Top surnames from the 1881 census in Imber, Wiltshire

Imber 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
PEARCE6215.8568172.61
MEADEN4611.76477,301.59
POTTER256.393998.58
MATTHEWS246.138170.36
MARSH133.324846.61
GODDARD123.069176.34
CARTER123.069118.28
MOORE102.557512.79
DEAN92.301833.16
DALLY92.30181,168.83
SMITH92.30181.63
CRUSE92.3018796.46
GRANT82.046020.62
WYATT82.046069.75
EARLY82.0460551.72
DANIELS82.046065.15
DAVIS51.27885.82
GRACE51.278895.42
CARPENTER51.278837.29
FOUND41.0230909.09
RIGG30.767391.19
WHITE30.76732.39
STAPLES30.767380.21
REYNOLDS30.76738.86
BOLTER30.7673625.00
HOOPER30.767318.12
POULTON30.767395.54
HARMAN20.511534.25
HAYTER20.511569.20
WILLIAMS20.51150.71
BROWN10.25580.39
KING10.25581.17
PRICE10.25581.46
ALLEN10.25581.35
DANIELL10.255891.74
PORTER10.25583.41
COLLINS10.25581.78
GIBBS10.25585.21
ROW10.255849.75
CARR10.25583.54
EVERLY10.25582,500.00
HAINS10.2558151.52
WHEELER10.25584.24
PILE10.255855.56
CHICK10.255846.51
FRICKER10.255876.92
ROBINSON10.25580.80
READ10.25583.97
ASHBY10.255815.24
GREEN10.25580.91

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MEADEN7,301.594611.7647
EVERLY2,500.0010.2558
DALLY1,168.8392.3018
SEARCHFIELD1,111.1110.2558
FOUND909.0941.0230
CRUSE796.4692.3018
BOLTER625.0030.7673
EARLY551.7282.0460
PEARCE172.616215.8568
HAINS151.5210.2558
POTTER98.58256.3939
POULTON95.5430.7673
GRACE95.4251.2788
DANIELL91.7410.2558
RIGG91.1930.7673
STAPLES80.2130.7673
FRICKER76.9210.2558
GODDARD76.34123.0691
MATTHEWS70.36246.1381
WYATT69.7582.0460
HAYTER69.2020.5115
WHATLEY66.2310.2558
DANIELS65.1582.0460
PILE55.5610.2558
ROW49.7510.2558
MARSH46.61133.3248
CHICK46.5110.2558
CARPENTER37.2951.2788
HARMAN34.2520.5115
DEAN33.1692.3018
GRANT20.6282.0460
CARTER18.28123.0691
HOOPER18.1230.7673
ASHBY15.2410.2558
MOORE12.79102.5575
REYNOLDS8.8630.7673
PIKE8.8010.2558
DAVIS5.8251.2788
GIBBS5.2110.2558
WHEELER4.2410.2558
READ3.9710.2558
CARR3.5410.2558
PORTER3.4110.2558
WHITE2.3930.7673
COLLINS1.7810.2558
SMITH1.6392.3018
PRICE1.4610.2558
ALLEN1.3510.2558
KING1.1710.2558
GREEN0.9110.2558

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 46 people called MEADEN in Imber 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 11.7647 in Imber means that 11.7647% of the people in Imber on census day were called MEADEN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MEADEN 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 MEADEN 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 MEADEN 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 MEADEN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,301.59 in Imber means that you are 7,301.59 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MEADEN in Imber than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Imber in 1881

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

ALLEN (1)  ASHBY (1)  BARTETT (1)  BOLTER (3)  BROWN (1)  CARPENTER (5)  CARR (1)  CARTER (12)  CHICK (1)  COLLINS (1)  COWDRY (1)  CARNICK (5)  CRUSE (9)  CUSSE (5)  DALLY (9)  DANIELS (8)  DANIELL (1)  DANIELLS (4)  DAVIS (5)  DEAN (9)  EARLY (8)  EVERLY (1)  FOUND (4)  FRICKER (1)  GIBBS (1)  GODDARD (12)  GRACE (5)  GRANT (8)  GREEN (1)  HARMAN (2)  HAINS (1)  HAYTER (2)  HINWOOD (1)  HOOPER (3)  KING (1)  MABBIT (3)  MEADEN (46)  MARSH (13)  MATTHEWS (24)  MOORE (10)  PEARCE (62)  PIKE (1)  PILE (1)  POTTER (25)  PORTER (1)  POULTON (3)  PRICE (1)  READ (1)  REYNOLDS (3)  RIGG (3)  ROBINSON (1)  ROW (1)  SAINSBURY (5)  SEARCHFIELD (1)  SHEARE (1)  SMITH (9)  SPAREY (8)  STAPLES (3)  TINNAMS (16)  WHATLEY (1)  WHEELER (1)  WHITE (3)  WILLIAMS (2)  WYATT (8) 

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