Top surnames from the 1881 census in Hampshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SMITH8,4491.41101.00
WHITE4,7160.78762.45
BROWN3,7770.63080.96
TAYLOR3,1000.51770.81
COOPER2,7940.46661.92
JONES2,5300.42250.37
WILLIAMS2,4770.41370.58
KNIGHT2,3990.40063.25
BAKER2,3190.38731.77
YOUNG2,2560.37681.75
KING2,1930.36621.68
HARRIS1,9940.33301.31
MARTIN1,9360.32331.31
COOK1,9040.31801.60
HALL1,8960.31661.08
GREEN1,8150.30311.08
DAVIS1,7650.29481.34
CLARK1,7250.28810.96
PHILLIPS1,6400.27391.53
BARNES1,6360.27322.27
ROGERS1,6300.27222.10
CARTER1,5970.26671.59
ALLEN1,5940.26621.41
SAUNDERS1,5640.26122.85
HUNT1,5630.26101.97
COLLINS1,5270.25501.78
ADAMS1,4750.24631.67
BAILEY1,4700.24551.63
ANDREWS1,4460.24152.52
MILLER1,4450.24131.35
COX1,4380.24011.58
PEARCE1,4380.24012.61
NEWMAN1,3920.23253.13
BLAKE1,3870.23164.78
WHEELER1,3790.23033.81
WEBB1,3660.22811.68
RUSSELL1,3460.22481.84
COLE1,3400.22382.46
JAMES1,3300.22211.13
HILL1,3290.22190.87
MILLS1,2790.21361.65
HARDING1,2790.21362.95
BENNETT1,2640.21111.28
MOORE1,2290.20521.03
THOMAS1,2110.20220.49
TURNER1,1970.19990.72
FORD1,1540.19271.98
MORRIS1,1440.19100.86
JOHNSON1,1250.18790.56
BARTLETT1,1250.18794.29

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WOODMORE38.91630.0105
TIER38.91910.0152
KNOWLTON38.371910.0319
LALE37.28790.0132
SPANNER36.231550.0259
CHIVERTON35.793950.0660
DUNNINGS34.44840.0140
BRADING32.282220.0371
WHITCHER32.212280.0381
KITCHER31.631840.0307
LININGTON29.51820.0137
TOLFREE29.221250.0209
SCOVELL28.712560.0428
URRY28.583000.0501
TROKE28.522070.0346
DIMMICK28.241660.0277
FREEMANTLE28.153940.0658
CHEATER27.831280.0214
GATRELL27.321180.0197
PRIMMER27.091170.0195
HOLDAWAY26.582950.0493
CHEVERTON26.401520.0254
RICKMAN25.903050.0509
RACKETT25.84780.0130
MEW25.683260.0544
PARDEY25.01550.0092
HAYLES25.013820.0638
CROPP24.41820.0137
LEAL24.131230.0205
WITCHER23.711000.0167
DOWNER23.445390.0900
STARKS23.161190.0199
SEVIER23.02580.0097
BRAN23.02870.0145
STAY22.82730.0122
KNELLER22.481420.0237
MARTELL22.231360.0227
OUTEN22.15620.0104
GAMBLIN21.661680.0281
PINNICK21.61890.0149
DIMES21.18580.0097
SNELLGROVE21.14930.0155
BUCKETT20.992480.0414
RAMPTON20.781450.0242
PRIVETT20.631910.0319
LITTLEFIELD19.981670.0279
FIGGINS19.491060.0177
ASLETT19.401730.0289
KILL19.39690.0115
SHUTLER19.26670.0112

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 63 people called WOODMORE in Hampshire 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 0.0105 in Hampshire means that 0.0105% of the people in Hampshire on census day were called WOODMORE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WOODMORE 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 WOODMORE 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 WOODMORE 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 WOODMORE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 38.91 in Hampshire means that you are 38.91 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WOODMORE in Hampshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Hampshire comprises 352 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Abbotts Ann 675 HIXON SUSS
Aldershot 20059 SMITH KIMBER
Alton 4513 KNIGHT EMO
Alverstoke 21674 SMITH CAINS
Amport 679 COSTER EANES
Andover 5657 SMITH PEOPLE
Andwell 45 WHITE DUCKETT
Appleshaw 265 DAVIS RUTT
Arreton 1920 BARTON COFFEN
Ashe 198 BAGGS PORTAL
Ashley 135 BROWN TAUNTON
Ashmansworth 212 SCULL SCULL
Avington 204 MOULD LOUCH
Barton Stacey 555 CARTER MICHELE
Basing 1119 SMITH FALKER
Basingstoke 6887 SMITH SENN
Baughurst 487 SMITH GUNDRY
Beaulieu 931 GREGORY BIEL
Beauworth 130 GOODALL BRIAR
Bedhampton 709 HARNETT VOYLES
Bentley 704 KNIGHT VICKREY
Bentworth 559 GODDARD PARRACK
Bighton 229 LANGRIDGE SHADWELL
Binsted 2283 COLLINS HIMMONS
Bishops Sutton 429 NEWMAN BOSE
Bishops Waltham 2494 BLACKMAN CURVEY
Bishopstoke 1537 MAY PRIMMER
Blendworth 298 PENN BORROW
Boarhunt 288 CROOK TULLER
Boldre 2145 GREGORY ROUTT
Bonchurch 675 JOLLIFFE ALES
Bossington 33 TUBB TUBB
Botley 1078 CHALK PERU
Brading 7958 SMITH SCOVEL
Bradley 75 ALEXANDER SNUGGS
Bramdean 262 RANSOM CHACE
Bramley 449 HAM STANIFORD
Bramshaw 759 HATCH TRUELL
Bramshill 138 DENTON ACRE
Bramshott 1477 BUDD KINGSHOTT
Breamore 566 WITT EDSALL
Brixton 494 DOWNER PULLEM
Brockenhurst 1035 YOUNG SAMBER
Brook 195 COOK BORLACE
Broomy 127 GULLIVER HIVES
Broughton 904 COOPER PEELER
Brown Candover 266 SMITH WIDGER
Buckholt 48 WILLMORE PIZER
Bullington 157 PERRY PERCE
Burghclere 761 SMITH PORTAL
Buriton 1153 COOK FLIPP
Burley 635 BROMFIELD FUGETT
Bursledon 650 SPENCER KLUMPP
Calbourne 642 HEAL SCOVEL
Carisbrooke 8313 SMITH BOLLINGER
Catherington 1322 EDNEY FARO
Chale 681 CHIVERTON CHIVERTON
Chalton 208 WELLS KINGSHOTT
Chawton 473 ANDREWS CLINKER
Cheriton 613 MARSH KLUSMAN
Chilbolton 343 TILBURY BESSENT
Chilcomb 307 ELKINS HOLDAWAY
Chilton Candover 151 BURGESS MYRTLE
Chilworth 227 SMITH CUMPTON
Christchurch 12984 BARNES TROKE
Church Oakley 297 OLIVER DAMRELL
Clanfield 279 HOBBS GILLMORE
Cliddesden 334 ALEXANDER HECKMAN
Coldrey 17 WEBB LANEY
Colemore 100 PINK NELLER
Combe 134 POWELL LOVELOCK
Compton 277 MUNDY BOWSHER
Corhampton 200 SINGLETON NUTLEY
Cove 785 YEOMANS YEOMANS
Crawley 455 BROWN LONGS
Crondall 3216 STEVENS LIMING
Crown Farm 6 GAYER MACEY
Crux Easton 56 COMMINS COMMINS
Deane 146 HALL KERCHER
Denny Lodge 292 MUSSELWHITE RENARD
Dibden 505 CURTIS CLASBY
Dockenfield 209 GARDNER LINEGAR
Dogmersfield 293 POULTER MILAN
Droxford 2285 KNIGHT TIER
Dummer 390 BAILEY NICHOLASON
Dunwood 9 MOODY MOODY
Durley 476 HOUGHTON CROSWELL
East Dean 179 LANGRIDGE JERRETT
East Meon 1563 BLACKMAN KILLE
East Stratton 340 HALL RUFFEL
East Tisted 188 SIMPSON BOULEY
East Tytherley 378 ARTHUR RUDDLE
East Wellow 319 MOODY COTTMAN
East Woodhay 1529 SMITH KRAMPE
East Worldham 265 BONE ALBURY
Easton 485 TILBURY SOPHER
Eastrop 141 BROOKES COLIER
Eling 6065 BROOMFIELD DAE
Ellingham 284 WITT LOVING
Ellisfield 254 CROKER BOMAN
Elvetham 469 BROWN MAINARD
Empshott 164 GARDNER COBDEN
Eversley 688 SPENCER HOFER
Ewhurst 34 KELLEY RIDEOUT
Exbury 346 BUBB GRIT
Exton 287 WEEKS HETT
Faccombe 221 ISLES ISLES
Fareham 7196 SMITH TALFORD
Farleigh Wallop 106 CLEAVES CLEAVES
Farley Chamberlayne 157 WOODHAM WINGHAM
Farlington 1223 WHITE LEMM
Farnborough 6289 SMITH BURLE
Farringdon 585 BEAGLEY BEAGLEY
Fawley 1899 BAKER GRETT
Fordingbridge 3256 WITT CHAFIN
Foxcott 54 WHITLOCK WAIGHT
Freefolk Manor 143 ALEXANDER RAMPTON
Frenchmoor 36 MUSSELWHITE MUSSELWHITE
Freshwater 2736 SMITH DOWTY
Froxfield 691 UNDERWOOD DURMAN
Froyle 764 KNIGHT HADDICK
Fyfield 186 NEWMAN JACOCKS
Gatcombe 228 HOLDEN RANER
Godsfield 15 JEFFREY WESTBROOK
Godshill 1382 REYNOLDS SPAW
Goodworth Clatford 502 CARTER JANAS
Grately 256 SIBLEY HUXFORD
Great Salterns 33 STAFFORD WYNDHAM
Greatham 285 KEMP MELLS
Greywell 306 GRIGG LEONHARDT
Hale 149 HARRISON BEAUCHAMP
Hamble Le Rice 416 LIGHT DISTANCE
Hambledon 2020 TEE PARVIN
Hannington 281 BAGGS WYTHE
Harbridge 372 THOMAS SHUTLER
Hartley Mauditt 99 COOPER ALBURY
Hartley Westpall 236 SUMNER HARKLEY
Hartley Wintney 1800 WILLIS KINCHEN
Havant 3032 CLARKE GALDON
Hawkley 302 KNOWLES PURSLEY
Hawley 1128 GODDARD YOUMANS
Headbourne Worthy 242 TAYLOR GALPIN
Headley 1628 CHANDLER COURTNAGE
Heckfield 560 BARNES GARCY
Herriard 406 ROWELL CROSSWELL
Highclere 377 COLBORN COUGH
Hinton Ampner 383 COOK WHISTLER
Holdenhurst 15706 BROWN TROKE
Holy Rood 1211 SMITH HEYD
Holybourne 591 ARNOLD MILBURY
Hordle 1042 RICKMAN CROFOOT
Houghton 433 SMITH BUNGAY
Hound 4064 SMITH GATESMAN
Hunton 69 BYE PITTER
Hursley 1389 WEBB TOMER
Hurstbourne Priors 409 BRIGHT VAINE
Hurstbourne Tarrant 837 RICHARDSON TALMAGE
Ibsley 243 THOMAS SHUTLER
Idsworth 396 WHITE SURRELL
Itchen Abbas 264 BOWER MOWELL
Itchen Stoke 282 GRAY WESTBROOKE
Itchingswell 446 TAYLOR PRATOR
Kilmiston 171 CARPENTER COOTER
Kimpton 282 HUNT RAZEY
Kings Somborne 1256 RUSSELL WICHER
Kings Worthy 445 SIMMONDS LOOK
Kingsclere 2735 SMITH BULKLEY
Kingsley 458 GROVER DRAGO
Kingston 837 MORRIS PLY
Knights Enham 163 JEROME RICKFORD
Lainston 15 MAGERS RIDOUT
Lasham 202 LANEY LANEY
Laverstoke 182 SMITH MATIN
Leckford 288 ALDERMAN ALDERMAN
Linkenholt 72 NEWPORT COLESON
Liss 1217 BRIDGER ALBERY
Litchfield 113 TAYLOR FILMORE
Little Somborne 75 BAUGH TALMAGE
Littleton 195 MILES JANUARY
Lockerley 599 MOODY CEASAR
Long Sutton 319 SILVER CABELL
Longparish 676 BALL BRAXTON
Longstock 436 BROCK YETMAN
Lymington 4401 SMITH HUDLEY
Lyndhurst 1640 WHITE SWIMS
Maplederwell 215 LANEY GARY
Martyr Worthy 249 COLEMAN WASSEL
Mattingley 509 SUMNER LUCUS
Medstead 503 BONE PITTER
Meon Stoke 474 DAVIS WESTBROOKE
Micheldever 1041 KNIGHT BRAXTON
Michelmersh 1161 NEWELL WOOLS
Milford 1749 HOBBY REASOR
Millbrook 15081 SMITH RIDGES
Milton 1489 JAMES CHEYNEY
Minstead 862 BROOMFIELD GRAYER
Monk Sherborne 475 MURRELL FRANKUM
Monxton 269 WILD HIXON
Morestead 139 MILLER MATEN
Mortimer West End 384 FORD LAMBDIN
Mottisfont 520 ROGERS BUNGAY
Mottistone 143 BARNES CAKE
Nately Scures 248 WHITE WALDREN
Neatham 91 HAWKINS LILLYWHITE
Nether Wallop 789 COOPER HENNEN
New Alresford 1552 SMITH VORE
Newchurch 1358 SMITH FALLICK
Newnham 360 MORRIS CROOMS
Newport 3248 SIMMONDS RAILEY
Newton Valence 364 BLAKE ALBURY
Newtown Nr Newbury 227 COX TUTTLE
Niton 801 COTTON URREY
North Baddesley 361 SMITH BETTRIDGE
North Charford 104 TANNER TURMAN
North Hayling 268 COLEBROOK FLY
North Stoneham 1360 KNOTT CLUTE
North Waltham 415 PHILLIS DUGAY
Northington 318 BATTEN KENISON
Northwood 8527 JONES NEWHOOK
Nursling 957 FORD EARWOOD
Nutley 129 ROSE MEACHEM
Odiham 2628 WHITE CROOMS
Old Alresford 493 MERRITT RUNDALL
Otterbourne 856 COUSINS WATTLEY
Over Wallop 543 CLARK AMORE
Overton 1433 SMITH WAYT
Ovington 148 COLE WALDREN
Owslebury 849 GUY WILLAIMS
Pamber 694 SIMPSON MAYTON
Penton Grafton 463 DAVIS PEOPLE
Penton Mewsey 286 BROWN BENDLE
Petersfield 1647 SMITH FLIPP
Popham 106 STAGG STAGG
Portchester 775 COOPER MARTELL
Portsea 117355 SMITH LITTLEFIELD
Portsmouth 13787 SMITH LEMMON
Preston Candover 414 MILLS MEACHEM
Priors Dean 165 MUNDAY ALLAM
Privett 257 AYLING AYLING
Quarley 179 HUNT COSTER
Rhinefield 40 HOUSE KEARL
Ringwood 3831 BROWN MINTEY
Rockbourne 456 WATERMAN WILCH
Romsey Extra 3561 SMITH BERNETT
Romsey Infra 2029 NEWMAN DOSWELL
Ropley 876 BUDD TOLFREE
Rotherwick 459 TRIMMER CEASAR
Rowner 192 AYLING BRIAR
Ryde 12863 TAYLOR COMDEN
Selborne 1219 BICKNELL LEMING
Shalden 204 KNIGHT CROWFORD
Shalfleet 1155 HOLBROOK GREENEN
Shanklin 1784 MATTHEWS WOODMORE
Sheet 648 HOLDER SMOKER
Sherborne St John 644 COOPER MARTIE
Sherfield English 283 MOODY HULET
Sherfield Upon Loddon 642 APPLETON CESAR
Shipton Bellinger 288 ALLEN MANUS
Shorwell 614 DOWNER CREMIN
Sidmonton 195 BOOTH PRATER
Silchester 472 SMITH LAVEY
Soberton 1101 GARDNER PINKINS
Sopley 823 BARROW MINTEY
South Charford 86 HAZARD HAZARD
South Hayling 1066 NORTH TELLMAN
South Stoneham 12989 SMITH WILT
South Tidworth 236 BLACKMAN JOLES
South Warnborough 316 STACEY GOFFE
Southampton 473 THOMAS ABELA
Southampton All Sts 10274 SMITH MEDUS
Southampton Holy Rood 603 NICHOLLS LIVING
Southampton St John 613 HAYWARD MAINER
Southampton St Lawrence 313 GULLEY FOURAKER
Southampton St Mary 37654 SMITH KNOWLTON
Southampton St Michael 1972 WHITE MOES
Southhampton St Mary Extra 650 WILLIAMS MAGEL
Southwick 665 WARE RAFFETY
Sparsholt 434 AVERY VAINE
St Bartholomew Hyde 1432 LAWRENCE COMMERFORD
St Faith Winchester 2791 SMITH JANWAY
St Helens 4353 BURDEN ALMY
St John Winchester 1258 ALLEN PEPPLER
St Lawrence 249 RUSSELL HUE
St Lawrence Winchester 244 CARTER KERCHER
St Mary Bourne 1086 GOODYEAR KIRCHER
St Mary Extra 4819 PARKER AHLGREN
St Mary Kalendar 1247 SMITH KAINES
St Maurice Winchester 2489 SMITH COBERN
St Michael Winchester 1221 BISHOP PELMAN
St Nicholas 351 TAYLOR MCGROTTY
St Peter Cheesehill 847 SHEPHERD WATCHER
St Peter Colebrook 842 SMITH KERBEL
St Swithin Winchester 159 WELLS LOCKMAN
St Thomas Winchester 4228 SMITH GARRAGHTY
Steep 600 KNIGHT PRINDALL
Steventon 288 GREEN MYRTLE
Stockbridge 873 NORTH RUSEN
Stoke Charity 117 CRATE CRATE
Stratfield Turgis 197 STACEY HOOTEN
Stratfieldsaye 573 KIRBY COWDERY
Swarraton 130 WATTS HENNEN
Sway 800 GATES HOLES
Tadley 1019 WEST CULLOM
Tangley 219 SMITH SKATES
Thorley 189 ARNOLD HOSFORD
Thruxton 321 LAWES FENNEL
Tichborne 334 SMITH ETHRIDGE
Timsbury 206 RUSSELL FABIAN
Titchfield 4513 SMITH FUGER
Tufton 118 SMITH COLEBROOK
Tunworth 112 PORTER MASHER
Twyford 1431 STRATTON HORDGE
Up Nately 117 BARRETT GARY
Upham 656 FREEMANTLE STUDWELL
Upper Clatford 740 BLAKE STARE
Upper Eldon 6 STAUNTON STAUNTON
Upton Grey 416 THOMAS COLDEN
Ventnor 5695 WHEELER LALE
Vernham Dean 598 SMITH DEWIT
Warblington 2375 NEWELL RUBICK
Warnford 387 FORD WADDING
Waterloo 246 WESTON DENCH
Weeke 1814 SMITH DOMINA
West Dean 313 TUBB TUBB
West Meon 800 CLAY POLING
West Tisted 175 BROWN CALLEN
West Tytherley 426 DAWKINS PADDICK
West Worldham 79 WHITE GOODENOUGH
Weston Patrick Weston 167 WHITE LANEY
Wherwell 541 PERRY LUTES
Whippingham 4534 BROWN WINDES
Whitchurch 1900 BARNETT WAYT
Whitsbury 184 EARNEY EARNEY
Whitwell 708 MORRIS SCOVELL
Wickham 1101 KNIGHT TORRELL
Widley 1069 ADAMS GAYMON
Wield 246 GILES WESTBROOK
Winchfield 366 HOOKER EGGER
Winnall 124 EMMETT KERCHER
Winslade 112 BAILEY GILLUM
Wolverton 184 MILES BUSSON
Wonston 695 WHEELER LANFEAR
Woodcott 74 SPACKMAN COOPPER
Woodgreen 293 TRIM EDSALL
Woodmancote 78 SAUL NELLER
Wootton 103 ALLEN CHANT
Wootton St Lawrence 996 MEARS MENGER
Worting 166 SMITH DRYE
Wymering 985 GRIFFIN BRAVE
Yarmouth 790 WARDER ALMY
Yateley 1133 BUNCH PARRENT
Yaverland 153 BRETT DUHAMEL

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