Top surnames from the 1881 census in Gussage All Sts, Dorset

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 418 people called GOSSLING in Gussage All Sts 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 2307.6923 in Gussage All Sts means that 2307.6923% of the people in Gussage All Sts on census day were called GOSSLING.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GOSSLING 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 GOSSLING 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 GOSSLING 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 GOSSLING here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.42 in Gussage All Sts means that you are 0.42 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GOSSLING in Gussage All Sts than you would be in the whole of the UK.