Top surnames from the 1881 census in Shilbottle, Northumberland

Shilbottle is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Northumberland

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
WILSON286.542114.24
WEIGHTMAN255.84111,497.01
THOMPSON173.972013.26
RICHARDSON163.738321.96
ROBINSON163.738311.72
SCOTT122.803711.08
KEEN112.5701128.21
OGLE81.8692583.94
ANDERSON81.86929.46
DUNN81.869222.48
TENNENT81.86921,142.86
BELL81.86929.95
MILBURN81.8692209.42
HAY81.869250.96
QUEEN81.8692457.14
HINDMARSH71.6355406.98
RIDDELL71.6355194.99
STOREY71.635564.34
PATTON61.4019394.74
WAKE61.4019173.91
GRAY61.40199.82
FRATER61.4019759.49
GREY61.401964.66
STEWART51.16827.47
HUNTLEY51.1682165.56
CORBETT51.168259.59
HENDERSON51.168210.75
MATHER51.168247.13
HALL51.16823.97
PILE51.1682252.53
SLATER51.168219.30
MCLAIN40.934613,333.33
ORR40.934655.48
MOODY40.934635.78
COXON40.9346122.32
TELFORD40.9346106.10
TRUEMAN30.7009102.04
ROBSON30.700910.65
TURNER30.70092.52
BROWN20.46730.71
GRAHAM20.46734.07
MOFFITT20.4673289.86
LOUGH20.4673263.16
GREEN20.46731.66
BRADY20.467326.39
MUCKLE20.4673416.67
TWEEDY20.4673227.27
YOUNG20.46732.18
HUTCHESON20.467390.91
HOGG20.467312.94

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MCLAIN0.4342813333.3333
WEIGHTMAN0.434281497.0060
TENNENT0.434281142.8571
FRATER0.43428759.4937
OGLE0.43428583.9416
QUEEN0.43428457.1429
MUCKLE0.43428416.6667
HINDMARSH0.43428406.9767
PATTON0.43428394.7368
MOFFITT0.43428289.8551
LOUGH0.43428263.1579
PILE0.43428252.5253
TWEEDY0.43428227.2727
CHRISP0.43428217.3913
DUN0.43428217.3913
MILBURN0.43428209.4241
RIDDELL0.43428194.9861
WAKE0.43428173.9130
HUNTLEY0.43428165.5629
KEEN0.43428128.2051
COXON0.43428122.3242
TELFORD0.43428106.1008
GOLIGHTLY0.43428105.2632
TRAIN0.43428104.1667
TRUEMAN0.43428102.0408
HUTCHESON0.4342890.9091
HANNAN0.4342873.5294
GREY0.4342864.6552
STOREY0.4342864.3382
CORBETT0.4342859.5948
ORR0.4342855.4785
HAY0.4342850.9554
MATHER0.4342847.1254
MOODY0.4342835.7782
BRADY0.4342826.3852
DUNN0.4342822.4782
RICHARDSON0.4342821.9599
LIDDLE0.4342819.8413
SLATER0.4342819.2976
FENWICK0.4342817.8253
POLLOCK0.4342816.0772
WILSON0.4342814.2443
THOMPSON0.4342813.2585
HOGG0.4342812.9366
JEFFREY0.4342812.6422
ENGLISH0.4342812.4224
ROBINSON0.4342811.7242
OSBORN0.4342811.2233
SCOTT0.4342811.0814
HENDERSON0.4342810.7481

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 428 people called MCLAIN in Shilbottle 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 13333.3333 in Shilbottle means that 13333.3333% of the people in Shilbottle on census day were called MCLAIN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MCLAIN 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 MCLAIN 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 MCLAIN 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 MCLAIN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.43 in Shilbottle means that you are 0.43 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MCLAIN in Shilbottle than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Shilbottle in 1881

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

ANDERSON (8)  BEGGES (1)  BELL (8)  BRADY (2)  BROWN (2)  BUGLASS (4)  CONLLY (1)  CORBETT (5)  COXON (4)  CHRISP (1)  DITCHBURN (2)  DUNN (8)  DUN (1)  FENWICK (1)  FORSTER (1)  FRATER (6)  GAFNEY (1)  GIBBISON (4)  GOLIGHTLY (1)  GRAHAM (2)  GRAY (6)  GREY (6)  GREEN (2)  HALL (5)  HANNAN (1)  HAY (8)  HENDERSON (5)  HINDMARSH (7)  HISBITT (1)  HOGG (2)  HUNTER (1)  HUNTLEY (5)  HUTCHESON (2)  ENGLISH (1)  JEFFREY (1)  KEEN (11)  KIRKUP (1)  LIDDLE (1)  LOUGH (2)  MARTIN (1)  MATHER (5)  MCLAIN (4)  QUEEN (8)  MIDDLEMASS (2)  MILBURN (8)  MILLAR (1)  MOFFITT (2)  MOODY (4)  MUCKLE (2)  MUERS (8)  OGLE (8)  ORR (4)  OSBORN (1)  PATTON (6)  PILE (5)  PLENDER (2)  POLLOCK (1)  RICHARDSON (16)  RIDDELL (7)  ROBINSON (16)  ROBSON (3)  SCOTT (12)  SCROWTHER (8)  SLATER (5)  SMAILS (4)  SMITH (1)  STEWART (5)  STOREY (7)  STRANGHAM (9)  SWORDY (22)  TAYLOR (1)  TELFORD (4)  TENNENT (8)  TERNENT (1)  THOMPSON (17)  TODD (1)  TRAIN (1)  TRUEMAN (3)  TURNER (3)  TWEEDY (2)  WAKE (6)  WARD (1)  WEATHERETT (4)  WEIGHTMAN (25)  WILSON (28)  WRIGGLESWORTH (3)  YOUNG (2)