Top surnames from the 1881 census in Stourmouth, Kent

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 321 people called DOWKER in Stourmouth 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 11111.1111 in Stourmouth means that 11111.1111% of the people in Stourmouth on census day were called DOWKER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DOWKER 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 DOWKER 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 DOWKER 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 DOWKER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.32 in Stourmouth means that you are 0.32 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DOWKER in Stourmouth than you would be in the whole of the UK.