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Top surnames from the 1881 census in East Brent, Somerset

East Brent is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Somerset

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
FRY263.6568114.14
COOK233.234916.29
HAM192.6723355.81
POPHAM162.2504975.61
EMERY152.109796.65
PHILLIPS152.109711.79
FRANCIS141.969133.06
COOMBS131.8284108.15
DYER121.687843.57
DAY121.687817.93
HIGGS121.687892.59
PERRET121.68784,444.44
WOODWARD111.547131.37
EDWARDS111.54715.55
HUETT101.40655,263.16
SANDFORD101.4065197.63
HUTSON91.2658322.58
GOULD91.265835.03
HUBBARD91.265852.05
DIBBLE91.2658439.02
ARNEY81.12521,311.48
WARE81.125268.43
CLOTHIER81.1252540.54
BANWELL81.1252761.90
PERRY81.125215.30
COONER81.125220,000.00
CROCKER70.984573.30
BURDGE70.98451,891.89
VERRIER70.98451,627.91
BOLEY70.98452,058.82
VENN70.9845216.72
WHITTING70.9845744.68
FIELDS60.8439175.44
BAWDEN60.8439168.54
SHEPPARD60.843924.36
COOMES60.84391,818.18
TANNER60.843937.62
JARVIS60.843918.80
SLADE60.843942.31
BISHOP60.843912.08
HATCH60.843998.20
LANG60.843937.85
MARKS50.703234.36
LEE50.70324.30
MAJOR50.703252.14
SANDIFORD50.7032263.16
WOOD50.70322.21
MITCHEL40.562657.55
BODY40.5626164.61
SEALEY40.5626171.67

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
COONER0.7171120000.0000
HUETT0.717115263.1579
PERRET0.717114444.4444
BOLEY0.717112058.8235
BURDGE0.717111891.8919
COOMES0.717111818.1818
VERRIER0.717111627.9070
ARNEY0.717111311.4754
POPHAM0.71711975.6098
BANWELL0.71711761.9048
WHITTING0.71711744.6809
BOWIN0.71711666.6667
CLOTHIER0.71711540.5405
HAGEN0.71711441.1765
DIBBLE0.71711439.0244
DUNSTON0.71711416.6667
HAM0.71711355.8052
SEVIER0.71711333.3333
HUTSON0.71711322.5806
BINNING0.71711300.0000
SANDIFORD0.71711263.1579
LOXTON0.71711229.8851
TUTTON0.71711218.9781
VENN0.71711216.7183
SANDFORD0.71711197.6285
FIELDS0.71711175.4386
SEALEY0.71711171.6738
BAWDEN0.71711168.5393
COOMER0.71711166.6667
BODY0.71711164.6091
STARKS0.71711163.9344
PUDDY0.71711120.4819
HAMLETT0.71711119.0476
FRY0.71711114.1352
PHIPPEN0.71711113.6364
COMER0.71711109.2896
COOMBS0.71711108.1531
HATCH0.7171198.1997
EMERY0.7171196.6495
GILMAN0.7171193.8967
HIGGS0.7171192.5926
WALE0.7171187.9765
VOWLES0.7171187.7193
TOUT0.7171183.3333
RIDOUT0.7171179.0514
BOARD0.7171175.7576
CROCKER0.7171173.2984
COLLARD0.7171169.2841
WARE0.7171168.4346
KINGSBURY0.7171162.1118

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 711 people called COONER in East Brent 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 20000.0000 in East Brent means that 20000.0000% of the people in East Brent on census day were called COONER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called COONER 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 COONER 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 COONER 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 COONER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.71 in East Brent means that you are 0.71 times as likely to find someone with the surname of COONER in East Brent than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in East Brent in 1881

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

ARNEY (8)  BAKER (4)  BANWELL (8)  BEACHAM (1)  BENNETT (1)  BETHELL (1)  BINNING (3)  BIRD (1)  BISHOP (6)  BESSET (1)  BOARD (2)  BODY (4)  BOLEY (7)  BAWDEN (6)  BOWIN (1)  BREWER (2)  BROOKS (1)  BROWN (1)  BRYANT (1)  BUCK (1)  BULLEN (2)  BUNCOMBE (1)  BUNN (4)  BURDGE (7)  CHURCHELL (2)  CLEEVE (1)  CLIPSON (1)  CLOTHIER (8)  COLLARD (3)  COMER (2)  COOK (23)  COOMBS (13)  COOMES (6)  COOMBES (3)  COOMER (1)  COONER (8)  COUNSELL (4)  COX (1)  CROCKER (7)  CROKER (1)  KERSTON (3)  DAUNTON (1)  DAVIS (1)  DAY (12)  DEBANKS (1)  DEBBLE (3)  DENSION (3)  DIBBLE (9)  DIMWIDDY (1)  DINWIDDY (10)  DUCKHAM (4)  DUNSTON (4)  DURSTON (8)  DYER (12)  DIMENT (2)  EDWARDS (11)  EMERY (15)  FIELDS (6)  FISH (1)  FRANCIS (14)  FRY (26)  GAMLEN (8)  GIBBS (3)  GILLETT (2)  GILMAN (2)  GOULD (9)  GRIFFITHS (1)  HAGEN (3)  HALL (2)  HAM (19)  HAMLETT (1)  HARDEN (1)  HARDWIDGE (1)  HARSE (1)  HARVEY (2)  HATCH (6)  HAWKES (4)  HAINES (1)  HUETT (10)  HICKS (2)  HIGGS (12)  HILL (4)  HOBBS (2)  HUBBARD (9)  HUTSON (9)  ISGAR (7)  GANE (1)  JARVIS (6)  KINGLAKE (3)  KINGSBURY (1)  KERTON (2)  LANG (6)  LARDER (1)  LAWRENCE (1)  LEE (5)  LOXTON (2)  MAJOR (5)  MARKS (5)  COLLINGS (1)  MILLER (1)  MITCHEL (4)  MORRISH (1)  MULLETT (1)  MEARS (1)  NORVILL (3)  PERRET (12)  PERRY (8)  PETHERAM (7)  PHILLIPS (15)  PHELPS (1)  PHIPPEN (1)  POPHAM (16)  POPLE (16)  PUDDY (1)  PURNELL (2)  PINE (1)  RANDALL (4)  REECE (1)  READ (2)  REED (1)  RIDOUT (2)  SANDFORD (10)  SANDIFORD (5)  SALVIDGE (7)  SEALEY (4)  SELLICK (1)  SHARKS (6)  SHEPPARD (6)  SYMS (1)  SEVIER (1)  SLADE (6)  STARICS (1)  STARKS (1)  STEPHENS (2)  STEVENS (4)  TANNER (6)  TINKNELL (2)  TINEKNELL (8)  TINKLING (1)  TOOGOOD (1)  TOUT (1)  TUCKER (1)  TUTTON (3)  VENN (7)  VERRIER (7)  VINCENT (1)  VOWLES (3)  WALE (3)  WARE (8)  WATTS (2)  WAY (1)  WEEKS (1)  WEST (1)  WHITE (4)  WHITTING (7)  WILLIAMS (2)  WINTER (1)  WOOD (5)  WOODMAN (3)  WOODWARD (11)