Top surnames from the 1881 census in Goldhanger, Essex

Goldhanger 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
JORDAN326.4257145.45
TAYLOR132.61044.08
WAGER122.4096895.52
SMITH112.20881.56
CARTER102.008011.96
COKER102.0080425.53
STOKES102.008047.55
CLARKE91.80728.92
CLARK91.80726.01
HOBBS81.606444.10
BACON81.606463.95
HUME81.6064113.31
JOHNSON81.60644.78
COLLIS81.6064155.34
GARRARD81.6064384.62
WADE81.606440.14
GENTRY71.4056434.78
SPARKS71.405692.96
KETTLE71.4056160.55
PENNOCK71.4056886.08
HUMM71.40561,076.92
SOWDEN61.2048212.77
BREWER61.204845.42
MILLER61.20486.73
HOWARD61.204812.28
BALSON61.20481,714.29
ROBINSON61.20483.78
ALLISON61.204842.40
YOUNG61.20485.61
HARVEY61.204811.28
SHELDRICK61.2048600.00
HOLMES61.20489.89
EVE61.2048319.15
LEIGH61.204852.36
ALEXANDER61.204822.76
COWLING51.0040114.16
BEADELL51.00402,173.91
CORDER51.0040581.40
TODD51.004019.73
FRANCIS51.004016.85
KING40.80323.69
VALENTINE40.803262.60
LEWIS40.80323.06
CRESWELL40.8032251.57
BARTER40.8032146.52
HERRINGTON40.8032213.90
BRIDGE40.803239.64
COOPER40.80323.30
BARNARD40.803232.36
WOODLEY30.602467.57

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BEADELL0.504982173.9130
BALSON0.504981714.2857
HUMM0.504981076.9231
WAGER0.50498895.5224
PENNOCK0.50498886.0759
SHELDRICK0.50498600.0000
CORDER0.50498581.3953
GAGER0.50498500.0000
GENTRY0.50498434.7826
COKER0.50498425.5319
GARRARD0.50498384.6154
EVE0.50498319.1489
RUSHEN0.50498277.7778
CRESWELL0.50498251.5723
HERRINGTON0.50498213.9037
SOWDEN0.50498212.7660
PONDER0.50498178.5714
KETTLE0.50498160.5505
COLLIS0.50498155.3398
POLLEY0.50498152.6718
BARTER0.50498146.5201
JORDAN0.50498145.4545
GOODY0.50498139.8601
RICHER0.50498138.8889
BEVIS0.50498116.2791
COWLING0.50498114.1553
HUME0.50498113.3144
CHANEY0.5049896.1538
SPARKS0.5049892.9615
MERCHANT0.5049889.5522
KILBY0.5049871.4286
WOODLEY0.5049867.5676
BACON0.5049863.9488
VALENTINE0.5049862.5978
LEIGH0.5049852.3560
FORDHAM0.5049850.0000
CRADDOCK0.5049847.7327
STOKES0.5049847.5511
BREWER0.5049845.4201
HOBBS0.5049844.1014
ABBOT0.5049842.5532
ALLISON0.5049842.4028
WADE0.5049840.1405
BRIDGE0.5049839.6432
ROLLINSON0.5049837.1747
BECKWITH0.5049834.1297
BARNARD0.5049832.3625
BAINES0.5049831.4465
HOWLETT0.5049829.9401
SNOW0.5049829.6736

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 498 people called BEADELL in Goldhanger 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 2173.9130 in Goldhanger means that 2173.9130% of the people in Goldhanger on census day were called BEADELL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BEADELL 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 BEADELL 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 BEADELL 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 BEADELL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.50 in Goldhanger means that you are 0.50 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BEADELL in Goldhanger than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Goldhanger in 1881

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

ABBOT (1)  ALEXANDER (6)  ALLISON (6)  ARGENT (6)  BACON (8)  BAINES (3)  BALSON (6)  BARBROOK (1)  BARNARD (4)  BARTER (4)  BEADELL (5)  BECKWITH (1)  BELSHAM (4)  BEVIS (2)  BREWER (6)  BRIDGE (4)  BROWN (2)  CARTER (10)  CHANEY (1)  CHAPLIN (2)  CHIBNALL (1)  CLARKE (9)  CLARK (9)  COKER (10)  COLLINS (1)  COLLIS (8)  COOK (2)  COOPER (4)  COTTISS (6)  CORDER (5)  COWLING (5)  COCK (7)  CRADDOCK (2)  CRESWELL (4)  DEVESON (1)  DAY (1)  EVE (6)  FORDHAM (2)  FRANCIS (5)  FROST (1)  GAGER (1)  GENTRY (7)  GARRARD (8)  GOLDSMITH (1)  GOODAY (1)  GOODY (2)  JORDAN (32)  GRAYLING (6)  HERRINGTON (4)  HARVEY (6)  HEARD (1)  HICKS (2)  HOBBS (8)  HOLMES (6)  HOWARD (6)  HOWELL (3)  HOWLETT (2)  HUME (8)  HUMM (7)  HUXTER (3)  JOHNSON (8)  KETTLE (7)  KILBY (2)  KING (4)  LEIGH (6)  LEWIS (4)  MERCHANT (3)  MARTIN (1)  MILLER (6)  MURRELL (1)  NICHOLLS (2)  OWELS (1)  PAYNE (2)  PERCY (1)  PERRY (1)  PENNOCK (7)  POLLEY (2)  PONDER (1)  QUY (4)  ROLLINSON (1)  REED (1)  RICHER (1)  RIDGWELL (1)  ROBINSON (6)  ROLFE (1)  RUSHEN (1)  SAWARD (2)  SHARP (2)  SHELDRICK (6)  SMITH (11)  SNOW (2)  SOUTHGATE (1)  SPARKS (7)  SPRINGETT (2)  STOKES (10)  SOWDEN (6)  TAYLOR (13)  TODD (5)  VALENTINE (4)  WADE (8)  WAGER (12)  WAKELIN (2)  WARD (1)  WARREN (1)  WENDEN (15)  WEST (1)  WILLSMOLE (1)  WILLSMORE (10)  WILLSMER (4)  WOODLEY (3)  WRIGHT (3)  YOUNG (6)