Top surnames from the 1881 census in Nunney, Somerset

Nunney 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
HILLIER565.5010407.87
PHILLIPS282.750515.37
GUNNING222.1611591.40
CLARK181.76825.88
HAGLEY181.76821,764.71
STARR181.7682359.28
CHARLTON181.768261.71
HERRIDGE181.7682627.18
JOYCE171.669968.00
COOPER161.57176.46
ASHFORD151.4735148.96
JONES151.47351.30
BURGE151.4735203.53
CORNISH151.4735102.11
AUSTIN131.277026.13
VEASEY131.2770684.21
WHITAKER121.178841.72
PENNY121.178866.26
STRIDE111.0806307.26
GEORGE111.080618.41
STICKLER111.08061,309.52
PITMAN100.9823107.64
EDWARDS100.98233.52
TURNER100.98233.53
HERRINGTON100.9823261.10
STEVENS100.98239.41
FLOWER90.884190.54
RUSSELL90.88417.24
WYKER90.884115,000.00
GIFFORD90.8841101.69
SILK90.8841179.64
HOLLEY80.7859213.33
URCH80.7859930.23
AXFORD80.7859321.29
NOAKES80.7859107.53
KELLY80.78597.18
DERRICK80.7859140.35
BELL80.78594.18
WHATLEY80.7859203.05
TROWBRIDGE80.7859295.20
PARSONS80.785910.34
MARTIN80.78593.19
BROOKS80.78598.04
PEACOCK70.687619.29
SWEET70.687676.25
ROGERS70.68765.30
GRIST70.6876141.99
WILMOTT70.6876202.90
GIBBS60.589412.00
MORGAN60.58942.96

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WYKER1.021,01815000.0000
NICKOLAS1.021,0181875.0000
HAGLEY1.021,0181764.7059
STICKLEN1.021,0181428.5714
STICKLER1.021,0181309.5238
BRATTEN1.021,018952.3810
URCH1.021,018930.2326
BOLUS1.021,018909.0909
CROOM1.021,018847.4576
KATES1.021,018727.2727
SEVIER1.021,018697.6744
VEASEY1.021,018684.2105
HERRIDGE1.021,018627.1777
GUNNING1.021,018591.3978
PRATTEN1.021,018454.5455
DATSON1.021,018408.1633
HILLIER1.021,018407.8660
DIMMICK1.021,018400.0000
STARR1.021,018359.2814
AXFORD1.021,018321.2851
STRIDE1.021,018307.2626
TROWBRIDGE1.021,018295.2030
HERRINGTON1.021,018261.0966
HOLLEY1.021,018213.3333
BURGE1.021,018203.5278
WHATLEY1.021,018203.0457
WILMOTT1.021,018202.8986
SNELGROVE1.021,018197.6285
SILK1.021,018179.6407
CHALLEN1.021,018164.8352
HASKELL1.021,018153.8462
ASHFORD1.021,018148.9573
GRIST1.021,018141.9878
CLOTHIER1.021,018141.5094
DERRICK1.021,018140.3509
CREER1.021,018139.8601
PULLIN1.021,018138.1215
WILLCOX1.021,018109.2896
PITMAN1.021,018107.6426
NOAKES1.021,018107.5269
FUSSELL1.021,018105.2632
VINEY1.021,018103.6269
BARNET1.021,018102.4590
CORNISH1.021,018102.1103
GIFFORD1.021,018101.6949
BURROUGHS1.021,01892.0245
FLOWER1.021,01890.5433
SWEET1.021,01876.2527
STICKLAND1.021,01871.5990
JOYCE1.021,01868.0000

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,018 people called WYKER in Nunney 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 15000.0000 in Nunney means that 15000.0000% of the people in Nunney on census day were called WYKER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WYKER 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 WYKER 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 WYKER 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 WYKER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.02 in Nunney means that you are 1.02 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WYKER in Nunney than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Nunney in 1881

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

ADAMS (2)  OFFERS (4)  ANDREWS (1)  ASHBY (3)  ASHFORD (15)  ASTELL (1)  AUSTIN (13)  AUTELL (1)  AXFORD (8)  BACKHOUSE (1)  BAILY (4)  BOLUS (5)  BALL (1)  BELLRINGER (1)  BARBER (6)  BARNET (5)  BELL (8)  BINDEL (1)  BOWN (1)  BRATTEN (2)  BRINE (1)  BROOKS (8)  BUDD (5)  BUDGET (6)  BURLTON (1)  BURGE (15)  BURR (3)  BURROUGHS (3)  BUCE (4)  BOUCHER (1)  BUTLER (1)  KEYNES (4)  CANDY (2)  CARPENTER (2)  CASKER (1)  CHALLEN (3)  CHANT (1)  CHARLTON (18)  CLARK (18)  CLOTHIER (3)  COMPTON (5)  COOK (4)  COOMBS (2)  COOPER (16)  CORNISH (15)  CRADOCK (2)  CREES (6)  CROOM (5)  CROSS (1)  CREER (2)  DANIELS (4)  DATSON (2)  DAVIS (3)  DERRICK (8)  DIMMICK (4)  DUNN (4)  DUNSDON (2)  EVES (2)  EDWARDS (10)  ELLIOTT (5)  FLOWER (9)  FOIZEY (1)  FORD (5)  FOREMAN (1)  FUSSELL (2)  GERRETT (15)  GERRET (4)  GEORGE (11)  GERRISH (1)  GIBBS (6)  GIFFORD (9)  JORDAN (1)  GRANT (3)  GRIST (7)  GULLIFORD (3)  GUNNING (22)  HAGLEY (18)  HALL (5)  HERRINGTON (10)  HASKELL (4)  HAYWARD (6)  HURD (1)  HERRIDGE (18)  HILL (1)  HILLIER (56)  HOBBS (6)  HODDINOTT (4)  HOLLEY (8)  HOOPER (1)  HOWELL (3)  HUES (2)  HUISH (1)  HULL (1)  JACKSON (2)  JENKINS (1)  JONES (15)  JOYCE (17)  KATES (4)  KELLEY (6)  KELLY (8)  KING (1)  KNAPTON (2)  KNIGHT (5)  LAPHAM (1)  LIPPETT (7)  LYDFORD (6)  MARTIN (8)  MATTHEWS (6)  MILLS (5)  MOON (6)  MOORE (2)  MORGAN (6)  MOUNTY (2)  MURPHY (1)  MC MAIR (1)  NEWTON (1)  NICHOLLAS (9)  NICHOLAS (4)  NICKOLAS (6)  NOAKES (8)  PARFITT (3)  PARROTT (6)  PARSONS (8)  PARSON (1)  PAYNE (1)  PEACOCK (7)  PENNY (12)  PHILLIPS (28)  PITMAN (10)  PORTCH (1)  POWELL (6)  PRATTEN (5)  PULLIN (5)  RABBITTS (8)  RENDLE (1)  REYNOLDS (6)  ROBERTS (1)  ROGERS (7)  ROSE (1)  RAWLINGS (1)  RUSSELL (9)  SANDAMORE (1)  SEER (1)  SENDAMORE (1)  SHACKELL (1)  SILK (9)  SEVIOUR (12)  SEVIER (3)  SMITH (3)  SNELGROVE (5)  SPARKS (5)  STARR (18)  STEVENS (10)  STICKLEN (2)  STICKLER (11)  STICKLAND (3)  STRIDE (11)  SWEET (7)  TAGGETT (6)  TOGARD (1)  TOOP (1)  TOVEY (1)  TREASURE (1)  TROWBRIDGE (8)  TURNER (10)  URCH (8)  VEASEY (13)  VICKERY (2)  VINEY (4)  VOWLES (1)  WATTS (1)  WEST (2)  WHATLEY (8)  WHITAKER (12)  WHITTAKER (2)  WHITLOCK (2)  WILLCOX (6)  WILKINS (1)  WILLIAMS (6)  WILLMOT (5)  WILMOTT (7)  WYKER (9)  YEOMAN (1)