Top surnames from the 1881 census in Litton, Derbyshire

Litton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Derbyshire

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
LOMAS547.4278402.08
SMITH263.57632.53
HIBBERT253.4388234.74
BINGHAM253.4388234.08
HOWE243.301284.06
WALKER202.75108.22
BRAMWELL202.7510487.80
SKIDMORE192.6135355.81
PICKFORD192.6135320.95
JACKSON192.61359.35
PALFREYMAN162.20081,019.11
CHAPMAN121.650611.62
BURTON121.650619.38
EATON111.513154.05
BENNETT111.51319.21
SELLARS111.5131243.90
REDFERN111.5131108.59
GOODWIN101.375526.10
LINGARD101.3755216.92
GIBSON101.375511.33
BAGSHAW101.3755172.41
TURNER91.23804.45
FLINT91.238069.02
SHELDON81.100472.33
HEATHERINGTON81.10041,230.77
MILLWARD81.100498.04
MILLINGTON81.100472.66
ASHTON70.962919.65
CARTLEDGE70.9629190.74
WILSON70.96292.10
SELLERS70.9629125.22
DAVIS70.96294.38
EYRE70.962980.37
HALL60.82532.81
HAYWARD60.825319.35
BUCKLEY60.825315.16
CRANE50.687832.59
BREARLEY50.6878110.13
BOOKER50.687857.41
TAYLOR50.68781.08
HAYNES50.687819.28
BARNES50.68785.71
MORTON50.687812.87
FURNISS50.6878155.28
PLANT50.687831.11
BROCKLEHURST40.5502100.76
BOTTOMLEY40.550233.03
HURLEY40.550247.17
HARRISON40.55022.48
OLDFIELD40.550233.31

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HEATHERINGTON0.737271230.7692
PALFREYMAN0.737271019.1083
BRAMWELL0.73727487.8049
LOMAS0.73727402.0849
SKIDMORE0.73727355.8052
PICKFORD0.73727320.9459
SELLARS0.73727243.9024
HIBBERT0.73727234.7418
BINGHAM0.73727234.0824
LINGARD0.73727216.9197
CARTLEDGE0.73727190.7357
BAGSHAW0.73727172.4138
SWINDELL0.73727170.4545
PINNER0.73727166.6667
FURNISS0.73727155.2795
RAINES0.73727136.9863
SELLERS0.73727125.2236
BREARLEY0.73727110.1322
REDFERN0.73727108.5884
BROCKLEHURST0.73727100.7557
MILLWARD0.7372798.0392
SHEPARD0.7372796.6184
BIRLEY0.7372790.0901
HOWE0.7372784.0630
EYRE0.7372780.3674
MILLINGTON0.7372772.6612
SHELDON0.7372772.3327
FLINT0.7372769.0184
BLEAKLEY0.7372765.3595
MILWARD0.7372759.5238
BOOKER0.7372757.4053
HAWLEY0.7372756.2588
EATON0.7372754.0541
DICKEN0.7372748.7805
WOTTON0.7372748.0769
HURLEY0.7372747.1698
MULLEN0.7372743.1655
HEATHCOTE0.7372734.0716
OLDFIELD0.7372733.3056
BOTTOMLEY0.7372733.0306
CRANE0.7372732.5945
HENSHAW0.7372732.2581
PLANT0.7372731.1139
LONGDEN0.7372729.7619
WICKS0.7372729.3255
GOODWIN0.7372726.1028
ASHTON0.7372719.6519
BURTON0.7372719.3767
HAYWARD0.7372719.3548
HAYNES0.7372719.2753

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 727 people called HEATHERINGTON in Litton 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 1230.7692 in Litton means that 1230.7692% of the people in Litton on census day were called HEATHERINGTON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HEATHERINGTON 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 HEATHERINGTON 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 HEATHERINGTON 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 HEATHERINGTON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.73 in Litton means that you are 0.73 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HEATHERINGTON in Litton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Litton in 1881

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

ALSOPP (7)  ASHTON (7)  BAGSHAW (10)  BAKER (4)  BAMFORD (2)  BARNES (5)  BENNETT (11)  BINGHAM (25)  BLEAKLEY (1)  BOND (4)  BOOKER (5)  BOORNE (4)  BOTTOMLEY (4)  BRADSHAWE (1)  BRAMWELL (20)  BREARLEY (5)  BRIGHTMORE (2)  BROCKLEHURST (4)  BROWN (2)  BUCKLEY (6)  BIRLEY (1)  BURTON (12)  BUXTON (1)  CARTLEDGE (7)  CHAPMAN (12)  COX (2)  CRANE (5)  DAVIS (7)  DAWSON (4)  DEVROL (3)  DICKEN (1)  DODD (1)  DOWNES (1)  DRABBLE (3)  EATON (11)  ELLIS (2)  ENTWISTLE (1)  EYRE (7)  FARMER (2)  FIELD (1)  FLINT (9)  FOSTER (1)  FROGGATT (6)  FURNESS (1)  FURNISS (5)  GIBSON (10)  GILLOTT (2)  GOLDSTRAN (2)  GOODWIN (10)  GRANT (2)  GREATREX (2)  GREGORY (4)  GUNSON (1)  HALL (6)  HAMILTON (1)  HURLEY (4)  HARRISON (4)  HAWLEY (4)  HAYNES (5)  HAYWARD (6)  HEATHCOTE (2)  HENSHAW (2)  HEATHERINGTON (8)  HIBBERT (25)  HILL (4)  HOCOE (4)  HODGES (1)  HOLDEN (2)  HOWE (24)  HUDSON (1)  HUNT (1)  JACKSON (19)  KELLY (1)  KNOWLES (2)  LAWTON (1)  LEECH (1)  LIEGH (1)  LEE (3)  LEIGH (1)  LINGARD (10)  LISTER (1)  LOMAS (54)  LONG (1)  LONGDEN (1)  MARSHALL (3)  MARTIN (3)  MILLINGTON (8)  MILWARD (2)  MILLWARD (8)  MORTON (5)  MULLEN (3)  MYCOCK (3)  NEEDHAM (2)  NEWTON (2)  OLDFIELD (4)  PALFREYMAN (16)  PICKFORD (19)  PINNER (3)  PLANT (5)  PONSONBY (13)  POULTER (1)  RAINES (2)  REDFERN (11)  RIMMES (1)  ROBINSON (3)  ROYLES (1)  SALTHOUSE (1)  SCOTT (1)  SELLARS (11)  SELLERS (7)  SELLORS (2)  SHEPARD (2)  SHELDON (8)  SKIDMORE (19)  SLATER (2)  SMITH (26)  STONE (3)  SWARBRICK (4)  SWINDELL (3)  SWINDELLS (1)  TAYLOR (5)  TERRY (1)  TURNER (9)  WALKER (20)  WALTERS (1)  WALTON (2)  WHITE (1)  WICKS (3)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILSON (7)  WOTTON (1)