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UK surname

Tyas

A locational surname referring to someone from the town of Tyas in Yorkshire, England.

In the 1881 census there were 710 people recorded with the Tyas surname, ranking it #5,119 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 828, ranked #6,712, down from #5,119 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Silkstone, Penistone (Denby), Kirkburton (Cumberworth Half) and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kirklees, Central Bedfordshire and Doncaster.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tyas is 941 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 16.6%.

1881 census count

710

Ranked #5,119

Modern count

828

2016, ranked #6,712

Peak year

2000

941 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tyas had 710 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #5,119 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 828 in 2016, ranked #6,712.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 843 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tyas surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tyas surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tyas 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 534 #4,708
1861 historical 477 #5,465
1881 historical 710 #5,119
1891 historical 659 #5,897
1901 historical 794 #5,684
1911 historical 843 #5,262
1997 modern 869 #6,130
1998 modern 930 #6,004
1999 modern 930 #6,048
2000 modern 941 #5,976
2001 modern 912 #6,027
2002 modern 924 #6,073
2003 modern 873 #6,219
2004 modern 866 #6,268
2005 modern 853 #6,300
2006 modern 865 #6,232
2007 modern 856 #6,344
2008 modern 848 #6,439
2009 modern 875 #6,413
2010 modern 887 #6,470
2011 modern 868 #6,508
2012 modern 869 #6,416
2013 modern 874 #6,493
2014 modern 864 #6,582
2015 modern 848 #6,619
2016 modern 828 #6,712

Geography

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Where Tyas' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Silkstone, Penistone (Denby), Kirkburton (Cumberworth Half), Sheffield, Kirkburton and Leeds. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kirklees, Central Bedfordshire 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 Silkstone Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Penistone (Denby), Kirkburton (Cumberworth Half) Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Kirkburton Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Leeds Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kirklees 053 Kirklees
2 Central Bedfordshire 021 Central Bedfordshire
3 Kirklees 059 Kirklees
4 Kirklees 057 Kirklees
5 Doncaster 024 Doncaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tyas

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tyas

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

Tyas is most concentrated in decile 5 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

Tyas falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

Meaning and origin of Tyas

The surname Tyas originated in Yorkshire, England in the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English word 'tyge', meaning a small enclosed field or enclosure. The name was likely initially given as a locational surname to someone who lived near or owned such an enclosure.

Records show the earliest documented spelling of the name as 'de Tyese' in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. The Poll Tax Rolls from the same period also list a John de Tyese, indicating this was already an established surname by the late 14th century.

The Tyas name appears in several early English records, including the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1572 which mentions a Thomas Tyas. The Lancashire Wills records from 1679 also refer to a Thomas Tias, likely an alternate spelling of the name at that time.

One of the earliest notable bearers of the Tyas surname was John Tyas, born around 1550 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. He was a prosperous landowner and is recorded as purchasing land in the nearby village of Almondbury in 1587.

Another early Tyas of note was William Tyas, born in 1612 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire. He was a respected yeoman farmer and left a detailed will upon his death in 1683, providing insight into the family's landholdings at that time.

Moving into the 18th century, the Tyas surname spread slightly beyond its Yorkshire origins. Joshua Tyas, born in 1724 in Halifax, Yorkshire, was a successful merchant who later relocated to London where he established a prominent trading business.

The 19th century saw several accomplished individuals bearing the Tyas name. Reverend Thomas Tyas, born in 1809 in Huddersfield, was an esteemed clergyman who served as the vicar of Mirfield in Yorkshire for over 40 years until his death in 1891.

Another notable 19th century figure was Edmond Tyas Cook, born in 1828 in Yorkshire. He was a renowned editor and writer, serving as the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette newspaper in London from 1865 to 1892. He published several influential works during his lifetime.

While the Tyas surname originated from a small, localized area of Yorkshire in the Middle Ages, it managed to spread gradually over the following centuries. By the 19th century, bearers of this distinctive English surname could be found in various parts of the country, maintaining its strong ties to its Yorkshire roots.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Tyas families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tyas 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 600 Tyas' recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.77x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 600 8.77x
Lancashire 37 0.45x
Lincolnshire 17 1.54x
Middlesex 15 0.22x
Derbyshire 9 0.83x
Kent 6 0.25x
Stirlingshire 5 1.96x
Cumberland 3 0.50x
Durham 3 0.15x
Northumberland 3 0.29x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.32x
Surrey 3 0.09x
Cheshire 1 0.07x
Essex 1 0.07x
Monmouthshire 1 0.20x
Royal Navy 1 1.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Skelmanthorpe in Yorkshire leads with 63 Tyas' recorded in 1881 and an index of 852.50x.

Place Total Index
Skelmanthorpe 63 852.50x
Sheffield 35 16.06x
Barnsley 34 48.17x
Leeds 32 8.28x
Huddersfield 25 25.07x
Wooldale 24 206.72x
Mexborough 21 154.64x
Dewsbury 19 27.07x
Kirkheaton 18 162.16x
Batley 15 23.06x
Bradford 15 9.05x
Ecclesall Bierlow 15 10.78x
Conisbrough 14 218.07x
Denby 13 352.30x
Great Grimsby 12 17.12x
Rawmarsh 12 49.63x
Nether Hallam 11 11.88x
Oxspring 11 1325.30x
Holy Trinity 10 6.08x
Brightside Bierlow 9 6.70x
Ecclesfield 9 17.94x
Oldham 9 3.40x
Awkley 8 1230.77x
Barmbrough 8 318.73x
Thurlstone 8 118.52x
Blackley 7 48.71x
Clayton 7 41.79x
Shepley 7 185.68x
Unstone 7 164.71x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 6 24.14x
Cantley 6 454.55x
Cawthorne In Wortley 6 217.39x
Doncaster 6 12.00x
East Bedfont 6 174.93x
Folkestone 6 13.13x
Islington London 6 0.90x
Monk Bretton 6 86.58x
Alva 5 41.15x
Burnage 5 248.76x
Headingley Cum Burley 5 11.35x
Manchester 5 1.36x
Meltham 5 46.99x
Stainton In Doncaster 5 943.40x
Darfield 4 64.21x
Middlesbrough 4 4.49x
Swinton In Rotherham 4 22.10x
Thurgoland 4 86.58x
Upper Hallam 4 67.23x
Worsbrough 4 19.95x
Auckland St Andrew 3 55.25x
Barrow On Humber 3 46.80x
Cononley 3 153.06x
Crosscanonby 3 15.26x
Earsdon 3 35.89x
Gomersal 3 9.39x
Halifax 3 2.99x
Hipperholme Cum 3 9.98x
Northowram 3 6.25x
Penistone 3 56.18x
Potter Newton 3 24.86x
Rastrick 3 15.78x
Rotherham 3 7.78x
Rothwell 3 21.71x
Saddleworth 3 5.68x
Upperthong 3 51.55x
West Clayton 3 88.24x
Almondbury 2 6.04x
Bowling 2 2.95x
Dalton In Huddersfield 2 13.05x
Handsworth 2 11.06x
Horsforth 2 13.33x
Horton In Bradford 2 1.87x
Kimberworth 2 5.27x
North Meols 2 2.49x
Salford 2 0.83x
Saundby 2 740.74x
Thornhill 2 10.02x
Wadworth 2 148.15x
Wortley In Bramley 2 3.69x
Yeadon 2 12.95x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 45
Elizabeth 34
Sarah 33
Ann 21
Annie 21
Jane 15
Eliza 12
Martha 11
Emma 10
Hannah 10
Ellen 9
Harriet 8
Alice 7
Charlotte 7
Clara 7
Edith 6
Fanny 6
Frances 6
Harriett 6
Ada 5
Amelia 4
Anne 4
Lucy 4
Emily 3
Louisa 3
Lydia 3
Caroline 2
Gertrude 2
Kate 2
Maria 2
Rachel 2
Ruth 2
Selina 2
Susan 2
Agnes 1
Betsy 1
Betty 1
Christiana 1
Elizebeth 1
Elizt. 1
Elspeth 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Eva 1
Isabella 1
Julia 1
Kezia 1
Laura 1
Lettyster 1
Walter 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 41
William 29
George 26
Joseph 25
Henry 19
Charles 15
Thomas 12
Walter 12
Arthur 11
Fred 9
James 9
Frederick 7
Alfred 6
Benjamin 6
Samuel 6
Albert 5
David 4
Herbert 4
Joe 4
Robert 4
Wm. 4
Frank 3
Harry 3
Joshua 3
Mark 3
Richard 3
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Elihu 2
Ernest 2
Israel 2
Jonas 2
Jonathan 2
Thos. 2
Willie 2
Abraham 1
Alonzo 1
Amos 1
Ben.Jnr. 1
Brook 1
Elijah 1
Ezra 1
Francis 1
Frederic 1
Irvine 1
J.Henry 1
Jabez 1
Jno. 1
Jno.W. 1
Wm.Empsall 1

FAQ

Tyas surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tyas surname in 1881?

In 1881, 710 people were recorded with the Tyas surname. That placed it at #5,119 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tyas surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 828 in 2016. That gives Tyas a modern rank of #6,712.

What does the Tyas surname mean?

A locational surname referring to someone from the town of Tyas in Yorkshire, England.

What does the Tyas map show?

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