Top surnames from the 1881 census in Heddington, Wiltshire

Heddington is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Wiltshire

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
HUGHES3810.644337.99
REEVES174.7619116.28
DAVIS133.641516.57
HUNT123.361325.31
DYKE123.3613338.98
MANNERS113.0812625.00
LITTLE113.081265.17
CLEVERLEY102.80112,380.95
COLE92.521027.68
FELL92.5210179.28
BROWN92.52103.82
COLLIER92.521075.44
PEARCE82.240924.40
KING71.96089.00
DUCK71.9608364.58
NORMAN71.960842.32
WATTS61.680720.05
BRIDGEMAN61.6807458.02
ALLISON61.680759.11
CHIVERS61.6807190.48
CURTIS61.680729.62
ALEXANDER51.400626.46
CLARK51.40064.66
WHEELER51.400623.19
GIBSON51.400611.54
HILLIER41.120483.16
CARD41.1204191.39
SUMBLER41.12046,666.67
HAND41.120493.46
TUGWELL41.1204563.38
HATTER41.1204909.09
COLEMAN41.120422.48
WESTON41.120427.47
SURMAN41.1204500.00
GILLETT30.840379.58
RAWLINGS30.840357.47
PROVIS30.84031,304.35
HUMPHRIES20.560224.88
SMITH20.56020.40
BAILY20.560288.50
CLIFFORD20.560227.25
BUTLER20.56025.75
SMART20.560212.30
NEW20.560263.90
HEAD20.560223.02
SPACKMAN20.5602190.48
BEAVEN10.280196.15
GRANGER10.280127.40
WHITE10.28010.87
FRYER10.280115.11

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SUMBLER6,666.6741.1204
CLEVERLEY2,380.95102.8011
PROVIS1,304.3530.8403
MAILLARD1,111.1110.2801
HATTER909.0941.1204
MANNERS625.00113.0812
TUGWELL563.3841.1204
SURMAN500.0041.1204
BRIDGEMAN458.0261.6807
DUCK364.5871.9608
DYKE338.98123.3613
HENLY204.0810.2801
CARD191.3941.1204
CHIVERS190.4861.6807
SPACKMAN190.4820.5602
FELL179.2892.5210
REEVES116.28174.7619
BEAVEN96.1510.2801
HAND93.4641.1204
BAILY88.5020.5602
HILLIER83.1641.1204
GILLETT79.5830.8403
COLLIER75.4492.5210
LITTLE65.17113.0812
NEW63.9020.5602
ALLISON59.1161.6807
RAWLINGS57.4730.8403
NORMAN42.3271.9608
HUGHES37.993810.6443
HAZELL35.9710.2801
HOCKING34.3610.2801
CURTIS29.6261.6807
COLE27.6892.5210
WESTON27.4741.1204
GRANGER27.4010.2801
CLIFFORD27.2520.5602
STROUD27.1010.2801
ALEXANDER26.4651.4006
HUNT25.31123.3613
HUMPHRIES24.8820.5602
PEARCE24.4082.2409
CHURCHILL23.5810.2801
WHEELER23.1951.4006
HEAD23.0220.5602
COLEMAN22.4841.1204
EDMUNDS21.5110.2801
WATTS20.0561.6807
DAVIS16.57133.6415
FRYER15.1110.2801
SMART12.3020.5602

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called SUMBLER in Heddington 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 1.1204 in Heddington means that 1.1204% of the people in Heddington on census day were called SUMBLER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SUMBLER 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 SUMBLER 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 SUMBLER 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 SUMBLER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,666.67 in Heddington means that you are 6,666.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SUMBLER in Heddington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Heddington in 1881

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

ALEXANDER (5)  ALLISON (6)  BAILY (2)  BEAVEN (1)  BODMIN (2)  BRIDGEMAN (6)  BROWN (9)  BULLOCK (1)  BUTLER (2)  CARD (4)  CHIVERS (6)  CHURCHILL (1)  CLARK (5)  CLEVERLEY (10)  CLIFFORD (2)  COLE (9)  COLEMAN (4)  COLLIER (9)  CURTIS (6)  DAVIS (13)  DYKE (12)  DUBOULAY (6)  DUCK (7)  EDMUNDS (1)  FELL (9)  FISHLOCK (1)  FORD (1)  FOWLER (1)  FRYER (1)  GIBSON (5)  GILLETT (3)  GRANGER (1)  GREEN (1)  HADDRELL (2)  HAND (4)  HARRIS (1)  HAZELL (1)  HATTER (4)  HOCKING (1)  HEAD (2)  HENLY (1)  HILLIER (4)  HUGHES (38)  HUMPHRIES (2)  HUNT (12)  JACKSON (1)  KING (7)  LANE (1)  LITTLE (11)  LLOYD (1)  MASLER (1)  MAILLARD (1)  MANNERS (11)  NEW (2)  NORMAN (7)  NURCOMBE (1)  PEARCE (8)  PEPLER (9)  PROVIS (3)  REEVES (17)  RAWLINGS (3)  RUMMING (8)  SMART (2)  SMITH (2)  SPACKMAN (2)  STROUD (1)  SUMBLER (4)  SURMAN (4)  TUGWELL (4)  WHALE (5)  WATTS (6)  WESTON (4)  WHEELER (5)  WHITE (1)  WRIGHT (1)