Top surnames from the 1881 census in Borwick, Lancashire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 253 people called BYRAM in Borwick 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 3888.8889 in Borwick means that 3888.8889% of the people in Borwick on census day were called BYRAM.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BYRAM 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 BYRAM 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 BYRAM 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 BYRAM here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.25 in Borwick means that you are 0.25 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BYRAM in Borwick than you would be in the whole of the UK.