Top surnames from the 1881 census in Houghton, Hampshire

Houghton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Hampshire

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
SMITH225.08083.60
BRICE112.5404308.12
CANDY112.5404714.29
WHITE112.54047.90
BROWN112.54043.85
TUBB112.5404611.11
HARRINGTON92.0785109.49
WALLACE81.847626.97
KIRBY81.847648.69
SANGER81.8476695.65
SUTTON81.847629.02
BUNGAY71.61661,555.56
COLEMAN71.616632.44
CANNON71.616689.29
BARNES71.616613.43
NEWMAN71.616621.75
MUNDY61.3857186.92
GRANT61.385713.96
DAVIS51.15475.25
FIELD51.154723.21
THOMAS51.15472.80
OLDING51.1547602.41
HOOPER51.154727.26
MOODY51.154744.21
WEBB51.15478.52
CLIFTON51.154781.70
LAWRENCE51.154717.78
WILLIAMS40.92381.29
COOK40.92384.65
SOUTHWELL40.9238147.60
BLAKE40.923819.07
BUTT40.923871.56
HALL40.92383.14
BOYCE40.923861.73
BEALE40.923872.73
SALTER40.923840.40
DOWNER40.9238240.96
BLUNDEN30.6928206.90
CHANDLER30.692821.57
ASHE30.6928731.71
BUNDY30.6928217.39
SWAINE30.6928157.89
GRIST30.6928142.86
DEAR30.692893.75
ANDREWS30.69287.23
HUMBER30.6928422.54
TOOMER30.6928441.18
HARRISON20.46192.08
BAKER20.46192.11
SYMES20.461962.70

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BUNGAY0.434331555.5556
CUDE0.43433769.2308
ASHE0.43433731.7073
CANDY0.43433714.2857
SANGER0.43433695.6522
PLASKETT0.43433625.0000
TUBB0.43433611.1111
OLDING0.43433602.4096
TOOMER0.43433441.1765
HUMBER0.43433422.5352
BRICE0.43433308.1232
DOWNER0.43433240.9639
BUNDY0.43433217.3913
TRASK0.43433208.3333
BLUNDEN0.43433206.8966
TULL0.43433192.3077
MUNDY0.43433186.9159
SWAINE0.43433157.8947
SOUTHWELL0.43433147.6015
GRIST0.43433142.8571
HACK0.43433132.4503
HARRINGTON0.43433109.4891
DEAR0.4343393.7500
CANNON0.4343389.2857
CLIFTON0.4343381.6993
BEALE0.4343372.7273
BUTT0.4343371.5564
BATT0.4343368.2594
PRETTY0.4343364.9351
SYMES0.4343362.6959
BOYCE0.4343361.7284
KIRBY0.4343348.6914
EADES0.4343345.0450
COLLIS0.4343344.6429
MOODY0.4343344.2087
SALTER0.4343340.4040
TOVEY0.4343339.3701
HATCHER0.4343339.3701
HIBBERD0.4343337.5940
HEWLETT0.4343337.0370
AMES0.4343333.5570
COLEMAN0.4343332.4374
SUTTON0.4343329.0170
MAWSON0.4343328.6533
HOOPER0.4343327.2628
WALLACE0.4343326.9724
DENHAM0.4343326.1780
WOODLEY0.4343325.9067
CANN0.4343324.9377
COMPTON0.4343323.9808

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 433 people called BUNGAY in Houghton 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 1555.5556 in Houghton means that 1555.5556% of the people in Houghton on census day were called BUNGAY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BUNGAY 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 BUNGAY 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 BUNGAY 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 BUNGAY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.43 in Houghton means that you are 0.43 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BUNGAY in Houghton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Houghton in 1881

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

ANDREWS (3)  ASHE (3)  BAKER (2)  BARNES (7)  BATT (2)  BEALE (4)  BLAKE (4)  BLUNDEN (3)  BOYCE (4)  BRAY (1)  BROWN (11)  BRICE (11)  BUNDY (3)  BUNGAY (7)  BUTT (4)  CANDY (11)  CANN (1)  CANNON (7)  CHANDLER (3)  CLIFTON (5)  COLEMAN (7)  COLLIS (2)  COMPTON (1)  COOKE (2)  COOK (4)  COOPER (1)  CUDE (1)  DAVIS (5)  DENHAM (1)  DICKETT (1)  DOWNER (4)  DEAR (3)  AMES (1)  EADES (1)  ELDERFIELD (2)  FAITHFULL (13)  FIELD (5)  FISHER (2)  FOX (1)  GOODMAN (1)  GRANT (6)  GRIST (3)  HACK (2)  HALL (4)  HARRINGTON (9)  HARRISON (2)  HATCHER (1)  HAWKINS (1)  HEAD (2)  HEWLETT (1)  HIBBERT (1)  HIBBERD (1)  HOOPER (5)  HORNE (2)  HUMBER (3)  HUMBEY (6)  HUNTER (1)  JEFFERY (1)  KELLY (2)  KIRBY (8)  LAWRENCE (5)  LAVINGTON (9)  LYWOOD (3)  MARTIN (2)  MAWSON (1)  MILES (1)  MOODY (5)  MOULAND (6)  MUNDY (6)  KNELLAR (8)  NEWMAN (7)  NOAKE (6)  NOYCE (1)  OLDING (5)  PARKER (2)  PERRIN (1)  PLASKET (8)  PLASKETT (2)  PRETTY (1)  PRIDDLE (1)  PROTHERS (1)  RADFORD (1)  ROGERS (2)  SACKLEY (7)  SALTER (4)  SANGER (8)  SCOTT (1)  SYMONDS (1)  SYMES (2)  SIVYOUR (6)  SLOW (2)  SMITH (22)  SMEETH (4)  SOUTHWELL (4)  SPREADBURY (7)  STAFFORD (1)  SUTTON (8)  SWAINE (3)  THOMAS (5)  THRING (1)  TULL (2)  TOOMER (3)  TOVEY (1)  TRASK (1)  TRICKLE (1)  TUBB (11)  WALLACE (8)  WEBB (5)  WHITE (11)  WILLIAMS (4)  WOODLEY (1)