Top surnames from the 1881 census in Figheldean, Wiltshire

Figheldean 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
SHEPPARD5511.8534342.25
PLANK245.17242,962.96
CARTER163.448320.54
WHEELER163.448357.10
SAWYER153.2328175.23
KNIGHT132.801722.73
COOK132.801714.10
STEVENS122.586224.77
PEARCE112.370725.81
JACOBS112.370798.92
SMITH102.15521.53
WHITE91.93976.03
HULBERT81.7241313.73
BLAKE81.724135.59
BUCKLAND81.7241162.93
DREWETT81.7241634.92
NEWLAND71.5086251.80
RUMBLE71.5086404.62
BRYANT71.508635.30
PECK71.508689.29
ROWE71.508626.57
PIKE71.508651.89
BAKER71.50866.89
HIGGINS71.508629.84
TRUE61.2931952.38
COLLINS61.29319.01
HILLIER61.293195.85
BROWN61.29311.96
THOMAS61.29313.13
GAGE61.2931229.89
BROOKS61.293113.23
PICKARD51.077677.28
WAITE51.077651.92
PURDUE51.07761,063.83
SPRATT51.0776193.80
ALEXANDER51.077620.36
RAWLINS51.0776185.19
LONG40.862113.29
KNOWLES40.862116.14
WHATLEY30.6466167.60
TILLEY30.646649.26
FERRIS30.646665.36
WEEKS30.646630.21
YATES30.64669.41
BENCH30.6466454.55
SPACKMAN30.6466220.59
HINTON20.431032.10
RAIKES20.4310833.33
LOADER20.431077.52
WADDINGTON20.431026.53

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
PLANK2,962.96245.1724
PURDUE1,063.8351.0776
TRUE952.3861.2931
RAIKES833.3320.4310
BARNELL714.2910.2155
DREWETT634.9281.7241
MANNINGS540.5420.4310
BENCH454.5530.6466
RUMBLE404.6271.5086
SHEPPARD342.255511.8534
HULBERT313.7381.7241
NEWLAND251.8071.5086
GAGE229.8961.2931
SPACKMAN220.5930.6466
SPRATT193.8051.0776
RAWLINS185.1951.0776
BRASIER185.1910.2155
SAWYER175.23153.2328
WHATLEY167.6030.6466
BUCKLAND162.9381.7241
JACOBS98.92112.3707
HILLIER95.8561.2931
PECK89.2971.5086
SNELGROVE86.9610.2155
LOADER77.5220.4310
PICKARD77.2851.0776
HUDDLESTON76.9210.2155
COSTER72.9910.2155
FERRIS65.3630.6466
WHEELER57.10163.4483
WAITE51.9251.0776
PIKE51.8971.5086
TILLEY49.2630.6466
BUGG47.6210.2155
STURGESS37.5910.2155
BLAKE35.5981.7241
BRYANT35.3071.5086
HAYDON34.3610.2155
HINTON32.1020.4310
CAMPION30.7710.2155
TARRANT30.5810.2155
WEEKS30.2130.6466
HIGGINS29.8471.5086
ROWE26.5771.5086
WADDINGTON26.5320.4310
PEARCE25.81112.3707
STEVENS24.77122.5862
KNIGHT22.73132.8017
FOOT21.7410.2155
CARTER20.54163.4483

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 24 people called PLANK in Figheldean 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 5.1724 in Figheldean means that 5.1724% of the people in Figheldean on census day were called PLANK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called PLANK 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 PLANK 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 PLANK 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 PLANK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,962.96 in Figheldean means that you are 2,962.96 times as likely to find someone with the surname of PLANK in Figheldean than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Figheldean in 1881

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

ALDRIDGE (1)  ALEXANDER (5)  ASH (1)  BAILEY (1)  BAKER (7)  BARNELL (1)  BATCHLOR (3)  BERE (2)  BENCH (3)  BLAKE (8)  BRASIER (1)  BROOKS (6)  BROWN (6)  BRYANT (7)  BUCKLAND (8)  BUGG (1)  BUNDEY (1)  CANNINGS (7)  CARTER (16)  CAMPION (1)  COLLINS (6)  COOK (13)  COSTER (1)  DIXON (1)  DREWETT (8)  EYRES (2)  FENNAL (3)  FERRIS (3)  FOOT (1)  FOYLE (6)  GAGE (6)  HARRISON (1)  HAYDON (1)  HIGGINS (7)  HILLIER (6)  HINTON (2)  HUDDLESTON (1)  HULBERT (8)  JACOBS (11)  JENKINS (1)  KNIGHT (13)  KNOWLES (4)  LONG (4)  LOADER (2)  MANNINGS (2)  MEAD (1)  MUSSETT (1)  NEESHAM (2)  NEWLAND (7)  NOTTLEY (3)  PEARCE (11)  PECK (7)  PICKARD (5)  PIKE (7)  PLANK (24)  PLUMMER (1)  PURDUE (5)  RAIKES (2)  ROWE (7)  RAWLINS (5)  RUMBLE (7)  RUMMING (3)  SAWYER (15)  SHEPPARD (55)  SLADE (1)  SMITH (10)  SNELGROVE (1)  SPACKMAN (3)  SPRATT (5)  STEVENS (12)  STURGESS (1)  SULLIVAN (1)  SWANBROUGH (1)  SWINDEN (1)  TARRANT (1)  THOMAS (6)  TILLEY (3)  TRUE (6)  WADDINGTON (2)  WATTS (1)  WEEKS (3)  WHATLEY (3)  WHEELER (16)  WHITE (9)  WILLIAMS (1)  WITCHELL (2)  WAITE (5)  YATES (3) 

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