Top surnames from the 1881 census in Walton, Somerset

Walton 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
PERRY315.772878.50
CROSSMAN254.65551,412.43
MOORE224.096820.49
CHICK203.7244677.97
FRAMPTON203.7244472.81
BIRD183.352043.87
PADFIELD152.79331,063.83
WEBB142.607119.23
SOMERS132.4209714.29
LOCKYER132.4209316.30
PITMAN122.2346244.90
TAYLOR112.04843.20
BOBBITT101.862212,500.00
BOWN91.6760303.03
RICHARDS91.676011.10
RUSSELL81.489812.20
ENGLAND71.303563.29
DAVIS71.30355.93
BURT71.303554.90
HOWE71.303533.19
CAREY71.303569.10
GOULD61.117330.91
HOPKINS61.117318.55
HYDE61.117336.32
EDMUNDS61.117385.71
BARNES50.93117.74
WHITE50.93112.90
BARTHOLOMEW50.9311114.94
HOCKEY50.9311304.88
PORTER50.931112.41
PENNY50.931152.30
NORMAN50.931120.09
WALTER50.931160.75
FARROW50.931149.60
HOBBS50.931125.56
SMART40.744916.36
ALLEN40.74493.94
WALL40.744921.30
EDMUND40.7449727.27
WESTLAKE40.7449102.83
SLOCOMBE40.7449232.56
WALTERS40.744915.63
PHILLIPS40.74494.16
SKINNER40.744914.67
STACEY40.744933.17
WARMAN30.5587119.05
FLEETWOOD30.5587160.43
CHANCELLOR30.5587750.00
HIGDON30.55871,200.00
GORDEN30.5587319.15

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BOBBITT0.5453712500.0000
MORR0.545373333.3333
CROSSMAN0.545371412.4294
HIGDON0.545371200.0000
PADFIELD0.545371063.8298
PINKARD0.545371052.6316
CHANCELLOR0.54537750.0000
EDMUND0.54537727.2727
SOMERS0.54537714.2857
CHICK0.54537677.9661
MAINES0.54537666.6667
BOBBETT0.54537645.1613
HICKLEY0.54537576.9231
FRAMPTON0.54537472.8132
GORDEN0.54537319.1489
LOCKYER0.54537316.3017
HOCKEY0.54537304.8780
BOWN0.54537303.0303
PITMAN0.54537244.8980
SLOCOMBE0.54537232.5581
DEVON0.54537204.0816
ROOD0.54537200.0000
FLEETWOOD0.54537160.4278
BROMFIELD0.54537158.7302
STILLWELL0.54537119.0476
WARMAN0.54537119.0476
CAVILL0.54537116.9591
BARTHOLOMEW0.54537114.9425
WESTLAKE0.54537102.8278
CLAPP0.54537100.0000
ATWELL0.5453787.7193
EDMUNDS0.5453785.7143
PERRY0.5453778.5009
CAREY0.5453769.1017
ENGLAND0.5453763.2911
WALTER0.5453760.7533
NAPPER0.5453760.2410
KERSLAKE0.5453755.8659
CHAPPLE0.5453754.9451
BURT0.5453754.9020
CANDY0.5453752.3560
PENNY0.5453752.3013
FARROW0.5453749.6032
BIRD0.5453743.8703
ISAACS0.5453743.1965
HYDE0.5453736.3196
HOWE0.5453733.1911
STACEY0.5453733.1675
GOULD0.5453730.9119
BURGE0.5453725.7069

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 537 people called BOBBITT in Walton 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 12500.0000 in Walton means that 12500.0000% of the people in Walton on census day were called BOBBITT.

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

All the surnames recorded in Walton in 1881

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

ALLEN (4)  ANDOW (2)  ATWELL (1)  BACON (2)  BARNES (5)  BARRETT (1)  BARTHOLOMEW (5)  BARTLETT (2)  BIRD (18)  BISHOP (1)  BOBBETT (2)  BOBBITT (10)  BOWN (9)  BROMFIELD (2)  BROWNING (2)  BURGE (1)  BURT (7)  CANDY (1)  CAREY (7)  CAVILL (2)  CHANCELLOR (3)  CHAPPLE (2)  CHICK (20)  CLAPP (2)  CLARK (1)  COLLINS (2)  CRANE (2)  CROPMAN (3)  CROSSMAN (25)  DAFFETT (1)  DAVIS (7)  DAY (1)  DERBAGE (3)  DEVON (1)  DOLLIMOUNT (1)  DURSTON (1)  EDMUNDS (6)  EDMUND (4)  EDWARDS (2)  ENGLAND (7)  ESLAP OR EOLUP (2)  EVERDELL (7)  FARROW (5)  FINNEY (1)  FLEETWOOD (3)  FRAMPTON (20)  GORDEN (3)  GOULD (6)  GREENSLADE (1)  GRENTER (6)  GROVES (1)  HANDS (1)  HIBBERT (1)  HICKLEY (3)  HIGDON (3)  HOBBS (5)  HOCKEY (5)  HUCKER (4)  HOPKINS (6)  HOWE (7)  HYDE (6)  ISAACS (2)  JACKMAN (1)  KELLY (2)  KERSLAKE (1)  KING (1)  LABDON (1)  LISTER (1)  LOCK (3)  LOCKYER (13)  MAINES (1)  MOON OR MORN (2)  MOORE (22)  MORR (1)  NAPPER (1)  NORMAN (5)  NORTON (2)  PADFIELD (15)  PERETT (1)  PENNY (5)  PURSEY (9)  PERRY (31)  PHELPS (1)  PHILLIPS (4)  PINKARD (2)  PITMAN (12)  PORTER (5)  RUNELL (1)  RYELL (2)  RICHARDS (9)  RILEY (3)  ROOD (1)  RUSSELL (8)  SKINNER (4)  SLOCOMBE (4)  SMART (4)  SMITH (1)  STACEY (4)  STEVENS (1)  STILLWELL (1)  STONE (3)  SOMERS (13)  TAYLOR (11)  VOAKE (3)  WALL (4)  WALTERS (4)  WALTER (5)  WARMAN (3)  WEBB (14)  WESTLAKE (4)  WITCOMB (6)  WITCOMBE (1)  WHITE (5) 

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