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UK surname

Tritton

In the 1881 census there were 340 people recorded with the Tritton surname, ranking it #8,934 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 433, ranked #11,120, down from #8,934 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Greenwich, Herne (incl. Herne Bay Chapelry) and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Canterbury and Stroud.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tritton is 529 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 27.4%.

1881 census count

340

Ranked #8,934

Modern count

433

2016, ranked #11,120

Peak year

1911

529 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tritton had 340 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,934 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 433 in 2016, ranked #11,120.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 529 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tritton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tritton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tritton 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 180 #11,300
1861 historical 190 #12,520
1881 historical 340 #8,934
1891 historical 356 #9,697
1901 historical 488 #8,194
1911 historical 529 #7,509
1997 modern 436 #10,327
1998 modern 482 #9,878
1999 modern 492 #9,784
2000 modern 476 #10,004
2001 modern 465 #9,993
2002 modern 461 #10,228
2003 modern 447 #10,343
2004 modern 447 #10,369
2005 modern 460 #10,042
2006 modern 445 #10,319
2007 modern 440 #10,533
2008 modern 421 #11,010
2009 modern 431 #11,070
2010 modern 441 #11,087
2011 modern 447 #10,847
2012 modern 419 #11,295
2013 modern 440 #11,031
2014 modern 445 #11,002
2015 modern 434 #11,142
2016 modern 433 #11,120

Geography

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Where Trittons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Greenwich, Herne (incl. Herne Bay Chapelry), London parishes and Lewisham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Canterbury and Stroud. 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 Greenwich London (South Districts)
2 Herne (incl. Herne Bay Chapelry) Kent
3 London parishes London 1
4 Lewisham London (South Districts)
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Canterbury 007 Canterbury
2 Stroud 006 Stroud
3 Stroud 005 Stroud
4 Canterbury 008 Canterbury
5 Canterbury 012 Canterbury

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tritton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tritton

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

Tritton is most concentrated in decile 4 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

Tritton 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.

10
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Tritton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tritton 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. Kent leads with 174 Trittons recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.38x.

County Total Index
Kent 174 15.38x
Middlesex 62 1.87x
Surrey 36 2.23x
Oxfordshire 13 6.35x
Devon 9 1.30x
Yorkshire 9 0.27x
Derbyshire 6 1.16x
Gloucestershire 6 0.92x
Lincolnshire 6 1.13x
Lancashire 5 0.13x
Sussex 4 0.72x
Monmouthshire 3 1.25x
Norfolk 2 0.39x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.50x
Hertfordshire 1 0.44x
Merionethshire 1 1.65x
Wiltshire 1 0.34x
Worcestershire 1 0.23x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Staple in Kent leads with 18 Trittons recorded in 1881 and an index of 3050.85x.

Place Total Index
Staple 18 3050.85x
Lewisham 17 28.17x
Greenwich 16 30.30x
Lambeth 14 4.84x
Acton 13 66.87x
Herne 13 259.48x
Rotherhithe 12 29.28x
Tilmanstone 10 2439.02x
Deptford St Paul 9 10.31x
Malborough 8 291.97x
River 7 972.22x
West Langdon 7 5833.33x
Barnsley 6 17.70x
Hammersmith London 6 7.34x
Kensington London 6 3.25x
Litchurch 6 28.71x
St George Hanover 6 13.86x
Ash Next Sandwich 5 200.00x
Caversham 5 121.95x
Dorking 5 46.08x
Folkestone 5 22.78x
Islington London 5 1.56x
Milton In Gravesend 5 29.46x
Sellinge 5 675.68x
St George Bloomsbury 5 26.27x
Wavertree 5 39.68x
Whitefriars Precinct 5 943.40x
Bodicote 4 512.82x
Dover St James 4 80.65x
Faversham 4 37.07x
Nettleton 4 727.27x
Paddington London 4 3.28x
Smeeth 4 563.38x
South Bersted 4 84.03x
Stroud 4 31.60x
Bow London 3 7.11x
Canterbury St Paul 3 147.78x
Charlton 3 39.89x
Frinstead 3 1250.00x
Goudhurst 3 95.85x
Knowlton 3 7500.00x
Oxford St Giles 3 30.71x
St Woollos 3 11.21x
Swingfield 3 681.82x
Wandsworth 3 9.40x
Whitfield 3 833.33x
Willesden 3 9.60x
Doddington 2 303.03x
Great Grimsby 2 5.94x
Hackney London 2 1.08x
Lakenham 2 27.59x
Leatherhead 2 49.38x
Ospringe 2 143.88x
St Marylebone London 2 1.13x
Swinton In Rotherham 2 23.02x
Aldenham 1 48.08x
Ashford 1 9.07x
Beckenham 1 6.76x
Birchington 1 63.29x
Bristol St Stephen 1 59.17x
Chalk 1 256.41x
Charlton Kings 1 22.22x
Chartham 1 35.46x
Cliffe 1 39.22x
Deal 1 10.36x
Devizes St James 1 25.64x
Dover St Mary Virgin 1 9.13x
Eastry 1 63.69x
Elham 1 74.07x
Eton 1 21.98x
Ewell Lydden 1 113.64x
Gillingham 1 4.29x
Horton In Bradford 1 1.95x
Kings Norton 1 2.57x
Minster In Sheppey 1 5.33x
Oxford St Thomas 1 10.46x
Plumstead 1 2.65x
Sittingbourne 1 11.19x
St Nicholas Cole Abbey 1 1666.67x
Woodnesborough 1 96.15x

Top female names

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

Name Count
William 22
George 16
Thomas 13
Henry 11
Robert 10
James 9
Arthur 6
Charles 6
Frederick 6
Alfred 5
Edward 5
Joseph 5
Ernest 4
John 4
Richard 4
Albert 3
Herbert 3
Walter 3
Christopher 2
Frank 2
Harry 2
Jesse 2
Willie 2
Austen 1
Chas. 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Gilmour 1
Horace 1
Hy. 1
Isaac 1
Jno. 1
Leonard 1
Lionel 1
Louis 1
Oswald 1
Reuben 1
Stephen 1
Theopilos 1
Thos 1
Thos. 1
Washington 1
Wilford 1
Wilfred 1

FAQ

Tritton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tritton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 340 people were recorded with the Tritton surname. That placed it at #8,934 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tritton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 433 in 2016. That gives Tritton a modern rank of #11,120.

What does the Tritton map show?

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