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UK surname

Tucknott

In the 1881 census there were 167 people recorded with the Tucknott surname, ranking it #14,443 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 302, ranked #14,660, down from #14,443 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Newhaven, Preston and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Lewes.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tucknott is 346 in 2003. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 80.8%.

1881 census count

167

Ranked #14,443

Modern count

302

2016, ranked #14,660

Peak year

2003

346 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tucknott had 167 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,443 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 302 in 2016, ranked #14,660.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 260 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Challenged Communities.

Tucknott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tucknott surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tucknott 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 75 #20,268
1861 historical 157 #14,732
1881 historical 167 #14,443
1891 historical 182 #15,983
1901 historical 260 #12,817
1911 historical 253 #12,776
1997 modern 312 #13,182
1998 modern 309 #13,612
1999 modern 328 #13,183
2000 modern 343 #12,746
2001 modern 338 #12,669
2002 modern 345 #12,754
2003 modern 346 #12,511
2004 modern 346 #12,544
2005 modern 332 #12,881
2006 modern 316 #13,402
2007 modern 319 #13,474
2008 modern 334 #13,142
2009 modern 327 #13,599
2010 modern 325 #13,946
2011 modern 322 #13,907
2012 modern 310 #14,210
2013 modern 321 #14,073
2014 modern 320 #14,181
2015 modern 307 #14,504
2016 modern 302 #14,660

Geography

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Where Tucknotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Newhaven, Preston, London parishes, Seaford and Brighton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Lewes. 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 Newhaven Sussex
2 Preston Sussex
3 London parishes London 3
4 Seaford Sussex
5 Brighton Sussex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Lewes 009 Lewes
2 Lewes 008 Lewes
3 Lewes 006 Lewes
4 Lewes 007 Lewes
5 Lewes 012 Lewes

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tucknott

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tucknott

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

Baseline UK

Group

Challenged Communities

Nationally, the Tucknott surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Challenged Communities, within Baseline UK. This does not mean every Tucknott household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Residents of these neighbourhoods typically live in households with dependent children, and there are fewer-than-average residents of normal retirement age or over. Identification with ethnic minorities, particularly Black, or Mixed or Multiple ethnicities is common. The rate of Christian religious affiliation is low. Housing predominantly consists of semi-detached houses, along with a significant number of terraced properties and flats. Overcrowded social housing is common, and private renting occurs at average UK levels. Those in employment work mainly in caring leisure and other services; process, plant and machine operation; or elementary occupations. Unemployment is high, and few individuals have degree level qualifications. Many of these neighbourhoods occur in commuter towns or less accessible areas of larger towns and cities.

Wider pattern

This Supergroup exemplifies the broad base to the UK’s social structure, encompassing as it does the average or modal levels of many neighbourhood characteristics, including all housing tenures, a range of levels of educational attainment and religious affiliations, and a variety of pre-retirement age structures. Yet, in combination, these mixes are each distinctive of the parts of the UK. Overall, terraced houses and flats are the most prevalent, as is employment in intermediate or low-skilled occupations. However, this Supergroup is also characterised by above average levels of unemployment and lower levels of use of English as the main language. Many neighbourhoods occur in south London and the UK’s other major urban centres.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Tucknott 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

Tucknott is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

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

Tucknott falls in decile 8 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 Tucknott is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Tucknott, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tucknott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tucknott 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 107 Tucknotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 38.96x.

County Total Index
Sussex 107 38.96x
Surrey 31 3.91x
Kent 9 1.62x
Durham 6 1.24x
Hampshire 6 1.80x
Middlesex 6 0.37x
Essex 2 0.62x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brighton in Sussex leads with 31 Tucknotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 55.95x.

Place Total Index
Brighton 31 55.95x
Preston 16 333.33x
Newhaven 13 582.96x
Bishopstone 9 5625.00x
Croydon 8 18.16x
Lewisham 8 26.99x
Worth 8 402.01x
Ripe 7 3181.82x
Bishopwearmouth 6 14.42x
Camberwell 6 5.77x
Patcham 6 1224.49x
Caterham 5 142.45x
Battersea 4 6.67x
Horley 4 300.75x
Hove 4 33.20x
Portsmouth 4 52.02x
St Marylebone London 4 4.60x
Bermondsey 3 6.19x
East Blatchington 3 2500.00x
Uckfield 3 250.00x
Keymer 2 103.09x
Kingston By Sea 2 454.55x
Southampton St Mary 2 9.52x
West Ham 2 2.82x
Charlton Next Woolwich 1 17.24x
Cuckfield 1 36.10x
Pyecombe 1 526.32x
Reigate Borough 1 54.64x
St Luke London 1 3.83x
Tottenham 1 3.86x
Westham 1 178.57x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Jane 8
Sarah 8
Ellen 5
Elizabeth 4
Harriet 4
Louisa 4
Mary 4
Annie 3
Isabella 3
Amy 2
Charlotte 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Nancy 2
Ruth 2
Ann 1
Caroline 1
Charlott 1
Clara 1
Dorothy 1
Edith 1
Enid 1
Fanny 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Jessicica 1
Joyce 1
Lavena 1
Mabel 1
Margarat 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Orpha 1
Philadelphia 1
Phillys 1
Rebecca 1
Rosina 1
Susan 1
Tamar 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Tucknott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tucknott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 167 people were recorded with the Tucknott surname. That placed it at #14,443 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tucknott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 302 in 2016. That gives Tucknott a modern rank of #14,660.

What does the Tucknott map show?

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