Top surnames from the 1881 census in Offenham, Worcestershire

Offenham is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Worcestershire

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
SMITH285.07253.59
MARSHALL234.166724.84
MORRIS193.442015.46
ANDREWS193.442035.92
SPIERS173.0797374.45
BENNETT162.898617.64
NIGHTINGALE152.7174161.29
CRESSWELL142.5362240.55
KNIGHT142.536220.58
MOORE142.536212.68
CANNING142.5362357.14
PRICE132.355113.46
JONES122.17391.92
DRINKWATER111.9928202.21
PORTER101.811624.14
DANIELS101.811657.67
TREDWELL101.81162,325.58
THORNTON91.630432.43
OLDAKER91.63043,103.45
HARRIS81.44935.70
HALFORD81.4493194.65
MELIN71.26817,000.00
LEECH71.268177.86
EDGINGTON71.2681463.58
BRISTOW71.268193.71
GRIFFIN71.268126.95
CLARK71.26814.22
WESTBURY61.0870400.00
MASON61.08708.08
PRESTON61.087021.76
ADAMS50.90586.15
BOWEN50.905821.91
MYATT50.9058190.11
KEEN50.905845.21
FREEMAN40.724611.35
HOPKINS40.724612.03
BIGGERSTAFF40.7246975.61
VINCENT40.724623.23
TAYLOR40.72461.13
HOUGHTON40.724620.74
MUMFORD40.724675.05
ROBERTS40.72461.93
TARMAN30.54355,000.00
WARMINGTON30.5435294.12
BEAMS30.5435508.47
BALLARD30.543536.23
TAPLIN30.5435156.25
GIBBS30.543511.06
STOKES30.543512.87
CLEASBY30.5435491.80

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MELIN7,000.0071.2681
TARMAN5,000.0030.5435
OLDAKER3,103.4591.6304
TREDWELL2,325.58101.8116
BIGGERSTAFF975.6140.7246
BEAMS508.4730.5435
CLEASBY491.8030.5435
EDGINGTON463.5871.2681
WESTBURY400.0061.0870
SPIERS374.45173.0797
CANNING357.14142.5362
WARMINGTON294.1230.5435
CRESSWELL240.55142.5362
DRINKWATER202.21111.9928
HALFORD194.6581.4493
MYATT190.1150.9058
STRAWBRIDGE169.4910.1812
NIGHTINGALE161.29152.7174
TAPLIN156.2530.5435
SPRAGG128.2120.3623
BRISTOW93.7171.2681
LEECH77.8671.2681
MUMFORD75.0540.7246
BUBB69.4410.1812
DURHAM63.1630.5435
DANIELS57.67101.8116
KEEN45.2150.9058
BAYLISS42.9830.5435
STRONG36.4130.5435
BALLARD36.2330.5435
ANDREWS35.92193.4420
THORNTON32.4391.6304
GRIFFIN26.9571.2681
MARSHALL24.84234.1667
PORTER24.14101.8116
VINCENT23.2340.7246
BRIDGES22.7820.3623
BOWEN21.9150.9058
PRESTON21.7661.0870
HOUGHTON20.7440.7246
KNIGHT20.58142.5362
BENNETT17.64162.8986
MORRIS15.46193.4420
PRICE13.46132.3551
STOKES12.8730.5435
MOORE12.68142.5362
CLARE12.5210.1812
PHIPPS12.2410.1812
HOPKINS12.0340.7246
SHELDON11.9010.1812

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called MELIN in Offenham 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 1.2681 in Offenham means that 1.2681% of the people in Offenham on census day were called MELIN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MELIN 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 MELIN 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 MELIN 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 MELIN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,000.00 in Offenham means that you are 7,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MELIN in Offenham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Offenham in 1881

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

ADAMS (5)  ALDINGTON (6)  ANDREWS (19)  AUTIE (5)  BUBB (1)  BALLARD (3)  BEARCROFT (4)  BARRASTON (1)  BARTLETT (1)  BAYLISS (3)  BEAMS (3)  BENNETT (16)  BIGGERSTAFF (4)  BOWEN (5)  BRIDGES (2)  BRISTOW (7)  BROWN (1)  BRYAN (1)  BUTLER (2)  CANNING (14)  CARELESS (14)  CLARE (1)  CLARK (7)  CLEASBY (3)  CRESSWELL (14)  DANIELS (10)  DAVIS (1)  DRINKWATER (11)  DURHAM (3)  EDGINGTON (7)  FREEMAN (4)  FRYER (1)  GIBBS (3)  GISBORNE (1)  GOULD (2)  GRIFFIN (7)  GROVES (1)  HALFORD (8)  HARRIS (8)  HOLBROUGH (2)  HOPKINS (4)  HOUGHTON (4)  HYDE (1)  JONES (12)  KEEN (5)  KNIGHT (14)  LEECH (7)  MARSHALL (23)  MASON (6)  MALING (1)  MEALIN (6)  MELIN (7)  MEYALL (5)  MOORE (14)  MORRIS (19)  MUMFORD (4)  MYATT (5)  NEED (4)  NIGHTINGALE (15)  NORLIDGE (9)  OLDAKER (9)  PARKER (2)  PHIPPS (1)  PITHARD (2)  PORTER (10)  PRESTON (6)  PRICE (13)  RICE (2)  RICHARDSON (1)  ROBERTS (4)  ROGERS (2)  SAITH (7)  SHELDON (1)  SMITH (28)  SPIERS (17)  SPRAGG (2)  STEPHENS (3)  STILLINGFLEET (1)  STOKES (3)  STRAWBRIDGE (1)  STRONG (3)  TAPLIN (3)  TARMAN (3)  TAYLOR (4)  THORNTON (9)  TOWNSHEND (1)  TONSEND (1)  TREDWELL (10)  VINCENT (4)  WARMINGTON (3)  WARNER (2)  WELLS (2)  WESTBURY (6)  WHITE (1)  WIDDERS (3)  WIDDUS (5)  WOOD (1)