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Top surnames from the 1881 census in Rufford, Lancashire

Rufford 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
ASHCROFT636.9536519.80
LEA505.5188279.49
SEPHTON343.75281,440.68
BRIDGE303.3113163.49
HESKETH262.8698299.88
BALDWIN202.207551.77
SHARROCK202.2075706.71
DAWSON192.097119.02
HUNTER181.986819.35
JOHNSON171.87645.58
SOUTHWORTH171.8764366.38
HURST171.876452.55
MAYSON161.76601,882.35
ALTY151.6556903.61
YATES151.655624.09
CHADWICK131.434932.81
PORTER111.214116.18
LINGARD111.2141191.30
ALMOND101.103889.05
LYON90.993447.39
SUTTON90.993415.60
PILKINGTON90.993455.28
HOBKIRK90.99341,525.42
HOWARTH80.883018.37
PRESCOTT80.883062.60
HARRISON80.88303.98
TART70.7726636.36
BLUNDELL70.772665.60
MOSS70.772612.54
ROBINSON70.77262.42
WRIGHT60.66232.06
ROBERTS50.55191.47
BARRON50.551935.64
CLIFFE50.551987.87
MOLYNEUX50.551972.25
WEBB40.44153.26
BANISTER40.4415106.10
BRADY40.441524.94
EASTHAM40.441586.39
JONES40.44150.39
ANCELL30.3311410.96
HOLT30.33114.95
DUFFETT30.3311322.58
KERFOOT30.3311167.60
HALSALL30.331162.89
MAYOR30.331175.76
FELL30.331123.57
FORSHAW30.331149.26
TAYLOR30.33110.52
WILLIAMS30.33110.46

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MAYSON0.919061882.3529
HOBKIRK0.919061525.4237
SEPHTON0.919061440.6780
ALTY0.91906903.6145
SHARROCK0.91906706.7138
TART0.91906636.3636
ASHCROFT0.91906519.8020
GOGGIN0.91906454.5455
LUCKEY0.91906434.7826
ANCELL0.91906410.9589
SOUTHWORTH0.91906366.3793
DUFFETT0.91906322.5806
HESKETH0.91906299.8847
LEA0.91906279.4857
FALLS0.91906227.2727
LINGARD0.91906191.3043
KERFOOT0.91906167.5978
BRIDGE0.91906163.4877
FINNEGAN0.91906161.2903
DANDY0.91906119.0476
BARNABY0.91906110.4972
BANISTER0.91906106.1008
PIERSON0.91906104.1667
BILSON0.9190693.4579
ALMOND0.9190689.0472
CLIFFE0.9190687.8735
EASTHAM0.9190686.3931
MAYOR0.9190675.7576
MOLYNEUX0.9190672.2543
BLUNDELL0.9190665.6045
HOEY0.9190664.5161
HALSALL0.9190662.8931
PRESCOTT0.9190662.5978
PILKINGTON0.9190655.2826
HURST0.9190652.5502
BALDWIN0.9190651.7732
FORSHAW0.9190649.2611
SUMMER0.9190648.0769
LYON0.9190647.3934
MELIA0.9190645.8716
TWIST0.9190644.6429
STRINGFELLOW0.9190642.3729
KINGHORN0.9190638.1679
KIRKBRIDE0.9190637.4532
BARRON0.9190635.6379
CHADWICK0.9190632.8117
WICKHAM0.9190632.6264
CURLEY0.9190631.7460
BRIGHTON0.9190631.1526
CLINTON0.9190628.7356

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 906 people called MAYSON in Rufford 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 1882.3529 in Rufford means that 1882.3529% of the people in Rufford on census day were called MAYSON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MAYSON 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 MAYSON 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 MAYSON 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 MAYSON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.91 in Rufford means that you are 0.91 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MAYSON in Rufford than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Rufford in 1881

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

ABBOTT (2)  ALMOND (10)  ALTY (15)  ANDERSON (1)  ANCELL (3)  ARNOTT (1)  ASHCROFT (63)  ASCROFT (7)  ASPINALL (1)  BALDWIN (20)  BAMBER (1)  BANISTER (4)  BARNABY (2)  BARNES (1)  BARRON (5)  BAYBUTT (1)  BAYBUT (1)  BEAUGDEU (1)  BILSON (1)  BLAIR (1)  BLUNDELL (7)  BRADSHAW (3)  BRADY (4)  BRAUIGAN (1)  BRIDGE (30)  BRIGHTON (1)  BROWN (1)  CAREY (1)  CAUNCE (117)  CHADWICK (13)  CHEESHAW (3)  MC CLEAR (1)  CLIFFE (5)  CLINTON (1)  COULTON (4)  COOKSON (2)  CULSHAW (10)  CURLEY (1)  DANDY (2)  DANIELS (1)  DAWSON (19)  DEAKIN (1)  DISLEY (1)  DOBSON (1)  DUFFETT (3)  EASTHAM (4)  ETCHFIELD (5)  EVANS (1)  FARRINGTON (1)  FAZACKERLEY (7)  FELL (3)  FINNEGAN (1)  FORESHAW (1)  FORSHAW (3)  GIBBONS (1)  GOGGIN (2)  GOLLAN (1)  JORDAN (1)  GORNALL (9)  GREGORY (1)  HAGN (1)  HALB (1)  HALSALL (3)  HANAGHAN (1)  HARRISON (8)  HESKETH (26)  HINAAGHAN (1)  HINDLE (1)  HOBKIRK (9)  HOLT (3)  HOWARTH (8)  HOEY (1)  HUNT (2)  HUNTER (18)  HURST (17)  JOHNSON (17)  JONES (4)  KELSALL (4)  KERFOOT (3)  KETTON (1)  KINGHORN (1)  KIRK (1)  KIRKBRIDE (1)  LAMB (1)  LEA (50)  LIDDLE (1)  LINGARD (11)  LODMOOR (1)  LUCKEY (1)  LYON (9)  MARTLAND (7)  MARSHALL (1)  MAYSON (16)  MAWDERLEY (1)  MC ALEA (1)  FALLS (1)  MC TYCKE (1)  MELIA (1)  METCHILL OR MITCHELL (2)  MILLER (1)  MOLYNEUX (5)  MOON (1)  MORAN (1)  MOSS (7)  MAYOR (3)  NELSON (1)  MC NULTY (1)  OGDEN (1)  OGILVY (8)  PIERCE (1)  PIERSON (2)  PELLATT (1)  PETERS (1)  PILKINGTON (9)  PLIDE (1)  PORTER (11)  PRESCOTT (8)  RIMMER (2)  ROBERTS (5)  ROBINSON (7)  ROSCOE (1)  SEDDON (1)  SEPHTON (34)  SHARROCK (20)  SILCOCK (5)  SOLOMON (1)  SOUTHWORTH (17)  STAZICKER (13)  STRINGFELLOW (1)  SUMMER (1)  SUTTON (9)  TART (7)  TAYLOR (3)  TEARNS (4)  THOMAS (2)  THOMPSON (1)  THRELFALL (1)  TWIST (2)  VICKARANT (3)  VICKERVANCE (3)  VINCENT (1)  WALLBANKS (11)  WATKINSON (1)  WEBB (4)  WEAVER (1)  WICKHAM (2)  WIGNALL (1)  WILLIAMS (3)  MC WILLIAM (1)  WILSON (2)  WRIGHT (6)  YATES (15)