Top surnames from the 1881 census in Codford St Peter, Wiltshire

Codford St Peter 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
DEAR165.0157677.97
SMITH134.07522.89
DAVIS113.448315.69
WOODS113.448354.67
BENNETT103.134819.07
PEARCE103.134834.13
RICHARDS92.821318.68
HINTON92.8213210.28
HARRISON92.821312.71
DEWEY82.5078592.59
WISH82.50788,888.89
CLEMENT82.5078249.22
FORD72.194422.53
PLUMMER61.8809140.85
COOPER61.88097.73
WHATLEY51.5674406.50
DOUGHTY51.5674123.15
SWAYNE51.56741,612.90
OLIVER51.567421.97
LANGLEY51.567471.43
THOMAS51.56743.80
FLOWER51.5674160.26
BEAVIS51.5674381.68
SNOOK51.5674222.22
STONE41.253917.35
LEVER41.2539139.37
EARNEY41.25392,222.22
BARNES30.94047.81
MATTHEWS30.940410.78
CARTER30.94045.60
INGRAM30.940430.80
LADD30.9404267.86
BEER30.940458.71
STOKES30.940422.27
BARTLEY30.9404196.08
CHALKER30.9404666.67
WHITE30.94042.93
BLAKE30.940419.42
STURGES30.9404394.74
DYER30.940424.27
SHORE20.627058.31
ANDERSON20.62703.17
BALL20.62707.59
SELF20.627088.11
BOW20.6270266.67
RICE20.627020.20
ANDREWS20.62706.54
KILL20.62701,052.63
EVERLEY20.62701,538.46
COLLINS20.62704.37

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WISH8,888.8982.5078
THONE5,000.0010.3135
EARNEY2,222.2241.2539
SWAYNE1,612.9051.5674
EVERLEY1,538.4620.6270
COLT1,428.5710.3135
KILL1,052.6320.6270
CHISMAN952.3820.6270
DEAR677.97165.0157
CHALKER666.6730.9404
DEWEY592.5982.5078
IMBER476.1910.3135
CHEATER416.6710.3135
WHATLEY406.5051.5674
STURGES394.7430.9404
BEAVIS381.6851.5674
LADD267.8630.9404
BOW266.6720.6270
CLEMENT249.2282.5078
MUSSELL232.5610.3135
SNOOK222.2251.5674
HINTON210.2892.8213
BARTLEY196.0830.9404
FLOWER160.2651.5674
PLUMMER140.8561.8809
LEVER139.3741.2539
DOUGHTY123.1551.5674
SELF88.1120.6270
BAUGH87.7210.3135
BENDALL86.2110.3135
PAYTON78.7410.3135
SLATTER78.7410.3135
LANGLEY71.4351.5674
DOE65.3610.3135
BENHAM58.8210.3135
BEER58.7130.9404
SHORE58.3120.6270
WOODS54.67113.4483
MERCHANT46.5110.3135
DALBY38.7610.3135
PEARCE34.13103.1348
INGRAM30.8030.9404
FARLEY24.9410.3135
DYER24.2730.9404
CROUCH23.3610.3135
FORD22.5372.1944
STOKES22.2730.9404
OLIVER21.9751.5674
FARR21.1010.3135
RICE20.2020.6270

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called WISH in Codford St Peter 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 2.5078 in Codford St Peter means that 2.5078% of the people in Codford St Peter on census day were called WISH.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WISH 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 WISH 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 WISH 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 WISH here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,888.89 in Codford St Peter means that you are 8,888.89 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WISH in Codford St Peter than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Codford St Peter in 1881

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

ANDERSON (2)  ANDREWS (2)  BALL (2)  BARNES (3)  BARTLEY (3)  BATTERBURY (2)  BAUGH (1)  BEAVIS (5)  BEER (3)  BENDALL (1)  BENHAM (1)  BENNETT (10)  BEST (1)  BLAKE (3)  BOW (2)  BRAINE (1)  CARTER (3)  CHALKER (3)  CHEATER (1)  CHISMAN (2)  CLEMENT (8)  CLIFFORD (1)  COLLINS (2)  COLT (1)  COOPER (6)  CROUCH (1)  CURTIS (1)  DALBY (1)  DAVIS (11)  DEWEY (8)  DOUGHTY (5)  DOE (1)  DYER (3)  DEAR (16)  EARNEY (4)  EVERETT (1)  EVERLEY (2)  FARLEY (1)  FARR (1)  FLOWER (5)  FORD (7)  GILES (1)  GODFREY (1)  HARDING (1)  HARDY (1)  HARRISON (9)  HINTON (9)  HOPKINS (1)  HURELL (2)  IMBER (1)  INGRAM (3)  KILL (2)  LADD (3)  LANE (1)  LANGLEY (5)  LEVER (4)  MABBETT (1)  MERCHANT (1)  MATTHEWS (3)  MINALL (6)  MUSSELL (1)  MUSSELLWHITE (1)  NASH (1)  OLIVER (5)  PARKER (1)  PAYTON (1)  PEARCE (10)  PLUMMER (6)  POTTICARY (1)  RABBITTS (4)  REEVES (1)  RICE (2)  RICHARDS (9)  SAUNDERS (1)  SELF (2)  SHERGOLD (1)  SHORE (2)  SLATTER (1)  SMITH (13)  SNOOK (5)  SPAREY (1)  SPUREY (3)  STOKES (3)  STONE (4)  STURGES (3)  SWAYNE (5)  TAYLOR (1)  THOMAS (5)  THONE (1)  WHATLEY (5)  WHITE (3)  WIGHTWICK (6)  WISH (8)  WOODS (11) 

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