Top surnames from the 1881 census in Stanstead St Margaret, Hertfordshire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 97 people called DITTON in Stanstead St Margaret 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 15000.0000 in Stanstead St Margaret means that 15000.0000% of the people in Stanstead St Margaret on census day were called DITTON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DITTON 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 DITTON 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 DITTON 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 DITTON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.10 in Stanstead St Margaret means that you are 0.10 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DITTON in Stanstead St Margaret than you would be in the whole of the UK.