Top surnames from the 1881 census in Langham, Essex

Langham 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
SMITH598.77986.22
BARRELL476.99401,843.14
MUNSON263.86901,721.85
OSBORNE233.422671.72
CASON192.82742,533.33
SOUTHGATE172.5298323.19
SAGE162.3810268.01
BYLES142.08331,196.58
HINES121.7857209.42
WRIGHT111.63695.10
LILLEY101.4881107.41
EMERY101.488168.17
TODD91.339326.32
COOK91.33936.74
ATKINS91.339335.71
EDWARDS81.19054.27
BIRD81.190515.58
DENNEY81.1905493.83
WHITE81.19053.70
STARLING81.1905161.94
BOLEY71.04172,187.50
LEACH71.041725.24
HUNT71.04177.84
DENNY71.0417123.89
TOBIAS71.04171,320.75
BLAND71.041750.25
GROVES60.892931.76
BARBER60.892914.83
LEE60.89295.46
MANN50.744014.12
CLARK50.74402.48
WHITEN50.74401,428.57
GROVE50.744063.61
ELLIS50.74405.12
DENNIS50.744025.15
MOORE40.59522.98
STEED40.5952123.84
NICHOLLS40.595211.40
BLYTH40.595237.77
MALLETT40.595266.78
QUINTON40.5952128.21
FRANCIS40.59529.99
MANNING40.595218.72
OSBORN30.446421.46
DAVEY30.446410.86
COOPER30.44641.84
DINES30.4464167.60
GARWOOD30.446491.19
GAGE30.446479.37
CURRY30.446431.19

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CHAFFEE0.6767220000.0000
DENTEN0.676725000.0000
CASON0.676722533.3333
BOLEY0.676722187.5000
BARRELL0.676721843.1373
MUNSON0.676721721.8543
DEANES0.676721428.5714
WHITEN0.676721428.5714
TOBIAS0.676721320.7547
BYLES0.676721196.5812
DENNEY0.67672493.8272
BALM0.67672384.6154
SOUTHGATE0.67672323.1939
BRADDY0.67672322.5806
SAGE0.67672268.0067
CHISNALL0.67672250.0000
BARKS0.67672215.0538
HINES0.67672209.4241
FEWELL0.67672200.0000
DIGGINS0.67672183.4862
ROLAND0.67672181.8182
DINES0.67672167.5978
STARLING0.67672161.9433
SEABORN0.67672156.2500
QUINTON0.67672128.2051
DENNY0.67672123.8938
STEED0.67672123.8390
SIMSON0.67672114.2857
TOLMAN0.67672113.6364
LILLEY0.67672107.4114
GARWOOD0.6767291.1854
GAGE0.6767279.3651
OSBORNE0.6767271.7181
EMERY0.6767268.1663
MALLETT0.6767266.7780
GROVE0.6767263.6132
MASKELL0.6767263.4249
SEABROOK0.6767260.4230
LIPSCOMBE0.6767255.5556
TAYLER0.6767254.0541
BLAND0.6767250.2513
SPURGEON0.6767246.7290
DOVE0.6767239.0117
BLYTH0.6767237.7715
ATKINS0.6767235.7143
GROVES0.6767231.7628
GARNHAM0.6767231.3480
CURRY0.6767231.1850
TOMKINS0.6767228.6944
TODD0.6767226.3235

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 672 people called CHAFFEE in Langham 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 Langham means that 20000.0000% of the people in Langham on census day were called CHAFFEE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CHAFFEE 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 CHAFFEE 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 CHAFFEE 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 CHAFFEE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.67 in Langham means that you are 0.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CHAFFEE in Langham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Langham in 1881

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

ABBOTT (1)  ABLEWHITE (6)  ATKINS (9)  BAINES (2)  BALLS (1)  BALM (1)  BARBER (6)  BORHAM (9)  BARNARD (1)  BETTS (1)  BIGGS (3)  BYLES (14)  BARKS (2)  BIRD (8)  BLAND (7)  BLYTH (4)  BOLEY (7)  BULE (1)  BOON (1)  BRADDY (1)  BRUCE (1)  BARRELL (47)  CANT (1)  CASON (19)  CHAFFEE (2)  CHINERY (9)  CHISNALL (3)  CLARK (5)  COLE (1)  CONREAN (2)  COOK (9)  COOPER (3)  COX (1)  CURRY (3)  DAVEY (3)  DINES (3)  DEANES (2)  DENNIS (5)  DENNEY (8)  DENNY (7)  DENT (1)  DENTEN (3)  DIGGINS (2)  DOVE (3)  DOWNES (1)  EDWARDS (8)  ELLIS (5)  EMERY (10)  FELGATE (6)  FEWELL (1)  FOLKARD (7)  FRANCIS (4)  GAGE (3)  GARDENER (1)  GARNHAM (1)  GARWOOD (3)  GODRELL (5)  GOODING (1)  GROVES (6)  GROVE (5)  HINES (12)  HUNT (7)  JOHNSON (1)  KEMP (2)  LADBROOK (7)  LEACH (7)  LEE (6)  LEWIS (2)  LILLEY (10)  LIPSCOMBE (1)  MALLETT (4)  MALLOT (1)  MANN (5)  MANNING (4)  MASKELL (3)  MOORE (4)  MUNSON (26)  NEVARD (7)  NICHOLLS (4)  OSBORN (3)  OSBORNE (23)  PAGE (2)  PECHEY (2)  PETTICAN (8)  PRATT (2)  QUINTON (4)  RATCLIFFE (1)  RAISON (1)  ROLAND (2)  SAGE (16)  SAUNDERS (2)  SEABORN (1)  SEABORNE (5)  SEABROOK (2)  SIMSON (2)  SMITH (59)  SOUTHGATE (17)  SPURGEON (1)  STEED (4)  STEVENS (1)  STARLING (8)  STONE (2)  STROWGER (4)  TAYLER (2)  TAYLOR (1)  THOMAS (1)  THWAITES (1)  TOBIAS (7)  TODD (9)  TOLMAN (1)  TOMKINS (2)  WARD (2)  WEBB (2)  WELHAM (12)  WELHAMS (9)  WELLMS (15)  WENLOCK (2)  WHITE (8)  WHITEN (5)  WILLIAMS (2)  WRIGHT (11)