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UK surname

Tupman

A topographic surname indicating someone who lived at a prominent viewpoint or hilltop.

In the 1881 census there were 260 people recorded with the Tupman surname, ranking it #10,781 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 302, ranked #14,660, down from #10,781 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Newton-on-Ouse and Alfreton. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Oldham, Malvern Hills and Doncaster.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tupman is 376 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 16.2%.

1881 census count

260

Ranked #10,781

Modern count

302

2016, ranked #14,660

Peak year

1911

376 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tupman had 260 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,781 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 376 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Tupman surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tupman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tupman 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 155 #12,604
1861 historical 158 #14,644
1881 historical 260 #10,781
1891 historical 302 #11,058
1901 historical 317 #11,213
1911 historical 376 #9,736
1997 modern 348 #12,229
1998 modern 356 #12,399
1999 modern 360 #12,371
2000 modern 370 #12,078
2001 modern 349 #12,392
2002 modern 336 #12,992
2003 modern 331 #12,944
2004 modern 325 #13,161
2005 modern 320 #13,243
2006 modern 323 #13,205
2007 modern 318 #13,503
2008 modern 326 #13,374
2009 modern 331 #13,483
2010 modern 339 #13,523
2011 modern 323 #13,868
2012 modern 318 #13,926
2013 modern 328 #13,842
2014 modern 321 #14,150
2015 modern 309 #14,430
2016 modern 302 #14,660

Geography

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Where Tupmans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Newton-on-Ouse, Alfreton, Chesterfield and St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Oldham, Malvern Hills and Doncaster. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Newton-on-Ouse Yorkshire, North Riding
3 Alfreton Derbyshire
4 Chesterfield Derbyshire
5 St Michael-le-Belfry, St Giles Yorkshire, East Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Oldham 026 Oldham
2 Oldham 018 Oldham
3 Oldham 020 Oldham
4 Malvern Hills 001 Malvern Hills
5 Doncaster 020 Doncaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tupman

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tupman

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Tupman surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Tupman household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Tupman 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

Tupman 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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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

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

Meaning and origin of Tupman

The surname TUPMAN is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "topp" meaning a hilltop or summit, and "mann" meaning a man or person. It is believed to have originated in the 12th or 13th century as a descriptive surname for someone who lived at or near a hilltop.

The name TUPMAN is thought to have first appeared in the counties of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region of England. Early recordings of the name include Richard Topman listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275, and John Toppeman mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1327.

One of the earliest known references to the name TUPMAN is in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as "Topman". This suggests that the name was already in use by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

In the 16th century, the surname TUPMAN appears in various records with spellings such as "Toppeman", "Topman", and "Tuppman". One notable bearer of the name during this period was William Tupman, a merchant in Bristol, England, who was born in 1525 and died in 1592.

Another historical figure with the surname TUPMAN was John Tupman (1631-1719), a English clergyman and author who served as the Rector of Northill in Bedfordshire.

In the 18th century, a prominent TUPMAN was George Tupman (1755-1832), a British army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and later became a Member of Parliament for Maldon in Essex.

During the 19th century, the name TUPMAN was associated with several notable individuals, including Charles Tupman (1807-1887), a British architect responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in London, and Henry Tupman (1828-1905), a English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club.

One of the most famous literary references to the surname TUPMAN is in Charles Dickens' novel "The Pickwick Papers", where the character Tracy Tupman is one of the members of the Pickwick Club.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Tupman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tupman 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. Yorkshire leads with 85 Tupmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.38x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 85 3.38x
Lancashire 62 2.06x
Devon 38 7.20x
Derbyshire 22 5.54x
Middlesex 9 0.35x
Warwickshire 7 1.09x
Somerset 6 1.47x
Durham 5 0.66x
Essex 5 1.00x
Surrey 5 0.40x
Midlothian 3 0.88x
Monmouthshire 3 1.64x
Renfrewshire 3 1.53x
Cheshire 2 0.36x
Kent 2 0.23x
Norfolk 2 0.51x
Flintshire 1 1.47x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Oldham in Lancashire leads with 38 Tupmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 39.12x.

Place Total Index
Oldham 38 39.12x
Littleham 24 621.76x
Chesterfield 13 87.37x
Headingley Cum Burley 10 61.80x
Newton Upon Ouse 10 1960.78x
York St Saviour 10 416.67x
Knottingley 9 203.62x
Withycombe Rawleigh 8 290.91x
Alfreton 7 58.04x
Birmingham 7 3.28x
Liverpool 7 3.83x
Aston Cum Aughton 6 291.26x
Rotherham 6 42.34x
Snydale 6 1153.85x
Bedford 5 79.49x
Elstob 5 8333.33x
Habergham Eaves 5 18.18x
Hampstead London 5 12.66x
Manchester 5 3.69x
Otley 5 81.97x
West Ham 5 4.52x
Exeter St Sidwell 4 33.09x
Long Ashton 4 198.02x
Middlesbrough 4 12.22x
Southwark St George Martyr 4 7.84x
York All Sts Peasholme 4 975.61x
York St Margaret 4 256.41x
Abergavenny 3 43.67x
Kimberworth 3 21.51x
Lochwinnoch 3 102.39x
North Leith 3 19.08x
York St Cuthbert 3 130.43x
Benningbrough 2 3333.33x
Dukinfield 2 7.73x
Norwich St Michael At 2 88.50x
Pennington In Leigh 2 34.66x
Shirland 2 67.34x
Abbas Temple Coombe 1 476.19x
Ashford 1 50.00x
Beckenham 1 8.84x
Bingley 1 6.25x
Chelsea London 1 1.31x
Lee 1 7.96x
Mold 1 16.18x
Scarborough 1 4.38x
Southwark St Saviour 1 7.67x
St George Hanover 1 3.02x
St Marylebone London 1 0.74x
Stoke 1 46.73x
Tormoham 1 4.48x
Walcot 1 4.60x
York St Maurice 1 21.14x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 19
Elizabeth 13
Sarah 8
Emma 7
Ann 4
Edith 4
Eliza 4
Ellen 4
Emily 4
Annie 3
Ethel 3
Fanny 3
Hannah 3
Jane 3
Alice 2
Amelia 2
Amy 2
Anna 2
Eleanor 2
Harriett 2
Margaret 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Sophia 2
Agnes 1
Antonietta 1
Beatrice 1
Bessie 1
Betsy 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Elizth. 1
Erena 1
Esther 1
Evangeline 1
Hester 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Lavinia 1
Lillie 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Marianne 1
Marthe 1
Minnie 1
Mirlie 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 20
George 13
John 11
Henry 8
Joseph 8
Thomas 6
James 5
Edward 4
Herbert 4
Robert 4
Arthur 3
Benjamin 3
Samuel 3
Alfred 2
Charles 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Matthew 2
Owen 2
Walter 2
Adam 1
Albert 1
Aron 1
Chas. 1
Frank 1
Fredr.R. 1
Fredrick 1
Geo.A. 1
Jno.A. 1
Kenneth 1
Leny 1
Leonard 1
Philip 1
Richard 1
Stanley 1
Sydney 1
Tom 1
Wallace 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Tupman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tupman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 260 people were recorded with the Tupman surname. That placed it at #10,781 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tupman surname today?

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

What does the Tupman surname mean?

A topographic surname indicating someone who lived at a prominent viewpoint or hilltop.

What does the Tupman map show?

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