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UK surname

Tittley

In the 1881 census there were 154 people recorded with the Tittley surname, ranking it #15,259 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 115, ranked #28,348, down from #15,259 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Harborne, Sedgley and Wolverhampton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Walsall, West Lindsey and Wolverhampton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tittley is 190 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 25.3%.

1881 census count

154

Ranked #15,259

Modern count

115

2016, ranked #28,348

Peak year

1891

190 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tittley had 154 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,259 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 115 in 2016, ranked #28,348.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 190 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Tittley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tittley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tittley 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 129 #14,406
1861 historical 132 #16,957
1881 historical 154 #15,259
1891 historical 190 #15,486
1901 historical 174 #16,520
1911 historical 179 #16,023
1997 modern 132 #22,821
1998 modern 133 #23,308
1999 modern 130 #23,805
2000 modern 131 #23,672
2001 modern 124 #24,114
2002 modern 120 #25,110
2003 modern 118 #25,146
2004 modern 118 #25,317
2005 modern 121 #24,947
2006 modern 125 #24,611
2007 modern 124 #25,086
2008 modern 127 #25,020
2009 modern 127 #25,564
2010 modern 133 #25,379
2011 modern 132 #25,303
2012 modern 122 #26,696
2013 modern 110 #29,028
2014 modern 117 #28,109
2015 modern 117 #27,982
2016 modern 115 #28,348

Geography

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Where Tittleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Harborne, Sedgley, Wolverhampton, Tipton otherwise Tibington and Edgmond (Edgmond), Chetwynd, Cheswardine, Hinstock. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Walsall, West Lindsey, Wolverhampton, Malvern Hills and Birmingham. 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 Harborne Worcestershire
2 Sedgley Staffordshire
3 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
4 Tipton otherwise Tibington Staffordshire
5 Edgmond (Edgmond), Chetwynd, Cheswardine, Hinstock Shropshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Walsall 017 Walsall
2 West Lindsey 002 West Lindsey
3 Wolverhampton 022 Wolverhampton
4 Malvern Hills 004 Malvern Hills
5 Birmingham 005 Birmingham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tittley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tittley

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Tittley is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Tittley 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

Tittley 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 Tittley 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 Tittley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tittley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tittley 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. Staffordshire leads with 65 Tittleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.82x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 65 12.82x
Shropshire 39 30.05x
Derbyshire 11 4.68x
Yorkshire 10 0.67x
Middlesex 9 0.60x
Warwickshire 5 1.32x
Lancashire 4 0.22x
Durham 3 0.67x
Devon 2 0.64x
Worcestershire 2 1.02x
Cheshire 1 0.30x
Essex 1 0.34x
Lincolnshire 1 0.42x
Montgomeryshire 1 2.91x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Madeley in Shropshire leads with 11 Tittleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 231.09x.

Place Total Index
Madeley 11 231.09x
Wolverhampton 11 28.21x
Pontesbury 10 632.91x
Walsall Borough 9 228.43x
Harborne 8 49.23x
Saddleworth 8 69.69x
Tipton 8 51.51x
Worthen 8 579.71x
Hackney London 7 8.31x
Litchurch 7 74.00x
Audley 6 119.52x
Stafford St Mary 6 83.57x
Wednesfield 6 80.43x
Walsall Foreign 5 19.09x
Aston 4 3.83x
Barrow In Furness 3 12.38x
Eckington 3 52.54x
Monkwearmouth Shore 3 34.40x
Shawbury 3 600.00x
West Bromwich 3 10.33x
Chirbury 2 263.16x
Stoke 2 157.48x
Stoke Upon Trent 2 3.72x
Wollaston 2 1176.47x
Alberbury 1 322.58x
Alberbury Bauseley 1 555.56x
Birmingham 1 0.79x
Cheadle 1 40.98x
Hartington Upper 1 89.29x
Hoyland Nether 1 27.40x
Islington London 1 0.69x
Linthorpe 1 11.26x
Lowton 1 82.64x
Monks Coppenhall 1 7.99x
Oldbury 1 10.36x
Shrewsbury Holy Cross 1 69.93x
South Shoebury 1 84.03x
St Nicholas Lincoln 1 43.48x
Stourbridge 1 19.80x
Teddington London 1 29.41x
Upton Magna 1 416.67x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 16
William 11
Thomas 10
George 7
Joseph 5
Arthur 3
Charles 3
David 3
James 3
Samuel 3
Enos 2
Frank 2
Henry 2
Walter 2
Aaron 1
Abraham 1
Alfred 1
C. 1
Edgar 1
Francis 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Josuha 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Sylvanius 1
Thos. 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Tittley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tittley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 154 people were recorded with the Tittley surname. That placed it at #15,259 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tittley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 115 in 2016. That gives Tittley a modern rank of #28,348.

What does the Tittley map show?

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