Top surnames from the 1881 census in Mileham, Norfolk

Mileham is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Norfolk

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
THOMPSON224.489814.99
DYE173.4694523.08
WARD173.469415.88
CLAMP163.26531,066.67
FRANKLIN122.449073.76
RYE122.4490631.58
BELL112.244911.95
COOPER112.24499.23
HAMMOND102.040835.84
BLOOMFIELD102.0408160.51
PEARSON102.040817.57
LEEDS91.8367957.45
CARTWRIGHT81.632742.83
BEASLEY81.6327150.66
SKIPPER81.6327434.78
WALPOLE81.6327414.51
RICHES81.6327142.86
BISHOP71.428620.44
STRINGER71.428671.72
WALKER71.42864.27
BASS71.4286126.35
ABLE61.2245652.17
HILL61.22454.81
MORE61.2245157.48
CASON51.0204909.09
LAWS51.020491.74
BODDY51.0204184.50
DAWS51.0204200.00
GANT51.0204284.09
CHAMBERS51.020417.95
BECK40.816334.90
SMITH40.81630.58
LAXTON40.8163268.46
TAYLOR40.81631.28
CONSTABLE30.612255.35
ROBENSON30.61225,000.00
WARK30.6122508.47
HARPER30.61229.56
MANN30.612211.62
BIRD30.61228.01
WRIGHT30.61221.91
RAWLING30.6122167.60
CARMEN30.61221,875.00
SOUTHGATE30.612278.13
SIMMONS30.612215.00
RUSH20.408238.02
LOYNES20.4082487.80
FULLER20.408210.09
REYNALDS20.40822,857.14
WINTER20.408211.51

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ROBENSON0.494905000.0000
REYNALDS0.494902857.1429
CARMEN0.494901875.0000
CLAMP0.494901066.6667
LEEDS0.49490957.4468
CASON0.49490909.0909
BEEN0.49490833.3333
ABLE0.49490652.1739
RYE0.49490631.5789
DYE0.49490523.0769
WARK0.49490508.4746
LOYNES0.49490487.8049
SKIPPER0.49490434.7826
WALPOLE0.49490414.5078
GANT0.49490284.0909
SEALES0.49490277.7778
LAXTON0.49490268.4564
BENETT0.49490256.4103
DAWS0.49490200.0000
BODDY0.49490184.5018
MONDAY0.49490169.4915
RAWLING0.49490167.5978
BLOOMFIELD0.49490160.5136
MORE0.49490157.4803
BEASLEY0.49490150.6591
REEDER0.49490150.3759
BENCH0.49490144.9275
RICHES0.49490142.8571
BASS0.49490126.3538
CARMAN0.49490122.6994
BENSLEY0.49490119.0476
BECKET0.49490101.0101
TILLETT0.4949095.2381
PETCH0.4949092.1659
LAWS0.4949091.7431
BAINS0.4949081.9672
SOUTHGATE0.4949078.1250
FRANKLIN0.4949073.7554
STRINGER0.4949071.7213
BARNS0.4949063.2911
MELTON0.4949057.8035
CONSTABLE0.4949055.3506
CARTWRIGHT0.4949042.8266
RUSH0.4949038.0228
HAMMOND0.4949035.8423
BECK0.4949034.9040
WING0.4949032.4675
CLAXTON0.4949032.2581
BALLS0.4949031.8471
WARE0.4949024.8139

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 490 people called ROBENSON in Mileham 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 5000.0000 in Mileham means that 5000.0000% of the people in Mileham on census day were called ROBENSON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ROBENSON 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 ROBENSON 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 ROBENSON 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 ROBENSON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.49 in Mileham means that you are 0.49 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ROBENSON in Mileham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Mileham in 1881

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

ABLE (6)  BAINS (1)  BALLS (2)  BANCHLEY (1)  BARBER (1)  BARNS (2)  BARNES (2)  BARREEL (1)  BASS (7)  BEEN (1)  BEASLEY (8)  BECK (4)  BECKET (1)  BEESTON (3)  BELL (11)  BELS (3)  BENETT (1)  BENSLEY (1)  BENCH (1)  BIRD (3)  BISHOP (7)  BLACK (1)  BLOOMFIELD (10)  BODDY (5)  BURROWS (1)  BURTON (2)  CARMEN (3)  CARMAN (2)  CARTWRIGHT (8)  CASON (5)  CHAMBERS (5)  CHAMTRY (2)  CLAMP (16)  CLAY (1)  CLAXTON (1)  CONSTABLE (3)  COOPER (11)  CUSHON (1)  DAWS (5)  DYE (17)  DODMAN (2)  DOY (4)  DUNGA (2)  EAST (1)  EDWARDS (1)  FOULSHAM (4)  FULLER (2)  FRANKLIN (12)  FROST (1)  FRYER (1)  GANT (5)  GOODBODY (3)  GRANT (1)  GRINT (2)  HAMMOND (10)  HARPER (3)  HATCHEM (1)  HILL (6)  HIPKIN (5)  HOWEND (2)  HUDSON (2)  JAMES (1)  JARVIS (1)  JOHNSON (1)  LACUS (6)  LARGE (1)  LAWS (5)  LAXTON (4)  LEEDS (9)  LYES (9)  LENNETT (1)  LOYNES (2)  MANN (3)  MILK (2)  MELTON (1)  MORE (6)  MONDAY (2)  NICHOLS (1)  NICOLD (9)  ORERTON (4)  PASK (1)  PEARSON (10)  PELLES (1)  PETCH (2)  PORTER (1)  POULSHAM (2)  POWELE (1)  RYE (12)  REEDER (2)  REVETT (5)  REYNALDS (2)  RICHES (8)  ROBENSON (3)  ROBASON (2)  RAWLING (3)  RUSH (2)  SAINTY (9)  SEALES (1)  SILLETT (5)  SIMMONS (3)  SIZLEY (1)  SKIPPER (8)  SMITH (4)  SOUTHGATE (3)  STRINGER (7)  SUTTON (1)  TAYLOR (4)  THOMPSON (22)  TILLETT (1)  TURTE (5)  TYREL (1)  URLES (2)  WALKER (7)  WALLS (1)  WALLER (2)  WALPOLE (8)  WARD (17)  WARE (2)  WARK (3)  WAYHT (4)  WELLS (1)  WICKS (1)  WING (1)  WINTER (2)  WRIGHT (3)