Top surnames from the 1881 census in Durleigh, Somerset

Durleigh is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Somerset

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
BARTHOLOMEW115.3140654.76
PIKE94.3478149.50
SEALY94.34782,432.43
CLARKE83.864719.07
RICHARDS83.864725.59
BLACKMORE73.3816234.90
TAYLOR62.89864.53
MASON62.898621.56
PORTER62.898638.63
NOWELL62.8986618.56
SEAGER62.8986526.32
POOLE52.415550.15
MAYO52.4155314.47
GOODING52.4155285.71
WILLIAMS52.41553.36
MERCHANT52.4155359.71
MANLEY52.4155215.52
ELWELL41.9324677.97
STONE41.932426.74
GREEN41.93246.86
HUMBER41.93241,176.47
APLIN31.4493526.32
NATION31.4493909.09
HAYMAN20.9662126.58
SPARKS20.966263.90
SOMERS20.9662285.71
YENDELL10.48311,000.00
HELLARD10.4831769.23
THORNE10.483122.94
HARDING10.48316.68
STEVENS10.48314.63
SMITH10.48310.34
LONG10.48317.45
HOOK10.483132.57
WITHERS10.483129.50
MORGAN10.48312.43
GROVES10.483117.18
HUNT10.48313.64
CLARK10.48311.61
HILL10.48311.90
BAKER10.48312.20
HAWKER10.483163.29
COLES10.483113.87

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SEALY0.212072432.4324
HUMBER0.212071176.4706
YENDELL0.212071000.0000
NATION0.21207909.0909
HELLARD0.21207769.2308
ELWELL0.21207677.9661
BARTHOLOMEW0.21207654.7619
NOWELL0.21207618.5567
APLIN0.21207526.3158
SEAGER0.21207526.3158
MERCHANT0.21207359.7122
MAYO0.21207314.4654
GOODING0.21207285.7143
SOMERS0.21207285.7143
BLACKMORE0.21207234.8993
MANLEY0.21207215.5172
PIKE0.21207149.5017
HAYMAN0.21207126.5823
SPARKS0.2120763.8978
HAWKER0.2120763.2911
POOLE0.2120750.1505
PORTER0.2120738.6349
HOOK0.2120732.5733
WITHERS0.2120729.4985
STONE0.2120726.7380
RICHARDS0.2120725.5918
THORNE0.2120722.9358
MASON0.2120721.5595
CLARKE0.2120719.0749
GROVES0.2120717.1821
COLES0.2120713.8696
LONG0.212077.4460
GREEN0.212076.8622
HARDING0.212076.6756
STEVENS0.212074.6275
TAYLOR0.212074.5324
HUNT0.212073.6377
WILLIAMS0.212073.3625
MORGAN0.212072.4290
BAKER0.212072.2046
HILL0.212071.8968
CLARK0.212071.6072
SMITH0.212070.3421

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 207 people called SEALY in Durleigh 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 2432.4324 in Durleigh means that 2432.4324% of the people in Durleigh on census day were called SEALY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SEALY 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 SEALY 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 SEALY 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 SEALY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.21 in Durleigh means that you are 0.21 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SEALY in Durleigh than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Durleigh in 1881

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

APLIN (3)  BAKER (1)  BARTHOLOMEW (11)  BIFFEN (1)  BLACKMORE (7)  CHEDZOY (3)  CLARKE (8)  CLARK (1)  COLES (1)  CULVERWELL (5)  ELWELL (4)  GOODING (5)  GREEN (4)  GROVES (1)  HAYMAN (2)  HARDING (1)  HAWKER (1)  HILL (1)  HELLARD (1)  HUMBER (4)  HUNT (1)  HOOK (1)  INNOLES (2)  NOWELL (6)  LETHERBY (11)  LONG (1)  MANLEY (5)  MERCHANT (5)  MASON (6)  MAYO (5)  MELHUISH (1)  MORGAN (1)  NATION (3)  PIKE (9)  POOLE (5)  PORTER (6)  RICHARDS (8)  SEAGER (6)  SEALY (9)  SHAPTER (1)  SMITH (1)  SPARKS (2)  STADELMANN (3)  STEVENS (1)  STILING (3)  STONE (4)  SOMERS (2)  TABRETT (3)  TAYLOR (6)  TEMBLETT (2)  THORNE (1)  TRELIVING (5)  WADDOW (10)  WILLIAMS (5)  WITHERS (1)  YENDELL (1)