Top surnames from the 1881 census in Urchfont, Wiltshire

Urchfont 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
GIDDINGS736.89981,514.52
ALEXANDER595.5766105.36
SNOOK504.7259669.34
EDWARDS393.686213.23
STONE312.930140.53
SMITH302.83552.01
HALE292.741076.40
HIBBERD242.2684368.66
MILES211.984933.64
GODDARD211.984949.37
DAY191.795819.08
ROMAIN171.60683,090.91
CROOK171.606855.96
GILLETT151.4178134.29
DOWSE141.3233385.67
DRAPER131.228752.17
WILTSHIRE131.228792.07
JEFFERIES121.1342102.48
HARRIS121.13424.46
BURDEN121.134288.63
OFFER111.0397456.43
SUTTON100.945214.85
GAUNTLETT100.9452505.05
BARLOW100.945217.50
LYNE100.9452215.98
PIERCE90.850757.88
ORAM90.8507109.09
BURRY90.8507743.80
JONES90.85070.75
CRUSE90.8507294.12
COOK90.85074.28
GILBERT90.850714.94
NASH90.850718.45
WHEATLEY90.850741.76
FERRIS80.756176.48
PLANK80.7561434.78
JOHNSTONE80.756116.73
STOKES70.661615.67
PAYNE70.66167.35
CLEMENTS70.661619.94
GIBBS70.661613.47
BARNES70.66165.50
MASLEN70.6616315.32
HUNTLEY70.661693.83
MATTHEWS70.66167.58
BURGESS70.66169.53
DASH60.5671297.03
BOX60.567170.01
SCULL60.5671526.32
MUNDY60.567176.43

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ROMAIN3,090.91171.6068
GIDDINGS1,514.52736.8998
BURRY743.8090.8507
MCKINNON689.6620.1890
SNOOK669.34504.7259
SCULL526.3260.5671
GAUNTLETT505.05100.9452
OFFER456.43111.0397
PLANK434.7880.7561
DOWSE385.67141.3233
HIBBERD368.66242.2684
MANNINGS352.9430.2836
MASLEN315.3270.6616
DASH297.0360.5671
CRUSE294.1290.8507
EALEY232.5620.1890
LYNE215.98100.9452
ANSTEY165.5650.4726
GILLETT134.29151.4178
MOWER118.5830.2836
ORAM109.0990.8507
ALEXANDER105.36595.5766
JEFFERIES102.48121.1342
FOSS96.6220.1890
HUNTLEY93.8370.6616
WILTSHIRE92.07131.2287
HUMPHRY91.4630.2836
COMBES89.2920.1890
BURDEN88.63121.1342
MERRITT80.7560.5671
LADD80.4330.2836
HAYTER76.8260.5671
FERRIS76.4880.7561
MUNDY76.4360.5671
HALE76.40292.7410
RUMBLE75.9530.2836
BAILY74.7450.4726
LANHAM74.6320.1890
FIDLER73.8650.4726
BOX70.0160.5671
RAYMOND65.5740.3781
WHITTINGHAM62.8150.4726
PIERCE57.8890.8507
CROOK55.96171.6068
BATT55.8740.3781
DRAPER52.17131.2287
GODDARD49.37211.9849
WHATLEY48.9020.1890
WHEATLEY41.7690.8507
STONE40.53312.9301

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 17 people called ROMAIN in Urchfont 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 1.6068 in Urchfont means that 1.6068% of the people in Urchfont on census day were called ROMAIN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ROMAIN 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 ROMAIN 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 ROMAIN 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 ROMAIN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,090.91 in Urchfont means that you are 3,090.91 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ROMAIN in Urchfont than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Urchfont in 1881

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

ALEXANDER (59)  OFFER (11)  ALLEN (3)  ANSTEY (5)  ATKINSON (2)  BAILEY (4)  BAILY (5)  BAKER (2)  BARLOW (10)  BARNES (7)  BARTON (1)  BATT (4)  BURRY (9)  BERRY (1)  BIRD (1)  BISHOP (1)  BOLWELL (2)  BURDEN (12)  BOX (6)  BRIDLE (1)  BROWN (4)  BRIANT (1)  BURGESS (7)  BURT (1)  BUTLER (3)  SCAMMELL (1)  CANNINGS (2)  CARNAL (3)  CLEMENTS (7)  COMBLEY (11)  CONLIMORE (1)  COOK (9)  COMBES (2)  COOPER (5)  CROOK (17)  CRUSE (9)  DASH (6)  DAY (19)  DEAN (5)  DOWSE (14)  DOWN (5)  DRAPER (13)  DREW (2)  EALEY (2)  EDWARDS (39)  ELLIS (6)  FARMER (1)  FERRIS (8)  FIDLER (5)  FIELDING (1)  FISHLOCK (12)  FORD (3)  FOSS (2)  FOWLES (1)  GALE (1)  GAUNTLETT (10)  GIBBS (7)  GILBERT (9)  GILLETT (15)  GIDDINGS (73)  GODDARD (21)  GOODMAN (4)  JORDAN (2)  GREGORY (1)  HALE (29)  HANCOCK (3)  HARDING (6)  HARRIS (12)  HATTON (4)  HAYTER (6)  HAYWARD (1)  HIBBERD (24)  HODGES (3)  HOLLOWAY (1)  HOPKINS (1)  HORSELL (3)  HUES (7)  HUMPHRY (3)  HUNTLEY (7)  INCHLEY (10)  JEFFERIES (12)  JOHNSTONE (8)  JONES (9)  KING (1)  KNIGHT (1)  LADD (3)  LANCASTER (4)  LANHAM (2)  LYNE (10)  LODGE (3)  LONG (3)  LUMBER (1)  LUNDY (1)  MADDOCK (2)  MADDICK (2)  MANLEY (3)  MANNINGS (3)  MERRITT (6)  MASLEN (7)  MASON (2)  MATTHEWS (7)  MAULE (1)  MCKINNON (2)  MILES (21)  MILLIGAN (1)  MOWER (3)  MORRELL (2)  MORRIS (1)  MUNDY (6)  NASH (9)  NAISH (1)  NASH OR NAISH (2)  NEATE (1)  NEW (3)  NOYES (1)  NUTLAND (1)  ORAM (9)  PAGE (3)  PALMER (2)  PAYNE (7)  PEARCE (2)  PIERCE (9)  PLANK (8)  PERDUE (1)  RAYMOND (4)  RICHARDS (1)  ROMAIN (17)  RAWLINGS (4)  RUMBLE (3)  SAINSBURY (7)  SARGENT (2)  SCULL (6)  SMITH (30)  SNOOK (50)  STOKES (7)  STONE (31)  SUTTON (10)  TRUEMAN (1)  TYLER (4)  WALKER (1)  WEEKS (3)  WHEATLEY (9)  WHATLEY (2)  WHITTINGHAM (5)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILLIS (6)  WILTSHIRE (13)  WISE (4)  WITCHELL (5)  WOOD (2)  WOODMAN (1)  WOOTTON (2)  WAITE (5)