Top surnames from the 1881 census in Church Knowle, Dorset

Church Knowle is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Dorset

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
STICKLAND274.80431,163.79
WHITE223.914612.18
CURTIS183.202856.44
TALBOT142.4911100.07
DOREY142.4911721.65
BARNES142.491120.69
MANUEL132.3132769.23
STOCKLEY111.9573454.55
FRY111.957361.08
SMITH111.95731.39
MANSEL111.95732,894.74
SLADE101.779489.21
BISHOP91.601422.92
FORD91.601416.44
WELSH91.601440.45
COBB91.6014112.64
GOVER91.6014625.00
SELBY81.4235119.23
SALISBURY81.4235143.37
SAVAGE81.423537.05
FARWELL81.42351,538.46
ELMES81.4235620.16
PHILLIPS71.24566.96
LOVELESS71.2456598.29
CRUMPLER61.06761,818.18
SNOOK61.0676151.13
CHRISTOPHER61.0676181.27
SKINNER61.067621.03
STANLEY61.067627.76
FOOKS61.0676666.67
LEGG61.067664.66
BURDEN61.067683.45
WHELLER50.88971,428.57
HYDE50.889728.92
CAKE50.8897862.07
MASTERS50.889748.03
CHURCHILL50.889774.96
TAYLOR50.88971.39
COLE40.71177.81
BASCOMBE40.71171,052.63
RAWLES40.7117645.16
SHORT40.711718.22
PINNEY40.7117512.82
PAUL40.711728.43
SPECK40.7117400.00
HAWKINGS40.7117384.62
RANDALL40.711722.73
MUSSELWHITE30.5338333.33
ARNOLD30.53389.90
WARREN30.53387.98

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
KNOKE0.5656220000.0000
KLOSE0.565625000.0000
MANSEL0.565622894.7368
CRUMPLER0.565621818.1818
FARWELL0.565621538.4615
WHELLER0.565621428.5714
STICKLAND0.565621163.7931
BASCOMBE0.565621052.6316
CAKE0.56562862.0690
MANUEL0.56562769.2308
DOREY0.56562721.6495
FOOKS0.56562666.6667
RAWLES0.56562645.1613
GOVER0.56562625.0000
ELMES0.56562620.1550
LOVELESS0.56562598.2906
PINNEY0.56562512.8205
STOCKLEY0.56562454.5455
SPECK0.56562400.0000
HAWKINGS0.56562384.6154
MUSSELWHITE0.56562333.3333
RICKS0.56562281.6901
STUDLEY0.56562246.9136
TRENT0.56562246.9136
DIBBEN0.56562208.3333
TOOP0.56562200.0000
CHRISTOPHER0.56562181.2689
MULLETT0.56562170.4545
SNOOK0.56562151.1335
SALISBURY0.56562143.3692
GRAVER0.56562142.8571
SELBY0.56562119.2250
COBB0.56562112.6408
TALBOT0.56562100.0715
SLADE0.5656289.2061
BURDEN0.5656283.4492
CHURCHILL0.5656274.9625
LOCKYER0.5656269.7674
LEGG0.5656264.6552
FRY0.5656261.0772
CURTIS0.5656256.4440
MASTERS0.5656248.0307
PITCHER0.5656245.8716
GILLARD0.5656240.8998
WELSH0.5656240.4494
GILLINGHAM0.5656239.6825
SAVAGE0.5656237.0542
RICKETTS0.5656236.6972
STILES0.5656232.1543
HYDE0.5656228.9184

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 562 people called KNOKE in Church Knowle 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 20000.0000 in Church Knowle means that 20000.0000% of the people in Church Knowle on census day were called KNOKE.

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

All the surnames recorded in Church Knowle in 1881

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

ARNOLD (3)  BARNES (14)  BASCOMBE (4)  BISHOP (9)  BURDEN (6)  BOWER (1)  BRAISBY (2)  BROWN (3)  CAKE (5)  CATTLE (6)  CHRISTOPHER (6)  CHURCHILL (5)  KLOSE (1)  COBB (9)  COLE (4)  COOPER (2)  COX (1)  COAKES (10)  CROOMBES (2)  CRUMPLER (6)  CURTIS (18)  DAVIS (2)  DERRYMAN (4)  DIBBEN (2)  DOREY (14)  DUDLEY (1)  ELMES (8)  EVERETT (1)  FARR (1)  FARWELL (8)  FORD (9)  FOSTER (2)  FOOKS (6)  FRY (11)  GAY (1)  GIBBONS (3)  GILLARD (2)  GILLINGHAM (1)  GOVER (9)  GRACE (1)  GRANT (1)  GRAVER (1)  HARRIS (1)  HAWKINGS (4)  HAYES (1)  HYDE (5)  JONES (1)  KEATES (2)  KITCATT (4)  LEGG (6)  LILLINGTON (5)  LOCKYER (3)  LONG (1)  LOVELESS (7)  LUCAS (2)  MANSEL (11)  MANUEL (13)  MARCH (1)  MARSHALLSAY (23)  MASTERS (5)  MULLETT (3)  MUSSELWHITE (3)  NINEHAM (4)  KNOKE (2)  PAUL (4)  PINNEY (4)  PHILLIPS (7)  PITCHER (2)  PIKE (2)  POLDEN (1)  RANDALL (4)  RAWLES (4)  REGLAR (1)  READ (2)  RICHARDS (3)  RICKETTS (2)  RICKS (2)  ROBERTS (1)  SALISBURY (8)  SAMPSON (1)  SAVAGE (8)  SELBY (8)  SHEPPARD (1)  SHEERWOOD (6)  SHORT (4)  SKINNER (6)  SLADE (10)  SMITH (11)  SNOOK (6)  SPECK (4)  STANLEY (6)  STOCKLEY (11)  STICKLAND (27)  STRANGE (1)  STUDLEY (2)  STURMEY (2)  STILES (1)  TALBOT (14)  TATCHELL (9)  TAYLOR (5)  TOOP (2)  TRENT (2)  TUCKUTT (1)  UDALL (1)  VINCENT (3)  WALKER (1)  WARREN (3)  WEBBER (1)  WELSH (9)  WELSTEAD (3)  WHELLER (5)  WHITE (22)  WILLS (1)  WOOLFRIES (4)  WRIGHT (2)