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UK surname

Tyrer

A surname derived from an occupational term for someone who manufactured or worked with tires.

In the 1881 census there were 1,339 people recorded with the Tyrer surname, ranking it #3,066 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,972, ranked #3,263, down from #3,066 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wigan, Liverpool and West Derby. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Knowsley, Pembrokeshire and Chorley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tyrer is 2,046 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 47.3%.

1881 census count

1,339

Ranked #3,066

Modern count

1,972

2016, ranked #3,263

Peak year

1999

2,046 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tyrer had 1,339 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,066 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,972 in 2016, ranked #3,263.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,932 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Tyrer surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tyrer surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tyrer 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 804 #3,332
1861 historical 615 #4,330
1881 historical 1,339 #3,066
1891 historical 1,385 #3,139
1901 historical 1,881 #2,801
1911 historical 1,932 #2,571
1997 modern 1,951 #3,115
1998 modern 1,995 #3,164
1999 modern 2,046 #3,130
2000 modern 2,022 #3,139
2001 modern 1,991 #3,122
2002 modern 2,022 #3,143
2003 modern 1,964 #3,164
2004 modern 1,938 #3,196
2005 modern 1,914 #3,202
2006 modern 1,920 #3,202
2007 modern 1,938 #3,203
2008 modern 1,922 #3,242
2009 modern 1,966 #3,261
2010 modern 1,996 #3,288
2011 modern 1,995 #3,239
2012 modern 1,943 #3,260
2013 modern 1,975 #3,280
2014 modern 1,988 #3,278
2015 modern 1,980 #3,263
2016 modern 1,972 #3,263

Geography

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Where Tyrers are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wigan, Liverpool, West Derby, Preston and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Knowsley, Pembrokeshire, Chorley and Worcester. 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 Wigan Lancashire
2 Liverpool Lancashire
3 West Derby Lancashire
4 Preston Lancashire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Knowsley 009 Knowsley
2 Pembrokeshire 002 Pembrokeshire
3 Chorley 014 Chorley
4 Knowsley 002 Knowsley
5 Worcester 010 Worcester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tyrer

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tyrer

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

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Tyrer surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Tyrer 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

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

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Tyrer 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

Tyrer 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

Tyrer 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 Tyrer is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 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 Tyrer, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Tyrer

The surname Tyrer has its origins in England, with records dating back to the 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English word "tyrġere," which means "maker of tires" or "tire-maker." In medieval times, a tire was a type of ornamental headpiece or headdress, often adorned with precious stones or jewels.

The earliest known record of the surname Tyrer appears in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire, dated 1273, where a person named William le Tyrere is mentioned. The "le" prefix was commonly used to indicate occupation or trade in those times, suggesting that William may have been a skilled tire-maker.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire from 1327, which lists a John Tyrere. This record provides evidence of the name's presence in different regions of England during the 14th century.

In the 16th century, the surname appears in various spellings, such as Tyrer, Tirer, and Tyrer, reflecting the inconsistencies in spelling and pronunciation common in that era. One notable individual from this period was Robert Tyrer (c. 1500-1570), a yeoman farmer from Yorkshire, whose will is recorded in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.

The Tyrer surname also has connections to place names in England. For instance, there is a village called Tyre Hill in Staffordshire, which may have influenced the surname's origins or provided a location where early bearers of the name resided.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Tyrer:

1. William Tyrer (1619-1701), an English clergyman and author from Lancashire. 2. John Tyrer (1753-1826), a British architect and surveyor who worked on various buildings in Liverpool. 3. Elizabeth Tyrer (1855-1944), an English novelist and children's author from Lancashire. 4. Henry Tyrer (1880-1951), a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Westhoughton from 1918 to 1931. 5. Joseph Tyrer (1902-1981), an English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club in the 1920s and 1930s.

The surname Tyrer has a rich history and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, from clergymen and authors to architects, politicians, and sportsmen, making it an integral part of England's cultural and historical tapestry.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Tyrer families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tyrer 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. Lancashire leads with 1,014 Tyrers recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.63x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 1,014 6.63x
Middlesex 49 0.38x
Staffordshire 42 0.97x
Devon 31 1.16x
Yorkshire 26 0.20x
Worcestershire 23 1.37x
Gloucestershire 18 0.71x
Kent 18 0.41x
Warwickshire 17 0.52x
Anglesey 14 6.13x
Surrey 12 0.19x
Shropshire 10 0.90x
Cheshire 8 0.28x
Caernarfonshire 6 1.15x
Nottinghamshire 6 0.35x
Hampshire 5 0.19x
Cumberland 4 0.36x
Flintshire 4 1.15x
Wiltshire 3 0.26x
Argyllshire 2 0.56x
Somerset 2 0.10x
Berkshire 1 0.10x
Cornwall 1 0.07x
Derbyshire 1 0.05x
Durham 1 0.03x
Lanarkshire 1 0.02x
Northamptonshire 1 0.08x
Sussex 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. West Derby in Lancashire leads with 91 Tyrers recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.34x.

Place Total Index
West Derby 91 20.34x
Everton 86 17.65x
Liverpool 66 7.11x
Toxteth Park 45 8.69x
Wigan 45 21.06x
Kirkby 38 613.89x
Preston 37 9.04x
Hindley 31 47.55x
Simonswood 28 1365.85x
Ulnes Walton 25 1470.59x
Formby 24 138.65x
Islington London 24 1.92x
Haydock 18 68.31x
Knowsley 18 326.09x
Brixham 17 54.70x
Chorley 16 18.65x
Halliwell 15 26.95x
Leyland 15 56.39x
Amlwch 13 60.49x
Blackburn 13 3.20x
Windle 13 15.11x
Aston 12 1.34x
Eccleston In Prescot 12 15.63x
Stoke Damerel 12 6.39x
Wolverhampton 12 3.59x
Blackrod 11 57.89x
Gorton 11 7.65x
Great Bolton 11 5.43x
Litherland 11 34.41x
Little Bolton 11 5.60x
North Meols 11 7.35x
Walton On Hill 11 13.28x
Ince Blundell 10 429.18x
Ince In Makerfield 10 14.05x
Lea Ashton Ingol 10 98.52x
Shevington 10 143.06x
Abram 9 76.73x
Lathom 9 48.75x
Melling 9 254.24x
Pemberton 9 14.76x
Salford 9 2.00x
Skipton 9 22.40x
St Mary Cray 9 107.02x
Walsall Foreign 9 4.01x
Wrightington 9 134.93x
Yardley 9 20.90x
Atherton 8 14.37x
Bury 8 4.58x
Cheltenham 8 4.10x
Downholland 8 379.15x
Great Crosby 8 19.19x
Harborne 8 5.74x
Lydiate 8 168.07x
Over Darwen 8 6.55x
Pendlebury 8 24.78x
Skelmersdale 8 31.40x
Westleigh 8 23.04x
Aughton 7 46.24x
Bedford 7 21.89x
Birkdale 7 18.09x
Bootle Cum Linacre 7 5.76x
Clerkenwell London 7 2.30x
Forton 7 292.89x
Standish With Langtree 7 37.17x
Stoke Newington London 7 6.97x
Turton 7 27.96x
Tyldesley Cum Shakerley 7 15.90x
Wellington 7 11.19x
Ashton In Makerfield 6 13.78x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 6 2.52x
Mansfield 6 9.98x
Prescot 6 21.70x
Sheffield 6 1.48x
Aspull 5 13.90x
Battersea 5 1.05x
Bickerstaffe 5 49.95x
Gillingham 5 5.52x
Kidderminster Foreign 5 21.02x
Llanllechid 5 13.65x
Portsea 5 0.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 111
Elizabeth 66
Margaret 44
Ellen 42
Ann 35
Jane 35
Alice 32
Sarah 31
Annie 15
Catherine 14
Anne 10
Eliza 9
Emma 9
Hannah 9
Maria 9
Martha 8
Edith 7
Emily 7
Florence 6
Frances 6
Isabella 6
Caroline 5
Elizth. 5
Esther 5
Harriet 5
Harriett 5
Louisa 5
Ethel 4
Lucy 4
Nancy 4
Selina 4
Henrietta 3
Janet 3
Kate 3
Marie 3
May 3
Amy 2
Eleanor 2
Elen 2
Eliz. 2
Elizebth. 2
Jessie 2
Lizzie 2
Lydia 2
Margt. 2
Maud 2
Phoebe 2
Rebecca 2
Ruth 2
Sara 2

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 92
William 74
Thomas 65
James 53
Richard 35
Robert 30
Henry 27
Edward 26
George 23
Alfred 18
Joseph 16
Peter 14
Charles 12
Arthur 10
Harry 8
Hugh 8
Frederick 7
Isaac 6
Robt. 6
Thos. 6
David 5
Stephen 5
Walter 5
Frank 4
Wm. 4
Benjamin 3
Edwin 3
Ernest 3
Francis 3
Gilbert 3
Jonathan 3
Nathan 3
Albert 2
Alexander 2
Bartholomew 2
E. 2
Edmund 2
Horace 2
Matthew 2
Richd. 2
Samuel 2
Anthony 1
Antony 1
C.J.A. 1
Chas.Wm. 1
Evan 1
Frant 1
Fredk. 1
Jonathon 1
Wm.Hy.Makin 1

FAQ

Tyrer surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tyrer surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,339 people were recorded with the Tyrer surname. That placed it at #3,066 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tyrer surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,972 in 2016. That gives Tyrer a modern rank of #3,263.

What does the Tyrer surname mean?

A surname derived from an occupational term for someone who manufactured or worked with tires.

What does the Tyrer map show?

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