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UK surname

Tuplin

In the 1881 census there were 221 people recorded with the Tuplin surname, ranking it #12,049 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 557, ranked #9,196, up from #12,049 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stallingborough, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff and Clee. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Lindsey, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tuplin is 593 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 152.0%.

1881 census count

221

Ranked #12,049

Modern count

557

2016, ranked #9,196

Peak year

2010

593 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tuplin had 221 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,049 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 557 in 2016, ranked #9,196.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 400 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tuplin surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tuplin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tuplin 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 121 #15,049
1861 historical 115 #18,880
1881 historical 221 #12,049
1891 historical 250 #12,762
1901 historical 313 #11,319
1911 historical 400 #9,280
1997 modern 591 #8,235
1998 modern 589 #8,500
1999 modern 589 #8,548
2000 modern 579 #8,611
2001 modern 573 #8,552
2002 modern 579 #8,649
2003 modern 551 #8,831
2004 modern 546 #8,906
2005 modern 548 #8,805
2006 modern 536 #8,994
2007 modern 531 #9,131
2008 modern 558 #8,864
2009 modern 561 #9,028
2010 modern 593 #8,862
2011 modern 589 #8,814
2012 modern 575 #8,877
2013 modern 576 #9,006
2014 modern 583 #8,986
2015 modern 563 #9,130
2016 modern 557 #9,196

Geography

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Where Tuplins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stallingborough, Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Clee, Bristol City: St Augustine the Less and Coates, Great. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Lindsey, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. 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 Stallingborough Lincolnshire
2 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
3 Clee Lincolnshire
4 Bristol City: St Augustine the Less Gloucestershire
5 Coates, Great Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Lindsey 013 East Lindsey
2 North Lincolnshire 002 North Lincolnshire
3 North Lincolnshire 001 North Lincolnshire
4 East Lindsey 017 East Lindsey
5 North East Lincolnshire 013 North East Lincolnshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tuplin

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tuplin

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Tuplin is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Tuplin 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

Tuplin 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 Tuplin 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 Tuplin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tuplin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tuplin 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. Lincolnshire leads with 154 Tuplins recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.68x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 154 44.68x
Devon 17 3.79x
Durham 12 1.87x
Gloucestershire 8 1.89x
Lancashire 8 0.31x
Yorkshire 7 0.33x
Glamorgan 5 1.33x
Hampshire 4 0.91x
Middlesex 3 0.14x
Cheshire 1 0.21x
Cornwall 1 0.41x
Northumberland 1 0.31x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Great Grimsby in Lincolnshire leads with 19 Tuplins recorded in 1881 and an index of 86.84x.

Place Total Index
Great Grimsby 19 86.84x
Thorganby 11 10000.00x
Great Coates 10 5555.56x
Kelstern 9 6923.08x
Sotby 9 6428.57x
Immingham 8 4000.00x
Kirton In Lindsey 8 583.94x
Stallingborough 8 2222.22x
Combeinteignhead 7 2187.50x
Blackwell 6 1875.00x
Clee With Weelsby 6 79.47x
Darlington 6 24.23x
Hulme 6 11.24x
Searby Cum Owmby 6 3750.00x
Sibsey 6 769.23x
Ulceby 6 714.29x
Appleton Wiske 5 2083.33x
Clifton 5 23.40x
Coedfrank 5 192.31x
Exminster 5 310.56x
Aldershot 4 27.03x
Corby 4 689.66x
Barton St Mary St Peter 3 468.75x
Conisholme 3 3000.00x
Goxhill 3 352.94x
Barnetby Le Wold 2 317.46x
Barrow On Humber 2 100.00x
Bigby 2 740.74x
Boston 2 19.12x
Brigsley 2 2000.00x
Bristol St James St Paul 2 14.18x
Buckland Brewer 2 363.64x
Humberstone 2 1052.63x
Irby On Humber 2 1176.47x
Islington London 2 0.96x
Laceby 2 266.67x
Layton With Warbreck 2 21.30x
Northam 2 61.16x
Whaplode 2 170.94x
Wigtoft 2 400.00x
Winteringham 2 400.00x
Winterton 2 169.49x
Alverdiscott 1 500.00x
Barton St Mary 1 57.80x
Brinnington 1 22.47x
Bristol St Paul In 1 8.88x
Burgh Upon Bain 1 769.23x
Caistor 1 72.99x
Chirton 1 13.77x
Holy Trinity 1 1.95x
Keelby 1 181.82x
Ludborough 1 384.62x
Madron Penzance 1 11.27x
Metheringham 1 72.46x
North Kelsey 1 161.29x
North South Killingholme 1 175.44x
North Thoresby 1 181.82x
Ruskington 1 113.64x
Swallow 1 555.56x
Well 1 416.67x
Whitechapel London 1 4.71x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 17
John 16
Thomas 14
Charles 10
George 10
Henry 4
James 4
Joseph 4
Frederick 3
Reuben 3
Alexander 2
Arthur 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Tom 2
Wm. 2
Albert 1
Alfred 1
Cecil 1
Charlie 1
Chas. 1
Christopher 1
David 1
Elack 1
Elija 1
Enoch 1
Geo.H. 1
Gilbert 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Lawerance 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Walter 1
Welcome 1

FAQ

Tuplin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tuplin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 221 people were recorded with the Tuplin surname. That placed it at #12,049 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tuplin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 557 in 2016. That gives Tuplin a modern rank of #9,196.

What does the Tuplin map show?

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