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Top surnames from the 1881 census in Ashdon, Essex

Ashdon 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
SMITH475.59523.96
MARSH323.809553.40
FITCH283.3333426.18
PEARMAN273.2143671.64
GREEN273.214311.41
COOTE273.2143652.17
WOODLEY263.0952347.13
COWELL192.2619157.94
BLACKWELL182.1429117.57
SYMONDS172.0238167.98
ROOKE172.0238274.64
MILLER161.904810.65
SWAN161.904873.53
TAYLOR161.90482.98
CORNELL121.4286213.90
FREEMAN121.428622.37
LAW111.309528.95
LISTER111.309545.93
ANDREWS111.309513.67
FISHER111.309511.19
CARNELL111.3095433.07
COOPER101.19054.89
WALLS101.190599.01
KENT101.190528.26
BARRETT91.071415.95
SEARL91.0714725.81
CHAPMAN91.07147.54
DOWNHAM91.0714375.00
HAYLOCK80.9524349.35
FLACK80.9524135.14
GOODWIN80.952418.08
ARCHER80.952423.03
SARGENT80.952461.82
NUTTING80.9524522.88
BASSETT80.952461.02
BROOKS70.83338.53
HARRIS70.83333.28
THAKE70.8333608.70
RICHARDSON70.83334.90
HAWS70.8333744.68
PETTITT70.8333155.90
WILSON70.83331.81
MOUL60.71431,333.33
MARTIN60.71432.90
BIRD60.71439.35
FORD60.71437.33
RULE50.595286.81
MOSS50.59529.66
RATCLIFFE50.595221.55
WOODLY50.59522,380.95

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WOODLY0.848402380.9524
LITTLES0.848402000.0000
MOUL0.848401333.3333
HAWS0.84840744.6809
SEARL0.84840725.8065
PEARMAN0.84840671.6418
COOTE0.84840652.1739
THAKE0.84840608.6957
NUTTING0.84840522.8758
CARNELL0.84840433.0709
FITCH0.84840426.1796
MASCALL0.84840404.0404
DOWNHAM0.84840375.0000
HAYLOCK0.84840349.3450
WOODLEY0.84840347.1295
ROOKE0.84840274.6365
LOFTS0.84840261.7801
WOLLARD0.84840238.0952
CORNELL0.84840213.9037
EWIN0.84840212.7660
RUSE0.84840178.5714
GREENE0.84840173.9130
SYMONDS0.84840167.9842
COWELL0.84840157.9385
PETTITT0.84840155.9020
FLACK0.84840135.1351
HAGGER0.84840120.9677
BLACKWELL0.84840117.5702
WALLS0.8484099.0099
RULE0.8484086.8056
BUNTON0.8484084.7458
DARE0.8484082.6446
SWAN0.8484073.5294
BRAGG0.8484072.7802
HARD0.8484065.3595
DASH0.8484062.1118
SARGENT0.8484061.8238
BASSETT0.8484061.0221
BAYNES0.8484060.2410
MARSH0.8484053.4045
LISTER0.8484045.9290
MARCH0.8484044.1989
SPELLER0.8484043.1034
AMEY0.8484042.5532
STOCK0.8484038.2775
BEADLE0.8484033.8983
GRIGGS0.8484030.5810
FORDHAM0.8484029.6296
LAW0.8484028.9474
KENT0.8484028.2566

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 840 people called WOODLY in Ashdon 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 2380.9524 in Ashdon means that 2380.9524% of the people in Ashdon on census day were called WOODLY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WOODLY 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 WOODLY 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 WOODLY 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 WOODLY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.84 in Ashdon means that you are 0.84 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WOODLY in Ashdon than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Ashdon in 1881

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

ANDREWS (11)  ARCHER (8)  BAYNES (2)  BARRETT (9)  BASSETT (8)  BEADLE (2)  BYETT (5)  BIRD (6)  BLACKWELL (18)  BRAGG (5)  BRAY (3)  BRAZIER (1)  BREWER (1)  BRIGGS (1)  BROOKS (7)  BROWN (1)  BUNTON (1)  CARNELL (11)  CHANDLER (1)  CHAPMAN (9)  CLARK (1)  CLARKE (2)  CLAYDON (3)  COOPER (10)  COOTE (27)  COOTES (1)  CORNELL (12)  COWELL (19)  COWLING (2)  CRO (4)  CUMMINS (2)  DARE (3)  DASH (1)  DAVEY (2)  DOCKERILL (2)  DOOCKERELL (3)  DOWNHAM (9)  DYER (1)  AMEY (1)  EWIN (1)  FISHER (11)  FITCH (28)  FLACK (8)  FORD (6)  FORDHAM (2)  FOSTER (1)  FREEMAN (12)  GOATCHER (1)  GOODWIN (8)  GRAYGOOSE (3)  GRAVES (1)  GREEN (27)  GREENE (4)  GRIGGS (2)  GROOM (1)  GUYMER (1)  HAGGER (3)  HAMMOND (2)  HANHAM (1)  HARD (1)  HARRIS (7)  HAWES (1)  HAWS (7)  HAYLOCK (8)  JEPPS (3)  KENT (10)  KETTERRIDGE (1)  KETTERIDGE (11)  KITTERIDGE (6)  LAGDEN (2)  LAW (11)  LAYZELL (7)  LEDGERTON (3)  LEONARD (1)  LISTER (11)  LITTLECHILD (1)  LITTLES (1)  LOFTS (5)  MANSFIELD (4)  MARCH (4)  MERRITT (1)  MARSH (32)  MARTIN (6)  MASCALL (4)  MASON (2)  MILLER (16)  MIZEN (6)  MOSS (5)  MOUL (6)  MUSK (3)  NUNN (1)  NUTTING (8)  PEARMAN (27)  PERKINS (2)  PURKINS (1)  PURKIS (4)  PERIMAN (1)  PETTITT (7)  PHILLIPS (1)  PORTER (2)  POWELL (1)  RATCLIFF (1)  RATCLIFFE (5)  RAISON (4)  RETTERIDGE (5)  RICHARDSON (7)  RIDGWELL (6)  ROOKE (17)  ROOK (1)  RUSE (3)  RULE (5)  SARGENT (8)  SAVILL (1)  SEARL (9)  SIGGS (2)  SYMONDS (17)  SLOGROVE (1)  SMITH (47)  SPARKES (1)  SPELLER (1)  STOCK (4)  SWAN (16)  SWETE (1)  TAYLOR (16)  THAKE (7)  TREDGELL (2)  TRIGG (1)  TURNER (1)  UNWIN (12)  WALLS (10)  WARBURTON (5)  WOLLARD (1)  WILLIAMS (4)  WILLS (2)  WILSON (7)  WOODLEY (26)  WOODLY (5)