Top surnames from the 1881 census in Much Hoole, Lancashire

Much Hoole is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Lancashire

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
HARRISON356.024127.14
SUTTON345.852091.92
MAYOR305.16351,181.10
BANKS223.786673.83
HUNT213.614527.21
BONNEY213.61451,438.36
MORTIMER203.4423164.61
BARKER203.442326.31
WIGNALL203.4423673.40
GILL162.753938.92
WILSON142.40965.25
FORSHAW132.2375332.48
HUNTER122.065420.11
TOPPING111.8933275.00
PARKER111.89339.95
TAYLOR101.72122.69
HOLDEN101.721231.43
BOLTON81.376931.97
JOHNSON81.37694.10
BAMFORD81.376991.43
BARRON81.376988.89
LUND81.3769127.19
SMITH71.20480.85
DEACON71.204870.92
JACKSON71.20484.31
FIDDLER71.2048555.56
NIGHTINGALE61.032761.29
ABBOTT61.032723.42
ROBINSON61.03273.24
SHARPLES61.032759.06
KELLETT50.860699.01
BANNISTER50.860649.85
SIMMONS50.860621.08
WEBSTER50.86069.90
BROOKS50.86068.80
LUCY40.6885333.33
BALL40.68858.34
SKINNER40.688513.56
MOSS40.688511.17
WARD30.51642.36
HOLT30.51647.71
COOKSON30.516443.80
LESLIE30.516431.19
NELSON30.516410.66
MARK30.5164102.74
PRITT30.5164833.33
LUCAS30.516411.17
RHODES30.516411.12
SUMNER30.516431.88
ASHWORTH20.34428.63

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WISON0.585812500.0000
BRICKEL0.585812000.0000
BONNEY0.585811438.3562
MAYOR0.585811181.1024
PRITT0.58581833.3333
WIGNALL0.58581673.4007
FIDDLER0.58581555.5556
LUCY0.58581333.3333
FORSHAW0.58581332.4808
TIMMONS0.58581322.5806
TOPPING0.58581275.0000
MORTIMER0.58581164.6091
LUND0.58581127.1860
MARK0.58581102.7397
KELLETT0.5858199.0099
SUTTON0.5858191.9167
BAMFORD0.5858191.4286
BARRON0.5858188.8889
BANKS0.5858173.8255
DEACON0.5858170.9220
NIGHTINGALE0.5858161.2870
SHARPLES0.5858159.0551
BANNISTER0.5858149.8504
ABRAM0.5858147.8469
COOKSON0.5858143.7956
PYLE0.5858142.1941
BANISTER0.5858141.3223
GILL0.5858138.9200
SHORROCK0.5858134.8432
HIGHAM0.5858133.7838
BOLTON0.5858131.9744
SUMNER0.5858131.8810
HOLDEN0.5858131.4268
LESLIE0.5858131.1850
MARTINDALE0.5858130.0300
POVEY0.5858128.4091
HUNT0.5858127.2126
HARRISON0.5858127.1381
BARKER0.5858126.3054
ASHCROFT0.5858125.7400
ABBOTT0.5858123.4192
BAMBER0.5858122.3214
SIMMONS0.5858121.0793
HUNTER0.5858120.1140
KELLEY0.5858114.8148
CUNLIFFE0.5858113.8313
SKINNER0.5858113.5639
SIMMONDS0.5858112.8866
GREGSON0.5858112.4378
MOSS0.5858111.1701

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 581 people called WISON in Much Hoole 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 2500.0000 in Much Hoole means that 2500.0000% of the people in Much Hoole on census day were called WISON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WISON 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 WISON 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 WISON 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 WISON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.58 in Much Hoole means that you are 0.58 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WISON in Much Hoole than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Much Hoole in 1881

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

ABBOTT (6)  ABRAM (1)  ASHCROFT (2)  ASHWORTH (2)  ATKINSON (1)  BALL (4)  BAMBER (1)  BAMFORD (8)  BANKS (22)  BANNISTER (5)  BANISTER (1)  BARKER (20)  BARRON (8)  BARTON (1)  BEARDSWORTH (2)  BECCONSELL (2)  BOLTON (8)  BRETHERTON (8)  BRICKEL (1)  BROOKS (5)  BONNEY (21)  CAMPBELL (1)  CHATWICK (1)  CHUTWICK (4)  COOKSON (3)  CUNLIFFE (1)  DEACON (7)  FARMER (1)  FIDDLER (7)  FISHER (1)  FORSHAW (13)  GILL (16)  GOULD (1)  GREGSON (1)  HOLLODAY (1)  HARRISON (35)  HARTLEY (1)  HEARSNEH (2)  HIGHAM (2)  HOLDEN (10)  HOLT (3)  HOUGH (1)  HUNT (21)  HUNTER (12)  JACKSON (7)  JOHNSON (8)  KELLETT (5)  KELLEY (1)  LESLIE (3)  LLOYD (1)  LUCAS (3)  LUCY (4)  LUND (8)  MARK (3)  MARTINDALE (1)  MILLER (1)  MORTIMER (20)  MOSS (4)  MAYOR (30)  NELSON (3)  NIGHTINGALE (6)  ORRITT (10)  OXENDALE (1)  PARKER (11)  PYLE (1)  PORTER (1)  POVEY (1)  PRITT (3)  RHODES (3)  ROBERTS (2)  ROBINSON (6)  ROSKELL (8)  SHARPLES (6)  SHORROCK (1)  SIMMONDS (2)  SIMMONS (5)  SKINNER (4)  SMITH (7)  SNAILHAM (2)  SPENCER (1)  STEPHENSON (1)  SUMNER (3)  SUTTON (34)  TAYLOR (10)  TIMMONS (1)  TOPPING (11)  TUSON (1)  WALMESLEY (7)  WARD (3)  WEBSTER (5)  WIGGANS (12)  WIGNALL (20)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILSON (14)  WISON (1)