Top surnames from the 1881 census in Hownam, Roxburghshire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 263 people called MABEN in Hownam 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 5833.3333 in Hownam means that 5833.3333% of the people in Hownam on census day were called MABEN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MABEN 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 MABEN 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 MABEN 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 MABEN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.26 in Hownam means that you are 0.26 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MABEN in Hownam than you would be in the whole of the UK.