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UK surname

Tylee

A locational surname originating from a place named Tylee.

In the 1881 census there were 99 people recorded with the Tylee surname, ranking it #19,877 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 131, ranked #26,004, down from #19,877 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Swindon, Lyddington, London parishes and Walcott, Charlcome. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Swindon, Purbeck and Huntingdonshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tylee is 179 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 32.3%.

1881 census count

99

Ranked #19,877

Modern count

131

2016, ranked #26,004

Peak year

1891

179 bearers

Map years

7

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tylee had 99 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,877 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 131 in 2016, ranked #26,004.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 179 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tylee surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tylee surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Tylee 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 126 #14,626
1861 historical 98 #21,388
1881 historical 99 #19,877
1891 historical 179 #16,198
1901 historical 179 #16,227
1911 historical 178 #16,073
1997 modern 140 #22,031
1998 modern 143 #22,317
1999 modern 139 #22,884
2000 modern 145 #22,259
2001 modern 135 #22,945
2002 modern 136 #23,296
2003 modern 139 #22,734
2004 modern 143 #22,471
2005 modern 138 #22,999
2006 modern 132 #23,834
2007 modern 128 #24,632
2008 modern 126 #25,131
2009 modern 130 #25,176
2010 modern 139 #24,688
2011 modern 134 #25,050
2012 modern 121 #26,829
2013 modern 130 #26,074
2014 modern 131 #26,089
2015 modern 130 #26,093
2016 modern 131 #26,004

Geography

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Where Tylees are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Swindon, Lyddington, London parishes, Walcott, Charlcome, Bath St Michael and Great Bradford , Winkfield with Rowley, Westwood, Great and Little Chalfield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Swindon, Purbeck, Huntingdonshire and Dartford. 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 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
2 London parishes London 1
3 Walcott, Charlcome Somerset
4 Bath St Michael Somerset
5 Great Bradford , Winkfield with Rowley, Westwood, Great and Little Chalfield Wiltshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Swindon 024 Swindon
2 Purbeck 004 Purbeck
3 Swindon 004 Swindon
4 Huntingdonshire 001 Huntingdonshire
5 Dartford 012 Dartford

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tylee

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tylee

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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Tylee is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tylee is most concentrated in decile 3 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.

3
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Tylee falls in decile 5 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.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Tylee is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 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 Tylee, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Tylee

The surname TYLEE is believed to have originated in England, likely in the medieval period around the 12th or 13th century. It is thought to be derived from an Old English or Anglo-Saxon word meaning "tiler" or "maker of tiles," referring to an occupation or trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname TYLEE can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1273, where a man named William Tylee is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time.

In the 14th century, records show a Nicholas Tylee living in Yorkshire, indicating the name's presence in that region. Additionally, the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire from 1327 list a John Tylee as a taxpayer.

During the 15th century, the surname TYLEE appeared in various historical documents, such as the Patent Rolls of 1437, which mention a Thomas Tylee from Oxfordshire. Around the same time, in 1447, a Robert Tylee is recorded in the Court Rolls of Kent.

Notable individuals with the surname TYLEE throughout history include William Tylee (born c. 1540), an English composer and organist who served at the Chapel Royal during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I. Another prominent figure was John Tylee (1609-1679), an English clergyman who became the Archdeacon of Barnstaple in Devon.

In the 18th century, Thomas Tylee (1703-1785) was a prominent English architect and surveyor who worked on several notable projects, including the construction of the Oxford Road in London. A century later, Major General Sir Lionel Tylee (1838-1918) was a highly decorated British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname TYLEE was the British author and playwright Esmé Stuart Tylee (1885-1962), known for works such as "The Scarlet Hunter" and "The House with the Green Shutters."

While the surname TYLEE has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia, likely through migration and the diaspora of English settlers.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Tylee families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tylee 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. Somerset leads with 36 Tylees recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.64x.

County Total Index
Somerset 36 23.64x
Wiltshire 34 40.64x
Middlesex 15 1.59x
Durham 3 1.07x
Surrey 3 0.65x
Gloucestershire 2 1.08x
Kent 2 0.62x
Royal Navy 1 8.87x
Yorkshire 1 0.11x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Walcot in Somerset leads with 24 Tylees recorded in 1881 and an index of 295.93x.

Place Total Index
Walcot 24 295.93x
Yatton Keynell 11 6470.59x
Bath St Michael 9 1168.83x
St George Hanover 8 64.78x
Rodbourne Cheney 6 923.08x
Bradford On Avon 5 186.57x
Chippenham 5 285.71x
Devizes St John 5 793.65x
Camberwell 3 4.97x
Westoe 3 18.81x
Bath St James 2 125.79x
Fulham London 2 14.58x
Tonbridge 2 17.18x
Tottenham 2 13.27x
Westminster St James 2 20.58x
Balby Cum Hexthorpe 1 89.29x
Box 1 140.85x
Clifton 1 10.66x
Colerne 1 294.12x
Horfield 1 53.48x
Royal Navy 1 10.37x
Twerton 1 63.69x
Westminster St 1 28.65x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Ellen 5
Emily 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Anne 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Elizabeth 2
Florence 2
Jane 2
Ruth 2
Sarah 2
Amelia 1
Amy 1
Blanch 1
Celia 1
Edith 1
Eilen 1
Eliza 1
Emma 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Hester 1
Isabel 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Letitia 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
M.Rose 1
Matilda 1
Rebecca 1
Rosina 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 6
John 4
Henry 3
Charles 2
Frederick 2
Joseph 2
Alfred 1
Andrew 1
Chas.H. 1
Daniel 1
Dennis 1
E.Alfred 1
E.Charles 1
Edward 1
Edwd.G. 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Robert 1
Stephen 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Tylee surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tylee surname in 1881?

In 1881, 99 people were recorded with the Tylee surname. That placed it at #19,877 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tylee surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 131 in 2016. That gives Tylee a modern rank of #26,004.

What does the Tylee surname mean?

A locational surname originating from a place named Tylee.

What does the Tylee map show?

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