Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cantley, Norfolk

Cantley is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Norfolk

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
GILBERT186.6421116.58
ROSE155.535174.63
MOLL134.79705,200.00
TURNER114.059014.58
KING93.321015.24
MUNFORD82.95202,000.00
JACKSON82.952010.56
BLOOM72.5830769.23
HUNT72.583019.45
BELTON72.5830479.45
CLAXTON62.2140348.84
HOWES62.2140126.58
GOODRUM62.21401,666.67
BROWN62.21403.36
HOLLIS51.8450133.33
FULCHER51.8450364.96
WRIGHT51.84505.75
CURTIS51.845032.51
RAYNER51.845073.96
FUTTER51.84501,219.51
MOSS41.476023.95
SHREEVE41.4760769.23
ENGLAND41.476071.68
WIBLE41.476040,000.00
DINGLE41.4760338.98
ELLINGHAM41.4760909.09
DAY41.476015.68
ADAMS31.10707.51
BALLS31.107086.46
SEAMAN31.1070142.86
HARPER31.107017.29
BARBER20.738012.26
DUNT20.73801,176.47
DANIELS20.738023.50
TRETT20.73801,176.47
WARD20.73803.38
CROKER20.7380246.91
WILSON10.36900.80
PALMER10.36903.13
HALLS10.369046.73
GIMBLE10.369010,000.00
SPINKS10.369054.64
LAWES10.369084.75
RAYNOR10.369053.19
HOLLAND10.36905.18
OAKLEY10.369017.42
HABY10.369010,000.00
SMITHSON10.369038.46
BURWOOD10.3690277.78
FOULGER10.3690156.25

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WIBLE0.2727140000.0000
HABY0.2727110000.0000
GIMBLE0.2727110000.0000
MOLL0.272715200.0000
MUNFORD0.272712000.0000
GOODRUM0.272711666.6667
FUTTER0.272711219.5122
TRETT0.272711176.4706
DUNT0.272711176.4706
ELLINGHAM0.27271909.0909
BLOOM0.27271769.2308
SHREEVE0.27271769.2308
BELTON0.27271479.4521
ANTON0.27271416.6667
FULCHER0.27271364.9635
CLAXTON0.27271348.8372
DINGLE0.27271338.9831
FISKE0.27271333.3333
BURWOOD0.27271277.7778
CROKER0.27271246.9136
FOULGER0.27271156.2500
SEAMAN0.27271142.8571
HOLLIS0.27271133.3333
HOWES0.27271126.5823
GILBERT0.27271116.5803
BALLS0.2727186.4553
LAWES0.2727184.7458
ROSE0.2727174.6269
RAYNER0.2727173.9645
ENGLAND0.2727171.6846
MAYS0.2727164.5161
SPINKS0.2727154.6448
RAYNOR0.2727153.1915
HALLS0.2727146.7290
SMITHSON0.2727138.4615
CURTIS0.2727132.5098
MOSS0.2727123.9521
DANIELS0.2727123.5018
HUNT0.2727119.4498
OAKLEY0.2727117.4216
HARPER0.2727117.2911
DAY0.2727115.6801
KING0.2727115.2387
TURNER0.2727114.5811
STUBBS0.2727113.9665
BARBER0.2727112.2624
JACKSON0.2727110.5625
ADAMS0.272717.5113
WOODS0.272715.8514
WRIGHT0.272715.7511

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 271 people called WIBLE in Cantley 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 40000.0000 in Cantley means that 40000.0000% of the people in Cantley on census day were called WIBLE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WIBLE 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 WIBLE 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 WIBLE 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 WIBLE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.27 in Cantley means that you are 0.27 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WIBLE in Cantley than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Cantley in 1881

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

ADAMS (3)  ALGATE (3)  ANTON (1)  BALLS (3)  BANHAM (1)  BARBER (2)  BELTON (7)  BLOOM (7)  BRINDED (4)  BROWN (6)  BULLEY (5)  SPORRER (BULLEY) (2)  BURRED (5)  BURWOOD (1)  CLAXTON (6)  CROKER (2)  CURTIS (5)  DANIELS (2)  DAY (4)  DINGLE (4)  DUNT (2)  ELLINGHAM (4)  ENGLAND (4)  FISKE (1)  FORDER (6)  FOULGER (1)  FULCHER (5)  FUTTER (5)  GILBERT (18)  GIMBLE (1)  GOLDSPINK (2)  GOODRUM (6)  HABY (1)  HALLS (1)  HARPER (3)  HOLLAND (1)  HOLLIS (5)  HOWES (6)  HUNT (7)  JACKSON (8)  KING (9)  LAWES (1)  MOLL (13)  MAYS (1)  MOSS (4)  MUNFORD (8)  OAKLEY (1)  PALMER (1)  RAYNER (5)  RAYNOR (1)  ROSE (15)  RUDRUM (1)  SEAMAN (3)  SHAWRY (2)  SHORTON (1)  SHREEVE (4)  SMITH (1)  SMITHSON (1)  SPINKS (1)  STUBBS (1)  THAXTER (3)  TREET (TRETT) (4)  TRETT (2)  TUTTER (TRETT) (4)  TURNER (11)  WARD (2)  WIBLE (4)  WILSON (1)  WOODS (1)  WRIGHT (5)