Top surnames from the 1881 census in Langsett, Yorkshire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 19 people called MATE in Langsett 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 6.9853 in Langsett means that 6.9853% of the people in Langsett on census day were called MATE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MATE 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 MATE 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 MATE 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 MATE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 11,176.47 in Langsett means that you are 11,176.47 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MATE in Langsett than you would be in the whole of the UK.