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UK surname

Tugby

In the 1881 census there were 118 people recorded with the Tugby surname, ranking it #17,935 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 210, ranked #18,965, down from #17,935 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ibstock, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Southampton St Mary. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Telford and Wrekin, Walsall and Charnwood.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tugby is 210 in 2016. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 78.0%.

1881 census count

118

Ranked #17,935

Modern count

210

2016, ranked #18,965

Peak year

2016

210 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tugby had 118 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,935 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 210 in 2016, ranked #18,965.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 188 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Tugby surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tugby surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tugby 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 88 #18,569
1861 historical 105 #20,298
1881 historical 118 #17,935
1891 historical 133 #19,870
1901 historical 178 #16,284
1911 historical 188 #15,550
1997 modern 192 #18,103
1998 modern 200 #18,114
1999 modern 200 #18,237
2000 modern 186 #19,055
2001 modern 187 #18,708
2002 modern 187 #19,083
2003 modern 179 #19,416
2004 modern 179 #19,523
2005 modern 179 #19,467
2006 modern 165 #20,634
2007 modern 170 #20,471
2008 modern 171 #20,595
2009 modern 190 #19,656
2010 modern 202 #19,322
2011 modern 205 #18,965
2012 modern 205 #18,909
2013 modern 200 #19,524
2014 modern 202 #19,575
2015 modern 206 #19,208
2016 modern 210 #18,965

Geography

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Where Tugbys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ibstock, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Southampton St Mary, Wednesbury and Whitwick. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Charnwood, North West Leicestershire and Hinckley and Bosworth. 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 Ibstock Leicestershire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Southampton St Mary Hampshire
4 Wednesbury Staffordshire
5 Whitwick Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Telford and Wrekin 017 Telford and Wrekin
2 Walsall 001 Walsall
3 Charnwood 006 Charnwood
4 North West Leicestershire 013 North West Leicestershire
5 Hinckley and Bosworth 006 Hinckley and Bosworth

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tugby

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tugby

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tugby, 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 Tugby surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Tugby 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

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Settled Semi-Detached Asians

Within London, Tugby is most associated with areas classed as Settled Semi-Detached Asians, part of Suburban Asian Communities. 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 residents share Supergroup characteristics of large (non-Chinese) Asian populations but those identifying as Bangladeshi are notably absent. Many residents were born in the UK, while other more recent migrants have African birthplaces. Semi-detached housing, much of it owner occupied, prevails in these suburban residential locations.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tugby is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Tugby 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Tugby 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Tugby, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tugby families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tugby 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. Leicestershire leads with 40 Tugbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.83x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 40 30.83x
Nottinghamshire 15 9.51x
Yorkshire 12 1.03x
Hampshire 8 3.34x
Durham 7 2.01x
Staffordshire 7 1.77x
Glamorgan 6 2.94x
Essex 5 2.16x
Lancashire 4 0.29x
Lincolnshire 4 2.14x
Monmouthshire 4 4.73x
Surrey 4 0.70x
Channel Islands 2 5.77x
Berkshire 1 1.14x
Hertfordshire 1 1.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ashby De La Zouch in Leicestershire leads with 16 Tugbys recorded in 1881 and an index of 531.56x.

Place Total Index
Ashby De La Zouch 16 531.56x
Whitwick 15 909.09x
Wednesbury 7 70.92x
Llantwit Vairdre 6 262.01x
Belgrave 5 170.65x
Greasley 5 140.45x
Radford 5 62.42x
Sheffield 5 13.54x
Brightside Bierlow 4 17.58x
Epworth 4 459.77x
Lambeth 4 3.92x
Milton 4 666.67x
Newport 4 99.01x
Pemberton 4 72.20x
Tudhoe 4 131.15x
Basford 3 41.27x
North Weald Bassett 3 750.00x
Southampton St Mary 3 19.89x
Darlington 2 14.88x
Hatfield In Thorne 2 277.78x
High Laver 2 1052.63x
St Sampson 2 128.21x
Bishop Stortford 1 37.17x
Hordle 1 238.10x
Kegworth 1 116.28x
Leicester St Mary 1 9.54x
New Windsor 1 33.90x
Nottingham St Mary 1 2.45x
Nottingham St Nicholas 1 46.51x
Oulton Cum Woodlesford 1 106.38x
Seaton Carew 1 142.86x
Swannington 1 208.33x
Thringstone 1 200.00x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 6
Frances 4
Sarah 4
Jane 3
Ann 2
Annie 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Hannah 2
Agatha 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Annis 1
Bertha 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Clara 1
Eliza 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Eva 1
Gertrude 1
Kate 1
Martha 1
Phebe 1
Rebecca 1
Rhoda 1
Sharlotte 1
Teresa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 13
William 10
Henry 4
Andrew 3
George 3
Aloysius 2
Arthur 2
Charles 2
Hosea 2
Joseph 2
Sharp 2
Walter 2
Alfred 1
Alphonsus 1
Christopher 1
David 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Ezekel 1
Hesea 1
Horace 1
Joshua 1
Robinson 1
Thomas 1
Thos. 1

FAQ

Tugby surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tugby surname in 1881?

In 1881, 118 people were recorded with the Tugby surname. That placed it at #17,935 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tugby surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 210 in 2016. That gives Tugby a modern rank of #18,965.

What does the Tugby map show?

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