Top surnames from the 1881 census in Wortwell, Norfolk

Wortwell is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Norfolk

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
CALVER266.25001,397.85
RAYNER153.6058144.51
DOVE143.3654294.12
SHARMAN143.3654244.33
GOWER133.1250297.48
GOODWIN112.644250.18
BAKER112.644212.07
READER92.1635250.70
OSBORNE92.163545.34
ALDOUS81.9231476.19
WHITING81.923199.88
MARSHALL81.923111.46
JAMES81.92319.79
MARKWELL71.6827921.05
SKINNER71.682733.14
NUNN71.682796.02
FALLEY71.682723,333.33
COOPER71.68276.92
CHANNELL71.68272,121.21
SAMSON71.6827235.69
MILES61.442324.44
LEGGETT61.4423183.49
PALMER61.442312.24
YOUNGS61.4423377.36
PECK61.442385.35
BUTCHER61.442334.23
READ51.201918.64
SPALDING51.2019167.79
GREEN51.20194.27
DOWLING51.2019108.46
THORNDIKE40.96151,212.12
RAY40.961548.60
PATRICK40.961548.25
BARBER40.961515.97
SMITH40.96150.68
MINNS30.7212163.93
LAURANCE30.7212272.73
GREENWOOD30.72129.29
CLARKE30.72123.56
DAVIS30.72123.28
BARTRAM20.480897.09
DANIELS20.480815.30
HURREN20.4808289.86
RIVETT20.4808129.03
TAYLOR20.48080.75
PLUMB20.480859.35
HENRY20.480819.01
SWANN20.480844.05
FRYER20.480825.91
ELLIOTT20.48085.67

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FALLEY0.4241623333.3333
CHANNELL0.424162121.2121
CALVER0.424161397.8495
THORNDIKE0.424161212.1212
MARKWELL0.42416921.0526
ALDOUS0.42416476.1905
YOUNGS0.42416377.3585
GOWER0.42416297.4828
DOVE0.42416294.1176
HURREN0.42416289.8551
LAURANCE0.42416272.7273
READER0.42416250.6964
SHARMAN0.42416244.3281
SAMSON0.42416235.6902
LEGGETT0.42416183.4862
SPALDING0.42416167.7852
MINNS0.42416163.9344
RAYNER0.42416144.5087
RIVETT0.42416129.0323
DOWLING0.42416108.4599
DAINES0.42416102.0408
WHITING0.4241699.8752
BARTRAM0.4241697.0874
NUNN0.4241696.0219
PECK0.4241685.3485
PLUMB0.4241659.3472
GOODWIN0.4241650.1825
RAY0.4241648.6027
PATRICK0.4241648.2509
OSBORNE0.4241645.3401
SWANN0.4241644.0529
CATCHPOLE0.4241637.3134
BUTCHER0.4241634.2270
WARDEN0.4241633.6700
MURRELL0.4241633.6700
SKINNER0.4241633.1439
LAY0.4241632.3625
LAST0.4241630.2115
KNIGHTS0.4241627.4725
FRYER0.4241625.9067
BUNN0.4241624.6914
MILES0.4241624.4399
RICHES0.4241621.0084
HENRY0.4241619.0114
READ0.4241618.6428
BARBER0.4241615.9744
DANIELS0.4241615.3022
EDGE0.4241613.9470
PALMER0.4241612.2374
BAKER0.4241612.0680

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 416 people called FALLEY in Wortwell 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 23333.3333 in Wortwell means that 23333.3333% of the people in Wortwell on census day were called FALLEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FALLEY 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 FALLEY 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 FALLEY 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 FALLEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.42 in Wortwell means that you are 0.42 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FALLEY in Wortwell than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Wortwell in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ALDOUS (8)  BAKER (11)  BARBER (4)  BARTRAM (2)  BORRETT (7)  BROWN (1)  BUNN (1)  BUTCHER (6)  CALVER (26)  CATCHPOLE (1)  CHANNELL (7)  CHENERY (4)  CLARKE (3)  CLUTTERHAM (1)  COLLS (12)  COLE (1)  COOPER (7)  CORBYN (1)  DANIELS (2)  DAVIS (3)  DAINES (1)  DOVE (14)  DOWLING (5)  EDGE (1)  EDWARDS (1)  ELLIOTT (2)  FAIRHEAD (1)  FALLEY (7)  FRANCIS (1)  FRESTONE (5)  FRESTON (1)  FRYER (2)  FIRMAGE (1)  GOULDER (3)  GOODWIN (11)  JORDAN (1)  GOULDSON (1)  GOWER (13)  GREEN (5)  GREENWOOD (3)  GUYATT (1)  HARPER (1)  HENRY (2)  HURREN (2)  JAMES (8)  KEABLE (9)  KENT (1)  KNIGHTS (1)  LAST (1)  LAURANCE (3)  LAY (1)  LEFTLEY (1)  LEGGETT (6)  LEVERITT (2)  MARGERY (7)  MARJORAM (1)  MARKWELL (7)  MARSHALL (8)  MILES (6)  MINNS (3)  MURRELL (1)  NUNN (7)  OLLEY (1)  OSBORNE (9)  PALMER (6)  PATRICK (4)  PECK (6)  PLUMB (2)  PUNCHARD (1)  RAY (4)  RAYNER (15)  READER (9)  READ (5)  RICHES (1)  RIVETT (2)  RUMSBY (2)  SAMSON (7)  SCOTCHMAN (3)  SHARMAN (14)  SKINNER (7)  SMITH (4)  SPALDING (5)  STEVENS (1)  STRUTT (4)  SWANN (2)  TAYLOR (2)  THORNDIKE (4)  VALIANT (4)  VYSE (5)  WALKER (1)  WARD (1)  WARDEN (1)  WHITEAR (1)  WHITING (8)  WILSON (1)  WOODS (2)  YOUNGS (6) 

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