Top surnames from the 1881 census in Dalton In Wigan, Lancashire

Dalton In Wigan is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Lancashire

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
SPEAKMAN214.2254917.03
WILDING214.2254359.59
SMITH183.62172.57
GLOVER183.621784.95
MARSH163.219345.13
FAIRCLOUGH122.4145231.21
MACNAMARA122.41451,739.13
HOWARD102.012120.50
ABBOTT102.012145.62
TURNER91.81096.51
LANG91.810981.23
DEAN91.810926.09
OAKLEY81.609775.97
WRIGHT81.60975.02
BULLEN81.6097151.80
THOMPSON81.60975.37
PRESCOTT71.408599.86
ARNOLD61.207222.40
GASKELL61.2072117.88
TAYLOR61.20721.89
CASEY61.207281.86
WILKINSON61.20727.91
RICHARDSON61.20727.09
FAULKNER61.207244.54
HESKETH61.2072126.05
BENTHAM61.2072264.32
KIRK61.207227.88
BALL61.207214.62
GORTON61.2072194.17
HOLDEN51.006018.37
MASS51.00603,333.33
BEDFORD51.006042.41
GRADY51.0060152.44
HILTON51.006029.26
MOORCROFT51.0060303.03
BOLTON40.804818.69
DRAPER40.804834.16
DANDY30.6036326.09
HOUGHTON30.603617.27
ALTY30.6036329.67
PUGH30.603615.80
MASON30.60364.49
SOUTHWARD30.6036288.46
WALCH20.4024263.16
LYON20.402419.19
HARWOOD20.402415.03
HOLCROFT20.4024186.92
WOODS20.40246.38
JARDINE20.402443.20
ASHCROFT20.402430.08

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MASS0.504973333.3333
MACNAMARA0.504971739.1304
SPEAKMAN0.50497917.0306
WILDING0.50497359.5890
HIGHLAND0.50497357.1429
ALTY0.50497329.6703
DANDY0.50497326.0870
MOORCROFT0.50497303.0303
SOUTHWARD0.50497288.4615
BENTHAM0.50497264.3172
WALCH0.50497263.1579
FAIRCLOUGH0.50497231.2139
GORTON0.50497194.1748
HOLCROFT0.50497186.9159
GRADY0.50497152.4390
BULLEN0.50497151.8027
HESKETH0.50497126.0504
GASKELL0.50497117.8782
GINGER0.50497109.8901
PRESCOTT0.5049799.8573
BASKERVILLE0.5049785.4701
GLOVER0.5049784.9457
CASEY0.5049781.8554
LANG0.5049781.2274
OAKLEY0.5049775.9734
ABBOTT0.5049745.6204
MARSH0.5049745.1340
MULLIN0.5049744.8430
FAULKNER0.5049744.5434
JARDINE0.5049743.1965
BEDFORD0.5049742.4088
MOLLOY0.5049736.9004
DRAPER0.5049734.1588
ASHCROFT0.5049730.0752
HILTON0.5049729.2569
KIRK0.5049727.8810
DEAN0.5049726.0870
BAMBER0.5049726.0417
CROFTS0.5049724.8756
MOUNTFORD0.5049722.6244
ARNOLD0.5049722.3964
HOWARD0.5049720.5044
WINSTANLEY0.5049720.0401
BOYES0.5049719.2678
LYON0.5049719.1939
BOLTON0.5049718.6916
HOLDEN0.5049718.3688
HOUGHTON0.5049717.2712
MARLOW0.5049717.1233
ANDERTON0.5049716.9492

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 497 people called MASS in Dalton In Wigan 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 3333.3333 in Dalton In Wigan means that 3333.3333% of the people in Dalton In Wigan on census day were called MASS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MASS 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 MASS 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 MASS 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 MASS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.50 in Dalton In Wigan means that you are 0.50 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MASS in Dalton In Wigan than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Dalton In Wigan in 1881

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

ABBOTT (10)  AIREY (4)  ALTY (3)  SMITH (ALTY) (2)  ANDERTON (1)  ARNOLD (6)  ASHCROFT (2)  ASCROFT (6)  ASPINALL (1)  BALL (6)  BAMBER (1)  BARBER (1)  BASKERVILLE (1)  BAYBUTT (1)  BAYBUT (8)  BEDFORD (5)  BELL (1)  BENTHAM (6)  BOLTON (4)  BONSTEAD (2)  BOYES (1)  BRADLEY (1)  BRIDGE (1)  BROMLEY (1)  BULLEN (8)  MC CARROLL (6)  CASEY (6)  COLEMAN (1)  O'CONNELL (1)  COPESTAKE (5)  CROFTS (1)  DALLIMORE (7)  DANDY (3)  DOWBER (5)  DEAN (9)  DRAPER (4)  EDGAR (1)  FAIRCLOUGH (12)  FAULKNER (6)  GASKELL (6)  GILLIGHAN (1)  GINGER (1)  GLOVER (18)  JARDINE (2)  GORTON (6)  GRADY (5)  HALEWOOD (6)  HARRITY (1)  HARWOOD (2)  HASLEWOOD (1)  HASELDON (3)  HERBERT (1)  HESKETH (6)  HILTON (5)  HOLCROFT (2)  HOLDEN (5)  HOLLAND (1)  HOUGHTON (3)  HOWARD (10)  HIGHLAND (1)  JONES (1)  KIRK (6)  LANG (9)  LYON (2)  MARLOW (1)  MARSH (16)  MASON (3)  MAWDSLEY (6)  MASS (5)  O'DONNELL (3)  MACNAMARA (12)  MC NAUTY (1)  MEADOWS (1)  MILLINGTON (1)  MOLLOY (1)  MOORCROFT (5)  MORGAN (1)  MOSS (1)  MOYLAND (1)  MULLIN (1)  MOUNTFORD (1)  OAKLEY (8)  OLLERTON (6)  O MALY (3)  ORMESHER (10)  PASQUILL (1)  PICKTHALL (1)  POTTER (1)  PRESCOTT (7)  PRICE (1)  PUGH (3)  RICHARDSON (6)  RIGBY (1)  RILEY (1)  ROBERTS (1)  ROBINSON (2)  SEDDON (1)  SMALLSHAW (8)  SMITH (18)  SOUTHWARD (3)  SPEAKMAN (21)  WITHNELL (SPEAKMAN) (4)  STOPFORTH (8)  TAYLOR (6)  THOMPSON (8)  TURNER (9)  WHALLEY (1)  WALCH (2)  WELCH (1)  WELSLEY (1)  WEBSTER (1)  WILDING (21)  WILLDING (1)  WILKINSON (6)  WINSTANLEY (1)  WOODS (2)  WRIGHT (8)