Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Ashton, Wiltshire

West Ashton 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
GRIFFIN237.5163159.72
BARNETT227.1895159.42
COX144.575230.19
GRIFFEN123.92161,200.00
DREWETT103.26801,204.82
COOK92.941214.81
SWEETMAN92.9412825.69
MEAD92.9412126.23
MITCHELL82.614412.89
BEAVEN82.6144898.88
GILLMAN82.6144930.23
RANDOLPH82.61444,000.00
BOURNE82.6144134.91
BLISSETT82.61441,777.78
BISHOP82.614437.42
SNELGROVE72.2876921.05
AMER61.96082,000.00
BERRETT61.96083,000.00
ROGERS51.634012.58
CARR51.634022.64
NEWMAN51.634021.98
JOYCE41.307253.26
PICKARD41.307293.68
WOODMAN41.3072118.34
MILLER41.30727.31
SNOOK41.3072185.19
RANDALL41.307241.75
HOUSE41.3072100.50
BRICKELL30.9804625.00
INGLIS30.980458.71
PERKINS30.980421.80
COGGINS20.6536250.00
COLEMAN20.653613.11
BERRY20.65368.24
GALE20.653621.81
JEFFERIES20.653659.00
ALLEY20.6536476.19
BOSWORTH20.6536111.11
HALLET20.6536540.54
BAILEY10.32682.17
FRANCIS10.32685.49
ALEXANDER10.32686.17
FARR10.326822.03
BOLTER10.3268270.27
HODSON10.326815.80
WILKINS10.32687.40
BIRD10.32684.28
LYE10.3268120.48
SMITH10.32680.23
BURGES10.3268131.58

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
RANDOLPH4,000.0082.6144
BERRETT3,000.0061.9608
AMER2,000.0061.9608
BLISSETT1,777.7882.6144
DREWETT1,204.82103.2680
GRIFFEN1,200.00123.9216
GILLMAN930.2382.6144
SNELGROVE921.0572.2876
BEAVEN898.8882.6144
SWEETMAN825.6992.9412
BRICKELL625.0030.9804
HALLET540.5420.6536
ALLEY476.1920.6536
BOLTER270.2710.3268
COGGINS250.0020.6536
SNOOK185.1941.3072
GRIFFIN159.72237.5163
BARNETT159.42227.1895
BOURNE134.9182.6144
BURGES131.5810.3268
MEAD126.2392.9412
LYE120.4810.3268
WOODMAN118.3441.3072
BOSWORTH111.1120.6536
HOUSE100.5041.3072
PICKARD93.6841.3072
FELTHAM74.0710.3268
JEFFERIES59.0020.6536
INGLIS58.7130.9804
JOYCE53.2641.3072
RANDALL41.7541.3072
BISHOP37.4282.6144
HUTCHINS32.3610.3268
COX30.19144.5752
CARR22.6451.6340
FARR22.0310.3268
NEWMAN21.9851.6340
GALE21.8120.6536
PERKINS21.8030.9804
HODSON15.8010.3268
GREY15.0810.3268
COOK14.8192.9412
COLEMAN13.1120.6536
MITCHELL12.8982.6144
ROGERS12.5851.6340
SIMS10.9110.3268
BERRY8.2420.6536
WILKINS7.4010.3268
MILLER7.3141.3072
HANCOCK7.1810.3268

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called RANDOLPH in West Ashton 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 2.6144 in West Ashton means that 2.6144% of the people in West Ashton on census day were called RANDOLPH.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called RANDOLPH 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 RANDOLPH 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 RANDOLPH 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 RANDOLPH here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 4,000.00 in West Ashton means that you are 4,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of RANDOLPH in West Ashton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Ashton in 1881

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

ALEXANDER (1)  ALLEY (2)  AMER (6)  BAILEY (1)  BARNETT (22)  BERRETT (6)  BERRY (2)  BEAVEN (8)  BIRD (1)  BISHOP (8)  BLISSETT (8)  BOSWORTH (2)  BOLTER (1)  BRICKELL (3)  BROWN (1)  BURGES (1)  BOURNE (8)  BURTON (1)  CARR (5)  COGGINS (2)  COLE (1)  COLEMAN (2)  COOK (9)  CORNICH (5)  COX (14)  DAMEN (1)  DOEL (6)  DREWETT (10)  EWENCE (1)  FARR (1)  FELTHAM (1)  FORD (1)  FRANCIS (1)  GALE (2)  GILLMAN (8)  GREY (1)  GRIFFIN (23)  GRIFFEN (12)  HALLET (2)  HANCOCK (1)  HODSON (1)  HOUSE (4)  HUTCHINS (1)  INGLIS (3)  JEFFERIES (2)  JONES (1)  JOYCE (4)  KEATES (6)  KING (1)  LYE (1)  M'KILLOYS (3)  MEAD (9)  MILLER (4)  MITCHELL (8)  NEWMAN (5)  PERKINS (3)  PERNAL (1)  PICKARD (4)  POINTING (1)  PORTCH (1)  RANDALL (4)  RANDOLPH (8)  REAKES (1)  ROGERS (5)  SALVIDGE (3)  SIMS (1)  SMITH (1)  SNELGROVE (7)  SNOOK (4)  STOKERS (1)  SWEETMAN (9)  WEBB (1)  WHEELER (1)  WILKINS (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WOODMAN (4)