Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Mersea, Essex

West Mersea 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
GREEN534.796417.03
PULLEN504.5249343.64
FRENCH312.805457.46
SMITH252.26241.60
CUDMORE242.17191,538.46
FARTHING232.0814395.19
MOLE232.0814268.07
BRAND211.9005128.76
COOK201.81009.11
WHITING201.810093.99
CARTER181.62909.70
HEWS171.53852,207.79
CHAPMAN141.26708.92
HEWES141.26701,052.63
HEMPSTEAD141.26702,028.99
WRIGHT131.17653.67
MEAD131.176550.47
CHATTERS131.17651,830.99
BACON131.176546.81
COOKE131.176521.32
DIXON121.08609.91
BANKS110.995519.41
STOKER110.9955146.67
MUNSON110.9955443.55
APPLEBY100.905055.40
WOODWARD100.905018.35
THORPE100.905022.89
REED100.905012.40
SADLER90.814534.55
HARDY90.814513.60
BEAN80.724055.94
WHITE80.72402.25
OWEN80.72406.10
EDWARDS80.72402.60
CORNELIUS80.7240249.22
CHRISTMAS80.7240134.23
HOWARD80.72407.38
BURGESS80.724010.42
DEWITT80.72402,962.96
WOOLF80.7240217.39
DAWSON80.72406.57
THOMAS80.72401.75
HEMMINGS80.724085.02
FOX70.63356.82
GREENLEAF70.63351,147.54
BALLS70.633549.44
GENTRY70.6335196.08
DENNIS70.633521.41
CUTTS70.633580.55
AMOS70.633538.55

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DEWIT1.111,10515000.0000
DEWITT1.111,1052962.9630
HEWS1.111,1052207.7922
HEMPSTEAD1.111,1052028.9855
CHATTERS1.111,1051830.9859
CUDMORE1.111,1051538.4615
GREENLEAF1.111,1051147.5410
HEWES1.111,1051052.6316
LUFKIN1.111,105833.3333
MUNSON1.111,105443.5484
FARTHING1.111,105395.1890
BOLEY1.111,105384.6154
TILFORD1.111,105384.6154
PULLEN1.111,105343.6426
SHELDRICK1.111,105271.4932
MOLE1.111,105268.0653
CORNELIUS1.111,105249.2212
CARDY1.111,105236.6864
MUSSELWHITE1.111,105225.9887
WOOLF1.111,105217.3913
CUNDY1.111,105208.3333
GENTRY1.111,105196.0784
TIFFIN1.111,105153.0612
STOKER1.111,105146.6667
SYRETT1.111,105144.9275
CHRISTMAS1.111,105134.2282
FINCHAM1.111,105129.4498
BRAND1.111,105128.7554
WHITING1.111,10593.9850
VINCE1.111,10589.6861
GARROD1.111,10586.2069
HEMMINGS1.111,10585.0159
STILES1.111,10581.6993
CUTTS1.111,10580.5524
WILKIN1.111,10566.1157
EAGLE1.111,10565.3595
SOUTHGATE1.111,10557.7367
FRENCH1.111,10557.4606
BEAN1.111,10555.9441
APPLEBY1.111,10555.4017
MEAD1.111,10550.4658
NEVILL1.111,10549.6278
BALLS1.111,10549.4350
BACON1.111,10546.8131
DAW1.111,10539.1645
AMOS1.111,10538.5463
AVIS1.111,10537.6648
SADLER1.111,10534.5489
GAGE1.111,10532.2061
KEEBLE1.111,10526.3852

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,105 people called DEWIT in West Mersea 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 15000.0000 in West Mersea means that 15000.0000% of the people in West Mersea on census day were called DEWIT.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DEWIT 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 DEWIT 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 DEWIT 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 DEWIT here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.11 in West Mersea means that you are 1.11 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DEWIT in West Mersea than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Mersea in 1881

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

ALDONS (5)  ALDOUS (1)  AMOS (7)  ANDREWS (1)  APPLEBY (10)  APPLETON (4)  ARDLEY (1)  CUTTS AVIS (12)  AVIS (2)  BACON (13)  BAKER (3)  BALLS (7)  BANKS (11)  BATTER (1)  BEAN (8)  BOLEY (2)  BOON (1)  BRAND (21)  BROWN (3)  BROYD (3)  BRYANT (1)  BULLOCK (7)  BURGESS (8)  BUSH (2)  BUTTON (1)  BUXTON (2)  O CALLAGHAN (1)  CARRINGTON (1)  CARTER (18)  CHAPMAN (14)  CHATTERS (13)  CHRISTMAS (8)  CLARRY (12)  CLOUGH (5)  CUNDY (6)  CONWAY (2)  COOK (20)  COOKE (13)  COOTS (1)  CORDEY (1)  CORNELIUS (8)  COUSINS (4)  CUTTS (7)  CUTT WYATT (2)  COWELL (3)  COCK (17)  CUDMORE (24)  DAW (3)  DAWSON (8)  DEADMAN (2)  DEATH (8)  DENNIS (7)  DEWIT (3)  DEWITT (8)  DIXON (12)  EAGLE (4)  SAMS OR EAMS (2)  EDWARDS (8)  EDWARD (1)  ELLIS (2)  ELUISH (1)  ENNEW (18)  FARTHING (23)  FENN OR FLIM ? (2)  FENN (1)  FENNING (1)  FINCHAM (4)  FISHER (4)  FLOWGROVE (1)  FOX (7)  FRANCIS (3)  FRENCH (31)  FRIM (5)  FURDINE (1)  GAGE (2)  GARROD (5)  GENTRY (7)  GLADWELL (1)  GRAHAM (5)  GRAW (1)  GRAY (2)  GREEN (53)  GREENLEAF (7)  HANDLEY (1)  HARDY (9)  HEART (1)  HAWES (1)  HEAD (2)  HEMMINGS (8)  HEMPSTEAD (14)  HOWARD (8)  HOY (1)  HEWS (17)  HEWES (14)  INWARD (7)  IRELAND (1)  JACKSON (3)  JACOBS (1)  JAMES (1)  JOHNSON (2)  KEEBLE (2)  KIDD (1)  KING (2)  LADBROOK (10)  LEE (2)  LAYTON (1)  LUFKIN (2)  MARRIAGE (1)  MARTIN (7)  MASON (1)  MATT (1)  MAY (2)  CARDY (4)  MEAD (13)  MILGATE (1)  MILLER (1)  MOSS (2)  MOLE (23)  MUNSON (11)  MUSSELWHITE (4)  MUSSETT (36)  NEVILL (2)  OLIVER (1)  OSBORNE (1)  OWEN (8)  PAGE (3)  PARMENTER (1)  PETERS (2)  POOLEY (1)  POWELL ? (5)  PRATT (1)  PRATTLY (1)  PRICE (4)  PULLEN (50)  RADFORD (1)  REES (1)  REED (10)  ROBINSON (1)  ROSE (1)  RUDLIN (3)  RUSSELL (4)  SACH (3)  SADLER (9)  SHARP (6)  SHELDRICK (6)  SHEPHARD (2)  SLOGROVE (1)  SMITH (25)  SOUTHGATE (5)  SPOONER (3)  STACEY (1)  STEWATT (1)  STOKER (11)  STILES (5)  SYRETT (2)  TAYLOR (4)  THOMAS (8)  THOMSON (3)  THORPE (10)  TIFFIN (3)  TILFORD (2)  TRAVELLER (4)  TURNER (6)  TIDEMAN (1)  UNDERWOOD (3)  WALLIS (2)  WARD (5)  WYE (1)  WEBB (1)  WEST (2)  WIFFIN (1)  WHITAKER (1)  WHITE (8)  WHITING (20)  WILKIN (4)  VINCE (6)  WOOLF (8)  WOODWARD (10)  WAPLIN (4)  WRIGHT (13)  WYATT (6)