Top surnames from the 1881 census in Little Parndon, Essex

Little Parndon 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
SMITH1411.47548.13
CLARK119.016430.00
NICHOLLS97.3770141.29
PEARSE86.5574615.38
PRATT64.918085.59
BUTLER64.918050.42
PERRY64.918066.89
HICKLING54.0984769.23
PARNELL54.0984423.73
FOWLER43.278757.39
KNIGHTS43.2787373.83
WRIGHT43.278710.22
ARMER32.45902,000.00
CHURCH32.4590112.78
PAGE32.459030.77
WHITE21.63935.10
SIBLEY21.6393204.08
WESTRUP21.63934,000.00
BOWLES10.819750.00
SANDERS10.819718.08
WICK10.8197476.19
WALLACE10.819711.96
SILVESTER10.8197106.38
BENHAM10.8197153.85
RICKETT10.8197270.27
GODFREY10.819727.62
FOSTER10.81976.13
PARISH10.819753.19
TURNER10.81972.94
MOBBS10.8197217.39
BURTON10.81979.62
ISAACS10.819795.24
BALDWIN10.819719.23
RICHARDSON10.81974.81
GARDNER10.819712.08
WINCH10.8197181.82
DOWSETT10.8197178.57
CAVILL10.8197256.41
LEA10.819741.49

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WESTRUP0.121224000.0000
ARMER0.121222000.0000
HICKLING0.12122769.2308
PEARSE0.12122615.3846
WICK0.12122476.1905
PARNELL0.12122423.7288
KNIGHTS0.12122373.8318
RICKETT0.12122270.2703
CAVILL0.12122256.4103
MOBBS0.12122217.3913
SIBLEY0.12122204.0816
WINCH0.12122181.8182
DOWSETT0.12122178.5714
BENHAM0.12122153.8462
NICHOLLS0.12122141.2873
CHURCH0.12122112.7820
SILVESTER0.12122106.3830
ISAACS0.1212295.2381
PRATT0.1212285.5920
PERRY0.1212266.8896
FOWLER0.1212257.3888
PARISH0.1212253.1915
BUTLER0.1212250.4202
BOWLES0.1212250.0000
LEA0.1212241.4938
PAGE0.1212230.7692
CLARK0.1212229.9973
GODFREY0.1212227.6243
BALDWIN0.1212219.2308
SANDERS0.1212218.0832
GARDNER0.1212212.0773
WALLACE0.1212211.9617
WRIGHT0.1212210.2197
BURTON0.121229.6246
SMITH0.121228.1272
FOSTER0.121226.1312
WHITE0.121225.0994
RICHARDSON0.121224.8146
TURNER0.121222.9446

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 122 people called WESTRUP in Little Parndon 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 4000.0000 in Little Parndon means that 4000.0000% of the people in Little Parndon on census day were called WESTRUP.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WESTRUP 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 WESTRUP 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 WESTRUP 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 WESTRUP here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.12 in Little Parndon means that you are 0.12 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WESTRUP in Little Parndon than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Little Parndon in 1881

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

ARKWRIGHT (1)  ARMER (3)  BALDWIN (1)  BENHAM (1)  BOWLES (1)  BURTON (1)  BUTLER (6)  CAVILL (1)  CHURCH (3)  CLARK (11)  DOWSETT (1)  FAMMAGE (1)  FOSTER (1)  FOWLER (4)  GARDNER (1)  GODFREY (1)  HICKLING (5)  ISAACS (1)  KNIGHTS (4)  LAVENS (1)  LEA (1)  MOBBS (1)  NICHOLLS (9)  PAGE (3)  PARISH (1)  PARNELL (5)  PEARSE (8)  PERRY (6)  PRATT (6)  RICHARDSON (1)  RICKETT (1)  SANDERS (1)  SIBLEY (2)  SILVESTER (1)  SMITH (14)  TURNER (1)  WALLACE (1)  WESTRUP (2)  WHITE (2)  WICK (1)  WOLMER (1)  WINCH (1)  WRIGHT (4)