Top surnames from the 1881 census in Northamptonshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SMITH5,6802.06721.46
BROWN2,1120.76861.17
WRIGHT1,8290.66562.07
ROBINSON1,6820.61211.92
CLARKE1,6760.61003.01
JOHNSON1,6460.59901.78
JONES1,5370.55940.49
GREEN1,4010.50991.81
WARD1,3720.49932.29
CHAPMAN1,2570.45753.22
HARRIS1,1780.42871.69
WHITE1,1400.41491.29
ALLEN1,1290.41092.18
WILSON1,1130.40510.88
TAYLOR1,0550.38400.60
COX1,0420.37922.50
ADAMS1,0080.36682.49
THOMPSON9630.35051.17
KNIGHT9340.33992.76
BAILEY9180.33412.22
DUNKLEY8630.314139.45
WEBB8420.30642.26
HILL8170.29731.17
COOPER8050.29301.20
COLES8020.29198.38
PERKINS7810.28426.32
YORK7780.283121.42
WALKER7740.28170.84
FREEMAN7640.27804.35
BIRD7600.27663.62
KING7590.27621.27
UNDERWOOD7580.275910.22
ROBERTS7550.27480.73
CLARK7370.26820.89
ABBOTT7350.26756.07
WATTS7330.26683.18
PALMER7300.26572.25
JAMES7290.26531.35
PAYNE6960.25332.81
MOORE6770.24641.23
PARKER6710.24421.28
MARRIOTT6470.235510.51
MARTIN6450.23470.95
WILLIAMS6420.23360.33
TURNER6360.23150.83
FOSTER6320.23001.72
JACKSON6320.23000.82
WEST6210.22602.35
BARKER6070.22091.69
BAKER6040.21981.00

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FITZHUGH72.782130.0775
GOOSEY72.391760.0641
GARLEY72.201040.0378
SECKINGTON67.49520.0189
RATLEDGE64.46550.0200
BASELEY58.971320.0480
STARMER57.152480.0903
PANTHER56.681560.0568
BURDITT55.521910.0695
LABRUM55.491120.0408
KILBORN55.35660.0240
HOLLOWELL53.341610.0586
JUDKINS52.021260.0459
MUDDIMAN50.821380.0502
GINNS50.431490.0542
TITMAN49.50890.0324
ISHAM49.23980.0357
MINNEY48.561390.0506
DRAGE45.404820.1754
GAMMAGE42.871660.0604
LYMAN41.59580.0211
TIPLER41.001610.0586
LINNELL39.522440.0888
DUNKLEY39.458630.3141
TARRY39.323600.1310
WALDING38.44850.0309
NOBLES38.18760.0277
CARVELL35.331650.0600
CLAYSON35.092070.0753
CAPELL33.741390.0506
LETTS33.133110.1132
TIRRELL32.75670.0244
FOLWELL32.66800.0291
BRAWN32.581620.0590
BOLLARD32.541060.0386
CLAYPOLE32.18800.0291
PANTER31.542940.1070
BUSWELL30.502460.0895
NEWITT29.701330.0484
CROWSON29.361740.0633
SUMPTER29.031260.0459
NORTHERN28.99540.0197
ONLEY28.66510.0186
PRESTIDGE27.35660.0240
WESTLEY27.203070.1117
DUNMORE27.201400.0510
BLOTT27.17860.0313
QUINCEY27.121080.0393
PYWELL27.10920.0335
FACER26.211450.0528

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 213 people called FITZHUGH in Northamptonshire 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 0.0775 in Northamptonshire means that 0.0775% of the people in Northamptonshire on census day were called FITZHUGH.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FITZHUGH 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 FITZHUGH 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 FITZHUGH 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 FITZHUGH here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 72.78 in Northamptonshire means that you are 72.78 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FITZHUGH in Northamptonshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Northamptonshire comprises 337 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Abington 118 GAMMAGE GAMMAGE
Abthorpe 460 SNELSON SNELSON
Adstone 151 UNDERWOOD BOOT
Alderton 117 HALL JELLEY
Aldwinkle All Sts 336 FRENCH NICKERSON
Aldwinkle St Peter 205 QUINCEY QUINCY
Althorp 91 CULLEN HAVILAND
Apethorpe 215 HULL WEATHERINGTON
Appletree 58 SMITH GARRETT
Arthingworth 185 JELLEY GOTCH
Ashby St Ledgers 262 MONTGOMERY CASSEL
Ashley 296 TIMSON MACHLIN
Ashton In Oundle 8 JACKSON SETCHELL
Ashton In Potterspury 324 JONES MELCHER
Ashton In Stumford 106 MASON LYFORD
Aston Le Walls 101 WADDOUPS WADDOUPS
Astwell Falcott 62 SUMMERS STRANGE
Aynho 562 WRIGHTON STAYTON
Badby 544 BIRD TIFT
Bainton 170 GALE GIBBSON
Barby Cum Onley 569 FOSTER DICEY
Barford 6 CRAMP CRAMP
Barnack 586 BETTS MEASE
Barnwell All Sts 137 HAILES HAILES
Barnwell St Andrew 257 BAKER PHEASANT
Barton Seagrave 227 MAYCOCK WICKSON
Beanfield Lawns 8 MEADOWS MEADOWS
Benefield 472 FREEMAN LEATON
Blakesley 420 DRINKWATER BODILY
Blatherwycke 141 TOMLIN SMARTT
Blisworth 1060 CARTER RATLEDGE
Borough Fen 151 HARRIS DAIL
Boughton 323 DICKENS LALOR
Bozeat 1192 DRAGE BETTERS
Brackley St James 630 JONES KUTSCHER
Brackley St Peter 1885 TUCKEY ISHAM
Bradden 130 SWAN HEIGHT
Brafield On Green 538 ROBINSON HOLLOWELL
Brampton Ash 120 ALMOND BRATCHER
Braunston 1072 SMITH GANA
Braybrooke 360 SIMPKIN KILBORN
Brigstock 1043 BAILEY KELLUM
Brington 827 ANDERSON TARPLEY
Brixworth 1175 BRAY HEBER
Brockhall 44 BOWERS JUDKINS
Broughton 878 LENTON PULVER
Bugbrooke 899 GARDNER STANWICK
Bulwick 326 DOLBY TRYON
Burton Latimer 1660 MASON CROXEN
Byfield 793 SMITH SEWALL
Canons Ashby 56 WRIGHT IVENS
Castle Ashby 213 ROBINSON WAR
Castor 1169 HILL POPPELL
Catesby 98 NOON LANK
Chalcombe 447 WILKINS HERITAGE
Chapel Brampton 233 ROBINS BATCHER
Charwelton 182 SMITH BURBIDGE
Chelveston Cum Caldecott 423 NEWELL STIRMAN
Chipping Warden 396 LINES KIRCH
Church Brampton 180 TARRY TITMAN
Clapton 213 COPE HEADLAND
Clay Coton 98 JOHNSON STURMAN
Clipston 696 BURNHAM ILIFF
Cogenhoe 350 BEDFORD VORSE
Cold Ashby 339 BALDERSON WALDE
Cold Higham 359 TOWNSEND PINCKARD
Collingtree 257 COCKERILL COCKERILL
Collyweston 433 CLOSE CAPPEL
Corby 759 BAILEY COLER
Cosgrove 636 HENSON RATTLEY
Coton 97 WARD TRADER
Cotterstock 166 WILLMOTT SHERARD
Cottesbrooke 215 GRAY RATLEY
Cottingham 948 WHITE CLAYPOLE
Courteenhall 179 NEWCOMB DOWDY
Cranford St Andrew 197 BAILEY WOODIN
Cranford St John 375 COOPER HOLOHAN
Cransley 327 JACQUES LINER
Crick 928 PIKE CURRIN
Croughton 606 PAYNE TRUSS
Culworth 465 HATTON NEEDLE
Dallington 1615 THOMPSON DAWDY
Daventry 3887 SMITH LAIR
Deene 223 GUTTERIDGE CORRAL
Deenethorpe 206 WRIGHT KINGTON
Denford 498 GROOM JERKINS
Denton 547 ROBINSON TINE
Desborough 2064 COE KILBORNE
Dingley 127 ELLIOTT CHIME
Dodford 212 FURNESS JUDKINS
Draughton 163 FREEMAN STURGES
Duddington 359 WYLES TIBBERT
Duston 2494 SMITH TRESLER
Earls Barton 2344 ABBOTT WAPLES
East Carlton 87 CHAMBERS CLAYPOLE
East Farndon 223 POLLARD TORRELL
East Haddon 751 SMITH GOREY
Easton 991 WOODWARD STANCER
Easton Maudit 174 COOPER RATTLEY
Easton Neston 122 MILLER NEWBURY
Ecton 618 JOLLEY LABRUM
Edgcott 76 DOUGLAS ADY
Elkington 86 BALDERSON BURDITT
Etton 137 SMITH CAPPS
Evenley 503 CHURCH NICOLES
Everdon 565 CARVELL BODILY
Eydon 449 HUMPHRIES PRESTIDGE
Eye 1313 HOLMES VENTERS
Farthinghoe 355 JARVIS HIRONS
Farthingstone 309 BURT NEWITT
Fawsley 59 ROGERS SHERLEY
Faxton 55 WILSON MASH
Finedon 2407 UNDERWOOD GELLINGS
Fineshade 64 MONCKTON MONCKTON
Floore 1030 HEDGE ORLAND
Fotheringhay 225 GORE RODIS
Furtho 20 KIRK KIRK
Gayton 575 LAWRENCE BRANDOW
Geddington 884 MOORE RIPPIN
Glaphorn 367 PALMER PREDMORE
Glendon 63 ROBINSON BORTH
Glinton 395 WEBSTER WORTHLEY
Grafton Regis 169 BLUNT LYMAN
Grafton Underwood 273 PALMER PYWELL
Great Addington 316 ABBOTT DOKE
Great Billing 390 BUSTIN BUSTIN
Great Creaton 314 YORK ORLAND
Great Doddington 596 SHARP IRBY
Great Harrowden 155 CHAMBERLAIN GROOME
Great Houghton 330 CHAPMAN HENMAN
Great Oakley 218 DIXON WOOLMAN
Great Oxendon 233 CARTER WILLFORD
Great Weldon 298 FELLOWS MILLEY
Greatworth 173 ISHAM ISHAM
Greens Norton 872 FOSTER RATLEDGE
Grendon 542 BROWN BOOR
Gretton 835 COLES CRAFFORD
Guilsborough 728 JOHNSON RUSHIN
Hackleton 379 HOWES GOODLING
Hanging Houghton 124 TYRRELL DICKINS
Hannington 187 SMITH DRAGE
Hardingstone 2623 JOHNSON MARLETT
Hardwick 125 WILKINS ESSON
Hargrave 356 YORK DAYTON
Harlestone 569 IRONS IRONS
Harpole 831 CORY PADEL
Harrington 213 TURNER BODFISH
Harringworth 365 NORMAN BLAYDES
Hartwell 501 RICHARDSON MINNIE
Hazelbeech 154 WALDING DERDEN
Hellidon 318 WARING HOLTHOUSE
Helmdon 530 WATSON SECKINGTON
Helpstone 711 DOLBY GESS
Hemington 157 COLES MORSON
Higham Ferrers 1493 SMITH GADDY
Higham Park 16 STRACHAN STRACHAN
Hinton In Hedges 153 MOBBS LINDALL
Holcot 376 BROWN EAKINS
Holdenby 207 CLIFTON PAINTON
Horton 78 CHEW CRUTCHFIELD
Hothorpe 25 WILSON BARFOOT
Irchester 1706 GEORGE HANSMAN
Irthlingborough 2694 SMITH BIGLEY
Isham 383 LEWIS RUNDALL
Islip 571 LOVEDAY FOUNTAINE
Kelmarsh 210 HODGES NEWCOMB
Kettering 11114 SMITH CHEANEY
Kilsby 599 SMITH BRUMMER
Kings Cliffe 1281 DIXON BOLLENS
Kings Sutton 1221 MEADOWS COLEGROVE
Kingsthorpe 3054 FITZHUGH WHITSEY
Kislingbury 695 SMITH KNIPP
Lamport 165 MARTIN STANAGE
Laxton 100 ALLEN MILLEY
Lilbourne 266 BARNETT TURELL
Lilford Cum Wigsthorpe 159 HILL CANDLE
Litchborough 348 NORRIS MESSINGER
Little Addington 340 SHARP SWINGLER
Little Billing 78 WRIGHT LANGHAM
Little Bowden 960 SMITH KLINGER
Little Creaton 50 HADDON BETTLE
Little Harrowden 828 SMITH SHAWLEY
Little Houghton 509 DEACON PANCOAST
Little Oakley 128 ROBINSON GRUNDON
Little Weldon 454 SPRIGGS MILLY
Loddington 260 BATES BURDITT
Long Buckby 2541 MUDDIMAN MUDDIMAN
Lower Boddington 238 AMOS WADDUPS
Lowick 394 CURTIS GUESS
Luddington 86 GILBERT CULLOP
Lutton 187 BIRD HOKES
Maidford 270 REEVE MESSINGER
Maidwell 293 JOHNSON WALDING
Marholm 166 IRELAND KENDLE
Marston St Lawrence 389 CARPENTER ISHAM
Marston Trussell 206 FLINT HARRALD
Mawsley 8 BLACKWELL BLACKWELL
Maxey 608 SMITH BLESSETT
Mears Ashby 504 BROWN GOOSEY
Middleton Cheney 1197 WATERS FRAKLIN
Milton 727 ROBINSON BROTEN
Morton Pinkney 445 PRESTIDGE PRESTIDGE
Moulton 1528 COX SAULSBERRY
Naseby 610 RINGROSE LENTS
Nassington 716 CROWSON LEWTER
Nether Heyford 811 OLIVER CHANLER
Newborough 701 HARRIS COLESON
Newbottle 515 MARKHAM FUNKE
Newnham 414 RUSSELL MAULL
Newton 82 CHAPMAN CALLIS
Newton Bromshold 112 LINES DAYTON
Northampton All Sts 9324 SMITH WHITEY
Northampton Priory St 16488 SMITH HELMS
Northampton St Giles 10467 SMITH PINKARD
Northampton St Peter 1670 SMITH DANNER
Northampton St Sepulchre 13979 SMITH LABRUM
Northborough 212 PERKINS ADDAMS
Norton 407 MAJOR BESTER
Old 362 BAMFORD BLAKESLEY
Orlingbury 285 SMITH GARLEY
Orton 68 MARLOW DACEY
Oundle 3072 SMITH CULLOP
Overstone 181 CLARK BASLEY
Passenham 1128 ANDREWS HAYMAKER
Paston 1168 SMITH TRUSS
Pattishall 912 SMITH BOULAY
Paulerspury 1141 BROWN LINNELL
Peakirk 246 WEBSTER CHRISTION
Peterborough 19894 SMITH MARKLEY
Peterborough Minster Close 277 WOODWARD BONDE
Piddington 508 BROWN HAKES
Pilsgate 125 POPPLE WEED
Pilton 123 NOBLE MILAND
Pitsford 559 JAMES LIGGINS
Plumpton 30 PARISH ARIS
Polebrook 451 ABBOTT TITMAN
Potterspury 1100 TAPP ONAN
Preston Capes 221 PHIPPS LAMBORNE
Preston Deanery 107 HIGGINS FITZHUGH
Pytchley 563 MIDDLETON GARLEY
Quinton 124 MATTHEWS ISOM
Radstone 116 SUMMERS BARLETT
Raunds 2798 SMITH NUNLEY
Ravensthorpe 496 DICKENS GAMMAGE
Ringstead 955 MAYES WEEKLY
Roade 720 CLARKE ORPEN
Rockingham 227 JONES MULCH
Rothersthorpe 240 JAMES BOYSON
Rothwell 2760 YORK HAFFORD
Rushden 3676 KNIGHT PUNG
Rushton 495 BAMFORD WESTCOAT
Scaldwell 342 WARNER JOINES
Sibbertoft 292 YORK WILBORN
Silverstone 1159 WHITLOCK NEEDLES
Slapton 166 SALMONS SALMONS
Slipton 105 SWAN CORN
Southorpe 174 POPPLE POPPLE
Southwick 262 BARRETT CAPRON
Spratton 824 WYKES WOLMAN
Stamford Baron St Martin 1472 SMITH HAYRE
Standground 1316 SMITH REIDER
Stanford 55 MARRIOTT CLEAVER
Stanion 353 GRAY KILBORN
Stanwick 654 CLARK SOMES
Staverton 384 BASELEY BASELEY
Stean 44 TEW SABIN
Stoke Albany 322 WATTS LAMKINS
Stoke Bruern 841 DENNY TEW
Stoke Doyle 122 FELLOWS MOISEY
Stoneton 23 BUSBY BUSBY
Stowe Nine Churches 257 WARWICK TRUSLER
Strixton 75 SMART PATCHELL
Stutchbury 34 WARREN WRIGHTON
Sudborough 285 SWAN BEAUFORD
Sulby 80 WILLIAMS ELLER
Sulgrave 459 CLEAVER BRUM
Sutton Bassett 116 HORNSBY BURDITT
Syresham 800 PAYNE KASEY
Sywell 236 PARKER TRESSLER
Tansor 252 PITTS TATMAN
Thenford 102 NEWMAN TYRELL
Thornby 214 FACER FACER
Thornhaugh 245 SMITH TROWELL
Thorpe Achurch 144 ROBINSON SIVERS
Thorpe Lubenham 6 SPRIGG SPRIGG
Thorpe Malsor 139 JOHNSON GARLEY
Thorpe Mandeville 212 HUMPHREY CARVILL
Thrapston 1381 SMITH HEARE
Thurning 186 SHORT COULSTON
Tichmarsh 925 GRAY COLESON
Tiffield 245 FURNISS BEREY
Towcester 2834 WEBB MURZYNSKI
Twywell 501 ABBOTT JERKINS
Ufford 159 CAVE CROWSON
Upper Boddington 301 WILKINS BASELEY
Upper Heyford 115 BOYES ORLAND
Upton 720 HOPEWELL LAUDEN
Wadenhoe 235 BRIGGS DIXIE
Wakerley 223 WEBSTER MILLEY
Walgrave 603 SMITH KIMBELL
Wansford 144 BRICE RUBEN
Wappenham 464 JONES SECKINGTON
Warkton 260 MUTTON HAKER
Warkworth 2473 TAYLOR NALE
Warmington 689 HOWELL WEATHERINGTON
Watford 463 PACKER BOTTRELL
Weedon Beck 1969 SMITH RIAL
Weedon Loys 451 HUMPHREY ELLERD
Weekley 248 SMITH SARTORIS
Welford 930 SEATON PEASNALL
Wellingborough 13816 SMITH SMEATHERS
Welton 489 BENJAMIN MINOR
West Haddon 891 HANCOCK ORLAND
Weston By Welland 215 SMITH GILFORD
Weston Favell 551 LUCK GATON
Whilton 354 MARKS COLINS
Whiston 82 MILLS IRBY
Whitfield 213 SUMMERS DEELY
Whittlebury 494 HARRIS MASOM
Wicken 408 READ ONAN
Wilbarston In Kettering 89 PRIDMORE CLAYPOLE
Wilbarston In Market 509 BLISSETT TIRRELL
Wilby 409 SHARP FARRY
Winwick In Daventry 181 GURNEY ORLAND
Winwick In Oundle 298 PERKINS ASBRIDGE
Wittering 261 ROFFE MOTEN
Wollaston 1511 GREEN HERBY
Woodend 231 LAWRENCE BODFISH
Woodford 1528 ALLEN TINER
Woodford Cum Membris 587 SMITH TREDWELL
Woodnewton 478 HULL NIP
Wootton 817 WARWICK MARLOWE
Wothorpe 109 BROWN STANCER
Yardley Gobion 590 JOHNSON KURK
Yardley Hastings 1179 UNDERWOOD MINNEY
Yarwell 383 IRESON CULLOP
Yelvertoft 505 WALTON MINOR