.66x
Ystradyfodwg 4 12.49x
Brimington 3 120.48x
Harworth 3 769.23x
Matlock 3 68.03x
Tottenham 3 8.98x
Wheatley 3 416.67x
Allestree 2 476.19x
East Retford 2 81.63x
Swansea Town 2 6.68x
Wadworth 2 487.80x
Wakefield 2 12.54x
Woolwich 2 7.56x
Burton Upon Trent 1 6.04x
Fairfield 1 45.45x
Hackney London 1 0.85x
Hornsey 1 3.77x
Kirkby In Ashfield 1 33.11x
Misterton 1 113.64x
Nether Hallam 1 3.56x
Newark Upon Trent 1 9.84x
Nottingham St Peter 1 31.75x
Radford 1 6.96x
Rossington 1 400.00x
St George In East 1 7.01x
Thorne 1 38.76x
Walesby 1 500.00x
West Retford 1 169.49x
Weston 1 400.00x
Whitfield 1 476.19x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Sarah 9
Alice 7
Annie 6
Emily 6
Eliza 5
Elizabeth 5
Jane 5
Ann 4
Emma 4
Harriet 4
Lucy 4
Ellen 3
Hannah 3
Louisa 3
Ada 2
Amelia 2
Charlotte 2
Jemima 2
Julia 2
Margaret 2
Maud 2
Agnes 1
Catharine 1
Clarinda 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elizth. 1
Florence 1
Jessie 1
Kate 1
Leaila 1
Lettice 1
Lillie 1
Lily 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Rebecca 1
Susan 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
William 13
George 9
Charles 6
James 6
Thomas 4
Arthur 3
Frederick 3
Henry 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Anthony 2
Harry 2
Joseph 2
Robert 2
Stephen 2
Walter 2
Char. 1
Christopher 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Geo. 1
Geo.A. 1
Henery 1
Herbert 1
Hugh 1
Isaac 1
Mark 1
Richard 1
Saml. 1
Samuel 1
Sydney 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Willey 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Tissington surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tissington surname in 1881?

In 1881, 214 people were recorded with the Tissington surname. That placed it at #12,284 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tissington surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 323 in 2016. That gives Tissington a modern rank of #13,997.

What does the Tissington map show?

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