Top surnames from the 1881 census in Publow, Somerset

Publow is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Somerset

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
GILL315.783681.73
FLOWER315.7836591.60
PRICE305.597031.98
HAZELL295.4104695.44
THOMPSON244.477614.95
COLES224.1045117.84
CLARK193.544811.79
BRYANT162.985169.87
BAKER152.798512.77
COBB142.6119183.73
HANNEY132.42541,511.63
LIGHT122.2388242.42
HARRIS112.05228.08
CLEMENT112.0522203.70
DAVIS112.05229.34
DUCKETT101.8657292.40
PENNY101.8657104.82
SAGE91.6791189.08
PARSONS91.679122.10
BABER81.4925727.27
PARKER81.49257.85
HODGES81.492550.89
BATTEN81.4925161.62
WINTER81.492542.08
BELLAMY71.306089.63
PERRY61.119415.22
BARNES61.11949.30
PHILLIPS61.11946.26
FRY61.119434.94
BATT61.1194165.29
PIKE50.932832.09
BOWYER40.746368.49
HALL40.74632.54
HIGGINS40.746314.76
COOK30.55972.82
MAYNE30.559794.64
HODDER30.5597114.50
MAPSTONE30.5597714.29
WHITING30.559729.07
DRURY30.559735.25
HOLBROOK30.559777.72
GARRARD30.5597133.93
STEPHENS20.37316.72
COUSINS20.373120.75
THOMAS20.37310.90
DAVIES20.37310.73
HUDSON20.37314.56
BUTLER20.37313.83
GAUNTLETT20.3731200.00
NORRIS20.37318.69

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HANNEY0.545361511.6279
BABER0.54536727.2727
MAPSTONE0.54536714.2857
HAZELL0.54536695.4436
FLOWER0.54536591.6031
ROSEWELL0.54536540.5405
DUCKETT0.54536292.3977
LIGHT0.54536242.4242
COOKMAN0.54536232.5581
CLEMENT0.54536203.7037
GAUNTLETT0.54536200.0000
SAGE0.54536189.0756
COBB0.54536183.7270
BATT0.54536165.2893
BATTEN0.54536161.6162
GARRARD0.54536133.9286
EDGELL0.54536119.0476
COLES0.54536117.8361
HODDER0.54536114.5038
PENNY0.54536104.8218
MAYNE0.5453694.6372
BELLAMY0.5453689.6287
GILL0.5453681.7295
HOLBROOK0.5453677.7202
BRYANT0.5453669.8690
BOWYER0.5453668.4932
BEACHAM0.5453666.6667
KEMPTON0.5453664.9351
PUGSLEY0.5453660.6061
COPP0.5453658.4795
DYMOND0.5453653.1915
GUNNING0.5453651.0204
HODGES0.5453650.8906
FELTHAM0.5453642.3729
WINTER0.5453642.0831
DRURY0.5453635.2526
FRY0.5453634.9447
CHARD0.5453633.0033
PIKE0.5453632.0924
PRICE0.5453631.9829
WHITING0.5453629.0698
TARRANT0.5453626.4550
PARSONS0.5453622.1022
GARLICK0.5453621.1864
COUSINS0.5453620.7469
WILTON0.5453619.3798
MEREDITH0.5453618.4672
PERRY0.5453615.2207
THOMPSON0.5453614.9468
RICH0.5453614.8810

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 536 people called HANNEY in Publow 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 1511.6279 in Publow means that 1511.6279% of the people in Publow on census day were called HANNEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HANNEY 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 HANNEY 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 HANNEY 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 HANNEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.54 in Publow means that you are 0.54 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HANNEY in Publow than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Publow in 1881

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

BABER (8)  BAKER (15)  BARNES (6)  BATT (6)  BATTEN (8)  BEACHAM (1)  BELLAMY (7)  BERGERE (1)  BARRY (1)  BLANNING (4)  BOWYER (4)  BRYANT (16)  BUTLER (2)  CARR (1)  CHARD (1)  CLARK (19)  CLEMENT (11)  COBB (14)  COBLEY (1)  COLES (22)  COLLIER (1)  COLLINS (2)  COOK (3)  COOKMAN (1)  COPP (1)  COUSINS (2)  COX (2)  CROXSON (2)  DAVIS (11)  DAVIES (2)  DRURY (3)  DUCKETT (10)  DYMOND (1)  EDGELL (1)  FELTHAM (1)  FLOWER (31)  FRY (6)  GARLICK (1)  GAUNTLETT (2)  GARRARD (3)  GILL (31)  GRANT (1)  GRAY (1)  GREENSLADE (1)  GUNNING (1)  HALL (4)  HALLARD (2)  HANNEY (13)  HARRIS (11)  HAZELL (29)  HAWKINS (2)  HIGGINS (4)  HODDER (3)  HODGES (8)  HOLBROOK (3)  HUDSON (2)  JONES (1)  KEMPTON (1)  KING (1)  LIGHT (12)  LOUN (1)  MAYNE (3)  MAPSTONE (3)  MEREDITH (2)  MILES (1)  MOON (1)  NARRACOTT (4)  NEALE (1)  NORRIS (2)  PARKER (8)  PARSONS (9)  PENNY (10)  PERRY (6)  PETERS (2)  PHILLIPS (6)  PIKE (5)  POINTING (3)  PRICE (30)  PRIEST (1)  PUGSLEY (1)  REED (1)  RICH (1)  ROSEWELL (2)  SAGE (9)  STEPHENS (2)  TARRANT (1)  THOMAS (2)  THOMPSON (24)  WHITING (3)  WILTON (1)  WINDMILL (7)  WINSTONE (1)  WINTER (8)  WOOKEY (10) 

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