Top surnames from the 1881 census in Odcombe, Somerset

Odcombe 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
TRASK213.36543,000.00
AXE213.36543,230.77
BRAKE203.20511,324.50
STAGG193.0449457.83
HAIN172.72441,954.02
DIBBLE162.5641888.89
CHANT152.4038579.15
PETERSON152.4038473.19
HANN152.4038526.32
STRONG152.4038161.12
PENNELL132.0833722.22
ROBBINS132.0833133.20
COLE121.923121.11
FRAMPTON121.9231243.90
HUNT111.762813.27
MARSH101.602622.47
CABLE91.4423287.54
SWAIN91.442374.81
BARTLETT91.442332.93
HAWKER91.4423188.28
PARDY91.44231,636.36
RENDALL81.2821241.69
KNIGHT81.282110.40
BURT81.282153.98
HODDER71.1218229.51
GIBBONS71.121834.90
GALPIN71.1218486.11
BUTT71.121886.96
NEWBERRY71.1218273.44
MILLER71.12186.27
WHITBY60.9615157.89
DRAPER60.961540.82
TURNER60.96153.45
GARRETT50.801335.29
HARRIS50.80133.15
DRAYTON50.8013228.31
ELLIS50.80135.52
BECK50.801334.27
CARTER50.80134.77
PERRY50.801310.90
DODGE50.8013204.08
BEATON40.641055.79
KIMBER40.641067.34
NEWTON40.64108.36
LANE40.64109.30
WARR40.6410112.68
LUCAS40.641013.86
BLAKE40.641013.23
MATHEWS30.480813.02
CLOTHIER30.4808230.77

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
AXE0.626243230.7692
TRASK0.626243000.0000
HAIN0.626241954.0230
PARDY0.626241636.3636
BRAKE0.626241324.5033
DIBBLE0.62624888.8889
PENNELL0.62624722.2222
GARY0.62624625.0000
CHANT0.62624579.1506
HANN0.62624526.3158
CRAGO0.62624500.0000
GALPIN0.62624486.1111
PETERSON0.62624473.1861
STAGG0.62624457.8313
CABLE0.62624287.5399
NEWBERRY0.62624273.4375
FRAMPTON0.62624243.9024
RENDALL0.62624241.6918
CLOTHIER0.62624230.7692
HODDER0.62624229.5082
DRAYTON0.62624228.3105
DODGE0.62624204.0816
MEAKER0.62624188.6792
HAWKER0.62624188.2845
STRONG0.62624161.1171
WHITBY0.62624157.8947
SAMS0.62624147.0588
SHERRY0.62624136.9863
ROBBINS0.62624133.1967
ROADS0.62624131.5789
WARR0.62624112.6761
JEFFORD0.62624106.3830
SWEETMAN0.6262490.0901
BUTT0.6262486.9565
SWAIN0.6262474.8130
KIDDLE0.6262474.0741
CRISPIN0.6262474.0741
KIMBER0.6262467.3401
SEWARD0.6262458.3090
BEATON0.6262455.7880
BURT0.6262453.9811
WINSOR0.6262453.1915
HOCKEY0.6262452.6316
PURCHASE0.6262446.7290
HISCOCK0.6262443.6681
DICKER0.6262440.9836
DRAPER0.6262440.8163
HALLETT0.6262439.0625
GARRETT0.6262435.2858
GIBBONS0.6262434.8953

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 624 people called AXE in Odcombe 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 3230.7692 in Odcombe means that 3230.7692% of the people in Odcombe on census day were called AXE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called AXE 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 AXE 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 AXE 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 AXE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.62 in Odcombe means that you are 0.62 times as likely to find someone with the surname of AXE in Odcombe than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Odcombe in 1881

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

ADAMS (2)  AXE (21)  BARTLETT (9)  BEATON (4)  BECK (5)  BENNETT (1)  BLAKE (4)  BRAKE (20)  BROWN (2)  BURT (8)  BUTT (7)  CABBEL (2)  CABLE (9)  CARTER (5)  CHANT (15)  CLOTHIER (3)  COLE (12)  CRAGO (3)  CRISPIN (1)  DAUNCEY (2)  DIBBLE (16)  DICKER (1)  DODGE (5)  DRAPER (6)  DRAYTON (5)  EGLON (6)  ELLIOTT (1)  ELLIS (5)  FLAMBRET (3)  FOOT (2)  FRAMPTON (12)  GAMBLING (1)  GANNAN (1)  GEARD (12)  GARRETT (5)  GARY (1)  GIBBONS (7)  JEFFORD (1)  GALPIN (7)  GODFREY (1)  HALLETT (3)  HAMPSON (1)  HANN (15)  HARRIS (5)  HAWKER (9)  HAIN (17)  HAYNES (2)  HISCOTT (10)  HILL (3)  HELLIAR (1)  HISCOCK (2)  HOCKEY (1)  HODDER (7)  HUNT (11)  JENNINGS (3)  KIDDLE (1)  KIMBER (4)  KNIGHT (8)  LANE (4)  LEWIS (1)  LUCAS (4)  MACKAND (3)  MEAKER (1)  MARSH (10)  MATHEWS (3)  MILES (1)  MILLER (7)  MONTACUTE (7)  NEWBERRY (7)  NEWTON (4)  PETERSON (15)  PEACH (1)  PENNELL (13)  PURCHASE (1)  PERRY (5)  PITCHER (1)  PILTON (2)  PARDY (9)  RENDALL (8)  RAISON (16)  REDWARD (10)  ROADS (1)  ROBBINS (13)  ROBINS (1)  RODBER (26)  ROGERS (1)  RUSSELL (2)  SAMS (2)  SAMWAYS (8)  SARELL (4)  SEWARD (2)  SHERRY (3)  SYMES (1)  SPARKS (1)  STAGG (19)  STEPHENS (1)  STONE (1)  STRONG (15)  SWAIN (9)  SWEETMAN (2)  TRASK (21)  TURNER (6)  WARR (4)  WHITBY (6)  WHITE (1)  WILLS (2)  WINSOR (1)  WREN (1)  YOUNG (1)