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Top surnames from the 1881 census in St Dennis, Cornwall

St Dennis 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
GRIGG1159.31171,423.27
KENT786.3158149.91
VARCOE625.02022,995.17
BUNT352.83401,598.17
TRUSCOTT342.7530506.71
COOMBE332.6721493.27
BEST332.672199.16
RICHARDS302.429116.08
BENNETTS302.4291653.59
KEY292.3482170.19
MARTYN241.9433485.83
TRETHEWEY241.94331,481.48
STEPHENS201.619429.18
SNELL201.619485.54
BREWER191.538558.00
OSBORNE181.457530.54
BULLOCK181.457544.80
COON171.37652,575.76
GILES161.295533.99
KELLOW151.2146694.44
HOOPER151.214628.68
TREBILCOCK141.1336752.69
BRAGG141.1336138.61
TUCKER141.133620.49
LIDDICOAT141.13361,284.40
ALLEN131.05265.57
HOCKING131.0526128.97
BRENTON120.9717476.19
ROBERTS110.89072.37
PEDLAR100.8097746.27
TRUDGEON100.80971,282.05
HICKS90.728717.41
CHAPMAN90.72875.13
STEVENS90.72876.98
HONEY90.7287118.73
SMITH80.64780.46
ARTHUR80.647829.73
BUCKINGHAM80.647848.60
THOMAS80.64781.57
NANCE80.6478784.31
ROWE70.56689.98
SLOMAN70.5668267.18
HAWKEY70.5668350.00
MITCHELL60.48582.39
BULLEN60.485845.80
BASSETT60.485831.14
RENDALL60.485891.60
HARPER60.48587.59
RUNDLE60.485881.41
COAD50.4049189.39

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
VARCOE1.241,2352995.1691
COON1.241,2352575.7576
BUNT1.241,2351598.1735
TRETHEWEY1.241,2351481.4815
GRIGG1.241,2351423.2673
LIDDICOAT1.241,2351284.4037
TRUDGEON1.241,2351282.0513
KESTLE1.241,235909.0909
NANCE1.241,235784.3137
TREBILCOCK1.241,235752.6882
PEDLAR1.241,235746.2687
KELLOW1.241,235694.4444
BENNETTS1.241,235653.5948
BONDS1.241,235526.3158
TRUSCOTT1.241,235506.7064
COOMBE1.241,235493.2735
MARTYN1.241,235485.8300
BRENTON1.241,235476.1905
HAWKEY1.241,235350.0000
MELLOW1.241,235329.6703
GOUDGE1.241,235297.0297
SLOMAN1.241,235267.1756
PINCH1.241,235240.3846
DEVONSHIRE1.241,235227.2727
HAMMER1.241,235215.0538
COAD1.241,235189.3939
KEY1.241,235170.1878
KENT1.241,235149.9135
GROSE1.241,235141.2429
BRAGG1.241,235138.6139
HOCKING1.241,235128.9683
HONEY1.241,235118.7335
CALLAWAY1.241,235118.6944
COMMON1.241,235109.4891
BEST1.241,23599.1587
CUNDY1.241,23593.1677
RENDALL1.241,23591.6031
RAWLING1.241,23588.8889
SNELL1.241,23585.5432
RUNDLE1.241,23581.4111
DINGLE1.241,23574.2115
HORE1.241,23570.5882
TOY1.241,23565.9341
BREWER1.241,23557.9976
SHERMAN1.241,23557.3066
WORDEN1.241,23557.1429
BUCKINGHAM1.241,23548.6027
BULLEN1.241,23545.8015
BULLOCK1.241,23544.7984
HAWKE1.241,23543.3526

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,235 people called VARCOE in St Dennis 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 2995.1691 in St Dennis means that 2995.1691% of the people in St Dennis on census day were called VARCOE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called VARCOE 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 VARCOE 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 VARCOE 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 VARCOE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.24 in St Dennis means that you are 1.24 times as likely to find someone with the surname of VARCOE in St Dennis than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in St Dennis in 1881

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

ALDWILL (1)  ALLEN (13)  ANDREW (1)  ANGILLEY (7)  ARTHUR (8)  BALLANTYNE (1)  BARRATT (3)  BASSETT (6)  BENNETTS (30)  BENNETTO (2)  BEST (33)  BIDDICK (1)  BILKEY (4)  BLEWIT (4)  BOLT (2)  BONDS (3)  BONE (3)  BOWDEN (1)  BRAGG (14)  BRENTON (12)  BRAY (3)  BREWER (19)  BROAD (1)  BROKENSHIRE (6)  BRONTON (1)  BUCKINGHAM (8)  BULLEN (6)  BULLOCK (18)  BUNT (35)  CALLAWAY (4)  KEASTE (4)  CHAPMAN (9)  CHILDS (3)  COAD (5)  CUNDY (3)  COOMBE (33)  COON (17)  CROWLE (22)  COMMON (3)  DEVONSHIRE (5)  DINGLE (4)  EDYVEAN (2)  ELLIS (1)  FRANCIS (2)  GILES (16)  GOLDSWORTHY (2)  GOUDGE (3)  GREENSLADE (8)  GRIGG (115)  GROSE (5)  HAMMER (2)  HARPER (6)  HARRIS (4)  HAWKE (3)  HAWKEY (7)  HOCKING (13)  HICKS (9)  HORE (3)  HOARE (1)  HODGE (1)  HONEY (9)  HOOPER (15)  HUGO (1)  JAMES (4)  KESTLE (4)  KENT (78)  KEY (29)  KELLOW (15)  LIDDICOAT (14)  MARTYN (24)  MELLOW (3)  MENNON (1)  MENNEAR (12)  MINNEAR (4)  MINERS (1)  MANHIRE (2)  MITCHELL (6)  MORCOME (4)  MOUNTER (1)  NANCE (8)  OLVER (9)  OSBORNE (18)  OSBORN (1)  PARSONS (1)  PEARCE (1)  PEDLAR (10)  POLAMOUNTER (8)  PETHERICK (6)  PINCH (5)  POAD (10)  RUNDLE (6)  RENDALL (6)  REED (3)  RICHARDS (30)  RICKARD (2)  ROBERTS (11)  RODLIFF (4)  ROWE (7)  RAWLING (4)  SAUNDERS (3)  SANDERS (2)  SEARLE (4)  SHERMAN (4)  SHEPERD (1)  SLOMAN (7)  SMITH (8)  SMEETH (1)  SNELL (20)  SPRY (1)  STEVENS (9)  STEPHENS (20)  STONE (1)  STONEMAN (2)  TELLAN (1)  THOMAS (8)  TOY (3)  TREBILCOCK (14)  TRETHEWEY (24)  TRUDGIAN (8)  TRUDGEON (10)  TRUSCOTT (34)  TUCKER (14)  VARCOE (62)  WARICK (1)  WEDLOCK (1)  WELLINGTON (1)  WILCOCKS (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILLS (3)  WORDEN (2)  YELLAND (26)