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UK surname

Tytherleigh

In the 1881 census there were 123 people recorded with the Tytherleigh surname, ranking it #17,506 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 157, ranked #23,006, down from #17,506 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Crewkerne, Wayford and St Luke. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Woking, Stroud and Rother.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tytherleigh is 176 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 27.6%.

1881 census count

123

Ranked #17,506

Modern count

157

2016, ranked #23,006

Peak year

1891

176 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tytherleigh had 123 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,506 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 157 in 2016, ranked #23,006.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 176 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Tytherleigh surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Tytherleigh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tytherleigh 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 79 #19,712
1861 historical 90 #22,312
1881 historical 123 #17,506
1891 historical 176 #16,404
1901 historical 163 #17,205
1911 historical 168 #16,620
1997 modern 155 #20,684
1998 modern 155 #21,227
1999 modern 152 #21,636
2000 modern 146 #22,170
2001 modern 146 #21,857
2002 modern 154 #21,531
2003 modern 152 #21,486
2004 modern 156 #21,261
2005 modern 165 #20,468
2006 modern 158 #21,229
2007 modern 152 #22,022
2008 modern 163 #21,238
2009 modern 166 #21,469
2010 modern 159 #22,577
2011 modern 163 #21,983
2012 modern 163 #21,989
2013 modern 162 #22,433
2014 modern 165 #22,356
2015 modern 162 #22,509
2016 modern 157 #23,006

Geography

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Where Tytherleighs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Crewkerne, Wayford, St Luke, Axminster, Thorncombe, Uplyme and Staple Fitzpaine, Bickenhall, Curland,Hatch Beauchamp, Isle Abbots, Isle Brewers, Bredon, Puckington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Woking, Stroud, Rother and Flintshire. 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 Crewkerne, Wayford Somerset
3 St Luke London (Central Districts)
4 Axminster, Thorncombe, Uplyme Devon
5 Staple Fitzpaine, Bickenhall, Curland,Hatch Beauchamp, Isle Abbots, Isle Brewers, Bredon, Puckington Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Woking 011 Woking
2 Stroud 014 Stroud
3 Rother 005 Rother
4 Stroud 012 Stroud
5 Flintshire 020 Flintshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tytherleigh

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tytherleigh

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

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Tytherleigh surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Tytherleigh household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

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

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Tytherleigh is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. 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 predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tytherleigh 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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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Tytherleigh falls in decile 9 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

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

1881 census detail

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Tytherleigh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tytherleigh 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 30 Tytherleighs recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.05x.

County Total Index
Somerset 30 15.05x
Middlesex 27 2.18x
Devon 12 4.65x
Hampshire 10 3.94x
Surrey 10 1.66x
Wiltshire 10 9.13x
Kent 7 1.66x
Dorset 6 7.38x
Gloucestershire 5 2.06x
Channel Islands 4 10.90x
Cornwall 2 1.43x
Essex 1 0.41x
Oxfordshire 1 1.31x
Staffordshire 1 0.24x
Warwickshire 1 0.32x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Crewkerne in Somerset leads with 16 Tytherleighs recorded in 1881 and an index of 754.72x.

Place Total Index
Crewkerne 16 754.72x
St Luke London 13 65.43x
Axminster 10 826.45x
Deptford St Paul 7 21.47x
Wimbledon 7 103.24x
Chisledon 6 1200.00x
Ryme Instrinsica 6 6666.67x
Westminster St 6 131.29x
Broadway 4 2105.26x
Chard 4 165.29x
Christchurch 4 72.60x
Kempsford 4 1142.86x
Purton 4 412.37x
St Helier 4 33.47x
St Pancras London 4 4.01x
Bickenhall 3 3750.00x
Arreton 2 246.91x
Burnham 2 131.58x
Clapham 2 12.91x
Southampton St Mary 2 12.52x
St Ives 2 72.99x
Amblecote 1 84.03x
Clerkenwell London 1 3.42x
Colyton 1 101.01x
Edgbaston 1 10.32x
Eversley 1 344.83x
Fawley 1 123.46x
Hackney London 1 1.44x
Holywell 1 277.78x
Lechlade 1 200.00x
Plymouth St Andrew 1 5.04x
St George Hanover 1 6.18x
Stoke 1 35.09x
Stoke Newington London 1 10.36x
Walcot 1 9.42x
Woodford 1 36.10x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 6
William 6
Charles 5
Frederick 4
Walter 4
George 3
Thos. 3
Alfred 2
Edward 2
Edwin 2
Herbert 2
Robert 2
Thomas 2
Arthur 1
Athur 1
Clayton 1
Edgar 1
Ernest 1
Henry 1
Jacob 1
James 1
Percy 1
Richard 1
Sydney 1
T.A.E. 1
W.C. 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Tytherleigh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tytherleigh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 123 people were recorded with the Tytherleigh surname. That placed it at #17,506 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tytherleigh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 157 in 2016. That gives Tytherleigh a modern rank of #23,006.

What does the Tytherleigh map show?

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