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UK surname

Tuddenham

In the 1881 census there were 305 people recorded with the Tuddenham surname, ranking it #9,615 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 423, ranked #11,344, down from #9,615 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Cawston, London parishes and Aylsham. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Carlisle, Bassetlaw and Broadland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tuddenham is 495 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 38.7%.

1881 census count

305

Ranked #9,615

Modern count

423

2016, ranked #11,344

Peak year

1911

495 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tuddenham had 305 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,615 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 423 in 2016, ranked #11,344.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 495 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tuddenham surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tuddenham surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tuddenham 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 214 #9,898
1861 historical 210 #11,551
1881 historical 305 #9,615
1891 historical 360 #9,614
1901 historical 464 #8,512
1911 historical 495 #7,877
1997 modern 458 #9,939
1998 modern 471 #10,048
1999 modern 475 #10,042
2000 modern 475 #10,016
2001 modern 459 #10,082
2002 modern 460 #10,248
2003 modern 457 #10,156
2004 modern 465 #10,046
2005 modern 453 #10,155
2006 modern 442 #10,388
2007 modern 446 #10,409
2008 modern 450 #10,416
2009 modern 455 #10,575
2010 modern 442 #11,066
2011 modern 441 #10,958
2012 modern 433 #10,996
2013 modern 435 #11,131
2014 modern 430 #11,323
2015 modern 424 #11,364
2016 modern 423 #11,344

Geography

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Where Tuddenhams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Cawston, London parishes, Aylsham, Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Carlisle, Bassetlaw, Broadland, Great Yarmouth and North Norfolk. 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 Cawston Norfolk
2 London parishes London 3
3 Aylsham Norfolk
4 Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John Norfolk
5 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Carlisle 001 Carlisle
2 Bassetlaw 002 Bassetlaw
3 Broadland 002 Broadland
4 Great Yarmouth 001 Great Yarmouth
5 North Norfolk 009 North Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tuddenham

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tuddenham

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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Tuddenham is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tuddenham is most concentrated in decile 3 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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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Tuddenham falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Tuddenham families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tuddenham 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. Norfolk leads with 164 Tuddenhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.85x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 164 35.85x
Middlesex 36 1.21x
Surrey 20 1.38x
Suffolk 13 3.59x
Kent 12 1.18x
Warwickshire 11 1.47x
Buckinghamshire 9 5.00x
Roxburghshire 9 16.70x
Cumberland 7 2.73x
Hampshire 6 0.98x
Lancashire 5 0.14x
Cambridgeshire 4 2.12x
Lincolnshire 2 0.42x
Northumberland 2 0.45x
Cheshire 1 0.15x
Durham 1 0.11x
Essex 1 0.17x
Lanarkshire 1 0.10x
Sussex 1 0.20x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Gooderstone in Norfolk leads with 24 Tuddenhams recorded in 1881 and an index of 4800.00x.

Place Total Index
Gooderstone 24 4800.00x
Aylsham 19 698.53x
Cawston 19 1696.43x
Heigham 18 73.32x
South Creake 14 1346.15x
Uxbridge 13 382.35x
Cavers 9 666.67x
Lambeth 9 3.47x
Wolverton 9 241.94x
Ipswich St Mary Stoke 7 208.33x
Kirkandrews On Esk 7 804.60x
Shoreditch London 7 5.43x
Tonbridge 7 19.12x
Whitwell 7 1627.91x
Hackford In Aylsham 6 731.71x
Norwich St Gregory 6 750.00x
Norwich St Swithin 6 759.49x
Ventnor 6 103.45x
Aston 5 2.42x
Birmingham 5 2.00x
Little Snoring 5 1785.71x
Norwich St Mary At Coslany 5 381.68x
Penge 5 26.32x
Ipswich St Helen 4 93.02x
Poplar London 4 7.12x
Reepham With Kerdiston 4 740.74x
Willesden 4 14.27x
Great Yarmouth 3 7.92x
Kensington London 3 1.81x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 3 21.85x
Shipdham 3 193.55x
South Lynn 3 58.14x
Teversham 3 1153.85x
Camberwell 2 1.05x
Egham 2 22.47x
Greenwich 2 4.22x
Haveringland 2 1666.67x
Norwich St Augustine 2 108.70x
Norwich St George Colegate 2 120.48x
Norwich St Michael At 2 75.47x
Spalding 2 21.19x
St Luke London 2 4.19x
Stoke Ferry 2 285.71x
Wavertree 2 17.70x
West Newton 2 588.24x
Wymondham 2 42.74x
Baguley 1 133.33x
Battersea 1 0.91x
Brighton 1 0.99x
Bungay St Mary 1 55.56x
Byker 1 4.57x
Charlton Next Woolwich 1 9.44x
Edgbaston 1 4.30x
Failsworth 1 12.38x
Horsham St Faith 1 131.58x
Ipswich St Margaret 1 8.13x
Lewisham 1 1.85x
Litcham 1 121.95x
Maidstone 1 3.31x
Newcastle On Tyne St 1 4.36x
Newington 1 0.91x
Northwold 1 81.30x
Old Monkland 1 2.62x
Salford 1 0.96x
Shevington 1 62.11x
St Pancras London 1 0.42x
Stockton On Tees 1 2.34x
Swaffham 1 26.88x
Theydon Garnon 1 74.63x
Waterden 1 2000.00x
Westminster St 1 9.12x
Westminster St James 1 3.27x
Wisbech St Peter 1 10.58x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 13
Sarah 13
Elizabeth 7
Ann 6
Eliza 6
Jane 5
Ellen 4
Emma 4
Margaret 4
Matilda 4
Susan 4
Alice 3
Caroline 3
Kate 3
Maria 3
Ada 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
E. 2
Elizth. 2
Elvina 2
Hannah 2
Harriet 2
Harriett 2
Martha 2
Anne 1
Barbara 1
Belissa 1
Bessie 1
Eleanor 1
Elizh. 1
Ella 1
Emmeline 1
Everalda 1
F. 1
Florence 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Kata 1
Lavinia 1
Letitia 1
Liberina 1
Lilia 1
Lina 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Louise 1
Lucy 1
Maggie 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 19
John 15
Robert 14
Stephen 11
Edward 8
Arthur 7
Albert 6
Henry 6
James 6
Thomas 6
Walter 6
Charles 5
George 5
Alfred 4
Richard 4
Dennis 3
Thos. 3
Wm. 3
Frederick 2
Herbert 2
A. 1
Anthony 1
Edwd. 1
Edwd.James 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Fredk.S. 1
Goliath 1
H. 1
Harry 1
Joseph 1
Napoleon 1
Rosher 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Sydney 1
Theophilios 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Tuddenham surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tuddenham surname in 1881?

In 1881, 305 people were recorded with the Tuddenham surname. That placed it at #9,615 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tuddenham surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 423 in 2016. That gives Tuddenham a modern rank of #11,344.

What does the Tuddenham map show?

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