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UK surname

Topliss

In the 1881 census there were 482 people recorded with the Topliss surname, ranking it #6,956 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 938, ranked #6,108, up from #6,956 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Burton-on-Trent, Louth and Whittington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Derbyshire, North West Leicestershire and Allerdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Topliss is 1,102 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 94.6%.

1881 census count

482

Ranked #6,956

Modern count

938

2016, ranked #6,108

Peak year

1998

1,102 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Topliss had 482 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,956 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 938 in 2016, ranked #6,108.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 964 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Topliss surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Topliss surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Topliss 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 198 #10,483
1861 historical 173 #13,553
1881 historical 482 #6,956
1891 historical 568 #6,687
1901 historical 780 #5,756
1911 historical 964 #4,686
1997 modern 1,098 #5,079
1998 modern 1,102 #5,255
1999 modern 1,076 #5,376
2000 modern 1,051 #5,466
2001 modern 1,040 #5,409
2002 modern 1,055 #5,452
2003 modern 1,049 #5,381
2004 modern 1,042 #5,425
2005 modern 1,023 #5,447
2006 modern 1,006 #5,540
2007 modern 1,016 #5,536
2008 modern 1,010 #5,609
2009 modern 1,008 #5,727
2010 modern 1,005 #5,857
2011 modern 993 #5,853
2012 modern 960 #5,927
2013 modern 977 #5,930
2014 modern 987 #5,924
2015 modern 959 #6,018
2016 modern 938 #6,108

Geography

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Where Topliss' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Burton-on-Trent, Louth, Whittington, Manchester and Church Gresley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Derbyshire, North West Leicestershire, Allerdale, Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield. 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 Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire
2 Louth Lincolnshire
3 Whittington Staffordshire
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Church Gresley Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Derbyshire 007 South Derbyshire
2 North West Leicestershire 008 North West Leicestershire
3 Allerdale 005 Allerdale
4 Newark and Sherwood 006 Newark and Sherwood
5 Mansfield 009 Mansfield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Topliss

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Topliss

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

Topliss 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.

6
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Topliss 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.

1
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Topliss 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 Topliss, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Topliss families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Topliss 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. Lincolnshire leads with 124 Topliss' recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.33x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 124 16.33x
Derbyshire 100 13.45x
Staffordshire 80 4.99x
Lancashire 44 0.78x
Leicestershire 32 6.08x
Yorkshire 31 0.66x
Nottinghamshire 17 2.65x
Surrey 17 0.73x
Middlesex 12 0.25x
Durham 11 0.78x
Isle of Man 6 6.80x
Lanarkshire 5 0.33x
Warwickshire 4 0.33x
Monmouthshire 2 0.58x
Cheshire 1 0.10x
Hampshire 1 0.10x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Church Gresley in Derbyshire leads with 23 Topliss' recorded in 1881 and an index of 194.42x.

Place Total Index
Church Gresley 23 194.42x
Ticknall 22 1447.37x
Whittington 20 609.76x
Louth 17 97.65x
Branstone 15 931.68x
Oldham 15 8.24x
Withern 13 1756.76x
Bishop Auckland 11 58.02x
Caistor 11 364.24x
Nottingham St Mary 11 6.64x
Hugglescote 10 129.03x
Alvingham 9 2093.02x
Burton Upon Trent 9 23.99x
Hulme 9 7.65x
Mavesyn Ridware 9 1168.83x
Thoresway 9 2142.86x
Waltham 9 743.80x
Blackwell 8 218.58x
Brimington 8 141.59x
Croydon 8 6.23x
Great Grimsby 8 16.59x
Hathern 8 375.59x
Staveley 8 60.61x
Binbrooke 7 370.37x
Derby St Peter 7 29.55x
Halifax 7 10.13x
Leicester St Margaret 7 5.45x
Lockwood 7 41.32x
St Marylebone London 7 2.76x
Burton Extra 6 65.29x
Castle Donnington 6 137.30x
Moss Side 6 20.23x
Newark Upon Trent 6 26.08x
North Kelsey 6 437.96x
Onchan 6 23.61x
Reigate Foreign 6 23.94x
Draycott In Clay 5 684.93x
Firsby 5 1282.05x
Govan 5 1.32x
Huddersfield 5 7.29x
Langton By Wragby 5 1041.67x
Pilsley 5 203.25x
Scamblesby 5 847.46x
Derby St Werburgh 4 9.32x
Friskney 4 165.98x
Heston 4 25.35x
Long Eaton 4 40.73x
North Meols 4 7.25x
Wainfleet All Sts 4 181.00x
Wednesfield 4 16.95x
Barnsley 3 6.18x
Batley 3 6.71x
Gorton 3 5.66x
Tettenhall 3 30.61x
Alfreton 2 8.85x
Birmingham 2 0.50x
Corby 2 157.48x
Donington 2 73.26x
Frieston 2 111.11x
Hunslet 2 2.72x
Ilkeston 2 9.59x
Leeds 2 0.75x
Lichfield St Michael 2 39.76x
Litchurch 2 6.68x
Mynyddyslwyn 2 14.76x
Salford 2 1.21x
Stanley 2 144.93x
Swinfen Packington 2 303.03x
Tamworth 2 23.34x
Withington 2 11.01x
Algarkirk 1 117.65x
Battersea 1 0.57x
Didsbury 1 13.37x
Hopton 1 500.00x
Howell 1 714.29x
Monks Coppenhall 1 2.53x
Rotherham 1 3.77x
Sculcoates 1 1.34x
St George Hanover 1 1.61x
West Bromwich 1 1.09x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 28
Sarah 19
Elizabeth 14
Eliza 13
Alice 10
Ann 10
Ellen 10
Jane 8
Emma 7
Hannah 7
Annie 6
Caroline 6
Florence 6
Martha 6
Charlotte 5
Edith 5
Fanny 5
Kate 5
Lucy 5
Anne 4
Catherine 4
Harriet 4
Agnes 3
Ruth 3
Betsy 2
Clara 2
Emily 2
Jemima 2
Maria 2
Rose 2
Susan 2
Agness 1
Anna 1
Aviss 1
Cauleine 1
Eler. 1
Eliz. 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizth.J. 1
Elvena 1
Ethel 1
Isabell 1
Isabella 1
Janet 1
Jenetta 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Lily 1
Lottie 1
Sussana 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 34
William 33
George 22
Samuel 19
Joseph 11
Thomas 11
Charles 9
James 8
Herbert 7
Robert 7
Alfred 5
Henry 5
Edward 4
Walter 4
Arthur 3
Frank 3
Geo. 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Edwin 2
Francis 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Tom 2
Chas.R. 1
Christopher 1
Croft 1
David 1
Drewery 1
Earnest 1
Edmond 1
Elijah 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Fredk. 1
Haral 1
Herbe 1
Hy. 1
Infant 1
Jacob 1
Jas. 1
Jno.W. 1
Leonard 1
Mark 1
Preston 1
S. 1
Sargeant 1
W. 1
Willis 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Topliss surname: questions and answers

How common was the Topliss surname in 1881?

In 1881, 482 people were recorded with the Topliss surname. That placed it at #6,956 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Topliss surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 938 in 2016. That gives Topliss a modern rank of #6,108.

What does the Topliss map show?

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