Top surnames from the 1881 census in High Barton, Westmorland

High Barton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Westmorland

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
SMITH174.58223.25
HODGSON143.773654.45
ROBINSON123.234510.14
ION112.96506,111.11
THOMPSON112.96509.90
PATTINSON102.6954301.20
HORN92.4259106.76
EDMONDSON92.4259209.79
SIMSON92.4259927.84
ATKINSON92.425924.90
BANKS82.156342.04
FAWCETT82.1563111.58
RICHARDSON82.156312.67
HODSON82.1563104.17
FOSTER71.886814.11
ARMSTRONG71.886824.68
SCOTT71.88687.46
NICHOLSON71.886826.56
GREENLEES71.8868972.22
PARKER61.61738.50
DALTON61.617370.42
WILSON61.61733.52
BIRD61.617321.16
WEBSTER61.617318.59
JENKINS61.617313.72
SIM51.3477119.90
WILKIN51.3477246.31
STOUT51.3477280.90
CUMPSTON51.347712,500.00
BARROW51.347763.61
HAYTON41.0782219.78
BARKER41.07828.24
STOREY41.078242.42
BLAYLOCK30.8086461.54
TAYLOR30.80861.26
PARKIN30.808630.06
SANDERSON30.808619.57
WARD30.80863.70
CLARK20.53911.79
LANCASTER20.539121.69
CARLISLE20.5391102.56
SEWELL20.539125.51
BROWN20.53910.82
TIFFIN20.5391303.03
LOWTHER20.539188.11
GIBSON20.53914.44
DIXON20.53914.92
WINN20.539155.56
LAWSON20.53919.14
JACQUES10.269531.75

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CUMPSTON12,500.0051.3477
ION6,111.11112.9650
GREENLEES972.2271.8868
SIMSON927.8492.4259
DOWKER909.0910.2695
BAILIFF833.3310.2695
BARREN769.2310.2695
BLAYLOCK461.5430.8086
SAUNDER322.5810.2695
TIFFIN303.0320.5391
PATTINSON301.20102.6954
STOUT280.9051.3477
WILKIN246.3151.3477
HAYTON219.7841.0782
LOWIS217.3910.2695
EDMONDSON209.7992.4259
SIM119.9051.3477
LITHERLAND119.0510.2695
FAWCETT111.5882.1563
HORN106.7692.4259
HODSON104.1782.1563
CARLISLE102.5620.5391
SISSON102.0410.2695
CONDON97.0910.2695
PHILIPSON96.1510.2695
LOWTHER88.1120.5391
DALTON70.4261.6173
BOUGHTON65.3610.2695
BERNARD64.9410.2695
BARROW63.6151.3477
WINN55.5620.5391
HODGSON54.45143.7736
PEET51.0210.2695
ELLWOOD48.7810.2695
STOREY42.4241.0782
BANKS42.0482.1563
HERD36.7610.2695
STOCKDALE34.6010.2695
MAWSON33.4410.2695
SEATON31.8510.2695
JACQUES31.7510.2695
PARKIN30.0630.8086
SMITHSON28.0910.2695
NICHOLSON26.5671.8868
SEWELL25.5120.5391
ATKINSON24.9092.4259
ARMSTRONG24.6871.8868
LANCASTER21.6920.5391
BIRD21.1661.6173
TYSON20.6610.2695

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called CUMPSTON in High Barton 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 1.3477 in High Barton means that 1.3477% of the people in High Barton on census day were called CUMPSTON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CUMPSTON 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 CUMPSTON 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 CUMPSTON 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 CUMPSTON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 12,500.00 in High Barton means that you are 12,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CUMPSTON in High Barton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in High Barton in 1881

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

ARMSTRONG (7)  ATKINSON (9)  BAILIFF (1)  BANKS (8)  BARDGETT (8)  BARKER (4)  BERNARD (1)  BARREN (1)  BIRTLES (7)  BAXTER (1)  BECHTON (1)  BEEBY (1)  BELL (1)  BIRD (6)  BLAYLOCK (3)  BOULT (1)  BOUGHTON (1)  BOWNESS (1)  BROWN (2)  BARROW (5)  BURTON (1)  CALDWELL (1)  CARLISLE (2)  CARTER (1)  CHAMBERS (1)  CLARK (2)  CONDON (1)  MC CRONE (3)  CUMPSTON (5)  DALTON (6)  DIXON (2)  DOWKER (1)  EDMONDSON (9)  EGGLESTONE (1)  ELLWOOD (1)  FAWCETT (8)  FOSTER (7)  FURNASS (1)  GIBSON (2)  GREEN (1)  GREENLEES (7)  HARDISHY (1)  HARRISON (1)  HAYTON (4)  HEAD (1)  HERD (1)  HEBSON (5)  HODGSON (14)  HODSON (8)  HOGG (1)  HORN (9)  HOWE (1)  ION (11)  JACQUES (1)  JENKINS (6)  LANCASTER (2)  LAWSON (2)  LEIGH (1)  LOWIS (1)  LITHERLAND (1)  LOWTHER (2)  MARTIN (1)  MAWSON (1)  HAFFIE (1)  MC GUINESS (6)  MILLBURN (1)  NICHOLSON (7)  PARKER (6)  PARKIN (3)  PATTINSON (10)  PEET (1)  PARRY (1)  PHILIPSON (1)  POOLE (1)  RICHARDSON (8)  ROBINSON (12)  SANDERSON (3)  SAUNDER (1)  SCOTT (7)  SEATON (1)  SEWELL (2)  SIMSON (9)  SIM (5)  SISSON (1)  SMITH (17)  SMITHSON (1)  STABLES (1)  STOCKDALE (1)  STOREY (4)  STOUT (5)  STOTTART (1)  TAYLOR (3)  THOMPSON (11)  TIFFIN (2)  TURNBULL (1)  TURNER (1)  TYSON (1)  WADGE (3)  WHALE (1)  WARD (3)  WEBSTER (6)  WILKIN (5)  WILKINSON (1)  WILLIAMSON (1)  WILSON (6)  WINN (2)