Top surnames from the 1881 census in Llanvihangel Y, Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

Llanvihangel Y is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

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
JONES1512.096810.68
EDWARDS97.258126.04
MATTHEWS86.451673.94
PRICE86.451636.87
BRADLEY75.645270.28
PROSSER54.0323257.73
EVANS54.03239.23
COWLES54.03231,666.67
LEWIS43.225812.27
RICHARDS43.225821.36
ROGERS32.419418.63
MOORE32.419412.10
MILES32.419440.98
HOWELLS21.612963.29
PARRY21.612921.19
DAVIES21.61293.17
WATKINS21.612926.63
JAMES21.61298.21
CHURCHILL10.806568.03
BASKERVILLE10.8065344.83
GRIFFITHS10.80654.93
WILKES10.806546.51
BROWN10.80651.22
HAYES10.806512.97
PALMER10.80656.84
WILLIS10.806515.17
LOVELL10.806538.61
PUGH10.806521.10
PHILPOTT10.8065105.26
HATTON10.806541.15
MORGAN10.80654.06
WILLIAMS10.80651.12
MEREDITH10.806539.84

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
COWLES0.121241666.6667
BASKERVILLE0.12124344.8276
PROSSER0.12124257.7320
PHILPOTT0.12124105.2632
MATTHEWS0.1212473.9372
BRADLEY0.1212470.2811
CHURCHILL0.1212468.0272
HOWELLS0.1212463.2911
WILKES0.1212446.5116
HATTON0.1212441.1523
MILES0.1212440.9836
MEREDITH0.1212439.8406
LOVELL0.1212438.6100
PRICE0.1212436.8664
WATKINS0.1212426.6312
EDWARDS0.1212426.0417
RICHARDS0.1212421.3561
PARRY0.1212421.1864
PUGH0.1212421.0970
ROGERS0.1212418.6335
WILLIS0.1212415.1745
HAYES0.1212412.9702
LEWIS0.1212412.2699
MOORE0.1212412.0968
JONES0.1212410.6815
EVANS0.121249.2268
JAMES0.121248.2102
PALMER0.121246.8399
GRIFFITHS0.121244.9285
MORGAN0.121244.0552
DAVIES0.121243.1711
BROWN0.121241.2234
WILLIAMS0.121241.1226

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 124 people called COWLES in Llanvihangel Y 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 1666.6667 in Llanvihangel Y means that 1666.6667% of the people in Llanvihangel Y on census day were called COWLES.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called COWLES 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 COWLES 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 COWLES 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 COWLES here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.12 in Llanvihangel Y means that you are 0.12 times as likely to find someone with the surname of COWLES in Llanvihangel Y than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Llanvihangel Y in 1881

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

BASKERVILLE (1)  BRADLEY (7)  BROWN (1)  BOWCOTT (11)  CHURCHILL (1)  COWLES (5)  DAVIES (2)  EDWARDS (9)  ELLAWAY (4)  EVANS (5)  GRIFFITHS (1)  HATTON (1)  HAYES (1)  HOWELLS (2)  JAMES (2)  JONES (15)  KEDDLE (1)  LEWIS (4)  LOVELL (1)  MADLEY (1)  MATTHEWS (8)  MEREDITH (1)  MILES (3)  MONTERTH (1)  MOORE (3)  MORGAN (1)  PALMER (1)  PARKHAUS (1)  PARRY (2)  PHILPOTT (1)  PRICE (8)  PROSSER (5)  PUGH (1)  RICHARDS (4)  ROGERS (3)  WAFFINGTON (1)  WATKINS (2)  WILKES (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILLIS (1)