Top surnames from the 1881 census in North Barrow, Somerset

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 118 people called FARTHING in North Barrow 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 2741.9355 in North Barrow means that 2741.9355% of the people in North Barrow on census day were called FARTHING.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FARTHING 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 FARTHING 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 FARTHING 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 FARTHING here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.12 in North Barrow means that you are 0.12 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FARTHING in North Barrow than you would be in the whole of the UK.