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Top surnames from the 1881 census in Over Hulton, Lancashire

Over Hulton 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
SMITH404.06092.88
CROOK272.741195.44
HIGSON272.7411428.57
PARTINGTON252.5381178.83
ECKERSLEY252.5381405.84
ISHERWOOD232.3350201.75
NUTTALL222.233588.57
JONES212.13201.88
BOARDMAN171.7259107.59
HALLIWELL151.5228137.24
SHAW151.52288.29
TAYLOR141.42132.22
BRADLEY141.421317.70
KEARSLEY141.4213608.70
YATES131.319819.21
KELLETT131.3198151.69
PENNINGTON121.218382.30
ASPINALL111.116881.12
JOHNSON111.11683.32
FAIRHURST101.0152124.07
MILLINGTON101.015267.02
CHADWICK101.015223.21
DOWNS90.913751.37
KAY90.913717.59
BROOKS90.91379.35
GASKELL90.913789.11
SIXSMITH90.9137545.45
HART80.81229.52
HODGSON80.812211.72
DERBYSHIRE80.812277.90
CALL80.8122650.41
ENTWISTLE80.812246.62
EDGE80.812247.14
WORTHINGTON80.812240.51
MANLEY80.812272.53
BELL80.81224.32
STIFF80.8122233.92
MASON80.81226.04
HOLMES70.71075.84
POVEY70.7107117.45
MASSEY70.710727.79
DOOTSON70.7107492.96
SMALL70.710728.01
TONGE60.609195.69
CRITCHLEY60.609168.34
LEE60.60913.73
HARRISON60.60912.74
FROST60.609110.83
SUMNER60.609137.62
CLARKSON60.609122.97

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WOODFIN0.99985961.5385
CALL0.99985650.4065
KEARSLEY0.99985608.6957
SIXSMITH0.99985545.4545
DOOTSON0.99985492.9577
HIGSON0.99985428.5714
ECKERSLEY0.99985405.8442
VICARS0.99985352.9412
FRAY0.99985301.2048
CLARSON0.99985277.7778
STIFF0.99985233.9181
MARKLAND0.99985227.2727
HULTON0.99985204.0816
ISHERWOOD0.99985201.7544
PARTINGTON0.99985178.8269
FLITCROFT0.99985157.0681
KELLETT0.99985151.6919
HALLIWELL0.99985137.2370
STIRRUP0.99985135.1351
FAIRHURST0.99985124.0695
INCE0.99985122.1996
POVEY0.99985117.4497
FURY0.99985112.3596
HOLLAWAY0.99985112.3596
BOARDMAN0.99985107.5949
TONGE0.9998595.6938
CROOK0.9998595.4401
BACH0.9998591.7431
GASKELL0.9998589.1089
NUTTALL0.9998588.5668
ALLMAN0.9998586.5801
PENNINGTON0.9998582.3045
ASPINALL0.9998581.1209
DERBYSHIRE0.9998577.8968
MANLEY0.9998572.5295
CRITCHLEY0.9998568.3371
TICKLE0.9998568.1818
MILLINGTON0.9998567.0241
PADMORE0.9998566.6667
SOUTHERN0.9998566.0793
BRIGG0.9998564.5161
LONGWORTH0.9998563.5930
KIRKMAN0.9998563.4921
LEVER0.9998556.3698
DOWNS0.9998551.3699
SANT0.9998550.7614
GLEAVE0.9998548.1928
EDGE0.9998547.1420
BILLINGTON0.9998546.7290
ENTWISTLE0.9998546.6200

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 985 people called WOODFIN in Over Hulton 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 961.5385 in Over Hulton means that 961.5385% of the people in Over Hulton on census day were called WOODFIN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WOODFIN 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 WOODFIN 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 WOODFIN 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 WOODFIN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.99 in Over Hulton means that you are 0.99 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WOODFIN in Over Hulton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Over Hulton in 1881

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

ABBOTT (4)  ALLMAN (4)  ANDREWS (2)  ASHCROFT (1)  ASPINALL (11)  ATKINSON (3)  BACH (1)  BANBRIDGE (1)  BARBER (1)  BARKER (1)  BARLOW (5)  BELLISS (7)  BELL (8)  BESWICK (1)  BILLINGTON (5)  BURKE (1)  BOARDMAN (17)  BOOTH (1)  BRADLEY (14)  BRENAN (1)  BRIGGS (3)  BRIGG (1)  BROMILEY (3)  BROOKS (9)  BULLOUGH (1)  BURN (4)  BUTTERFIELD (1)  CALL (8)  CHADWICK (10)  CLARKSON (6)  CLARSON (1)  CLEGG (1)  COMER (1)  COOPER (1)  COX (1)  CRITCHLEY (6)  CROMPTON (4)  CROOK (27)  CUNLIFFE (2)  DAVIS (4)  DAWSON (2)  DERBYSHIRE (8)  DIXON (3)  DOOTSON (7)  DOWNS (9)  ECKERSLEY (25)  EDGE (8)  ELLIS (3)  ELLISON (1)  ENNION (14)  ENTWISTLE (8)  EVANS (1)  FAIRHURST (10)  FITTON (3)  FLETCHER (4)  FLITCROFT (3)  FOWLER (3)  FROST (6)  FRAY (5)  FURY (1)  GASKELL (9)  GLEAVE (2)  GOLDTHORP (1)  GORE (2)  GOULD (6)  GREEN (2)  GREENHALGH (6)  HALL (5)  HALLIWELL (15)  HAMPSON (4)  HARDMAN (1)  HARDY (1)  HARGREAVES (1)  HARRISON (6)  HART (8)  HASLAM (1)  HAWARTH (2)  HEALEY (1)  HEATHCOTE (2)  HEATON (4)  HIGSON (27)  HIGHAM (1)  HILL (6)  HINESON (4)  HODGSON (8)  HOLDEN (5)  HOLLAWAY (1)  HOLMES (7)  HULME (5)  HORROCKS (4)  HOWCROFT (1)  HULTON (4)  INCE (6)  ISHERWOOD (23)  JOHNSON (11)  JONES (21)  KAY (9)  KEARSLEY (14)  KELLETT (13)  KEMP (3)  KIRKHAM (6)  KIRKMAN (4)  KNOWLES (4)  LAWTON (2)  LEE (6)  LEVER (5)  LISTER (1)  LOMAX (2)  LONGSTAFF (1)  LONGWORTH (4)  LOWE (3)  MADDISON (2)  MANLEY (8)  MANNION ((ROBINSON)) (2)  MARKLAND (5)  MARTLAND (3)  MASON (8)  MASSEY (7)  MEE (1)  MC CAFFERY (1)  MILLINGTON (10)  NAPIER (1)  NICHOLSON (1)  NORLEDGE (3)  NUTTALL (22)  OGDEN (1)  ORME (2)  ORMERYER (1)  OWENS (1)  PADMORE (1)  PARKER (4)  PARTINGTON (25)  PENNINGTON (12)  PHAVELL (4)  PILLING (2)  POVEY (7)  PRIESTNER (7)  RATCLIFFE (1)  RYDINGS (2)  RIGBY (2)  RILEY (4)  ROBERTS (1)  ROBINSON (6)  ROSTRON (6)  SANT (1)  SCHOFIELD (2)  SCOREY (5)  SEDDON (4)  SEWART (6)  SHARP (4)  SHAW (15)  SHEPHERD (5)  SHUTE (1)  SIDLOW (6)  SIMMONS (5)  SIMPSON (2)  SIXSMITH (9)  SMALL (7)  SMITH (40)  SOUTHERN (6)  STIFF (8)  STIRRUP (2)  SULLIVAN (1)  SUMNER (6)  SUTTON (1)  TALLYN (4)  TANSLEY (1)  TAYLOR (14)  TICKLE (3)  TYLDESLEY (1)  TOMLINSON (5)  TONGE (6)  TWEESDALE (2)  VICARS (6)  WHALLEY (2)  WALMESLEY (8)  WESTWELL (7)  WHEATLEY (1)  WILKIE (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILLIAMSON (1)  WOODFIN (5)  WORTHINGTON (8)  YATES (13)