Top surnames from the 1881 census in Bromham, Wiltshire

Bromham is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Wiltshire

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
DAVIS564.811021.89
HUGHES514.381415.64
AMOR494.20961,756.27
WEBB484.123730.42
PEARCE433.694240.21
WESTON413.522386.37
KING353.006913.80
PAGET342.9210548.39
FENNELL322.7491587.16
GEE262.233787.51
WHEELER242.061934.15
BUTLER231.975920.27
WATTS201.718220.49
WOOTTEN201.7182727.27
REEVES181.546437.75
SMART161.374630.19
PERRETT151.2887258.18
BROWN151.28871.95
HILLIER141.202789.23
ROSE121.030913.90
GREGORY121.030914.69
MILLS121.03097.95
BRYANT121.030924.13
HATTER110.9450769.23
BOX100.8591106.04
BUSH100.859134.79
MINTY100.8591431.03
KNEE100.8591555.56
KNAPP90.7732113.49
SANSOM90.7732114.65
SEAGER80.6873124.61
SARTAIN80.6873975.61
MOON80.687332.59
AKERMAN80.6873473.37
CARPENTER80.687320.04
LONG80.687310.59
GRANT70.60146.06
MAY70.60149.45
BULLOCK70.601418.48
FARMER70.601419.24
LEWIS70.60142.29
SUMMERS70.601421.45
CLEVERLY70.6014274.51
STRANGE70.601456.09
CUMMINGS70.601439.04
HUNT70.60144.53
RAWLINGS60.515535.25
MOSS60.51558.36
COTTLE60.5155104.71
WICKS50.429630.53

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GABY3,125.0050.4296
AMOR1,756.27494.2096
GENNINGS1,388.8950.4296
SUMBLER1,000.0020.1718
SARTAIN975.6180.6873
COTMAN952.3820.1718
HATTER769.23110.9450
WOOTTEN727.27201.7182
FENNELL587.16322.7491
KNEE555.56100.8591
PAGET548.39342.9210
WOOTEN508.4730.2577
AKERMAN473.3780.6873
MINTY431.03100.8591
ROWLETT292.4050.4296
CLEVERLY274.5170.6014
PERRETT258.18151.2887
DUMMER250.0030.2577
BEERE245.9030.2577
BREACH216.4550.4296
RUDMAN213.6850.4296
WANT167.3640.3436
EDGELL164.8430.2577
RUDDLE160.4330.2577
RYMAN142.8620.1718
OATLEY137.9320.1718
RUMSEY128.5350.4296
SEAGER124.6180.6873
PADGET122.7020.1718
SANSOM114.6590.7732
KNAPP113.4990.7732
COOKSEY112.7830.2577
BOX106.04100.8591
COTTLE104.7160.5155
PLANK98.5220.1718
HILLIER89.23141.2027
GEE87.51262.2337
WESTON86.37413.5223
OFFER75.4720.1718
FORTUNE65.7940.3436
FLAVELL57.4720.1718
STRANGE56.0970.6014
BAILY54.2740.3436
DORE49.1030.2577
NEW49.0250.4296
DUCK48.0030.2577
MITCHEL43.9450.4296
PEARCE40.21433.6942
CUMMINGS39.0470.6014
REEVES37.75181.5464

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called GABY in Bromham 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 0.4296 in Bromham means that 0.4296% of the people in Bromham on census day were called GABY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GABY 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 GABY 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 GABY 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 GABY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,125.00 in Bromham means that you are 3,125.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GABY in Bromham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Bromham in 1881

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

ABBOTT (1)  AKERMAN (8)  OFFER (2)  AMOR (49)  ANDREWS (4)  ASHWELL (1)  ATTWOOD (3)  BAILEY (1)  BAILY (4)  BALLARD (1)  BANKS (3)  BAYLIS (2)  BEERE (3)  BENNETT (5)  BEAVON (1)  BLACKMORE (1)  BOX (10)  BREACH (5)  BROOKLAND (4)  BROOKS (3)  BROWN (15)  BRYANT (12)  BULLOCK (7)  BURTON (4)  BUSH (10)  BUTLER (23)  CARPENTER (8)  CLARK (1)  CLEMENTS (2)  CLEVERLY (7)  COOKSEY (3)  COOMBES (1)  CURNICK (2)  CORNISH (4)  COTMAN (2)  COTTLE (6)  COUGENS (5)  COUNETT (1)  COX (1)  CROOK (2)  CUMMINGS (7)  DAVIS (56)  DIGBY (1)  DORE (3)  DUCK (3)  DUMMER (3)  EDGELL (3)  FARMER (7)  FELLENOR (1)  FENNELL (32)  FERRIS (4)  FLAVELL (2)  FORTUNE (4)  FUGE (1)  GEE (26)  GIBBONS (3)  GABY (5)  GINGELL (1)  GIDDINGS (1)  GODDEN (1)  JARDINE (1)  GRANT (7)  GRAY (1)  GREGORY (12)  GREGSON (5)  GUNNINGS (1)  HALL (2)  HARFORD (1)  HATFIELD (1)  HATTER (11)  HAWKINS (3)  HAYWARD (3)  HEAD (1)  HERRING (2)  HILL (1)  HILLIER (14)  HINDER (6)  HITCHCOCK (4)  HOLLOWAY (1)  HUGHES (51)  HUNT (7)  JAMES (2)  JEFFRIES (1)  JENNER (1)  JENNINGS (1)  GENNINGS (5)  JONES (1)  KING (35)  LANE (4)  LANGDON (1)  LEWIS (7)  LITTLE ((PAGET)) (6)  LOYDE (2)  LOCKE (1)  LONG (8)  MARCY (1)  MARSH (1)  MATHEWS (3)  MAY (7)  MANNERS (1)  MILES (5)  MILLS (12)  MILWARD (1)  MINTY (10)  MITCHELL (3)  MITCHEL (5)  MOON (8)  MOORE (1)  MOOR (1)  MORSE (1)  MOSS (6)  MOULD (1)  KNAPP (9)  NEW (5)  NOYES (1)  KNEE (10)  OATLEY (2)  ORCHARD (1)  PAGET (34)  PADGET (2)  PERRETT (15)  PARSONS (2)  PEARCE (43)  PERKINS (2)  PHILLIPS (1)  PYNN (1)  PLANK (2)  POWELL (1)  POWNEY (34)  PRIDAY (3)  PROVIS (1)  RUMSEY (5)  REEVES (18)  RICHARDSON (1)  RUBB (1)  ROBBINS (1)  ROBINS (5)  ROSE (12)  RAWLINGS (6)  ROWLETT (5)  RUDDLE (3)  RUDMAN (5)  RUTLAND (1)  RYMAN (2)  SANSOM (9)  SARTAIN (8)  SEAGER (8)  SELF (1)  SHEPPERD (1)  SHORT (1)  SMART (16)  SMITH (3)  SNOOK (3)  SPICER (3)  STARKY (1)  STONE (1)  STRONG (1)  STRANGE (7)  SUMBLER (2)  SUMNER (1)  SUMMERS (7)  THOMAS (1)  TRUMAN (1)  VESEY (1)  WAKLEY (1)  WHALE (1)  WANT (4)  WATTS (20)  WEBB (48)  WEBBE (2)  WEST (2)  WESTON (41)  WHEELER (24)  WHITING (2)  WICKS (5)  WILCOX (1)  WILSON (1)  WILTSHIRE (3)  WILLSHIRE (4)  WOODRUFF (2)  WOODRIDGE (1)  WOOTTEN (20)  WOOTEN (3)  WOTTEN (1) 

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