Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Lydford, Somerset

West Lydford 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
WALKER145.243415.66
RUSSELL145.243442.96
AVERY114.1199245.54
THOMAS103.74539.08
TAYLOR93.37085.27
PORTER93.370844.93
FRANCIS82.996350.28
COOPER82.996312.32
WARD82.996313.72
WELCHMAN72.62174,375.00
RAWLINGS72.6217179.49
BILLING72.6217469.80
COLLINGS72.6217220.13
ORR51.8727111.11
HOOPER51.872744.21
MARTIN51.87277.60
PIKE41.498151.55
BARRATT41.498173.80
LEWIS41.49815.70
BARBER41.498124.89
WHITE41.49814.66
CROSSMAN31.1236340.91
ARTHUR31.123651.55
EADES31.1236218.98
NEWBERY31.1236389.61
WALTER31.123673.35
ALLWOOD31.1236275.23
HANN31.1236245.90
REYNOLDS31.123612.97
CASWELL20.7491155.04
REID20.74917.13
LUMLEY20.7491122.70
PLUMLEY20.7491526.32
CHANCELLOR20.74911,000.00
COOK20.74913.77
PITT20.749135.03
CHARD20.7491132.45
PEARCE20.74918.15
OBORNE20.74911,052.63
CUNDICK20.74912,000.00
BOND20.749114.15
HIGDON10.3745769.23
CHAPMAN10.37452.64
PARSONS10.37454.93
ADAMS10.37452.54
SCOTT10.37451.48
NICHOLSON10.37455.27
BLACKER10.3745114.94
HUMPHRIES10.374516.64
COATE10.3745454.55

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WELCHMAN0.272674375.0000
CUNDICK0.272672000.0000
OBORNE0.272671052.6316
CHANCELLOR0.272671000.0000
HIGDON0.27267769.2308
PLUMLEY0.27267526.3158
BILLING0.27267469.7987
COATE0.27267454.5455
NEWBERY0.27267389.6104
CROSSMAN0.27267340.9091
ALLWOOD0.27267275.2294
HANN0.27267245.9016
AVERY0.27267245.5357
JEANES0.27267227.2727
COLLINGS0.27267220.1258
EADES0.27267218.9781
RAWLINGS0.27267179.4872
CASWELL0.27267155.0388
CHARD0.27267132.4503
LUMLEY0.27267122.6994
BATTLE0.27267121.9512
BLACKER0.27267114.9425
ORR0.27267111.1111
BARRATT0.2726773.8007
WALTER0.2726773.3496
PIKE0.2726751.5464
ARTHUR0.2726751.5464
FRANCIS0.2726750.2828
PORTER0.2726744.9326
HOOPER0.2726744.2087
RUSSELL0.2726742.9580
PITT0.2726735.0263
CORNISH0.2726725.9740
BARBER0.2726724.8911
CANNON0.2726720.7039
HUMPHRIES0.2726716.6389
CROFT0.2726715.8479
WALKER0.2726715.6635
BOND0.2726714.1543
CHAMBERLAIN0.2726713.7741
WARD0.2726713.7151
REYNOLDS0.2726712.9702
COOPER0.2726712.3172
THOMAS0.272679.0761
PEARCE0.272678.1533
MARTIN0.272677.6023
REID0.272677.1327
LEWIS0.272675.6980
NICHOLSON0.272675.2715
TAYLOR0.272675.2709

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 267 people called WELCHMAN in West Lydford 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 4375.0000 in West Lydford means that 4375.0000% of the people in West Lydford on census day were called WELCHMAN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WELCHMAN 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 WELCHMAN 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 WELCHMAN 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 WELCHMAN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.27 in West Lydford means that you are 0.27 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WELCHMAN in West Lydford than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Lydford in 1881

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

ADAMS (1)  ALLWOOD (3)  APPEBLEY (2)  ARTHUR (3)  AVERY (11)  BARBER (4)  BARRATT (4)  BATTLE (1)  BILLING (7)  BLACKER (1)  BOND (2)  CANNON (1)  CASWELL (2)  CHAMBERLAIN (1)  CHANCELLOR (2)  CHAPMAN (1)  CHARD (2)  COATE (1)  COOK (2)  COOPER (8)  CORNISH (1)  CREES (7)  CROFT (1)  CROSSMAN (3)  CULLING (2)  CUNDICK (2)  DAUNCEY (7)  EADES (3)  FRANCIS (8)  HANN (3)  HARRIS (1)  HIGDON (1)  HOOPER (5)  HUMPHRIES (1)  JEANES (1)  LEWIS (4)  LUMLEY (2)  MAIDMENT (2)  MARTIN (5)  COLLINGS (7)  NEWBERY (3)  NICHOLSON (1)  OBORNE (2)  ORR (5)  PARSONS (1)  PEARCE (2)  PHILLIPS (1)  PIKE (4)  PITT (2)  PLUMLEY (2)  PORTER (9)  REAKES (8)  REID (2)  REYNOLDS (3)  RIDEWOOD (3)  RAWLINGS (7)  RUSSELL (14)  SCOTT (1)  STEEDS (1)  TAYLOR (9)  THOMAS (10)  TIZZARD (1)  TOOGOOD (3)  WALKER (14)  WALTER (3)  WARD (8)  WEBB (1)  WECK (1)  WELCHMAN (7)  WITCOMB (3)  WHITE (4)  WOLMINGTON (6)  WOOD (1)