Top surnames from the 1881 census in Little Fenton, Yorkshire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called TANKARD in Little Fenton 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 1.1905 in Little Fenton means that 1.1905% of the people in Little Fenton on census day were called TANKARD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TANKARD 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 TANKARD 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 TANKARD 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 TANKARD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 769.23 in Little Fenton means that you are 769.23 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TANKARD in Little Fenton than you would be in the whole of the UK.