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UK surname

Titmarsh

In the 1881 census there were 116 people recorded with the Titmarsh surname, ranking it #18,126 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 194, ranked #19,976, down from #18,126 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Croydon with Clapton, London parishes and Eccles. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland and East Cambridgeshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Titmarsh is 235 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 67.2%.

1881 census count

116

Ranked #18,126

Modern count

194

2016, ranked #19,976

Peak year

1999

235 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Titmarsh had 116 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,126 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 194 in 2016, ranked #19,976.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 195 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Titmarsh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Titmarsh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Titmarsh 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 70 #21,020
1861 historical 99 #21,294
1881 historical 116 #18,126
1891 historical 121 #21,169
1901 historical 195 #15,380
1911 historical 150 #17,866
1997 modern 227 #16,267
1998 modern 233 #16,459
1999 modern 235 #16,458
2000 modern 230 #16,644
2001 modern 218 #17,017
2002 modern 224 #17,042
2003 modern 207 #17,746
2004 modern 205 #17,935
2005 modern 196 #18,404
2006 modern 209 #17,784
2007 modern 210 #17,904
2008 modern 210 #18,052
2009 modern 214 #18,220
2010 modern 206 #19,066
2011 modern 209 #18,730
2012 modern 209 #18,659
2013 modern 208 #19,041
2014 modern 208 #19,194
2015 modern 200 #19,567
2016 modern 194 #19,976

Geography

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Where Titmarshs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Croydon with Clapton, London parishes, Eccles, St John Hackney and Ware (Ware). Hertford St John, Hertford All Saints. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland, East Cambridgeshire and West Lindsey. 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 Croydon with Clapton Cambridgeshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Eccles Lancashire
4 St John Hackney London (North Districts)
5 Ware (Ware). Hertford St John, Hertford All Saints Hertfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 016 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
2 Breckland 007 Breckland
3 East Cambridgeshire 002 East Cambridgeshire
4 West Lindsey 004 West Lindsey
5 East Cambridgeshire 003 East Cambridgeshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Titmarsh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Titmarsh

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Titmarsh, 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 Titmarsh surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Titmarsh 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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Titmarsh is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Titmarsh is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Titmarsh falls in decile 5 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 Titmarsh 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 Titmarsh, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Titmarsh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Titmarsh 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. Cambridgeshire leads with 34 Titmarshs recorded in 1881 and an index of 47.44x.

County Total Index
Cambridgeshire 34 47.44x
Middlesex 20 1.77x
Hertfordshire 10 12.82x
Derbyshire 8 4.52x
Durham 8 2.38x
Norfolk 8 4.60x
Somerset 7 3.84x
Suffolk 5 3.63x
Wiltshire 4 4.00x
Bedfordshire 2 3.41x
Lancashire 2 0.15x
Surrey 2 0.36x
Yorkshire 2 0.18x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.46x
Kent 1 0.26x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.66x
Oxfordshire 1 1.43x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Littleport in Cambridgeshire leads with 26 Titmarshs recorded in 1881 and an index of 1897.81x.

Place Total Index
Littleport 26 1897.81x
Islington London 11 10.03x
Croydon Cum Clapton 8 4210.53x
Sutton Cum Duckmanton 8 4444.44x
Freshford 7 4375.00x
Durham St Nicholas 6 722.89x
Hertford St John 6 517.24x
Combs 5 1086.96x
Hackney London 5 7.88x
Fordham 4 5714.29x
Upwell 4 493.83x
Blackburn 2 5.60x
Cricklade St Mary 2 1250.00x
Doncaster 2 24.42x
Garsdon 2 2857.14x
Hertford All Saints 2 454.55x
Newington 2 4.78x
Cardington 1 208.33x
Cheriton 1 63.69x
Framwellgate 1 50.25x
Fulham London 1 6.09x
Kempston 1 75.19x
Layston 1 238.10x
Nottingham St Mary 1 2.53x
Oxford St Clement 1 56.82x
Paddington London 1 2.40x
Sherburn House 1 1250.00x
St Pancras London 1 1.10x
Teddington London 1 39.06x
Wooburn 1 106.38x
Wyddial 1 1250.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 7
Emma 4
Sarah 4
Alice 3
Ann 3
Elizabeth 3
Catherine 2
Eliza 2
Florence 2
Jane 2
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Elizh. 1
Elizth.M. 1
Emily 1
Eva 1
Hannah 1
Harriet 1
Infant 1
Isabella 1
Justina 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Martha 1
Phebe 1
Rhoda 1
Rosa 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Tabitha 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 8
William 8
James 7
John 6
Arthur 4
Charles 4
Abraham 3
Henry 3
Joseph 3
Samuel 3
Robert 2
Thomas 2
Walter 2
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred.C. 1
Fredk. 1
Herbert 1
Thos. 1
Thos.W. 1

FAQ

Titmarsh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Titmarsh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 116 people were recorded with the Titmarsh surname. That placed it at #18,126 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Titmarsh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 194 in 2016. That gives Titmarsh a modern rank of #19,976.

What does the Titmarsh map show?

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