Top surnames from the 1881 census in Abberton, Essex

Abberton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Essex

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
WRIGHT166.584420.52
DYER156.1728159.40
EVERETT145.7613321.10
MAY114.526771.11
ROGERS104.115231.70
BAKER104.115218.78
MILLER72.880716.10
JOHNSON72.88078.57
BIBBY62.4691229.01
HARRISON62.469111.12
CLARK52.05766.85
GROVES52.057673.21
LOCK52.057672.25
HEWS52.05762,941.18
TAYLOR52.05763.22
FITCH41.6461210.53
WELLS31.234614.84
MARTIN31.23465.01
DENMAN31.2346277.78
COMMON31.2346555.56
GENTRY31.2346379.75
WHITE20.82302.56
RANDS20.8230281.69
BROWN20.82301.25
MUNSON10.4115185.19
FRANCIS10.41156.91
ANDERSON10.41152.08
MASON10.41153.06
LEATON10.4115909.09
BOON10.411543.86
FUNNELL10.411574.63
BARTON10.41157.62
BUSS10.4115128.21
VINCE10.411568.03
BLAKE10.41158.50
FRENCH10.41158.43
WHEELER10.41156.82

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HEWS0.242432941.1765
LEATON0.24243909.0909
COMMON0.24243555.5556
GENTRY0.24243379.7468
EVERETT0.24243321.1009
RANDS0.24243281.6901
DENMAN0.24243277.7778
BIBBY0.24243229.0076
FITCH0.24243210.5263
MUNSON0.24243185.1852
DYER0.24243159.4049
BUSS0.24243128.2051
FUNNELL0.2424374.6269
GROVES0.2424373.2064
LOCK0.2424372.2543
MAY0.2424371.1054
VINCE0.2424368.0272
BOON0.2424343.8596
ROGERS0.2424331.6957
WRIGHT0.2424320.5233
BAKER0.2424318.7793
MILLER0.2424316.0994
WELLS0.2424314.8368
HARRISON0.2424311.1235
JOHNSON0.242438.5732
BLAKE0.242438.4962
FRENCH0.242438.4317
BARTON0.242437.6161
FRANCIS0.242436.9061
CLARK0.242436.8456
WHEELER0.242436.8166
MARTIN0.242435.0117
TAYLOR0.242433.2175
MASON0.242433.0609
WHITE0.242432.5605
ANDERSON0.242432.0833
BROWN0.242431.2485

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 243 people called HEWS in Abberton 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 2941.1765 in Abberton means that 2941.1765% of the people in Abberton on census day were called HEWS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HEWS 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 HEWS 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 HEWS 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 HEWS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.24 in Abberton means that you are 0.24 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HEWS in Abberton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Abberton in 1881

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

ANDERSON (1)  BAKER (10)  BARTON (1)  BAWTREE (5)  BIBBY (6)  BLAKE (1)  BOON (1)  BROWN (2)  BUSS (1)  CARRANGTON (3)  GOSLINN (CARRANGTON) (2)  CLARK (5)  COMMON (3)  DEATH (3)  DEMMAND (1)  DENMAN (3)  DYER (15)  EVERETT (14)  FAIRS (1)  FELGATE (3)  FENNING (6)  FITCH (4)  FOAKS (2)  FRANCIS (1)  FRENCH (1)  FUNNELL (1)  GENTRY (3)  GILBY (1)  GOSLINN (1)  GROVES (5)  GURNAM (1)  HARRISON (6)  HYAM (1)  HOGGER (1)  HOLAND (9)  HEWS (5)  JOHNSON (7)  LADBROOK (4)  LEATON (1)  LOCK (5)  MARTIN (3)  MASON (1)  MAY (11)  MILLER (7)  MUNSON (1)  PETTICAN (3)  RATFORD (12)  RANDS (2)  RICKES (2)  ROGERS (10)  RUSSALL (5)  TAYLOR (5)  THEABALD (8)  WELLS (3)  WHEELER (1)  WHITE (2)  VINCE (1)  WRIDLEY (4)  WRIGHT (16)