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UK surname

Tudgay

In the 1881 census there were 109 people recorded with the Tudgay surname, ranking it #18,793 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 144, ranked #24,390, down from #18,793 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Deverhill Monckton, Bedminster and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Torfaen, Sandwell and Chichester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tudgay is 178 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 32.1%.

1881 census count

109

Ranked #18,793

Modern count

144

2016, ranked #24,390

Peak year

1911

178 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tudgay had 109 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,793 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 144 in 2016, ranked #24,390.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 178 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Tudgay surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tudgay surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tudgay 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 40 #26,118
1861 historical 34 #29,685
1881 historical 109 #18,793
1891 historical 121 #21,169
1901 historical 159 #17,442
1911 historical 178 #16,073
1997 modern 147 #21,393
1998 modern 152 #21,481
1999 modern 152 #21,636
2000 modern 154 #21,415
2001 modern 150 #21,482
2002 modern 148 #22,087
2003 modern 135 #23,155
2004 modern 135 #23,326
2005 modern 134 #23,406
2006 modern 128 #24,267
2007 modern 132 #24,166
2008 modern 124 #25,371
2009 modern 131 #25,056
2010 modern 132 #25,519
2011 modern 144 #23,962
2012 modern 146 #23,681
2013 modern 146 #24,107
2014 modern 148 #24,075
2015 modern 143 #24,481
2016 modern 144 #24,390

Geography

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Where Tudgays are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Deverhill Monckton, Bedminster, London parishes, Llanhilleth and Trevethin with Pontypool. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Torfaen, Sandwell, Chichester 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 Deverhill Monckton Wiltshire
2 Bedminster Somerset
3 London parishes London 1
4 Llanhilleth Monmouthshire
5 Trevethin with Pontypool Monmouthshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Torfaen 002 Torfaen
2 Torfaen 003 Torfaen
3 Sandwell 037 Sandwell
4 Chichester 005 Chichester
5 Stroud 014 Stroud

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tudgay

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tudgay

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

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Tudgay surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Tudgay household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Tudgay 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

Tudgay is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Tudgay falls in decile 2 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 Tudgay is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Tudgay, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tudgay families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tudgay 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. Monmouthshire leads with 37 Tudgays recorded in 1881 and an index of 49.05x.

County Total Index
Monmouthshire 37 49.05x
Somerset 25 14.88x
Wiltshire 15 16.25x
Gloucestershire 9 4.40x
Middlesex 9 0.86x
Dorset 6 8.76x
Cornwall 3 2.54x
Essex 2 0.97x
Sussex 1 0.57x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Trevethin in Monmouthshire leads with 37 Tudgays recorded in 1881 and an index of 519.66x.

Place Total Index
Trevethin 37 519.66x
Beckington 10 3030.30x
Dyrham Hinton 9 6428.57x
Bedminster 6 38.02x
St Marylebone London 6 10.77x
Corfe Castle 5 793.65x
Lamyatt 5 5555.56x
Monckton Deverill 5 10000.00x
Mere 4 380.95x
Limehouse London 3 26.18x
St Germans 3 365.85x
East Knoyle 2 645.16x
Frome 2 49.75x
Lonbridge Deverill 2 625.00x
Salisbury St Edmund 2 135.14x
South Weald 2 113.64x
Bathwick 1 53.76x
Brighton 1 2.82x
Gillingham 1 84.75x
Mells 1 285.71x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 5
Louisa 5
Annie 3
Eliza 3
Jane 3
Mary 3
Sarah 3
Catherine 2
Maria 2
Rachael 2
Rose 2
Ann 1
Carolin 1
Celia 1
Clara 1
Dora 1
Edith 1
Edna 1
Ellen 1
Gwenny 1
Henrietta 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lena 1
Letitia 1
Lilly 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1
Rosa 1
Susan 1
Thursda 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 9
John 7
Henry 5
James 5
Charles 4
George 4
Albert 2
Isaac 2
Walter 2
Abraham 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Carles 1
David 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Frank 1
Herbert 1
Joseph 1
Joshua 1
Leonard 1
Osmand 1
Tom 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Tudgay households.

FAQ

Tudgay surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tudgay surname in 1881?

In 1881, 109 people were recorded with the Tudgay surname. That placed it at #18,793 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tudgay surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 144 in 2016. That gives Tudgay a modern rank of #24,390.

What does the Tudgay map show?

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