Top surnames from the 1881 census in Whittington, Worcestershire

Whittington 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
HOLLOWAY195.0938166.23
WATERS123.217280.05
CLARKE123.217215.88
WOODWARD112.949159.78
SMITH92.41291.71
TURVEY92.4129514.29
TAYLOR92.41293.77
CHAMBERLAIN82.144878.82
GRIFFIN82.144845.58
GEORGE71.876731.98
BIRT71.8767443.04
MORGAN71.87679.44
CATTELL71.8767673.08
BRIDGE71.876792.72
MEADOWS61.6086114.94
BOWEN61.608638.91
WOOD61.60865.05
WHITTAKER61.608633.98
GAMMOND61.60868,571.43
LEADER61.6086355.03
WILMORE51.34051,063.83
PACKWOOD51.3405666.67
PHILLIPS51.34057.49
WILKINS51.340530.32
LINTON51.3405163.40
STANLEY51.340534.87
PARKER41.07245.64
NEWMAN41.072414.42
TELFER41.0724179.37
LOADER41.0724193.24
DAVIS41.07244.88
COTTON41.072444.94
LANGLEY41.072448.90
MARSHALL30.80434.80
BROOMFIELD30.8043119.52
PULLEY30.8043476.19
PENDERGAST30.8043612.24
SAUNDERS30.80438.77
EVES30.8043192.31
WALKER30.80432.40
HUNT30.80436.06
RAYER30.80432,727.27
DOE30.8043168.54
ALLARD20.5362152.67
SUTTON20.53628.42
DAY20.53625.70
YOUNG20.53622.50
STONE20.53627.42
WHITE20.53621.67
EATON20.536219.16

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GAMMOND8,571.4361.6086
RAYER2,727.2730.8043
CUMBY2,000.0010.2681
WILMORE1,063.8351.3405
CATTELL673.0871.8767
PACKWOOD666.6751.3405
PENDERGAST612.2430.8043
TURVEY514.2992.4129
PULLEY476.1930.8043
BIRT443.0471.8767
LEADER355.0361.6086
LOADER193.2441.0724
EVES192.3130.8043
TELFER179.3741.0724
DOE168.5430.8043
HOLLOWAY166.23195.0938
LINTON163.4051.3405
ALLARD152.6720.5362
BROOMFIELD119.5230.8043
CHANCE115.6120.5362
MEADOWS114.9461.6086
OAKEY114.9410.2681
BRIDGE92.7271.8767
WATERS80.05123.2172
MINTON79.3710.2681
CHAMBERLAIN78.8282.1448
FLEETWOOD76.9210.2681
WOODWARD59.78112.9491
FOWLES54.6410.2681
LANGLEY48.9041.0724
GRIFFIN45.5882.1448
COTTON44.9441.0724
FLEET40.0010.2681
BOWEN38.9161.6086
STANLEY34.8751.3405
WHITTAKER33.9861.6086
GEORGE31.9871.8767
TOMPKINS31.0610.2681
WILKINS30.3251.3405
BUCK25.0320.5362
EATON19.1620.5362
CLARKE15.88123.2172
NEWMAN14.4241.0724
CORBETT13.6810.2681
ROBINS12.6410.2681
GROVES9.5310.2681
MORGAN9.4471.8767
CROOK9.3410.2681
SAUNDERS8.7730.8043
SUTTON8.4220.5362

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called GAMMOND in Whittington 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 1.6086 in Whittington means that 1.6086% of the people in Whittington on census day were called GAMMOND.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GAMMOND 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 GAMMOND 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 GAMMOND 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 GAMMOND here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,571.43 in Whittington means that you are 8,571.43 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GAMMOND in Whittington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Whittington in 1881

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

ALLARD (2)  ALLEN (2)  BOWEN (6)  BRIDGE (7)  BROOMFIELD (3)  BUCK (2)  BOWKETT (1)  BUFFTON (2)  BIRT (7)  CATTELL (7)  CHAMBERLAIN (8)  CHANCE (2)  CLARKE (12)  CLISSOLD (4)  CLUTTERBUCK (6)  CORBETT (1)  CURNOCK (7)  COTTON (4)  CROOK (1)  CUMBY (1)  DAVIS (4)  DAY (2)  DOE (3)  EATON (2)  EVES (3)  EVANS (1)  EWINS (4)  FLEET (1)  FLEETWOOD (1)  FOWLES (1)  GALTON (2)  GAMMOND (6)  GENNERY (1)  GEORGE (7)  GILKS (1)  GRIFFIN (8)  GROVES (1)  HALL (1)  HILLEREY (5)  HOBBS (1)  HOLDOM (6)  HOLLOWAY (19)  HUNT (3)  JEOFRY (1)  JENKINS (1)  JOHN (1)  LANGLEY (4)  LEADER (6)  LEDBURY (9)  LEWIS (1)  LINTON (5)  LITTMORE (1)  LOWLE (9)  LOADER (4)  MARSHALL (3)  MARTIN (1)  MAY (1)  MEADOWS (6)  MINTON (1)  MITCHELL (1)  MOORE (2)  MORGAN (7)  MOULE (7)  NEWMAN (4)  OAKEY (1)  PACKWOOD (5)  PARKER (4)  PENDERGAST (3)  PERKINS (1)  PERRY (1)  PHILLIPS (5)  PIGGINS (1)  PULLEY (3)  RAYER (3)  ROBINS (1)  ROSS (1)  SAUNDERS (3)  SHARP (1)  SMITH (9)  STANLEY (5)  STONE (2)  SUTTON (2)  TAYLOR (9)  TELFER (4)  TOMPKINS (1)  TURNER (1)  TURVEY (9)  WALKER (3)  WARD (1)  WATERS (12)  WEBB (1)  WHITTAKER (6)  WHITE (2)  WILKINS (5)  WILMORE (5)  WOOD (6)  WALLFORD (1)  WOODWARD (11)  YOUNG (2)