Top surnames from the 1881 census in Dewlish, Dorset

Dewlish is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Dorset

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
VINCENT214.5455145.73
CHRISTOPHER173.6797625.00
KELLAWAY163.46321,616.16
FOOT153.2468327.51
LEGG132.8139170.38
ROBERTS122.59746.90
MARSH122.597436.41
CUTLER112.3810191.30
BARTER112.3810434.78
ROCKETT112.38101,392.41
CAINES112.38101,182.80
FISH102.1645116.28
TOMS102.1645280.11
BECK91.948183.33
GREGORY91.948127.77
ADAMS91.948113.22
BARNETT81.731638.39
MULLETT81.7316551.72
BROWN81.73162.63
GREY71.515269.86
STICKLAND71.5152368.42
BRETT71.515279.82
BURDEN61.2987101.52
MITCHELL61.29876.40
ELLERY61.2987480.00
DRAKE61.298744.58
PARSONS61.298717.09
CROSS61.298718.87
ROGERS51.08238.34
COURT51.082385.18
RIGGS51.0823324.68
KENT51.082325.69
TUCK51.082384.32
AMEY40.8658310.08
WARR40.8658152.09
MOREY40.8658263.16
HOLLAND40.865812.16
ROSS40.86587.92
BEST30.649424.10
MICHEL30.6494750.00
COOPER30.64942.67
RIDOUT30.6494182.93
JONES30.64940.57
BASCOMBE30.6494967.74
MEARS20.432945.98
TUDOR20.432964.31
DANCE20.432954.05
BARTLETT20.43299.89
WHITE20.43291.35
HILES20.4329190.48

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
KELLAWAY0.464621616.1616
ROCKETT0.464621392.4051
CAINES0.464621182.7957
BASCOMBE0.46462967.7419
MICHEL0.46462750.0000
CHRISTOPHER0.46462625.0000
MULLETT0.46462551.7241
ELLERY0.46462480.0000
BARTER0.46462434.7826
STICKLAND0.46462368.4211
FOOT0.46462327.5109
RIGGS0.46462324.6753
AMEY0.46462310.0775
TOMS0.46462280.1120
MOREY0.46462263.1579
CUTLER0.46462191.3043
HILES0.46462190.4762
SIMES0.46462185.1852
RIDOUT0.46462182.9268
LEGG0.46462170.3801
WARR0.46462152.0913
VINCENT0.46462145.7321
ACKERMAN0.46462126.5823
FISH0.46462116.2791
BURDEN0.46462101.5228
FOLLEY0.46462101.0101
COURT0.4646285.1789
TUCK0.4646284.3170
BECK0.4646283.3333
BRETT0.4646279.8176
GREY0.4646269.8603
TUDOR0.4646264.3087
SHERRY0.4646261.7284
FUDGE0.4646258.1395
DANCE0.4646254.0541
DENNETT0.4646250.2513
MEARS0.4646245.9770
DRAKE0.4646244.5765
BARNETT0.4646238.3877
MARSH0.4646236.4078
SANSOM0.4646232.0513
DAW0.4646231.2500
GREGORY0.4646227.7692
KENT0.4646225.6937
BEST0.4646224.0964
WAY0.4646219.6464
CROSS0.4646218.8739
PARSONS0.4646217.0940
ADAMS0.4646213.2197
HOLLAND0.4646212.1618

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 462 people called KELLAWAY in Dewlish 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 1616.1616 in Dewlish means that 1616.1616% of the people in Dewlish on census day were called KELLAWAY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called KELLAWAY 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 KELLAWAY 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 KELLAWAY 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 KELLAWAY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.46 in Dewlish means that you are 0.46 times as likely to find someone with the surname of KELLAWAY in Dewlish than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Dewlish in 1881

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

ADAMS (9)  ACKERMAN (1)  ALNER (15)  BACOMBE (2)  BARNETT (8)  BARTER (11)  BARTLETT (2)  BASCOMBE (3)  BECK (9)  BEST (3)  BURDEN (6)  BRETT (7)  BROWN (8)  CAINES (11)  CHRISTOPHER (17)  COLE (1)  COOPER (3)  COURT (5)  CRITCHELL (6)  CROSS (6)  CUTLER (11)  DAEMEN OR DAEMON (4)  DANCE (2)  DAVIS (1)  DAW (1)  DAEMON (4)  DEMEN OR DEMERS (4)  DENNETT (1)  DRAKE (6)  AMEY (4)  ELLERY (6)  FIEANDER (8)  FISH (10)  FOLLEY (1)  FOOT (15)  FOYLE (3)  FUDGE (1)  GAULTON (14)  GUY OR GREY (2)  GREY (7)  GREGORY (9)  HELLIER (8)  HILES (2)  HOLLAND (4)  HOOKEY (1)  HUNT (1)  JONES (3)  KELLAWAY (16)  KENDALL (1)  KENT (5)  LEGG (13)  LOCK (1)  MARSH (12)  MASTERS (1)  MICHEL (3)  MITCHELL (6)  MOORE (1)  MOREY (4)  MULLETT (8)  MEARS (2)  PARSONS (6)  PAUL (1)  POPE (1)  RIDOUT (3)  RIGGS (5)  ROBERTS (12)  ROCKETT (11)  ROGERS (5)  ROSS (4)  SANSOM (1)  SHERRY (1)  SIMES (1)  STICKLAND (7)  SYDENHAM (1)  TOMS (10)  TIZZARD (10)  TUCK (5)  TUCKER (1)  TUDOR (2)  VINCENT (21)  WARR (4)  WAY (1)  WELSTEAD (2)  WETHERHALL (6)  WHITE (2)