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UK surname

Tooby

In the 1881 census there were 201 people recorded with the Tooby surname, ranking it #12,791 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 336, ranked #13,583, down from #12,791 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Alkmund, Burton-on-Trent and St Werburgh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Nottingham, East Lindsey and Calderdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tooby is 359 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 67.2%.

1881 census count

201

Ranked #12,791

Modern count

336

2016, ranked #13,583

Peak year

1999

359 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tooby had 201 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,791 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 336 in 2016, ranked #13,583.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 329 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tooby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tooby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tooby 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 168 #11,873
1861 historical 119 #18,393
1881 historical 201 #12,791
1891 historical 284 #11,542
1901 historical 276 #12,315
1911 historical 329 #10,688
1997 modern 349 #12,197
1998 modern 356 #12,399
1999 modern 359 #12,397
2000 modern 356 #12,408
2001 modern 347 #12,449
2002 modern 358 #12,402
2003 modern 339 #12,714
2004 modern 344 #12,597
2005 modern 331 #12,913
2006 modern 333 #12,941
2007 modern 320 #13,442
2008 modern 328 #13,319
2009 modern 329 #13,548
2010 modern 340 #13,498
2011 modern 330 #13,664
2012 modern 320 #13,868
2013 modern 328 #13,842
2014 modern 333 #13,770
2015 modern 329 #13,800
2016 modern 336 #13,583

Geography

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Where Toobys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Alkmund, Burton-on-Trent, St Werburgh, Nuneaton and Oldswinford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Nottingham, East Lindsey, Calderdale and Ceredigion. 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 St Alkmund Derbyshire
2 Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire
3 St Werburgh Derbyshire
4 Nuneaton Warwickshire
5 Oldswinford Worcestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Nottingham 029 Nottingham
2 East Lindsey 005 East Lindsey
3 Calderdale 027 Calderdale
4 Ceredigion 008 Ceredigion
5 Calderdale 026 Calderdale

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tooby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tooby

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tooby, 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 Tooby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Tooby 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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Tooby 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

Tooby 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

Tooby falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Tooby 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 Tooby, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tooby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tooby 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. Northamptonshire leads with 49 Toobys recorded in 1881 and an index of 26.57x.

County Total Index
Northamptonshire 49 26.57x
Yorkshire 25 1.29x
Staffordshire 24 3.63x
Derbyshire 22 7.17x
Worcestershire 22 8.59x
Surrey 11 1.15x
Warwickshire 9 1.82x
Kent 7 1.05x
Herefordshire 6 7.46x
Lancashire 5 0.21x
Cheshire 4 0.92x
Northumberland 4 1.37x
Durham 3 0.51x
Gloucestershire 3 0.78x
Somerset 3 0.95x
Ayrshire 1 0.68x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.81x
Oxfordshire 1 0.83x
Wiltshire 1 0.58x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Daventry in Northamptonshire leads with 35 Toobys recorded in 1881 and an index of 1341.00x.

Place Total Index
Daventry 35 1341.00x
Normanton 17 291.10x
Stourbridge 11 166.92x
Derby St Alkmund 9 97.83x
Yardley 9 137.40x
Burton Extra 8 211.08x
Burton Upon Trent 8 51.68x
Kingsthorpe 8 390.24x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 8 88.59x
Deptford St Paul 7 13.57x
Newington 6 8.29x
Northampton Priory St 6 54.20x
Horninglow 5 160.26x
Huyton With Roby 5 183.15x
Southam 5 416.67x
Castle Gresley 4 754.72x
Derby St Werburgh 4 22.57x
Epsom 4 85.84x
Marburywith Quoisley 4 888.89x
Snitterfield 4 727.27x
Woolhope 4 800.00x
Kinver 3 157.07x
Lucker 3 2142.86x
Southwick 3 54.35x
Stapenhill 3 65.65x
Kings Norton 2 8.71x
Staplegrove 2 526.32x
Camberwell 1 0.80x
Church Gresley 1 20.49x
Cottenham 1 60.61x
Elswick 1 4.30x
Gloucester St John Baptist 1 40.32x
Gloucester St Michael 1 113.64x
Ledbury 1 36.23x
Litchurch 1 8.10x
Ludgershall 1 303.03x
Much Marcle 1 172.41x
Oxford St Thomas 1 17.70x
Symington 1 212.77x
Walcot 1 5.95x
Wotton St Mary 1 50.25x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 15
Sarah 12
Elizabeth 7
Emma 7
Harriett 6
Louisa 5
Alice 4
Ann 4
Annie 3
Clara 3
Eliza 3
Frances 3
Sophia 3
Ada 2
Charlotte 2
Emily 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Lizzie 2
Lydia 2
Amy 1
Anne 1
Bertha 1
Bessey 1
Edith 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Florence 1
France 1
Hannah 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Julia 1
Laurie 1
Lesecia 1
Loui 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Millicent 1
Richard 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 12
John 10
Thomas 8
Charles 6
George 6
Henry 5
Edward 4
Joseph 4
Isaac 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
James 2
Alick 1
Chas. 1
David 1
Ed. 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
Frederick 1
Fredrick 1
Leonard 1
Mosses 1
Peter 1
Read 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Samuel 1
Sydney 1

FAQ

Tooby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tooby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 201 people were recorded with the Tooby surname. That placed it at #12,791 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tooby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 336 in 2016. That gives Tooby a modern rank of #13,583.

What does the Tooby map show?

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