Top surnames from the 1881 census in Upton, Lincolnshire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 238 people called LINEGAR in Upton 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 8333.3333 in Upton means that 8333.3333% of the people in Upton on census day were called LINEGAR.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LINEGAR 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 LINEGAR 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 LINEGAR 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 LINEGAR here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.24 in Upton means that you are 0.24 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LINEGAR in Upton than you would be in the whole of the UK.