Top surnames from the 1881 census in Natland, Westmorland

Natland 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
NELSON93.135964.75
TAYLOR82.78754.36
STOREY82.7875109.74
TOWERS82.7875240.24
CHAPMAN72.439017.17
MOORHOUSE72.4390197.18
TOWNLEY72.4390386.74
HUTCHINSON72.439042.94
PORTER72.439032.51
LANCASTER72.439098.18
HOWSON72.4390391.06
PARK72.439078.65
CHARNLEY72.4390526.32
BELL62.090611.13
NUTTER51.7422228.31
WHITAKER51.742261.65
WILLS51.742258.28
SHIPLEY51.7422196.85
GIBSON51.742214.35
LOOKER41.3937470.59
READ41.393721.62
DALTON41.393760.70
MASON41.393710.37
JACKSON41.39374.99
GARNETT41.3937112.36
DOBSON31.045323.70
HOGARTH31.0453158.73
SWIFT31.045333.86
CARTMELL31.0453517.24
JUST31.04531,428.57
BOOTH31.045310.60
FORSHAW31.0453155.44
HAYTON31.0453212.77
WILSON20.69691.52
SHARP20.69698.36
FOX20.69697.50
MAY20.696910.95
FAWCETT20.696936.04
HERDMAN20.6969277.78
WAKEFIELD20.696938.91
MOON20.696933.06
ROBINSON20.69692.19
TEASDALE20.696982.30
RADCLIFFE20.696960.06
TYSON20.696953.48
MOFFATT20.6969108.11
RIGG20.696982.99
BATEMAN10.348413.48
HESLOP10.348440.65
PYE10.348423.31

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
JUST1,428.5731.0453
BOOK666.6710.3484
CHARNLEY526.3272.4390
CARTMELL517.2431.0453
LOOKER470.5941.3937
HOWSON391.0672.4390
TOWNLEY386.7472.4390
ARMER277.7810.3484
HERDMAN277.7820.6969
TOWERS240.2482.7875
NUTTER228.3151.7422
HAYTON212.7731.0453
MOORHOUSE197.1872.4390
SHIPLEY196.8551.7422
LISHMAN169.4910.3484
HOGARTH158.7331.0453
FORSHAW155.4431.0453
GARNETT112.3641.3937
STOREY109.7482.7875
MOFFATT108.1120.6969
HAW105.2610.3484
LANCASTER98.1872.4390
RIGG82.9920.6969
TEASDALE82.3020.6969
PARK78.6572.4390
CARLISLE66.2310.3484
NELSON64.7593.1359
WHITAKER61.6551.7422
DALTON60.7041.3937
RADCLIFFE60.0620.6969
WILLS58.2851.7422
LINGARD54.9510.3484
TYSON53.4820.6969
HUTCHINSON42.9472.4390
HESLOP40.6510.3484
WAKEFIELD38.9120.6969
FAWCETT36.0420.6969
SWIFT33.8631.0453
MOON33.0620.6969
PORTER32.5172.4390
ASKEW30.8610.3484
HORNBY30.5810.3484
SHUTTLEWORTH29.4110.3484
SQUIRES24.6310.3484
DOBSON23.7031.0453
PYE23.3110.3484
READ21.6241.3937
KITCHEN20.4510.3484
CHAPMAN17.1772.4390
HALLIDAY16.8610.3484

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called JUST in Natland 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 1.0453 in Natland means that 1.0453% of the people in Natland on census day were called JUST.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called JUST 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 JUST 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 JUST 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 JUST here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,428.57 in Natland means that you are 1,428.57 times as likely to find someone with the surname of JUST in Natland than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Natland in 1881

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

AIREY (1)  ARMER (1)  ASKEW (1)  BARNES (1)  BATEMAN (1)  BELL (6)  BERRY (1)  BOOTH (3)  BROOKS (1)  BOOK (1)  CARLISLE (1)  CARRADUS (15)  CARTMELL (3)  CHAPMAN (7)  CHARNLEY (7)  CURWEN (1)  DALTON (4)  DOBSON (3)  ELLERAY (7)  ELLISON (1)  FAWCETT (2)  FINCH (1)  FORSHAW (3)  FOX (2)  FROGARTH (1)  GARNETT (4)  GIBSON (5)  GREENBANK (1)  HALLIDAY (1)  HARRISON (1)  HAW (1)  HAYES (1)  HAYTON (3)  HERDMAN (2)  HESLOP (1)  HILTON (1)  HOGARTH (3)  HORNBY (1)  HOWSON (7)  HUTCHINSON (7)  JACKSON (4)  JUST (3)  KEMP (1)  KITCHEN (1)  LANCASTER (7)  LISHMAN (1)  LEWIS (1)  LINGARD (1)  LOOKER (4)  MACKERETH (8)  MASON (4)  MAY (2)  MC CONACHIE (3)  MILLBURN (1)  MOFFATT (2)  MOON (2)  MOORHOUSE (7)  MULLARD (1)  MULLRAINE (6)  NELSON (9)  NICHOLSON (1)  NUTTER (5)  PARK (7)  PORTER (7)  PYE (1)  RADCLIFFE (2)  ROLANDSON (1)  READ (4)  RIGG (2)  ROBINSON (2)  SEWART (2)  SHARP (2)  SHAW (1)  SHIPLEY (5)  SHUTTLEWORTH (1)  SQUIRES (1)  STAINTON (1)  STEPHENSON (1)  STOREY (8)  STOTT (1)  SWIFT (3)  TAYLOR (8)  TEASDALE (2)  THEOBALDS (1)  THOMPSON (1)  TODD (1)  TOWERS (8)  TOWNLEY (7)  TROUGHTON (2)  TYSON (2)  WAKEFIELD (2)  WHITAKER (5)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILLS (5)  WILSON (2)