Top surnames from the 1881 census in Blisland, Cornwall

Blisland is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Cornwall

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
ROWE366.4748114.00
BEST234.1367153.54
RICH203.5971286.94
ROOSE183.23742,727.27
NORTHCOTT173.0576674.60
HARRIS152.697810.62
BURNARD142.51801,489.36
PEARCE132.338125.46
LEAN122.1583740.74
HICKS122.158351.57
COWLING122.1583245.40
RUSH111.9784184.25
HAWKINS111.978427.33
BATE101.7986106.16
PENGELLY101.7986421.94
KITE91.6187284.81
MASTERS91.618787.38
KEAT81.43881,538.46
MAY71.259019.77
BROWN71.25901.91
SANDERS71.259027.78
GARTRELL71.25902,500.00
MITCHELL71.25906.21
HOOPER71.259029.72
HARPER61.079116.85
GILL61.079115.25
DYER61.079127.86
GRIGG61.0791164.84
TRETHEWAY61.07912,400.00
COPPIN61.0791342.86
GREENAWAY61.0791171.92
CHENOWETH61.07912,500.00
FORD61.079111.08
WEBBER61.079135.31
TOMS50.8993116.28
WILTON50.899393.46
MAKER50.8993574.71
COUCH50.8993151.52
TOM50.89931,666.67
LYNE50.8993204.92
HOSKIN50.8993200.80
JORY50.8993704.23
HAWKEN40.7194277.78
JEFFERY40.719433.14
COLE40.71947.90
RUNNELS40.719413,333.33
ROGERS30.53964.16
HALLS30.539668.18
COLLINS30.53963.76
CHAPMAN30.53963.80

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
RUNNELS0.5655613333.3333
ROOSE0.565562727.2727
CHENOWETH0.565562500.0000
GARTRELL0.565562500.0000
TRETHEWAY0.565562400.0000
TOM0.565561666.6667
KEAT0.565561538.4615
BURNARD0.565561489.3617
LEAN0.56556740.7407
JORY0.56556704.2254
NORTHCOTT0.56556674.6032
MAKER0.56556574.7126
LEMIN0.56556434.7826
PENGELLY0.56556421.9409
COPPIN0.56556342.8571
BUNT0.56556306.1224
SANDERCOCK0.56556303.0303
RICH0.56556286.9440
KITE0.56556284.8101
HAWKEN0.56556277.7778
COWLING0.56556245.3988
SEARL0.56556243.9024
LYNE0.56556204.9180
HOSKIN0.56556200.8032
JOSE0.56556198.0198
PHILIPPS0.56556185.1852
CRAPP0.56556185.1852
RUSH0.56556184.2546
COURTS0.56556178.5714
GREENAWAY0.56556171.9198
GRIGG0.56556164.8352
JEFFRY0.56556156.2500
BEST0.56556153.5381
COUCH0.56556151.5152
TOMS0.56556116.2791
KINGDON0.56556114.9425
ROWE0.56556113.9962
VARCOE0.56556107.5269
BATE0.56556106.1571
ROW0.56556104.8951
WILTON0.5655693.4579
BROADWAY0.5655688.4956
MASTERS0.5655687.3786
LANDER0.5655678.7402
MOYSE0.5655676.3359
WELLINGTON0.5655676.3359
HAM0.5655671.7703
HALLS0.5655668.1818
INCH0.5655663.2911
HAMBLY0.5655655.2486

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 556 people called RUNNELS in Blisland 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 13333.3333 in Blisland means that 13333.3333% of the people in Blisland on census day were called RUNNELS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called RUNNELS 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 RUNNELS 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 RUNNELS 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 RUNNELS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.56 in Blisland means that you are 0.56 times as likely to find someone with the surname of RUNNELS in Blisland than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Blisland in 1881

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

ALMS (1)  AXWORTHY (10)  BALL (1)  BARNARD (1)  BURNARD (14)  BATE (10)  BEST (23)  BILKEY (2)  BROADWAY (1)  BROWN (7)  BUNT (3)  CALLARD (1)  CHAPMAN (3)  CHENOWETH (6)  COLE (4)  COLLINS (3)  COPPIN (6)  COTTELL (12)  COUCH (5)  COURTS (1)  COWLING (12)  CRAPP (1)  DAVIS (1)  DAVEY (1)  DRAYDON (2)  DYER (6)  EAD (8)  FORD (6)  GARTRELL (7)  GILL (6)  GREENAWAY (6)  GRIGG (6)  HALLS (3)  HAM (3)  HAMBLY (1)  HARPER (6)  HARRIS (15)  HAWKINS (11)  HAWKEN (4)  HICKS (12)  HILL (3)  HOOPER (7)  HORRA (1)  HOSKIN (5)  INCH (1)  JAGO (1)  JEFFRY (1)  JEFFERY (4)  JORY (5)  JOSE (2)  KEAT (8)  KINGDON (2)  KITE (9)  LANDER (3)  LEAN (12)  LANG (1)  LEMIN (1)  LYNE (5)  MAKER (5)  MANATON (6)  MARSHALL (1)  MASTERS (9)  MAY (7)  MITCHELL (7)  MOYSE (1)  NATTLE (1)  NORTH (1)  NORTHCOTT (17)  PEARCE (13)  PENGELLY (10)  PETHICK (3)  PHILIPPS (1)  POOLEY (1)  PYE (3)  RUNNELS (4)  RUNNALLS (3)  RICH (20)  RICKARD (2)  RIDDLE (2)  ROBINS (2)  ROGERS (3)  ROWE (36)  ROOSE (18)  ROW (3)  RUSH (11)  SANDERCOCK (3)  SANDERS (7)  SEARL (2)  STEPHENS (2)  TAPIR (1)  TOM (5)  TOMS (5)  TRETHEWAY (6)  TREVAINS (2)  TRUSCOTT (1)  VARCOE (1)  WHALE (6)  WARREN (1)  WEBB (1)  WEBBER (6)  WELSH (2)  WELLINGTON (2)  WHITEING (1)  WILLIAMS (3)  WILLS (2)  WILTON (5)