Top surnames from the 1881 census in Moulsford, Berkshire

Moulsford is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Berkshire

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
ANGELL169.41182,388.06
BATES116.4706101.66
PARSONS95.294169.71
CASTLE95.2941266.27
POCOCK84.7059446.93
HIGGS84.7059258.06
LAMB74.117678.04
WALDRON74.1176466.67
COOPER52.941212.09
SHERWOOD52.9412230.41
HANDS52.9412294.12
WISE42.3529112.99
COX42.352915.53
SWADLING31.76472,142.86
BARKUS31.76476,000.00
HODGES31.764760.12
WARD31.76478.08
SIMS31.764758.82
GRANTHAM31.7647285.71
LITTON21.17651,000.00
TURNER21.17654.23
LOWE21.176515.70
LEDGER21.1765172.41
FARMER21.176537.66
DANCE21.1765147.06
PALMER21.17659.98
LOVEDAY21.1765192.31
FOOT21.1765119.05
SHERMAN21.1765208.33
FERRIS10.588259.52
SHILLING10.5882243.90
ALLEN10.58823.11
JONES10.58820.52
EDNEY10.5882161.29
HEARN10.588244.44
WHARTON10.588242.02
PARKER10.58823.09
GOODENOUGH10.5882204.08
BURDEN10.588245.87
GAMBLE10.588241.15
STROUD10.588256.82
WILLMOTT10.588293.46
PICKETT10.588272.99
CHAMBERS10.588210.34
GIBBONS10.588218.32
TALBOT10.588223.64
ANDREWS10.58826.14
WITTS10.5882192.31
ELEY10.588295.24
WHITE10.58821.83

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BARKUS0.171706000.0000
ANGELL0.171702388.0597
SWADLING0.171702142.8571
LITTON0.171701000.0000
WALDRON0.17170466.6667
POCOCK0.17170446.9274
HANDS0.17170294.1176
GRANTHAM0.17170285.7143
CASTLE0.17170266.2722
HIGGS0.17170258.0645
SHILLING0.17170243.9024
SHERWOOD0.17170230.4147
SHERMAN0.17170208.3333
GOODENOUGH0.17170204.0816
WITTS0.17170192.3077
LOVEDAY0.17170192.3077
LEDGER0.17170172.4138
EDNEY0.17170161.2903
DANCE0.17170147.0588
FOOT0.17170119.0476
WISE0.17170112.9944
BATES0.17170101.6636
ELEY0.1717095.2381
WILLMOTT0.1717093.4579
LAMB0.1717078.0379
NUTTER0.1717076.9231
PICKETT0.1717072.9927
PARSONS0.1717069.7134
GARLICK0.1717066.6667
HODGES0.1717060.1202
FERRIS0.1717059.5238
SIMS0.1717058.8235
STROUD0.1717056.8182
BURDEN0.1717045.8716
HEARN0.1717044.4444
WHARTON0.1717042.0168
GAMBLE0.1717041.1523
FARMER0.1717037.6648
TALBOT0.1717023.6407
GIBBONS0.1717018.3150
LOWE0.1717015.6986
COX0.1717015.5280
COOPER0.1717012.0919
CHAMBERS0.1717010.3413
PALMER0.171709.9800
WARD0.171708.0775
ANDREWS0.171706.1387
TURNER0.171704.2265
ALLEN0.171703.1143
PARKER0.171703.0931

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 170 people called BARKUS in Moulsford 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 6000.0000 in Moulsford means that 6000.0000% of the people in Moulsford on census day were called BARKUS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BARKUS 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 BARKUS 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 BARKUS 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 BARKUS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.17 in Moulsford means that you are 0.17 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BARKUS in Moulsford than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Moulsford in 1881

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

ALLEN (1)  ANDREWS (1)  ANGELL (16)  BARKUS (3)  BATES (11)  BURDEN (1)  CANNONS (6)  CASTLE (9)  CHAMBERS (1)  COOPER (5)  COX (4)  DANCE (2)  EDNEY (1)  ELEY (1)  FARMER (2)  FERRIS (1)  FOOT (2)  GAMBLE (1)  GARLICK (1)  GIBBONS (1)  GOODENOUGH (1)  GRANTHAM (3)  HANDS (5)  HEARN (1)  HEFFORD (1)  HIGHTON (1)  HIGGS (8)  HODGES (3)  HOLLOND (1)  JONES (1)  KISLINGBURY (1)  LAMB (7)  LEDGER (2)  LITTON (2)  LOVEDAY (2)  LOVEGROVE (1)  LOWE (2)  NUTTER (1)  PALMER (2)  PARKER (1)  PARSONS (9)  PICKETT (1)  POCOCK (8)  SHERMAN (2)  SHERWOOD (5)  SHILLING (1)  SIMS (3)  STROUD (1)  SWADLING (3)  TALBOT (1)  TURNER (2)  WALDRON (7)  WARD (3)  WHARTON (1)  WHITE (1)  WITTS (1)  WILLMOTT (1)  WISE (4)