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UK surname

Tuckley

In the 1881 census there were 219 people recorded with the Tuckley surname, ranking it #12,122 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 329, ranked #13,798, down from #12,122 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Walsall and Leicester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tuckley is 377 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 50.2%.

1881 census count

219

Ranked #12,122

Modern count

329

2016, ranked #13,798

Peak year

2002

377 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tuckley had 219 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,122 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 329 in 2016, ranked #13,798.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 354 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Tuckley surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tuckley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tuckley 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 130 #14,314
1861 historical 161 #14,392
1881 historical 219 #12,122
1891 historical 260 #12,367
1901 historical 310 #11,393
1911 historical 354 #10,192
1997 modern 366 #11,781
1998 modern 370 #12,052
1999 modern 366 #12,225
2000 modern 355 #12,430
2001 modern 356 #12,228
2002 modern 377 #11,962
2003 modern 368 #11,963
2004 modern 358 #12,252
2005 modern 353 #12,292
2006 modern 355 #12,316
2007 modern 358 #12,383
2008 modern 352 #12,631
2009 modern 355 #12,832
2010 modern 360 #12,953
2011 modern 343 #13,277
2012 modern 332 #13,501
2013 modern 337 #13,537
2014 modern 338 #13,624
2015 modern 327 #13,871
2016 modern 329 #13,798

Geography

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Where Tuckleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars, Walsall and Birmingham Town: Birmingham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Walsall and Leicester. 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 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
3 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
4 Walsall Staffordshire
5 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Walsall 020 Walsall
2 Leicester 035 Leicester
3 Walsall 009 Walsall
4 Walsall 008 Walsall
5 Walsall 012 Walsall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tuckley

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tuckley

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

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Tuckley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Tuckley household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Tuckley is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tuckley 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

Tuckley 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 Tuckley is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Tuckley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tuckley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tuckley 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 87 Tuckleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.01x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 87 12.01x
Warwickshire 58 10.72x
Northamptonshire 31 15.36x
Derbyshire 10 2.98x
Lancashire 9 0.35x
Shropshire 9 4.85x
Essex 4 0.94x
Leicestershire 3 1.26x
Middlesex 3 0.14x
Surrey 2 0.19x
Durham 1 0.16x
Gloucestershire 1 0.24x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.35x
Worcestershire 1 0.36x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 31 Tuckleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.80x.

Place Total Index
Aston 31 20.80x
Birmingham 19 10.53x
Walsall Foreign 19 50.78x
Willenhall 18 132.65x
Northampton Priory St 11 90.83x
Wednesfield 11 103.19x
Wolverhampton 11 19.75x
Claylane 10 214.13x
Northampton All Sts 10 145.99x
Bridgnorth St Mary 9 497.24x
Tipton 9 40.58x
Ogley Hay 8 533.33x
Brackley St Peter 5 362.32x
Northampton St Sepulchre 4 38.95x
Toxteth Park 4 4.64x
Walsall Borough 4 71.17x
West Ham 4 4.28x
Worsley 4 25.48x
Coventry Holy Trinity 3 18.56x
Rugeley 3 57.69x
Shustoke 3 625.00x
Belgrave 2 37.24x
Coleshill 2 114.94x
Aldridge 1 71.94x
Ashby De La Zouch 1 18.12x
Ashton Under Lyne 1 1.80x
Bristol St Paul In 1 8.92x
Burton Upon Trent 1 5.90x
Croydon 1 1.72x
Hammersmith London 1 1.89x
Islington London 1 0.48x
Kings Norton 1 3.98x
Kingsthorpe 1 44.64x
Lichfield St Mary 1 47.85x
Mile End Old Town 1 2.95x
Nottingham St Nicholas 1 25.38x
Richmond 1 6.83x
Sunderland 1 8.87x
Trysull 1 238.10x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 10
Emma 8
Mary 8
Sarah 8
Emily 7
Hannah 5
Ann 4
Eliza 4
Ellen 4
Martha 4
Susan 3
Caroline 2
Elizth. 2
Florence 2
Jane 2
Lucy 2
Maria 2
Matilda 2
Olive 2
Rose 2
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Anna 1
Annie 1
Clarissa 1
Edith 1
Eliz. 1
Ethel 1
Harriet 1
Heirietta 1
Isabella 1
Jammima 1
Jemima 1
Julia 1
Lizzy 1
Phoebe 1
Rosana 1
Selina 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
George 10
Thomas 10
Joseph 9
William 9
Charles 6
James 6
Robert 4
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Isaac 2
Alfred 1
Andrew 1
Asher 1
Benj. 1
Benjamin 1
Bernard 1
Daniel 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Elitts 1
Emanuel 1
Enoch 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Humphrey 1
Israel 1
Jos. 1
Julius 1
K. 1
Mark 1
Philip 1
Richard 1
Saml. 1
Samuel 1
Seth 1
Solomon 1
Stephen 1
Steven 1
Sydney 1
Tho. 1
Timothy 1
Wiets 1
Wilfrid 1

FAQ

Tuckley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tuckley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 219 people were recorded with the Tuckley surname. That placed it at #12,122 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tuckley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 329 in 2016. That gives Tuckley a modern rank of #13,798.

What does the Tuckley map show?

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