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UK surname

Tysoe

In the 1881 census there were 365 people recorded with the Tysoe surname, ranking it #8,506 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 498, ranked #10,010, down from #8,506 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Brampton, Bromham and Turvey. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bedford, Northampton and Mansfield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tysoe is 573 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 36.4%.

1881 census count

365

Ranked #8,506

Modern count

498

2016, ranked #10,010

Peak year

2002

573 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tysoe had 365 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,506 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 498 in 2016, ranked #10,010.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 522 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tysoe surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tysoe surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tysoe 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 230 #9,368
1861 historical 242 #10,154
1881 historical 365 #8,506
1891 historical 316 #10,639
1901 historical 485 #8,235
1911 historical 522 #7,577
1997 modern 545 #8,727
1998 modern 560 #8,793
1999 modern 551 #8,974
2000 modern 568 #8,717
2001 modern 552 #8,780
2002 modern 573 #8,710
2003 modern 548 #8,860
2004 modern 550 #8,865
2005 modern 525 #9,120
2006 modern 509 #9,355
2007 modern 535 #9,087
2008 modern 542 #9,074
2009 modern 558 #9,066
2010 modern 560 #9,225
2011 modern 552 #9,243
2012 modern 504 #9,803
2013 modern 500 #10,023
2014 modern 497 #10,113
2015 modern 499 #10,021
2016 modern 498 #10,010

Geography

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Where Tysoes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Brampton, Bromham, Turvey, Kempston and Bedford St Paul. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bedford, Northampton, Mansfield, Horsham and East Northamptonshire. 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 Brampton Huntingdonshire
2 Bromham Bedfordshire
3 Turvey Bedfordshire
4 Kempston Bedfordshire
5 Bedford St Paul Bedfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bedford 005 Bedford
2 Northampton 017 Northampton
3 Mansfield 001 Mansfield
4 Horsham 014 Horsham
5 East Northamptonshire 006 East Northamptonshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tysoe

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tysoe

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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

Professional Periphery

Within London, Tysoe is most associated with areas classed as Professional Periphery, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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 neighbourhoods predominantly house residents aged 45+, with many aged 85+. Most employed residents work in senior roles, and relatively few work in unskilled jobs. Terraced housing is comparatively rare, but communal living is more common. More residents identify as of Indian ethnicity and more affiliate with non-Christian religions. Disability levels are below the Supergroup average.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tysoe is most concentrated in decile 6 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

Tysoe falls in decile 10 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.

10
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Tysoe 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Tysoe, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tysoe families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tysoe 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. Bedfordshire leads with 184 Tysoes recorded in 1881 and an index of 99.81x.

County Total Index
Bedfordshire 184 99.81x
Northamptonshire 45 13.44x
Huntingdonshire 27 38.19x
Warwickshire 24 2.67x
Lancashire 13 0.31x
Gloucestershire 9 1.29x
Middlesex 9 0.25x
Buckinghamshire 8 3.72x
Oxfordshire 8 3.64x
Cheshire 7 0.89x
Aberdeenshire 6 1.82x
Lincolnshire 5 0.88x
Surrey 5 0.29x
Essex 4 0.57x
Leicestershire 4 1.01x
Staffordshire 3 0.25x
Worcestershire 3 0.65x
Kent 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Stevington in Bedfordshire leads with 39 Tysoes recorded in 1881 and an index of 5131.58x.

Place Total Index
Stevington 39 5131.58x
Turvey 29 2478.63x
Wootton 26 1635.22x
Kempston 23 548.93x
Brampton 17 1156.46x
Bromham 13 3250.00x
Hackleton 13 2826.09x
Ampthill 9 327.27x
Kingsthorpe 8 215.05x
Poddington 8 1212.12x
Bradwell 7 231.02x
Coventry St Michael 7 24.27x
Northampton St Giles 7 54.86x
Birmingham 6 2.01x
Duston 6 197.37x
Fraserburgh 6 64.66x
Islington London 6 1.74x
Luddington 6 4615.38x
Piddington 6 967.74x
Wardington 6 800.00x
Bedford St Paul 5 39.56x
Bowdon 5 160.26x
Ellel 5 229.36x
Felmersham 5 833.33x
Godmanchester 5 187.27x
Lambeth 5 1.61x
Prestwich 5 47.44x
Tewkesbury 5 80.26x
Bardney 4 235.29x
Bedford St Peter 4 83.51x
Clapham 4 540.54x
Oakley 4 1111.11x
Potton 4 163.27x
Walthamstow 4 15.81x
Warkworth 4 132.89x
Wymondham 4 500.00x
Houghton Conquest 3 394.74x
Husborne Crawley 3 517.24x
Bilston 2 8.59x
Fen Stanton 2 153.85x
Huntingdon All Sts 2 408.16x
Pendleton In Salford 2 3.97x
Warwick St Mary 2 25.67x
Welford 2 238.10x
Westcote 2 869.57x
Bedford St Mary 1 21.05x
Biddenham 1 263.16x
Bloxham 1 46.30x
Bromsgrove 1 6.39x
Carlton 1 172.41x
Clophill 1 74.07x
Coventry Holy Trinity 1 3.73x
Ditton 1 243.90x
Kings Norton 1 2.40x
Lavendon 1 103.09x
Neithrop 1 13.53x
Pebworth 1 119.05x
Shoreditch London 1 0.65x
St Anne Soho London 1 4.92x
St Ives 1 27.25x
St Pancras London 1 0.35x
Stayley 1 11.14x
Steppingley 1 263.16x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.78x
Stretford 1 4.30x
Tetbury 1 25.25x
Uffington 1 178.57x
Wellingborough 1 5.94x
Winnington 1 114.94x
Worcester St Nicholas 1 45.45x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Elizabeth 22
Mary 22
Sarah 16
Emma 11
Annie 8
Ann 6
Emily 5
Catherine 4
Ellen 4
Hannah 4
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Fanny 3
Martha 3
Ada 2
Bertha 2
Grace 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Letitia 2
Lucy 2
Lydia 2
Margaret 2
Rebecca 2
Selina 2
Sophia 2
Amelia 1
Anne 1
Bessie 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Charlotte 1
Elizth. 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Hagar 1
Harriett 1
Harriette 1
Hethpzibah 1
Josephine 1
Lillian 1
Lillie 1
Lilly 1
Liner 1
Lizzie 1
Loney 1
Louisa 1
Lousia 1
Mabel 1
Zilpha 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 19
John 18
James 16
Charles 13
George 12
Harry 9
Joseph 7
Thomas 7
Samuel 6
Abraham 5
Alfred 5
Frederick 4
Arthur 3
David 3
Ernest 3
Henry 3
Walter 3
Chas. 2
Edward 2
Fredrick 2
Herbert 2
Isaac 2
Jesse 2
Leonard 2
Reuben 2
Robert 2
Albert 1
Berty 1
Chas.Wm. 1
Congreve 1
Cumberland 1
D. 1
Earnest 1
Ephraim 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Frederic 1
Fredk.Geo. 1
Geo. 1
Jabaz 1
Jethro 1
Joel 1
Lemuel 1
Norman 1
Richard 1
Roger 1
Tanjore 1
Thos. 1
Willm.Hy. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Tysoe surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tysoe surname in 1881?

In 1881, 365 people were recorded with the Tysoe surname. That placed it at #8,506 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tysoe surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 498 in 2016. That gives Tysoe a modern rank of #10,010.

What does the Tysoe map show?

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