Top surnames from the 1881 census in St Decumans Watchet, Somerset

St Decumans Watchet 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
ALLEN453.781520.02
NORMAN433.613477.97
WEBBER363.025299.01
SULLY312.6050780.86
SHORT312.605066.70
BENDING272.26892,030.08
WILLIAMS262.18493.04
HOLE211.7647205.68
MORSE191.5966173.99
COX191.596610.54
BESLEY181.51261,028.57
LEWIS161.34455.11
JONES161.34451.19
WILKINS151.260528.52
CRIDLAND141.1765682.93
ORGAN141.1765294.74
HUNT141.17658.86
NICHOLAS131.092455.94
STRONG131.092473.20
THORNE121.008447.83
DAVIS121.00844.59
HOOPER110.924421.83
VICKERY100.8403115.87
GRIFFITHS100.84035.14
WOOD100.84032.64
WATTS100.840310.02
GARDNER100.840312.38
BAKER100.84033.84
BRAY100.840324.99
BROWNING100.840341.29
BURGE90.7563104.53
PARKER90.75633.98
NORRIS90.756317.61
LEE90.75634.63
SMITH80.67230.48
COPP80.6723210.53
CHURCHILL80.672356.66
HURLEY80.672357.64
GOULD80.672318.60
REDD70.58822,592.59
PRESS70.5882204.08
KINGSBURY70.5882260.22
KINGDOM60.5042216.61
HEATH60.504210.15
HARRIS60.50421.98
SAUNDERS60.50425.50
ESCOTT60.5042180.72
JENKINS60.50424.28
FORD50.42024.31
SEARLE50.420220.90

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
REDD1.191,1902592.5926
BENDING1.191,1902030.0752
SERRELL1.191,1901034.4828
BESLEY1.191,1901028.5714
SULLY1.191,190780.8564
CRIDLAND1.191,190682.9268
MOCK1.191,190303.0303
ORGAN1.191,190294.7368
KINGSBURY1.191,190260.2230
KINGDOM1.191,190216.6065
COPP1.191,190210.5263
CALLOWAY1.191,190206.1856
HOLE1.191,190205.6807
PRESS1.191,190204.0816
HENSLEY1.191,190202.7027
MOSSMAN1.191,190187.7934
ESCOTT1.191,190180.7229
MORSE1.191,190173.9927
VICKERY1.191,190115.8749
WESLEY1.191,190107.9914
BOSLEY1.191,190107.5269
BURGE1.191,190104.5296
WEBBER1.191,19099.0099
NORMAN1.191,19077.9692
STRONG1.191,19073.1982
PASSMORE1.191,19071.8391
BOARD1.191,19067.8733
SHORT1.191,19066.6954
HOW1.191,19064.3501
SEWARD1.191,19061.1621
HURLEY1.191,19057.6369
SHEARS1.191,19057.3614
CHURCHILL1.191,19056.6572
NICHOLAS1.191,19055.9380
BURDON1.191,19051.2821
THORNE1.191,19047.8278
BALMER1.191,19044.4444
BROWNING1.191,19041.2882
WILKINS1.191,19028.5225
JANES1.191,19026.1438
HOUSE1.191,19025.8231
BRAY1.191,19024.9938
CLARE1.191,19023.2153
BALE1.191,19022.3714
HOOPER1.191,19021.8254
SEARLE1.191,19020.9030
MAIN1.191,19020.5339
ALLEN1.191,19020.0187
GOULD1.191,19018.6047
MADDOCK1.191,19018.3993

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,190 people called REDD in St Decumans Watchet 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 2592.5926 in St Decumans Watchet means that 2592.5926% of the people in St Decumans Watchet on census day were called REDD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called REDD 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 REDD 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 REDD 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 REDD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.19 in St Decumans Watchet means that you are 1.19 times as likely to find someone with the surname of REDD in St Decumans Watchet than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in St Decumans Watchet in 1881

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

ALLEN (45)  ATTIWELL (11)  ATTEWELL (6)  BABB (1)  BAILEY (3)  BAILY (1)  BAKER (10)  BALE (2)  BALMER (2)  BEADON (1)  BENNETT (4)  BENDING (27)  BESLEY (18)  BINDING (12)  BINDON (3)  BLACKMORE (1)  BOARD (3)  BOSLEY (3)  BOSWELL (1)  BURDON (2)  BOWDEN (4)  BRAY (10)  BROOKE (1)  BROWNING (10)  BRUFORD (23)  BURNS (4)  BURGE (9)  BURTON (2)  BUSHEN (6)  CALDER (2)  CALLOWAY (4)  CHAMBERLAIN (1)  CHAPMAN (5)  CHIDGEY (63)  CHURCHILL (8)  CLARE (4)  COCKREM (4)  COGIN (6)  O'CONNOR (1)  COOK (2)  COPP (8)  COX (19)  CRIDLAND (14)  DATE OR DALE (42)  DART (1)  DAVIS (12)  EDWARDS (4)  ELLIOTT (1)  ESCOTT (6)  FARRAR (1)  O'FLAHERTY (7)  FLEA (2)  FLEC (4)  FORD (5)  FOY (1)  FRANKLIN (1)  FRENCH (3)  GARDNER (10)  GIMBLETT (4)  GOULD (8)  GRANT (1)  GREENSLADE (6)  GRIFFITHS (10)  GUMEY (4)  GUNNEY (4)  GUNNEY OR GURMEY (8)  GUNNINGHAM (1)  HAKE (1)  HURLEY (8)  HURLY (HURLEY) (8)  HARRIS (6)  HEATH (6)  HENSLEY (3)  HILL (2)  HOLCOMBE (1)  HOOPER (11)  HORNE (4)  HORNIBLOW (7)  HOSEGOOD (1)  HOUSE (4)  HOW (5)  HOLE (21)  HUNT (14)  JANES (2)  GEEN (1)  JENKINS (6)  JONES (16)  N K (2)  CASE (2)  KINGDOM (6)  KINGSBURY (7)  LANG (4)  LANGDON (1)  LEE (9)  LEWIS (16)  LONEY (1)  MADDOCK (2)  MAIN (4)  MARSHALL (3)  MOCK (4)  MORGAN (3)  MORSE (19)  MOSSMAN (4)  MEAR (1)  NICHOLAS (13)  NORMAN (43)  NORRIS (9)  NURCOMBE (11)  OLIVER (4)  ORGAN (14)  PARKER (9)  PASCOE (1)  PASSMORE (5)  PAYNE (3)  PEARSE (1)  PEEL (3)  PENEY (1)  PENNEY (1)  PEPPING (2)  PHELAN (1)  PITTAWAY (15)  POPE (1)  POTTER (3)  PRESS (7)  REDD (7)  REED (1)  RIDLER (1)  ROWE (2)  ROUTLEY (5)  RUSSELL (2)  SAUNDERS (6)  SEARLE (5)  SERRELL (3)  SEWARD (4)  SHATTOCK (1)  SHAW (1)  SHEARS (3)  SULLY (31)  SHEWAN (1)  SHORT (31)  SHILCOCK (1)  SIMMONDS (1)  SLOCOMBE (1)  SMITH (8)  STADDON (5)  STEVENS (1)  STOATE (3)  STRONG (13)  SUTTON (4)  THOMAS (4)  THORNE (12)  TOES (1)  TRESTAIN (2)  TURNER (2)  VARCOE (1)  VICKERY (10)  VOSS (1)  WAKE (1)  WALKER (5)  WATTS (10)  WEBBER (36)  WEAVER (3)  WEDLAKE (12)  WESCOMBE (1)  WESTLAKE (1)  WESLEY (5)  WHEELER (1)  WILLICOMBE (6)  WHITE (3)  WILKINS (15)  WILLIAMS (26)  WOOD (10)  WOODMAN (1)  WRIGHT (4)  WYATT (1)  YOUNG (1)