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UK surname

Tomsett

In the 1881 census there were 471 people recorded with the Tomsett surname, ranking it #7,088 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 766, ranked #7,167, down from #7,088 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Laughton, Fletching and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Tandridge, Lewes and Horsham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tomsett is 805 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 62.6%.

1881 census count

471

Ranked #7,088

Modern count

766

2016, ranked #7,167

Peak year

1998

805 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tomsett had 471 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,088 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 766 in 2016, ranked #7,167.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 733 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tomsett surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tomsett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tomsett 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 287 #7,909
1861 historical 319 #7,987
1881 historical 471 #7,088
1891 historical 531 #7,061
1901 historical 600 #7,077
1911 historical 733 #5,853
1997 modern 779 #6,679
1998 modern 805 #6,719
1999 modern 791 #6,864
2000 modern 774 #6,951
2001 modern 752 #6,973
2002 modern 786 #6,875
2003 modern 769 #6,869
2004 modern 750 #7,015
2005 modern 748 #6,975
2006 modern 715 #7,236
2007 modern 727 #7,240
2008 modern 726 #7,279
2009 modern 762 #7,162
2010 modern 786 #7,129
2011 modern 748 #7,322
2012 modern 728 #7,393
2013 modern 773 #7,169
2014 modern 775 #7,180
2015 modern 771 #7,149
2016 modern 766 #7,167

Geography

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Where Tomsetts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Laughton, Fletching, London parishes and East Grinstead. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Tandridge, Lewes and Horsham. 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 Laughton Sussex
2 Fletching Sussex
3 London parishes London 1
4 East Grinstead Sussex
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Tandridge 010 Tandridge
2 Tandridge 009 Tandridge
3 Lewes 003 Lewes
4 Horsham 006 Horsham
5 Lewes 001 Lewes

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tomsett

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tomsett

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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Tomsett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Tomsett 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 comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Tomsett 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

Tomsett is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Tomsett 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.

6
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Tomsett 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Tomsett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tomsett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tomsett 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. Sussex leads with 200 Tomsetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 25.87x.

County Total Index
Sussex 200 25.87x
Kent 135 8.63x
Middlesex 59 1.29x
Surrey 50 2.24x
Durham 11 0.81x
Hampshire 4 0.43x
Gloucestershire 3 0.33x
Yorkshire 3 0.07x
Essex 2 0.22x
Cornwall 1 0.19x
Lancashire 1 0.02x
Somerset 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. Laughton in Sussex leads with 34 Tomsetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3008.85x.

Place Total Index
Laughton 34 3008.85x
Ashford 29 190.41x
Fletching 26 751.45x
Deptford St Paul 20 16.58x
Brighton 18 11.54x
East Grinstead 15 137.11x
South Bersted 15 228.31x
Kensington London 13 5.10x
Chelsea London 12 8.69x
Lewes St John Southover 12 231.21x
Hammersmith London 11 9.74x
Lambeth 11 2.75x
Lingfield 11 252.87x
Maidstone 11 23.61x
Detling 10 1886.79x
Lindfield 10 305.81x
Worth 10 178.25x
Eastbourne 9 25.30x
Aylesford 8 184.76x
Bishopwearmouth 8 6.83x
Godalming 8 56.90x
Horsted Keynes 8 444.44x
Staplehurst 8 311.28x
Broomhill 7 3500.00x
Southwark St George Martyr 7 7.59x
Bearsted 6 638.30x
Cuckfield 6 76.82x
Hernhill 6 508.47x
Rye 6 81.63x
Wimbledon 6 23.92x
Islington London 5 1.13x
St Luke London 5 6.80x
Wadhurst 5 98.43x
Dartford 4 25.00x
Lamberhurst 4 205.13x
Littlehampton 4 64.83x
Otham 4 677.97x
Poplar London 4 4.62x
Alkham 3 333.33x
Bobbing 3 405.41x
Boughton Monchelsea 3 174.42x
English Bicknor 3 303.03x
Folkestone 3 9.89x
Hollington 3 109.09x
Northowram 3 9.42x
St Pancras London 3 0.81x
Stoke 3 28.46x
Camberwell 2 0.68x
Clerkenwell London 2 1.85x
Crondall 2 39.60x
Elmsted 2 294.12x
Erith 2 12.98x
Hastings St Mary 2 10.40x
Hove 2 5.90x
Marden 2 54.50x
Margate St John Baptist 2 6.98x
Mile End Old Town 2 2.76x
Monkwearmouth Shore 2 7.51x
South Hayling 2 119.76x
West Ham 2 1.00x
West Wickham 2 132.45x
Boxley 1 41.67x
Falmouth 1 5.44x
Faversham 1 6.70x
Finchley 1 5.69x
Hollingbourn 1 55.25x
Hulme 1 0.88x
Hythe St Leonard 1 18.08x
Lewes St Michael 1 65.36x
Lewisham 1 1.20x
Mitcham 1 7.08x
Otford 1 45.87x
Ringmer 1 45.87x
Rotherfield 1 14.68x
St Augustine Watling 1 416.67x
Streatham 1 2.94x
Sunderland 1 4.15x
Thornham 1 98.04x
Walcot 1 2.54x
West Hoathly 1 41.15x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 17
Elizabeth 16
Sarah 16
Emily 13
Annie 12
Alice 11
Eliza 9
Ellen 9
Ann 7
Fanny 7
Emma 6
Harriett 6
Jane 6
Edith 5
Charlotte 4
Kate 4
Agnes 3
Anna 3
Hannah 3
Harriet 3
Louisa 3
Lydia 3
Rachel 3
Rhoda 3
Ansley 2
Caroline 2
Ester 2
Esther 2
Henrietta 2
Lucy 2
Martha 2
Minnie 2
Carry 1
Catherine 1
Ethel 1
Eunice 1
Fillis 1
Georgeina 1
Gertrude 1
Grace 1
Janett 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Lavinia 1
Lilian 1
Lillie 1
Lissey 1
Louise 1
Marion 1
Tamar 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 36
George 27
Henry 21
Charles 19
John 17
Thomas 15
Alfred 10
James 10
Edward 9
Albert 7
Arthur 7
Richard 6
Ernest 5
Frederick 5
Samuel 4
Stephen 4
Herbert 3
Percy 3
Elias 2
Frank 2
Harry 2
Jesse 2
Joseph 2
Naaman 2
Osmand 2
Augustus 1
Aurthur 1
Benjamin 1
Caesor 1
Charle 1
Cuthert 1
Daniel 1
Earnest 1
Ed. 1
Edwin 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
Hurbert 1
Lewis 1
Lionel 1
Philip 1
Reginald 1
Rowland 1
Ruben 1
Standing 1
Sydney 1
Tamar 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Wm.E. 1

FAQ

Tomsett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tomsett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 471 people were recorded with the Tomsett surname. That placed it at #7,088 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tomsett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 766 in 2016. That gives Tomsett a modern rank of #7,167.

What does the Tomsett map show?

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