Top surnames from the 1881 census in Braughing, Hertfordshire

Braughing is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Hertfordshire

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
PARKER444.271822.46
COOK292.815514.17
DRAGE292.8155728.64
WHITE272.62148.16
HART272.621430.73
DEVILLE252.42723,623.19
ALDRIDGE252.4272125.19
CLARK201.94176.46
BARKER191.844714.10
BARLEY181.7476314.69
FOX161.553416.73
LEE141.35928.32
SMITH141.35920.96
EDWARDS131.26214.53
ANDERSON121.16505.90
BROWN121.16501.77
CLEMENCE111.06801,235.96
MILLER111.06805.97
MARTIN111.06804.34
BUSH111.068043.26
LAWRANCE111.0680163.69
PRIOR111.068046.14
CLAYTON111.068019.64
PHILLIPS100.97095.43
TOTTINGHAM100.970912,500.00
NEWMAN100.970913.06
CHALKLEY90.8738283.02
RIDER90.873889.73
GAYLOR90.8738588.24
WARD90.87384.00
FLETCHER90.87387.65
GLAZEBROOK90.8738489.13
MOLE90.8738112.64
WHITTAKER80.776716.40
FROST80.776713.81
JORDAN80.776717.58
BARDWELL80.7767733.95
NICHOLLS70.679613.01
HARRIS70.67962.67
ROBERTS70.67961.81
BARNES70.67965.65
SCRIPPS70.67962,500.00
KINGSLEY70.6796386.74
COLE60.58256.39
MOORE60.58252.91
WOODWARD60.582511.81
BISHOP60.58258.34
BARRON60.582537.62
HOUCHIN60.5825895.52
HAYDEN60.582574.72

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
TOTTINGHAM1.031,03012500.0000
DEVILLE1.031,0303623.1884
SCRIPPS1.031,0302500.0000
CLEMENCE1.031,0301235.9551
HOUCHIN1.031,030895.5224
BARDWELL1.031,030733.9450
DRAGE1.031,030728.6432
GAYLOR1.031,030588.2353
GLAZEBROOK1.031,030489.1304
KINGSLEY1.031,030386.7403
SAMMONS1.031,030379.7468
ASKWITH1.031,030340.9091
BARLEY1.031,030314.6853
CHALKLEY1.031,030283.0189
MILSON1.031,030269.0583
NOTTAGE1.031,030243.9024
CLEAR1.031,030186.0465
LAWRANCE1.031,030163.6905
CHAPEL1.031,030151.5152
DICKERSON1.031,030142.8571
BRENCHLEY1.031,030135.1351
DELLOW1.031,030131.5789
PIGOTT1.031,030126.5823
ALDRIDGE1.031,030125.1878
SAY1.031,030120.0000
WALDOCK1.031,030116.2791
MOLE1.031,030112.6408
RIDER1.031,03089.7308
CLOWES1.031,03087.2600
HAYDEN1.031,03074.7198
MERCHANT1.031,03072.1501
GINN1.031,03070.1754
REDSHAW1.031,03065.3595
ABRAHAMS1.031,03064.0205
SHIPP1.031,03062.1118
THURGOOD1.031,03055.0964
PIGGOTT1.031,03053.4759
DAVIE1.031,03052.6870
JOSLIN1.031,03050.3778
PRIOR1.031,03046.1409
BUSH1.031,03043.2560
BUNCE1.031,03039.1134
BARRON1.031,03037.6176
BURR1.031,03036.2319
CHRISTMAS1.031,03036.0360
WREN1.031,03035.8744
HART1.031,03030.7342
PREECE1.031,03029.8329
BRINDLE1.031,03027.0636
PARKER1.031,03022.4604

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,030 people called TOTTINGHAM in Braughing 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 12500.0000 in Braughing means that 12500.0000% of the people in Braughing on census day were called TOTTINGHAM.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TOTTINGHAM 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 TOTTINGHAM 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 TOTTINGHAM 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 TOTTINGHAM here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.03 in Braughing means that you are 1.03 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TOTTINGHAM in Braughing than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Braughing in 1881

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

ABRAHAMS (5)  ALDRIDGE (25)  ALLEN (1)  AYLETT (8)  AYLOTT (5)  AYLOTT (AYLETT) (6)  ANDERSON (12)  ARCHER (6)  ARNOLD (2)  ASKWITH (3)  BAILEY (3)  BAKER (5)  BARDWELL (8)  BARKER (19)  BARLEY (18)  BARNES (7)  BARRON (6)  BEALE (2)  BESS (1)  BISHOP (6)  BLACKERBY (1)  BLYTH (1)  BOOTY (1)  BRENCHLEY (3)  BRETT (1)  BRINDLE (2)  BROWN (12)  BUNCE (3)  BURR (3)  BUSH (11)  CAMPBELL (1)  CHALKLEY (9)  CHANDLER (1)  CHAPMAN (5)  CHAPEL (2)  CHATLING (1)  CHRISTMAS (2)  CLEAR (4)  CLARK (20)  CLAYTON (11)  CLEMENTS (6)  CLEMENCE (11)  CLENCH (2)  CLOWES (5)  COLE (6)  COLLINS (5)  COOK (29)  COOPER (1)  CORBEY (8)  CORDERY (1)  COX (1)  DELLOW (2)  DEVILLE (25)  DAVIE (5)  DAY (1)  DEDHAM (5)  DICKERSON (6)  DRAGE (29)  DRAYE (16)  EASTON (3)  EDWARDS (13)  ELCOCK (1)  ELLIOTT (1)  FIRKINS (1)  FLETCHER (9)  FOSTER (3)  FOX (16)  FRANCIS (1)  FRANKLIN (2)  FROST (8)  GAME (2)  GAYLOR (9)  GERAD (1)  GINN (2)  GLAZEBROOK (9)  GODFREY (1)  JORDAN (8)  GRANT (1)  GRAY (5)  GUIVER (1)  HAGGER (1)  HUMMERSON (8)  HAMMOND (1)  HARRIDGTION (1)  HARRIS (7)  HART (27)  HAYDEN (6)  HENDERSON (1)  HILLS (2)  HOUCHIN (6)  HUMMERSTONE (1)  HYDE (5)  JAMES (1)  JOHNSON (1)  JONES (1)  JOSLIN (2)  JUDD (1)  KENT (3)  KING (1)  KINGSLEY (7)  KIRBY (2)  KITLEY (1)  KNIGHT (2)  LAWRANCE (11)  LEE (14)  LEOLLE (1)  LAYDEN (1)  LIVINS (1)  LUCAS (2)  MADELL (1)  MERCHANT (5)  MARSHALL (3)  MARTIN (11)  MARIAN (1)  MASON (2)  MILES (6)  MILLER (11)  MILSON (6)  MITHAM (4)  MOORE (6)  MORGAN (3)  MOLE (9)  MUTIMORE (6)  NEWMAN (10)  NICHOLLS (7)  NOATES (1)  NOTTAGE (5)  OAKLEY (4)  ODWELL (4)  OWEN TOFTS (4)  PALMER (4)  PARKER (44)  PARRITT (3)  PATEMAN (1)  PHILLIPS (10)  PIGGOTT (4)  PIGOTT (5)  PIGGOTT (PIGOTT) (4)  PIGOT (1)  PREECE (5)  PRIOR (11)  PUGH (4)  RAINBOW (1)  RAYMENT (4)  REDSHAW (2)  RICARDS (3)  RICKETT (1)  RIDER (9)  ROBERTS (7)  ROBINS (1)  RUMBULL (1)  SAMMONDS (3)  SAMMONS (6)  SANDERSON (1)  SAY (3)  SCRIPPS (7)  SCRIPP (3)  SERLE (1)  SHIPP (2)  SIMMANCE (6)  SKIPP (18)  SKIPWORTH (1)  SMITH (14)  STAGG (1)  TOTTINGHAM (10)  THURGOOD (2)  TEBBITT (1)  THOME (1)  TOWER (1)  TRAYLEN (4)  UNCLE (9)  UNDERWOOD (1)  WALDOCK (2)  WALLS (1)  WALLACE (4)  WARD (9)  WATSON (1)  WEBB (1)  WYMAN (1)  WELCH (1)  WEBSTER (4)  WHITTAKER (8)  WHITE (27)  WIGGINS (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WITBREAD (1)  WOODS (1)  WOODLEY (2)  WOODWARD (6)  WREN (4)  YOUNG (5)