Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Dereham, Norfolk

West Dereham 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
BARKER244.262932.58
NURSE234.0853839.42
FRETWELL162.8419837.70
SMITH142.48671.76
CHAPMAN142.486717.51
CARTER132.309113.76
BUSHELL132.3091238.53
RODWELL132.3091427.63
WALES122.1314263.16
WOOD111.95386.13
PARKER111.953810.27
SCOTT111.95387.72
BARNES101.776214.76
CLARK101.77625.91
HALLS91.5986202.25
PATRICK91.598680.21
CAPPS91.5986775.86
MILLS91.598612.33
EDWARDS81.42105.10
SAYER81.4210108.40
STEWARD81.4210110.65
WARNES71.2433376.34
ORTON71.2433132.33
HALL71.24334.23
JUDD71.243395.76
MATTHEWS71.243314.25
RICHES61.065793.17
PETTITT61.0657199.34
ARMSTRONG50.888111.62
KING50.88814.08
PORTER50.888111.84
MAYERS50.8881295.86
BLANCHFIELD50.88813,571.43
HORTON50.888123.92
PIGOTT50.8881231.48
WATERS50.888122.10
SALMON50.888138.94
OSBORN50.888142.70
WILSON50.88811.93
HORNE50.888140.82
ADAMS40.71054.82
WIX40.7105784.31
SPINKS40.7105105.26
LINES40.710567.00
WING40.7105112.99
ARNOLD40.710513.18
BRADFORD40.710536.43
TOWLER40.7105159.36
JOHNSON40.71052.11
GAMINO30.532930,000.00

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GAMINO0.5656330000.0000
BLANCHFIELD0.565633571.4286
NURSE0.56563839.4161
FRETWELL0.56563837.6963
WIX0.56563784.3137
CAPPS0.56563775.8621
RODWELL0.56563427.6316
ALFRED0.56563416.6667
WARNES0.56563376.3441
MAYERS0.56563295.8580
WALES0.56563263.1579
BUSHELL0.56563238.5321
PIGOTT0.56563231.4815
GERMANY0.56563227.2727
HALLS0.56563202.2472
PETTITT0.56563199.3355
PETTET0.56563192.3077
TOWLER0.56563159.3625
CURSON0.56563156.2500
ORFORD0.56563142.8571
ORTON0.56563132.3251
TINGEY0.56563116.2791
WING0.56563112.9944
STEWARD0.56563110.6501
SAYER0.56563108.4011
SPINKS0.56563105.2632
JUDD0.5656395.7592
RICHES0.5656393.1677
BUTTERY0.5656392.5926
PATRICK0.5656380.2139
BOSTON0.5656377.5194
LINES0.5656367.0017
CARNELL0.5656358.8235
BRIDGMAN0.5656351.8135
OSBORN0.5656342.6985
EWEN0.5656341.6667
HORNE0.5656340.8163
SALMON0.5656338.9408
GAMBLE0.5656337.2208
BRADFORD0.5656336.4299
BUTTERS0.5656336.1011
BARKER0.5656332.5777
RIX0.5656332.2581
LAWS0.5656331.9489
BARLEY0.5656331.9489
EVERETT0.5656329.6736
HORTON0.5656323.9234
WATERS0.5656322.1043
FOY0.5656321.5054
BLACKWELL0.5656319.4932

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 563 people called GAMINO in West Dereham 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 30000.0000 in West Dereham means that 30000.0000% of the people in West Dereham on census day were called GAMINO.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GAMINO 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 GAMINO 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 GAMINO 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 GAMINO here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.56 in West Dereham means that you are 0.56 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GAMINO in West Dereham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Dereham in 1881

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

ADAMS (4)  ORFORD (2)  ALFRED (1)  ANDERSON (1)  ARMSTRONG (5)  ARNOLD (4)  AYLMER (3)  BARKER (24)  BARLEY (1)  BARNARD (2)  BARNES (10)  BARTLETT (1)  BARWOOD (7)  BENNETT (2)  BLACKWELL (2)  BLANCHFIELD (5)  BOSTON (2)  BRADFORD (4)  BRIDGMAN (1)  BRINGLOE (3)  BROOKE (1)  BROOK (1)  BARROW (2)  BUSHELL (13)  BUTLER (1)  BUTTERS (1)  BUTTERY (2)  CAPPS (9)  CARNELL (1)  CURSON (2)  CARTER (13)  CHAPMAN (14)  CLARK (10)  COE (1)  COLLINS (1)  CRANE (2)  DOUGHTY (1)  EDWARDS (8)  EVERETT (3)  EWEN (1)  FOY (1)  FRETWELL (16)  GAMBLE (3)  GAMINO (3)  GERMANY (1)  GOACH (1)  HALL (7)  HALLS (9)  HANCOCK (2)  HARVEY (1)  HENSBY (3)  HORNE (5)  HORTON (5)  HUBBARD (2)  JARRAD (13)  JOHNSON (4)  JUDD (7)  KING (5)  LAWS (2)  LINES (4)  LOCK (2)  MALT (2)  MATTHEWS (7)  MERRISON (19)  MILLS (9)  MAYERS (5)  NAPKIN (5)  NAPKIN (SMITH) (2)  NORMAN (3)  NORTON (1)  NURSE (23)  ORTON (7)  OSBORNE (1)  OSBORN (5)  PAGE (1)  PARKER (11)  PARR (1)  PATRICK (9)  PERKINS (2)  PETTITT (6)  PETTET (1)  PIGOTT (5)  PORTER (5)  RICHES (6)  RIX (1)  ROBERTSON (1)  RODWELL (13)  ROSE (2)  RUSH (1)  SALMON (5)  SAYER (8)  SCOTT (11)  SMITH (14)  SMITH (WOOD) (2)  SNARDELL (1)  SPINKS (4)  STEWARD (8)  THOMPSON (1)  THORROLD (6)  THIRSBY (3)  TIDMAN (1)  TINGEY (1)  TOWLER (4)  TYLER (1)  VINCENT (2)  WADE (3)  WALES (12)  WARNES (7)  WATERS (5)  WATSON (3)  WEBB (3)  WELLS (3)  WEBSTER (2)  WHITETHREAD (3)  WIX (4)  WILSON (5)  WING (4)  WONG (1)  WOODS (1)  WOOD (11)  WRIGHT (3)