Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Camel, Somerset

West Camel 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
BENNETT196.737640.99
CAREW103.54613,703.70
FOOT103.5461358.42
PEACH103.5461327.87
WINSOR93.19151,058.82
ROWLAND82.836999.75
CHARD82.8369503.14
WATTS82.836933.83
PITMAN82.8369311.28
GARRETT72.4823109.38
CROSS72.482336.06
COURT72.4823194.99
DAVEY72.482360.40
RIDOUT62.1277600.00
DAVIS62.12779.68
ANTHONY62.1277182.93
FROST62.127737.83
MARTIN51.77307.20
FORD51.773018.20
TRIVETT51.77301,470.59
JEANS51.7730526.32
LANSDELL41.41841,666.67
HILL41.41845.57
COOMBS41.418483.86
HAYES41.418422.81
HOLDAWAY41.4184769.23
PENNY31.063859.76
CURTIS31.063818.75
WARREN31.063815.92
PERRY31.063814.46
CRANE31.063850.42
CORRY20.7092363.64
ACKERMAN20.7092416.67
WHITTLE20.709232.57
PRENTICE20.709260.24
DEACON20.709241.75
OSMOND20.7092157.48
LONGMAN20.7092139.86
WOODS20.709211.25
KELLY20.70926.48
CHAPMAN20.70924.99
HOLE20.709282.64
BURCHELL20.7092158.73
BOWDEN20.709224.57
GREENHAM20.7092363.64
LOCK20.709224.91
RAYMOND20.7092122.70
CLANCY20.7092243.90
PAYNE20.70927.88
HAM20.709294.34

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CAREW0.282823703.7037
LANSDELL0.282821666.6667
TRIVETT0.282821470.5882
WINSOR0.282821058.8235
HOLDAWAY0.28282769.2308
TRAVES0.28282625.0000
RIDOUT0.28282600.0000
JEANS0.28282526.3158
CHARD0.28282503.1447
ACKERMAN0.28282416.6667
CORRY0.28282363.6364
GREENHAM0.28282363.6364
FOOT0.28282358.4229
WHEADON0.28282344.8276
PEACH0.28282327.8689
PITMAN0.28282311.2840
CLANCY0.28282243.9024
COURT0.28282194.9861
ANTHONY0.28282182.9268
BURCHELL0.28282158.7302
OSMOND0.28282157.4803
LONGMAN0.28282139.8601
RAYMOND0.28282122.6994
TRIM0.28282117.6471
GARRETT0.28282109.3750
SOMERS0.28282105.2632
ROWLAND0.2828299.7506
HAM0.2828294.3396
COOMBS0.2828283.8574
HOLE0.2828282.6446
TRAVIS0.2828260.4230
DAVEY0.2828260.3969
PRENTICE0.2828260.2410
PENNY0.2828259.7610
CRANE0.2828250.4202
ORAM0.2828245.4545
WAKE0.2828244.0529
DEACON0.2828241.7537
BENNETT0.2828240.9924
FROST0.2828237.8310
CROSS0.2828236.0639
ASHFORD0.2828235.8423
WATTS0.2828233.8266
WHITTLE0.2828232.5733
DOWN0.2828229.4985
HALLETT0.2828228.8184
GAY0.2828226.5957
LOCK0.2828224.9066
BOWDEN0.2828224.5700
HAYES0.2828222.8050

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 282 people called CAREW in West Camel 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 3703.7037 in West Camel means that 3703.7037% of the people in West Camel on census day were called CAREW.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CAREW 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 CAREW 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 CAREW 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 CAREW here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.28 in West Camel means that you are 0.28 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CAREW in West Camel than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Camel in 1881

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

ACKERMAN (2)  ANTHONY (6)  ASHFORD (1)  BANGER (1)  BENNETT (19)  BURCHELL (2)  BOWDEN (2)  BROOKS (1)  BROWN (1)  CHAMBERS (1)  CHAPMAN (2)  CHARD (8)  CLANCY (2)  COOMBS (4)  CORRY (2)  COURT (7)  COUSINS (1)  CRANE (3)  CROSS (7)  CURTIS (3)  DAVIS (6)  DAVEY (7)  DEACON (2)  DIBSDALL (1)  DOWN (1)  FLOOKS (6)  FOOT (10)  FORD (5)  FOURDRINCER (1)  FROST (6)  GARRETT (7)  GAY (1)  GREATREX (4)  GREENHAM (2)  GUNING (1)  HALLETT (1)  HAM (2)  HAYES (4)  HILL (4)  HOLDAWAY (4)  HOOPER (1)  HOLE (2)  JEANS (5)  KELLY (2)  CAREW (10)  LOCK (2)  LONGMAN (2)  LANSDELL (4)  MARTIN (5)  MUDFORD (1)  OATWAY (6)  ORAM (1)  OSMOND (2)  PAYNE (2)  PEACH (10)  PENNY (3)  PERRY (3)  PITMAN (8)  PLUCKNETT (6)  PRENTICE (2)  RAYMOND (2)  RIDOUT (6)  ROWLAND (8)  SOMERS (1)  TRAVIS (2)  TRAVES (1)  TRAVES (TRAVIS) (2)  TRIVETT (5)  TRIM (1)  WAKE (1)  WARREN (3)  WATTS (8)  WHEADON (1)  WHITFIELD (1)  WHITTLE (2)  WINSOR (9)  WOODS (2)