Top surnames from the 1881 census in Great Somerford, Wiltshire

Great Somerford 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
PORTER6712.1818162.35
TANNER397.0909316.05
FLETCHER244.363638.22
KNAPP234.1818613.33
MILES224.000067.80
BARNES193.454528.70
PARSONS183.272743.08
PYKE142.5455736.84
POOLE142.545552.83
DAY142.545527.04
BUBB132.3636909.09
SCOTT122.18188.62
TURTLE101.8182934.58
SIMMONS91.636440.09
PUNTER91.6364873.79
HUNT81.454510.95
HILLIER81.4545107.82
BRAIN81.4545135.59
DOVE81.4545127.19
CANTER71.27271,458.33
CLARK71.27274.23
LEA71.272764.46
DANCEY71.27271,166.67
GREENWAY61.0909146.70
WOODMAN61.090998.68
BROWN61.09091.65
PEARCE61.090911.88
SALTER50.909139.75
LEWIS50.90913.46
BARTON50.909116.83
SUTTON50.909114.28
ANDREWS40.72737.59
MARTIN40.72732.95
GIBB40.727341.19
WHEELER40.727312.04
HEATH40.727314.65
FRY30.545517.03
CURTIS30.54559.61
SEALY30.5455303.03
SIMMONDS20.363613.61
COTTLE20.363673.80
REEVES20.36368.88
GREGORY20.36365.18
SMITH20.36360.26
WOODWARD20.36367.37
RICHENS20.3636186.92
FRANKLIN20.363610.95
WATTS20.36364.34
COWLEY20.363619.76
CARTER20.36362.17

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CANTER1,458.3371.2727
DANCEY1,166.6771.2727
TURTLE934.58101.8182
BUBB909.09132.3636
PUNTER873.7991.6364
RENN833.3310.1818
PYKE736.84142.5455
KNAPP613.33234.1818
TANNER316.05397.0909
SEALY303.0330.5455
THRUSH256.4110.1818
RICHENS186.9220.3636
PORTER162.356712.1818
GREENWAY146.7061.0909
BRAIN135.5981.4545
DOVE127.1981.4545
KNIPE121.9510.1818
LONGFORD108.7010.1818
HILLIER107.8281.4545
WOODMAN98.6861.0909
GOWEN97.0910.1818
HANKS74.6320.3636
COTTLE73.8020.3636
MILES67.80224.0000
LEA64.4671.2727
DEE53.1910.1818
POOLE52.83142.5455
PARSONS43.08183.2727
GIBB41.1940.7273
SIMMONS40.0991.6364
GIDDINGS39.8410.1818
SALTER39.7550.9091
FLETCHER38.22244.3636
KEYS36.5010.1818
BARNES28.70193.4545
DAY27.04142.5455
COWLEY19.7620.3636
DYKE18.3210.1818
GRANGER17.7610.1818
FRY17.0330.5455
BARTON16.8350.9091
HEATH14.6540.7273
SUTTON14.2850.9091
GODWIN14.0410.1818
GAY13.6410.1818
SIMMONDS13.6120.3636
HOLLIS13.1410.1818
WHEELER12.0440.7273
PEARCE11.8861.0909
FRANKLIN10.9520.3636

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called CANTER in Great Somerford 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 1.2727 in Great Somerford means that 1.2727% of the people in Great Somerford on census day were called CANTER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CANTER 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 CANTER 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 CANTER 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 CANTER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,458.33 in Great Somerford means that you are 1,458.33 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CANTER in Great Somerford than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Great Somerford in 1881

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

ANDREWS (4)  AUSTIN (1)  BUBB (13)  BEAK (11)  BAILEY (1)  BARNES (19)  BARTON (5)  BARRY (1)  BLACKWELL (1)  BRAIN (8)  BROOKS (1)  BROWN (6)  CARSHY (1)  CARTER (2)  CANTER (7)  CLARK (7)  COTTLE (2)  COWLEY (2)  CURTIS (3)  DANCEY (7)  DAY (14)  DEE (1)  DYKE (1)  DOVE (8)  EDWARDS (1)  FLETCHER (24)  FRANKLIN (2)  FRAYLING (20)  FREETH (1)  FRY (3)  GAY (1)  GIBB (4)  GIDDINGS (1)  GODWIN (1)  GOWEN (1)  GRANGER (1)  GREENWAY (6)  GREGORY (2)  HANKS (2)  Harford? (5)  HARPER (1)  HART (1)  HEATH (4)  HILLIER (8)  HOLLIS (1)  HOLT (1)  HUNT (8)  AYLIFFE (8)  KEEN (1)  KEYS (1)  KIMBERY (2)  KNIPE (1)  LEA (7)  LEWIS (5)  LITTLE (1)  LONGFORD (1)  MARTIN (4)  MATHEWS (1)  MILES (22)  MILLS (1)  MITCHELL (1)  KNAPP (23)  ODY (1)  PARSLOE (4)  PARSONS (18)  PEARCE (6)  PYKE (14)  POOLE (14)  PORTER (67)  PUNTER (9)  REEVES (2)  RICHENS (2)  SALTER (5)  SCOTT (12)  SEALY (3)  SIMMONS (9)  SIMMONDS (2)  SLOPER (2)  SMITH (2)  SUTTON (5)  SYPHEN (1)  TANNER (39)  THRUSH (1)  TURTLE (10)  WATTS (2)  WEBB (1)  WHEELER (4)  WILD (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WOODMAN (6)  WOODWARD (2)  RENN (1) 

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