Top surnames from the 1881 census in Whitchurch Broughall, Shropshire

Whitchurch Broughall is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Shropshire

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
CHESHIRE93.6000466.32
EDWARDS93.600012.92
MORRIS83.200014.38
GRIFFITH83.200098.28
STREET72.8000119.86
BEDDOW72.80001,029.41
DAVIS62.400010.92
PURCELL62.4000344.83
WILLIAMS62.40003.34
YOUNG52.00009.31
WEAVER52.000076.92
ARROWSMITH52.0000257.73
DAWSON52.000018.14
PEAKE52.0000207.47
ASHLEY41.600095.69
DOWNING41.600091.95
HOPKINS41.600026.58
BARBOUR41.6000291.97
FOX41.600017.23
CREWE41.6000615.38
EVANSON41.60001,379.31
THOMPSON31.20004.01
STOCKLEY31.2000277.78
JONES31.20001.06
FRASER31.200013.48
FAULKNER31.200044.31
EATON31.200042.86
GRIFFITHS31.20007.33
ARNOLD31.200022.26
WELSH31.200030.30
DYKES31.2000174.42
FISH20.800042.92
BEARDMORE20.8000173.91
GREEN20.80002.84
WALLEY20.8000169.49
DICKENSON20.800052.77
TURNER20.80002.87
REAY20.800092.17
OLIVER10.40005.61
GIBBONS10.400012.44
ADEY10.4000125.00
BRADBURY10.400013.85
HENSHALL10.400082.64
PARKER10.40002.10
DAY10.40004.25
MOUNTFORD10.400045.05
TAYLOR10.40000.63
DARLINGTON10.400058.82
MATHEWS10.400010.83
SANDFORD10.400056.18

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
EVANSON0.252501379.3103
BEDDOW0.252501029.4118
CREWE0.25250615.3846
CHESHIRE0.25250466.3212
PURCELL0.25250344.8276
BARBOUR0.25250291.9708
STOCKLEY0.25250277.7778
ARROWSMITH0.25250257.7320
PEAKE0.25250207.4689
DYKES0.25250174.4186
BEARDMORE0.25250173.9130
WALLEY0.25250169.4915
BROMFIELD0.25250169.4915
ADEY0.25250125.0000
STREET0.25250119.8630
GRIFFITH0.2525098.2801
ASHLEY0.2525095.6938
REAY0.2525092.1659
DOWNING0.2525091.9540
HENSHALL0.2525082.6446
WEAVER0.2525076.9231
MOTTRAM0.2525074.0741
DARLINGTON0.2525058.8235
SANDFORD0.2525056.1798
DICKENSON0.2525052.7704
MOUNTFORD0.2525045.0450
FAULKNER0.2525044.3131
FISH0.2525042.9185
EATON0.2525042.8571
WELSH0.2525030.3030
HINTON0.2525029.7619
HOPKINS0.2525026.5781
WALTER0.2525026.1097
ARNOLD0.2525022.2552
DAWSON0.2525018.1422
FOX0.2525017.2340
MORRIS0.2525014.3756
BRADBURY0.2525013.8504
FRASER0.2525013.4831
EDWARDS0.2525012.9180
GIBBONS0.2525012.4378
DAVIS0.2525010.9210
MATHEWS0.2525010.8342
CARTWRIGHT0.2525010.4932
YOUNG0.252509.3093
BOLTON0.252509.2937
GRIFFITHS0.252507.3332
DEAN0.252505.7637
OLIVER0.252505.6085
DAY0.252504.2481

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 250 people called EVANSON in Whitchurch Broughall 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 1379.3103 in Whitchurch Broughall means that 1379.3103% of the people in Whitchurch Broughall on census day were called EVANSON.

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

All the surnames recorded in Whitchurch Broughall in 1881

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

ARNOLD (3)  ARROWSMITH (5)  ASHLEY (4)  BARBOUR (4)  BEARDMORE (2)  BEDDOW (7)  BEESTON (2)  BOLTON (1)  BOYLING (2)  BRADBURY (1)  BRAYN (9)  BROMFIELD (1)  CARTWRIGHT (1)  CHESHIRE (9)  CREWE (4)  CULLAN (1)  DARLINGTON (1)  DAVIS (6)  DAWSON (5)  DAY (1)  DEAN (1)  DYKES (3)  DICKENSON (2)  DOWNING (4)  EATON (3)  ADEY (1)  EDWARDS (9)  EVANSON (4)  FAULKNER (3)  FISH (2)  FOX (4)  FRASER (3)  GIBBONS (1)  GRAHAM (1)  GREEN (2)  GRIFFITH (8)  GRIFFITHS (3)  GRINDLEY (1)  HOLLOWOOD (2)  HASSALL (3)  HENSHALL (1)  HINTON (1)  HOCKENHALL (4)  HOPKINS (4)  JONES (3)  JOINSON (5)  CURTON (1)  LEE (1)  LODMORE (2)  MATHEWS (1)  MORRIS (8)  MOTHRAM (3)  MOTTRAM (1)  MOUNTFORD (1)  OLIVER (1)  OWEN (1)  PARKER (1)  PEAKE (5)  PENK (1)  PENNILL (5)  POVAH (2)  POVER (1)  POWELL (1)  PROBIN (6)  PROVIN (2)  PURCELL (6)  REAY (2)  SANDFORD (1)  STOCKLEY (3)  STREET (7)  TAYLOR (1)  THOMPSON (3)  TRELFA (2)  TUMNER (5)  TURNER (2)  VENABLES (3)  WALLEY (2)  WALTER (1)  WATSON (1)  WEAVER (5)  WELSH (3)  WITON (1)  WILLIAMS (6)  YOUNG (5) 

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