Top surnames from the 1881 census in Acton, Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

Acton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

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
JONES4012.012010.61
EVANS154.504510.31
HUGHES133.903913.93
DAVIES123.60367.08
EDWARDS123.603612.93
PRICE113.303318.87
ROBERTS113.30338.78
LEE103.003018.38
WYNNE92.7027280.37
CHADWICK82.402454.95
EYTON82.40245,000.00
THOMAS72.10215.09
CLARKE72.102110.38
RICHARDSON72.102112.35
WEAVER61.801869.28
GRIFFITHS61.801811.01
LAWLEY61.8018298.51
POWELL61.801814.44
BAKER51.50156.85
DEARDON51.50153,571.43
HUMPHREYS51.501542.66
RANDLES51.5015666.67
PHOENIX51.50151,136.36
RUDGE41.2012153.26
GOULBOURNE41.20128,000.00
ROGERS41.20129.25
GOODWIN41.201222.79
WHARTON41.201285.84
WOOD30.90092.83
WILLIAMS30.90091.25
DAWSON30.90098.17
DIXON30.90098.22
PLATT20.600622.68
ACKERLEY20.6006416.67
BRADSHAW20.600614.62
WHITNEY20.6006115.61
WHITEHALL20.6006327.87
BILLINGTON20.600655.25
SMITH20.60060.43
CORNS20.6006215.05
GREEN20.60062.13
WILDE20.600641.24
PRINCE20.600626.56
JAMES10.30031.53
PAYNE10.30033.34
HARDING10.30034.15
MERCER10.300311.44
BLACKWELL10.300316.47
KERR10.30035.51
PIERCE10.300320.45

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GOULBOURNE0.333338000.0000
EYTON0.333335000.0000
DEARDON0.333333571.4286
PHOENIX0.333331136.3636
LANGTRY0.33333769.2308
RANDLES0.33333666.6667
MCKEOWN0.33333588.2353
ACKERLEY0.33333416.6667
WHITEHALL0.33333327.8689
LAWLEY0.33333298.5075
WYNNE0.33333280.3738
CORNS0.33333215.0538
RUDGE0.33333153.2567
WHITNEY0.33333115.6069
TRACY0.33333108.6957
BODY0.3333387.7193
WHARTON0.3333385.8369
WEAVER0.3333369.2841
BILLINGTON0.3333355.2486
CHADWICK0.3333354.9451
HUMPHREYS0.3333342.6621
WILDE0.3333341.2371
ALFORD0.3333335.2113
CASE0.3333330.0300
BOWYER0.3333327.5482
PRINCE0.3333326.5604
GOODWIN0.3333322.7920
PLATT0.3333322.6757
PIERCE0.3333320.4499
PRICE0.3333318.8744
LEE0.3333318.3756
BLACKWELL0.3333316.4745
DAVENPORT0.3333315.8479
AINSWORTH0.3333315.1745
BRADSHAW0.3333314.6199
POWELL0.3333314.4439
HUGHES0.3333313.9321
EDWARDS0.3333312.9296
RICHARDSON0.3333312.3479
MERCER0.3333311.4416
GRIFFITHS0.3333311.0112
JONES0.3333310.6061
CLARKE0.3333310.3750
EVANS0.3333310.3079
ROGERS0.333339.2528
ROBERTS0.333338.7803
DIXON0.333338.2237
DAWSON0.333338.1722
DAVIES0.333337.0847
BAKER0.333336.8521

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 333 people called GOULBOURNE in Acton 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 8000.0000 in Acton means that 8000.0000% of the people in Acton on census day were called GOULBOURNE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GOULBOURNE 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 GOULBOURNE 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 GOULBOURNE 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 GOULBOURNE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.33 in Acton means that you are 0.33 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GOULBOURNE in Acton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Acton in 1881

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

ACKERLEY (2)  AINSWORTH (1)  ALFORD (1)  BAKER (5)  BITHEL (9)  BILLINGTON (2)  BLACKSHAW (1)  BLACKWELL (1)  BODY (1)  BOWYER (1)  BRADSHAW (2)  CHADWICK (8)  CLARKE (7)  CORNS (2)  DAVENPORT (1)  DAVIES (12)  DAWSON (3)  DEARDON (5)  DIXON (3)  EYTON (8)  EDDOWES (5)  EDWARDS (12)  EVANS (15)  FARQUASON (1)  FARQUHASON (4)  GOODWIN (4)  GOULBOURNE (4)  GREEN (2)  GRIFFITHS (6)  HARDING (1)  HOPLEY (1)  HUGHES (13)  HUMPHREYS (5)  JAMES (1)  JONES (40)  CASE (1)  KERR (1)  LANGTRY (1)  LAWLEY (6)  LEE (10)  LIVERSAGE (5)  MANSLEY (2)  MASON (1)  MCKEOWN (1)  MERCER (1)  MOYLES (3)  OWEN (1)  PAYNE (1)  PIERCE (1)  PARRY (1)  PHOENIX (5)  PLATT (2)  POWELL (6)  PRICE (11)  PRINCE (2)  RANDLES (5)  RICHARDSON (7)  ROBERTS (11)  ROGERS (4)  ROSTANCE (1)  RUDGE (4)  SMITH (2)  TAYLOR (1)  THOMAS (7)  TRACY (1)  WEAVER (6)  WHARTON (4)  WHITNEY (2)  WHITEHALL (2)  WILDE (2)  WILLIAMS (3)  WYNNE (9)  WOOD (3)  WOODVILLE (8)