Top surnames from the 1881 census in Little Maplestead, Essex

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 262 people called DIXEY in Little Maplestead 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 4347.8261 in Little Maplestead means that 4347.8261% of the people in Little Maplestead on census day were called DIXEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DIXEY 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 DIXEY 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 DIXEY 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 DIXEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.26 in Little Maplestead means that you are 0.26 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DIXEY in Little Maplestead than you would be in the whole of the UK.