Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cardiganshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
JONES13,89219.494317.21
DAVIES10,86015.239529.96
EVANS8,22911.547526.43
THOMAS3,7055.199112.60
WILLIAMS3,4944.90306.83
JENKINS2,2263.123726.51
JAMES2,1473.012815.34
LEWIS2,0872.928611.14
EDWARDS1,7292.42638.71
REES1,5612.190525.18
HUGHES1,4081.97587.05
MORGANS1,3911.952090.45
GRIFFITHS1,3381.877611.47
LLOYD1,2661.776515.21
MORGAN1,1471.60968.09
RICHARDS1,0691.50019.93
MORRIS6550.91914.13
OWENS6160.864417.41
ROBERTS4830.67781.80
OWEN4280.60065.06
PARRY4270.59927.87
PHILLIPS4000.56133.14
ROWLANDS3850.540321.69
PUGH2920.409810.72
DANIEL2370.332615.05
HOWELLS2110.296111.60
GEORGE1990.27934.76
PRICE1970.27641.58
BOWEN1960.27506.65
ELLIS1840.25821.78
MASON1750.24561.83
HUMPHREYS1670.23436.66
OLIVER1610.22593.17
POWELL1610.22591.81
HERBERT1600.22456.01
WATKINS1380.19373.20
ISAAC1200.168413.43
HARRIES1120.15728.35
STEPHENS1100.15442.78
BENJAMIN1070.150228.62
VAUGHAN1050.14734.32
HOPKINS1050.14732.45
RODERICK1000.140340.14
FELIX930.1305154.49
SAMUEL810.11379.52
ELIAS760.106632.89
MATHIAS760.106617.56
PIERCE740.10387.07
RICHARD740.103812.04
WALTERS670.09401.97

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FELIX154.49930.1305
MORGANS90.451,3911.9520
ENOCH71.82610.0856
RODERICK40.141000.1403
ELIAS32.89760.1066
DAVIES29.9610,86015.2395
BENJAMIN28.621070.1502
JENKINS26.512,2263.1237
EVANS26.438,22911.5475
REES25.181,5612.1905
ROWLANDS21.693850.5403
MATHIAS17.56760.1066
OWENS17.416160.8644
JONES17.2113,89219.4943
JAMES15.342,1473.0128
LLOYD15.211,2661.7765
DANIEL15.052370.3326
ISAAC13.431200.1684
THOMAS12.603,7055.1991
RICHARD12.04740.1038
JACOB11.90660.0926
HOWELLS11.602110.2961
GRIFFITHS11.471,3381.8776
LEWIS11.142,0872.9286
PUGH10.722920.4098
JOSEPH10.56610.0856
RICHARDS9.931,0691.5001
SAMUEL9.52810.1137
BONNER9.10570.0800
EDWARDS8.711,7292.4263
HARRIES8.351120.1572
MORGAN8.091,1471.6096
PARRY7.874270.5992
PIERCE7.07740.1038
HUGHES7.051,4081.9758
WILLIAMS6.833,4944.9030
HUMPHREYS6.661670.2343
BOWEN6.651960.2750
HERBERT6.011600.2245
OWEN5.064280.6006
GEORGE4.761990.2793
VAUGHAN4.321050.1473
MORRIS4.136550.9191
CHARLES3.80560.0786
WATKINS3.201380.1937
OLIVER3.171610.2259
PHILLIPS3.144000.5613
STEPHENS2.781100.1544
ROWLAND2.62530.0744
HOPKINS2.451050.1473

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 93 people called FELIX in Cardiganshire at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 0.1305 in Cardiganshire means that 0.1305% of the people in Cardiganshire on census day were called FELIX.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FELIX in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called FELIX as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called FELIX here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called FELIX here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 154.49 in Cardiganshire means that you are 154.49 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FELIX in Cardiganshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

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