Top surnames from the 1881 census in Long Newnton, Wiltshire

Long Newnton 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
BROWN196.52929.90
POOLE186.1856128.39
MILES155.154687.36
SAUNDERS144.811052.45
BENNETT124.123725.09
DAY82.749129.20
HINTON82.7491204.60
CYPHER82.749120,000.00
COLLETT72.4055187.67
CARDWELL62.0619428.57
BALL62.061924.96
COX62.061913.61
BARRETT51.718225.59
BIGWOOD51.71821,190.48
PUNTER51.7182909.09
HALL51.71825.84
JONES51.71821.52
PURNELL51.7182326.80
SMART51.718237.74
ROUCH41.37463,636.36
GARLICK41.3746156.25
CAVE41.374695.92
TAYLER31.0309187.50
BELCHER31.030985.71
BARNES31.03098.56
YOUNG31.03094.80
GARDINER31.030935.89
BIGNELL31.0309256.41
PRESTON31.030920.63
GOLDING31.030958.48
GARDNER20.687310.13
REEVES20.687316.78
HOWLAND20.6873202.02
WALKER20.68732.05
BARTLETT20.687315.70
SALWAY20.6873434.78
TOWNSEND20.687316.18
HAYWARD20.687316.12
CLAY20.687333.50
RUTTER10.343622.57
CARTER10.34362.05
LITTEN10.3436526.32
BAKER10.34361.57
WATKINSON10.343629.33
FENNER10.343680.65
SHARP10.34364.12
CORBETT10.343617.54
PAYNE10.34363.82
BASE10.3436476.19
GODWIN10.343626.53

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CYPHER20,000.0082.7491
ROUCH3,636.3641.3746
BIGWOOD1,190.4851.7182
PUNTER909.0951.7182
LITTEN526.3210.3436
REDDICK500.0010.3436
BASE476.1910.3436
SALWAY434.7820.6873
CARDWELL428.5762.0619
PURNELL326.8051.7182
BIGNELL256.4131.0309
HINTON204.6082.7491
HOWLAND202.0220.6873
COLLETT187.6772.4055
TAYLER187.5031.0309
GARLICK156.2541.3746
POOLE128.39186.1856
CAVE95.9241.3746
MILES87.36155.1546
BELCHER85.7131.0309
FENNER80.6510.3436
GOLDING58.4831.0309
SCALES58.1410.3436
SAUNDERS52.45144.8110
SEXTON39.8410.3436
SMART37.7451.7182
GARDINER35.8931.0309
CLAY33.5020.6873
BEASLEY31.7510.3436
ELDRIDGE31.4510.3436
GORE30.4010.3436
WATKINSON29.3310.3436
DAY29.2082.7491
GODWIN26.5310.3436
BARRETT25.5951.7182
BENNETT25.09124.1237
BALL24.9662.0619
RUTTER22.5710.3436
PRESTON20.6331.0309
CORBETT17.5410.3436
REEVES16.7820.6873
ROBINS16.2110.3436
TOWNSEND16.1820.6873
HAYWARD16.1220.6873
BARTLETT15.7020.6873
TANNER15.3110.3436
LOGAN14.4910.3436
COX13.6162.0619
BEARD13.0510.3436
NEAL11.6110.3436

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called CYPHER in Long Newnton 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 2.7491 in Long Newnton means that 2.7491% of the people in Long Newnton on census day were called CYPHER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CYPHER 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 CYPHER 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 CYPHER 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 CYPHER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 20,000.00 in Long Newnton means that you are 20,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CYPHER in Long Newnton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Long Newnton in 1881

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

ANSTEE (5)  BAKER (1)  BALL (6)  BARNES (3)  BARRETT (5)  BARTLETT (2)  BEARD (1)  BEASLEY (1)  BELCHER (3)  BENNETT (12)  BIGNELL (3)  BIGWOOD (5)  BLAGRAVE (1)  BROWN (19)  BASE (1)  CARDWELL (6)  CARTER (1)  CAVE (4)  CHANDLER (1)  CLAY (2)  COLLETT (7)  CORBETT (1)  COX (6)  CUSS (2)  CYPHER (8)  DAY (8)  DUNNETT (1)  ELDRIDGE (1)  ESTCOURT (5)  EVANS (1)  FENNER (1)  FIELD (1)  FISHLOCK (5)  FREATHAM (1)  GARDINER (3)  GARDNER (2)  GARLICK (4)  GLASTONBURY (2)  GOLDING (3)  GODWIN (1)  GORE (1)  HALL (5)  HAYWARD (2)  HINDER (10)  HIGHNAM (1)  HINTON (8)  HOWLAND (2)  IND (1)  JONES (5)  KENT (1)  LITTEN (1)  LOGAN (1)  MANN (1)  MILES (15)  NEAL (1)  PAYNE (1)  PINCHIN (8)  POOLE (18)  PRESTON (3)  PUNTER (5)  PURNELL (5)  REEVES (2)  ROUCH (4)  ROBINS (1)  REDDICK (1)  RUTTER (1)  SALWAY (2)  SAUNDERS (14)  SEXTON (1)  SHARP (1)  SCALES (1)  SMART (5)  STINCHCOMBE (1)  TANNER (1)  TAYLER (3)  TITCUMB (1)  TOWNSEND (2)  TUYLE (2)  VIZOR (1)  WALKER (2)  WATKINSON (1)  WHEELER (1)  YOUNG (3)