Top surnames from the 1881 census in Lower Sapey, Worcestershire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called THANE in Lower Sapey 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 2.6087 in Lower Sapey means that 2.6087% of the people in Lower Sapey on census day were called THANE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called THANE 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 THANE 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 THANE 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 THANE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,571.43 in Lower Sapey means that you are 8,571.43 times as likely to find someone with the surname of THANE in Lower Sapey than you would be in the whole of the UK.