Top surnames from the 1881 census in Middleton, Norfolk

Middleton 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
DREW343.8680146.43
BARRETT343.868057.60
LAWN232.61661,036.04
CHILVERS222.5028637.68
HOWES192.1615123.62
BAILEY182.047813.60
NEVE171.9340735.93
BARDELL171.93401,452.99
KETTERINGHAM171.93402,098.77
HEARN151.7065128.98
GAMBLE151.7065119.24
CHAMBERLAIN141.592758.53
SMITH141.59271.13
SHAWL141.59275,384.62
DAW131.4790213.46
RYE121.3652351.91
HOOD121.365249.32
VALENTINE111.251497.60
HOLT101.137716.99
RUDD101.137772.15
DENNY101.1377135.32
WRIGHT91.02393.19
HUGGINS91.0239121.62
WATTS91.023912.21
GURNEY91.023998.36
BERRY80.910111.47
SOUTHGATE80.9101116.11
MITCHEL80.910193.13
CREED80.9101163.60
BOWERS70.796443.67
MALLETT70.796489.40
LINCOLN70.7964105.74
RICHES70.796469.65
HAYLETT70.7964451.61
RUST70.7964150.86
BOWMAN70.796430.49
BAKER70.79643.63
THISTLE60.68261,621.62
BRIGHTON60.6826192.93
EAGLETON60.6826560.75
THACKER60.682694.19
BOX60.682684.27
GOODWIN60.682612.95
BENNETT60.68264.15
COE50.568835.01
RAVEN50.568867.75
GRIGGS50.568872.99
WELLS50.56886.84
FOX50.56886.13
THURSTON50.568880.65

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SHAWL0.888795384.6154
DENNIE0.888792857.1429
KETTERINGHAM0.888792098.7654
THISTLE0.888791621.6216
BARDELL0.888791452.9915
OVERSON0.888791428.5714
CORTON0.888791071.4286
LAWN0.888791036.0360
HILE0.888791025.6410
BON0.888791000.0000
GRAVEN0.88879909.0909
BAGGE0.88879869.5652
NEVE0.88879735.9307
CHILVERS0.88879637.6812
EAGLETON0.88879560.7477
CIVIL0.88879512.8205
WIX0.88879506.3291
HAYLETT0.88879451.6129
HASLETT0.88879400.0000
RYE0.88879351.9062
WHITTEN0.88879314.9606
WHILEY0.88879287.7698
DAW0.88879213.4647
ROLLISON0.88879204.0816
BRIGHTON0.88879192.9260
WINKLEY0.88879165.2893
CREED0.88879163.5992
RUST0.88879150.8621
DREW0.88879146.4255
DENNY0.88879135.3180
HEARN0.88879128.9768
HOWES0.88879123.6174
HUGGINS0.88879121.6216
TAGG0.88879119.4030
GAMBLE0.88879119.2369
SOUTHGATE0.88879116.1103
LINCOLN0.88879105.7402
KIDDLE0.88879105.2632
GURNEY0.8887998.3607
VALENTINE0.8887997.6043
THACKER0.8887994.1915
MITCHEL0.8887993.1315
ABBEY0.8887992.8793
MALLETT0.8887989.3997
BOX0.8887984.2697
THURSTON0.8887980.6452
POINTER0.8887980.6452
RUSTON0.8887980.0000
BENNINGTON0.8887977.5194
GRIGGS0.8887972.9927

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 879 people called SHAWL in Middleton 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 5384.6154 in Middleton means that 5384.6154% of the people in Middleton on census day were called SHAWL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SHAWL 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 SHAWL 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 SHAWL 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 SHAWL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.88 in Middleton means that you are 0.88 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SHAWL in Middleton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Middleton in 1881

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

ABBEY (3)  ABEL (1)  ABRA (2)  ALFLETT (6)  ALLFLETT (8)  ARCHER (3)  ARGER (2)  ARTHEW (1)  ATKINS (4)  BAGGE (4)  BAILEY (18)  BAYLEY (1)  BAKER (7)  BALL (1)  BARDELL (17)  BARNARD (1)  BARRETT (34)  BELDERSON (2)  BENNETT (6)  BENNINGTON (1)  BERRY (8)  BIRCH (5)  BISHOP (1)  BLANCHFLOWER (1)  BON (1)  BONE (2)  BOLDERS (2)  BOWEMAN (1)  BOWERS (7)  BOWMAN (7)  BOX (6)  BRIGHTON (6)  BROCK (2)  BUTHELL (1)  BUTLER (1)  CARR (1)  CAVE (1)  CHAMBERLAIN (14)  CHILVERS (22)  CIVIL (2)  COE (5)  COTTON (1)  COX (1)  CREED (8)  CURRY (1)  DAVIS (2)  DAW (13)  DAWS (3)  DENNY (10)  DENNIE (2)  DREW (34)  DUNN (1)  DURRANT (2)  EAGLETON (6)  ALECOCK (1)  ELLOLT (1)  FLOOD (4)  FOX (5)  FREEMAN (1)  GAMBLE (15)  GASKIN (1)  GILES (1)  GOODWIN (6)  GRAVEN (2)  GRAY (1)  GRIGGS (5)  GRIFFIN (1)  GURNEY (9)  HAGLETT (1)  HALL (2)  HAMMOND (3)  HANSLIP (7)  HARBOROW (3)  HARPLEY (17)  HASLETT (4)  HAYLETT (7)  HEARN (15)  HILE (4)  HODGES (1)  HOLT (10)  HOOD (12)  HORNE (1)  HAUTON (1)  HOWES (19)  HUGGINS (9)  JACKSON (1)  JARVIS (3)  JEWSON (1)  KERRISON (2)  KETERRINGHAM (5)  KETTERINGHAM (17)  KIDDLE (2)  KIRBY (2)  CORTON (3)  KITTERINGHAM (6)  LEEK (1)  LAWN (23)  LEWIS (4)  LINCOLN (7)  LITTLE (1)  LUTKIN (6)  MALLETT (7)  MANN (1)  MARSHALL (4)  MASON (3)  MATTHEWS (3)  MAWBY (2)  MACKINTOSH (1)  MEIILLINGER (4)  MELLDON (1)  MALLOWS (5)  MILES (4)  MILLINGTON (1)  MITCHEL (8)  MORGAN (1)  MULLINGER (13)  MULLENGER (7)  NEVE (17)  NEACH (1)  NICHOLS (1)  OVERSON (4)  PIDGON (2)  PLEATEANTS (1)  POINTER (3)  PORTER (3)  RYE (12)  RAVEN (5)  REEDER (1)  REEVE (3)  REAVE (1)  REGUE (1)  READ (5)  REED (1)  REMINCKS (1)  RICHES (7)  ROBERTSON (4)  ROLLISON (1)  RUDD (10)  RUPOLL (4)  RUSH (1)  RUST (7)  RUSTON (2)  SAVAGE (1)  SHAW (3)  SHAWL (14)  SHRIMPLING (4)  SMITH (14)  SOFLEY (2)  SOFTLEY (11)  SOUTHGATE (8)  STEWARD (5)  SUTTESBY (3)  TAGG (4)  TURBITT (2)  TAYLOR (3)  TAYLER (1)  THACKER (6)  THISTLE (6)  THURSTON (5)  TINKLER (1)  TRIANCE (1)  VALENTINE (11)  WALKER (2)  WARD (1)  WATTS (9)  WELLS (5)  WHILTOME (1)  WHITTEN (4)  WICKS (2)  WIX (4)  WILGRISS (4)  WINKLEY (2)  WRIGHT (9)  WRINGLEWOOD (6)  WHILEY (4)  YOUNG (3)