Top surnames from the 1881 census in Stapleford Tawney, Essex

Stapleford Tawney is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Essex

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
DOE114.95501,037.74
PURNELL114.9550948.28
MILLER114.955027.69
WHITBREAD83.6036898.88
FRESHWATER83.60361,600.00
DALTON73.1532137.25
CRABB73.1532304.35
PERRY73.153242.87
DAWKINS73.1532434.78
GRICE62.7027262.01
NIGHTINGALE62.7027160.43
SMITH62.70271.91
WEST52.252323.40
CORNWELL52.2523390.63
COOPER41.80187.41
STARLING41.8018245.40
BAKER41.80188.22
FURLONG31.3514389.61
TURNER31.35144.85
FITCH31.3514172.41
DORRINGTON31.3514428.57
BANKS20.900917.56
HESLOP20.9009105.26
FLANDERS20.9009363.64
BASS20.900979.68
FRY20.900928.13
BOARDMAN20.900956.18
BARKER20.90096.88
HARDWICK20.900958.82
CLARK20.90093.00
SEAGRAVE10.4505333.33
WOOD10.45051.41
PUGH10.450511.79
AUSTEN10.450558.48
OLIVER10.45056.31
WALKER10.45051.35
BOYLAND10.4505500.00
MATHEWS10.450512.20
JONES10.45050.40
RICHARDSON10.45052.65
HAYES10.45057.25
WHITFIELD10.450522.57
GRAY10.45053.16
COLLINGS10.450537.88
LEEK10.450593.46
HUTCHIN10.4505384.62
WRIGHT10.45051.40
BAILY10.450571.43
WHITE10.45051.40
PARKER10.45052.37

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FRESHWATER0.222221600.0000
JOSLYN0.222221111.1111
DOE0.222221037.7358
PURNELL0.22222948.2759
WHITBREAD0.22222898.8764
BOYLAND0.22222500.0000
DAWKINS0.22222434.7826
DORRINGTON0.22222428.5714
CORNWELL0.22222390.6250
FURLONG0.22222389.6104
HUTCHIN0.22222384.6154
FLANDERS0.22222363.6364
SEAGRAVE0.22222333.3333
CRABB0.22222304.3478
GRICE0.22222262.0087
STARLING0.22222245.3988
FITCH0.22222172.4138
NIGHTINGALE0.22222160.4278
BATTLE0.22222147.0588
DALTON0.22222137.2549
HESLOP0.22222105.2632
LEEK0.2222293.4579
BASS0.2222279.6813
BAILY0.2222271.4286
HARDWICK0.2222258.8235
AUSTEN0.2222258.4795
BOARDMAN0.2222256.1798
PERRY0.2222242.8659
COLLINGS0.2222237.8788
WARWICK0.2222232.5733
FRY0.2222228.1294
MILLER0.2222227.6939
WEST0.2222223.3973
WHITFIELD0.2222222.5734
BANKS0.2222217.5593
GOULD0.2222212.4688
MATHEWS0.2222212.1951
PUGH0.2222211.7925
TODD0.222228.8496
BAKER0.222228.2237
COOPER0.222227.4074
HAYES0.222227.2464
BARKER0.222226.8847
OLIVER0.222226.3131
TURNER0.222224.8544
GRAY0.222223.1556
CLARK0.222222.9972
RICHARDSON0.222222.6462
PARKER0.222222.3685
SMITH0.222221.9142

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 222 people called FRESHWATER in Stapleford Tawney 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 1600.0000 in Stapleford Tawney means that 1600.0000% of the people in Stapleford Tawney on census day were called FRESHWATER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FRESHWATER 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 FRESHWATER 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 FRESHWATER 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 FRESHWATER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.22 in Stapleford Tawney means that you are 0.22 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FRESHWATER in Stapleford Tawney than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Stapleford Tawney in 1881

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

AUSTEN (1)  BAILY (1)  BAKER (4)  BANKS (2)  BARKER (2)  BASS (2)  BATTLE (1)  BOARDMAN (2)  BOYLAND (1)  CLARK (2)  COOPER (4)  CORNWELL (5)  CRABB (7)  DALTON (7)  DAWKINS (7)  DORRINGTON (3)  DOE (11)  FITCH (3)  FLANDERS (2)  FRESHWATER (8)  FRY (2)  FURLE (1)  FURLONG (3)  GOULD (1)  GRAY (1)  GRICE (6)  HARDWICK (2)  HAYES (1)  HESLOP (2)  HUTCHIN (1)  JONES (1)  JOSLYN (1)  LEEK (1)  MATHEWS (1)  COLLINGS (1)  MERRIDAY (2)  MILLBANK (1)  MILLER (11)  NIGHTINGALE (6)  OLIVER (1)  PARKER (1)  PERRY (7)  PITTAM (9)  PRANCE (7)  PUGH (1)  PURNELL (11)  RICHARDSON (1)  SARLING (7)  SAWKINS (2)  SEAGRAVE (1)  SMITH (6)  STARLING (4)  STUBBINGS (9)  SWORDER (3)  THREADER (9)  TODD (1)  TURNER (3)  WALKER (1)  WARWICK (1)  WEST (5)  WHITBREAD (8)  WHITE (1)  WHITFIELD (1)  WOOD (1)  WRIGHT (1)