Top surnames from the 1881 census in Semley, Wiltshire

Semley 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
GRAY273.935927.57
BAKER233.352815.30
BURDEN233.3528261.96
PIKE223.2070110.33
KNIGHT213.061224.83
PARSONS192.769736.46
ROGERS192.769721.33
HULL182.6239125.52
BURT182.6239110.50
JAMES162.332411.87
BROWN162.33243.54
HARRIS152.18668.60
HAYWARD131.895044.44
SMITH131.89501.34
BROCKWAY121.74931,212.12
MARCHANT121.7493112.78
DEWEY111.6035379.31
MERCER101.457755.56
DAY101.457715.48
BARBER91.312021.80
SNOOK91.3120185.95
MASTERS91.312070.81
LANE91.312019.04
RALLS91.31202,727.27
ARNOLD81.166221.63
INGRAM71.020433.41
LAWES71.0204234.11
BURLINGTON71.02042,592.59
KING71.02044.68
CLARK71.02043.39
TUCKER71.020418.44
MAY60.874613.74
BUDDEN60.8746226.42
MOXHAM60.8746483.87
DOWDELL60.87461,090.91
BUNGAY50.7289704.23
FOWLER50.728912.76
SANGER50.7289274.73
FORD50.72897.48
WORTHY50.7289299.40
CLARKE50.72893.60
JOHNSON50.72892.17
WYATT50.728924.85
FISHER50.72896.23
HAINES40.583125.17
BURTON40.58316.84
HAYTER40.583179.05
BRACHER40.5831404.04
STONE40.58318.07
OLIVER40.58318.17

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BOWREN10,000.0030.4373
RALLS2,727.2791.3120
BURLINGTON2,592.5971.0204
CRUSOE1,666.6710.1458
BROCKWAY1,212.12121.7493
DOWDELL1,090.9160.8746
FRIZZELL769.2310.1458
BUNGAY704.2350.7289
DOWERS689.6620.2915
KIRLEY588.2410.1458
MOXHAM483.8760.8746
IMBER434.7820.2915
BRACHER404.0440.5831
DEWEY379.31111.6035
WORTHY299.4050.7289
SANGER274.7350.7289
BURDEN261.96233.3528
HAINS256.4130.4373
LAWES234.1171.0204
BUDDEN226.4260.8746
SNOOK185.9591.3120
HULL125.52182.6239
VINEY115.3830.4373
MARCHANT112.78121.7493
BURT110.50182.6239
PIKE110.33223.2070
BRICKELL92.5910.1458
HAYTER79.0540.5831
SHIPMAN78.7420.2915
BROADWAY71.9410.1458
PARRETT71.9410.1458
MASTERS70.8191.3120
COMBES68.9710.1458
JOLLIFFE64.7220.2915
PHILPOTT57.0330.4373
MERCER55.56101.4577
TROWBRIDGE54.6410.1458
RANGER44.8410.1458
HAYWARD44.44131.8950
SANSOM43.2020.2915
CUFF37.3110.1458
PARSONS36.46192.7697
ALFORD34.2520.2915
INGRAM33.4171.0204
GRAY27.57273.9359
HAINES25.1740.5831
WYATT24.8550.7289
KNIGHT24.83213.0612
HIBBERD23.7010.1458
BARBER21.8091.3120

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called BOWREN in Semley 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 0.4373 in Semley means that 0.4373% of the people in Semley on census day were called BOWREN.

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

All the surnames recorded in Semley in 1881

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

ALFORD (2)  ARNOLD (8)  AUSTRIDGE (5)  BAKER (23)  BARBER (9)  BARTLETT (2)  BATTEN (1)  BLOCKWAY (1)  BURDEN (23)  BUDDEN (6)  BOWREN (3)  BRACHER (4)  BRICKELL (1)  BRIDLE (1)  BRIGHT (1)  BRIMBLE (1)  BROADWAY (1)  BROCKWAY (12)  BROWN (16)  BUNGAY (5)  BURLINGTON (7)  BURNETT (1)  BURT (18)  BURTON (4)  SCAMMELL (13)  CLARKE (5)  CLARK (7)  COMPTON (1)  COMBES (1)  COUSINS (1)  CROCKER (1)  CRUSOE (1)  CUFF (1)  KIRLEY (1)  DANIELLS (4)  DAVIS (2)  DAY (10)  DEWEY (11)  DOWDELL (6)  DOWERS (2)  DOWN (1)  EXTANCE (6)  FAITHFUL (1)  FISHER (5)  FORD (5)  FOWLER (5)  FRIZZELL (1)  FRY (3)  JEBBITT (1)  JAY (1)  GILES (3)  GOLDING (2)  GRAY (27)  HARDING (3)  HARRIS (15)  HAINES (4)  HAINS (3)  HAYTER (4)  HAYWARD (13)  HIBBERD (1)  HILTON (1)  HULL (18)  HUTCHINGS (1)  IMBER (2)  INGRAM (7)  INKPEN (2)  JAMES (16)  JENNINGS (1)  JOHNSON (5)  JOLLIFFE (2)  KENDEL (1)  KING (7)  KNIGHT (21)  LAMBERT (1)  LAMPARD (17)  LANE (9)  LAWES (7)  MAIDMENT (25)  MARCHANT (12)  MASTERS (9)  MAY (6)  MERCER (10)  MILES (1)  MILLUR (1)  MOUNTY (3)  MOXHAM (6)  MULLINS (1)  MUNDY (1)  OLIVER (4)  PARRETT (1)  PARSONS (19)  PERCY (1)  PHILPOTT (3)  PIKE (22)  PITT (1)  POWELL (1)  RALLS (9)  RANGER (1)  READ (3)  ROGERS (19)  ROSE (1)  SANGER (5)  SANSOM (2)  SHIPMAN (2)  SHORT (3)  SINGLETON (2)  SMITH (13)  SNOOK (9)  STONE (4)  TARGET (2)  TOOGOOD (5)  TROWBRIDGE (1)  TUCKER (7)  VINEY (3)  WHITE (3)  WIGMORE (8)  WOODFORD (1)  WORTHY (5)  WRIGHT (2)  WYATT (5)