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Top surnames from the 1881 census in Rivenhall, Essex

Rivenhall 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
SHELLEY344.9275636.70
CUTTS253.6232461.25
JOSLIN202.8986751.88
BUTLER182.608726.75
SUTTON172.463838.70
BECKWITH162.3188394.09
UPSON142.0290945.95
CRANMER131.88411,092.44
COOK121.73918.76
HUTLEY121.73911,237.11
AGER111.5942407.41
BURTON101.449317.01
PALMER101.449312.30
RUSHEN101.44932,000.00
TABER101.44934,347.83
PARMENTER91.3043491.80
SIBLEY91.3043161.87
WAGER91.3043486.49
YOUNGS91.3043342.21
MEDCALF91.3043334.57
HOLLIDAY81.159488.40
PENNOCK81.1594733.95
BULL81.159427.43
NUNN81.159466.23
SURRIDGE71.0145339.81
PEASE71.0145268.20
ORPEN60.86962,222.22
TOKLEY60.86966,666.67
POTTER60.869613.41
KING60.86963.99
YOUNG60.86964.05
HUMPHREY60.869632.64
PYE60.869658.14
HARMAN50.724648.54
WOOD50.72462.27
TUFF50.7246588.24
BACON40.579723.07
DUDLEY40.579738.65
RAYNER40.579723.24
WRIGHT40.57971.81
TURNER40.57972.08
BASDEN40.57971,904.76
RINGER40.5797336.13
BINKS40.579798.28
WEBB40.57974.28
WAKEFIELD30.434824.29
KEEBLE30.434863.42
BUDGE30.434885.23
HULL30.434820.80
CHALLIS30.434868.65

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
TOKLEY0.696906666.6667
TABER0.696904347.8261
HOOVER0.696903333.3333
ORPEN0.696902222.2222
RUSHEN0.696902000.0000
BASDEN0.696901904.7619
HUTLEY0.696901237.1134
CRANMER0.696901092.4370
GUERNSEY0.696901000.0000
UPSON0.69690945.9459
FARIS0.69690909.0909
WHYBREW0.69690869.5652
JOSLIN0.69690751.8797
PENNOCK0.69690733.9450
SHELLEY0.69690636.7041
STAINS0.69690600.0000
TUFF0.69690588.2353
PARMENTER0.69690491.8033
WAGER0.69690486.4865
CUTTS0.69690461.2546
AGER0.69690407.4074
BECKWITH0.69690394.0887
YOUNGS0.69690342.2053
SURRIDGE0.69690339.8058
RINGER0.69690336.1345
MEDCALF0.69690334.5725
PEASE0.69690268.1992
CHEEK0.69690215.8273
LYDEN0.69690200.0000
SIBLEY0.69690161.8705
SEABORN0.69690151.5152
CHEVERTON0.69690151.5152
BINKS0.6969098.2801
HOLLIDAY0.6969088.3978
PLAYLE0.6969085.4701
BUDGE0.6969085.2273
TYRELL0.6969079.3651
CHALLIS0.6969068.6499
NUNN0.6969066.2252
KEEBLE0.6969063.4249
NICE0.6969061.3497
PYE0.6969058.1395
HARMAN0.6969048.5437
ALSTON0.6969044.4444
FELTON0.6969042.1053
SUTTON0.6969038.6979
DUDLEY0.6969038.6473
RAVEN0.6969034.5423
HUMPHREY0.6969032.6442
GRANGER0.6969028.3286

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 690 people called TOKLEY in Rivenhall 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 6666.6667 in Rivenhall means that 6666.6667% of the people in Rivenhall on census day were called TOKLEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TOKLEY 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 TOKLEY 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 TOKLEY 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 TOKLEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.69 in Rivenhall means that you are 0.69 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TOKLEY in Rivenhall than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Rivenhall in 1881

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

AGER (11)  ALIFOUNDER (1)  ALLEN (2)  ALSTON (2)  ARDLEY (1)  ARGENT (1)  ARPEN (3)  BACON (4)  BAFORD (1)  BAILEY (2)  BAINES (1)  BAKER (1)  BASDEN (4)  BEADEH (1)  BECKWITH (16)  BINKS (4)  BOND (1)  BOON (1)  BOWLS (2)  BOWYER (1)  BROWN (2)  BRISE (4)  BUDGE (3)  BULL (8)  BURLONG (6)  BURTON (10)  BUTLER (18)  CARTER (2)  CHALLIS (3)  CHAPMAN (1)  CHEEK (3)  CHEVERTON (1)  CLARKE (1)  COOK (12)  CUTTS (25)  CRANMER (13)  CRINNASS (1)  CULLON (6)  CUTMORE (8)  DAVEY (2)  DAZLEY (2)  DAZELY (3)  DEADMAN (1)  DUDLEY (4)  DURRANT (1)  FARIS (1)  FARROW (1)  FELTON (2)  FITCH (1)  FRIATT (3)  FROST (2)  FRYATT (9)  GENTORY (2)  GRANGER (2)  GREEN (2)  GUERNSEY (1)  GUNTON (7)  HOLLIDAY (8)  HAMMOND (3)  HARMAN (5)  HAYSTEAD (2)  HAWKINS (2)  HERLOGUE (5)  HEWITT (2)  HICKS (2)  HILLS (2)  HOLMES (3)  HOOVER (1)  HULL (3)  HUMPHREY (6)  HUTLEY (12)  ISAAC (1)  JONES (3)  JOSLIN (20)  KEEBLE (3)  KING (6)  KIRBY (1)  LAYZELL (1)  LYDEN (1)  MARTIN (1)  MATTHEWS (1)  MEDCALF (9)  MILLER (1)  NICE (1)  NUNN (8)  OLIVER (1)  ORPEN (6)  PAGE (1)  PALMER (10)  PARMENTER (9)  PEASE (7)  PEVERETT (1)  PINBOROUGH (7)  PENNOCK (8)  PLAISTOW (2)  PLAYLE (1)  POTTER (6)  PORTER (1)  PYE (6)  RAVEN (2)  RAWLINGSON (4)  RAYMENT (5)  RAYNER (4)  RINGER (4)  RUSHEN (10)  SANDRAS (3)  SCOTCHER (1)  SEABORN (1)  SHELLEY (34)  SIBLEY (9)  SPRINGETT (21)  STAINS (3)  STEEL (1)  STEAVENSON (1)  SUCAMORE (1)  SUCCAMORE (9)  SUCKAMORE (8)  SURRIDGE (7)  SUTTON (17)  TABER (10)  TAME (1)  TOKELEY (18)  TOKLEY (6)  TUFF (5)  TURNER (4)  TYRELL (2)  UNWIN (5)  UPSON (14)  WAGER (9)  WAKEFIELD (3)  WALLACE (3)  WASHETT (1)  WATERS (1)  WEBB (4)  WITHAMS (7)  WHYBREW (2)  WILKS (1)  WILKINS (1)  WILSHER (1)  WOOD (5)  WRIGHT (4)  YOUNGES (11)  YOUNG (6)  YOUNGS (9)