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Top surnames from the 1881 census in Foston Scropton, Staffordshire

Foston Scropton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Staffordshire

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
SMITH234.35613.09
SUTTON193.598556.51
ARCHER183.409182.42
BULL183.409180.65
HUDSON152.840934.70
KNIGHT112.083316.90
HARRISON112.08339.39
WOOD112.08336.54
MIDDLETON91.704532.47
MOORCROFT91.7045514.29
HOUGH91.704599.01
ADAMS81.515210.28
SHIPTON81.5152366.97
SALT81.5152101.91
ORME81.5152181.41
ALLSOP71.3258129.15
FOUNTAIN71.3258192.84
SHAW61.13646.19
JOHNSON61.13643.38
LOVELL61.136454.30
EYRE61.136494.79
WAGSTAFF61.136491.32
BARRATT61.136456.02
CHARLESWORTH50.947073.31
MORTON50.947017.72
PRINCE50.947041.88
COOPER50.94703.89
HAYWOOD50.947045.13
BECK50.947040.49
HOLLIS50.947068.40
BOWEN50.947022.90
STRICKLAND40.757695.01
WALKER40.75762.26
BOSTON40.7576165.29
BROOKS40.75767.75
SPOONER40.757652.49
MELLOR40.757621.51
HARLOW40.7576138.41
JACKSON40.75762.71
BRITTLE40.7576645.16
WILDE30.568239.01
BENNETT30.56823.46
TEAT30.56821,666.67
JOWETT30.568252.17
BARTRAM30.5682114.94
PRICE30.56823.25
COLLEY30.568244.84
GOODALL20.378817.68
TURNER20.37881.36
MEAKIN20.378848.54

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
TEAT0.535281666.6667
BRITTLE0.53528645.1613
MOORCROFT0.53528514.2857
BEASTON0.53528476.1905
SHIPTON0.53528366.9725
GILLS0.53528200.0000
FOUNTAIN0.53528192.8375
ORME0.53528181.4059
BOSTON0.53528165.2893
THEAKER0.53528162.6016
HARLOW0.53528138.4083
OLDERSHAW0.53528136.9863
MILLWOOD0.53528135.1351
ALLSOP0.53528129.1513
HICKLIN0.53528126.5823
BYFIELD0.53528120.4819
BULLER0.53528116.2791
BARTRAM0.53528114.9425
POYNTON0.53528113.6364
OAKDEN0.53528104.1667
SALT0.53528101.9108
HOUGH0.5352899.0099
STRICKLAND0.5352895.0119
EYRE0.5352894.7867
WAGSTAFF0.5352891.3242
ARCHER0.5352882.4176
BULL0.5352880.6452
POWEL0.5352874.0741
CHARLESWORTH0.5352873.3138
HOLLIS0.5352868.3995
GILLMAN0.5352867.5676
ESSEX0.5352859.1716
HOLLINGSWORTH0.5352857.3066
SUTTON0.5352856.5140
BARRATT0.5352856.0224
LOCKHART0.5352854.3478
LOVELL0.5352854.2986
SPOONER0.5352852.4934
JOWETT0.5352852.1739
MEAKIN0.5352848.5437
PEAK0.5352845.2489
HAYWOOD0.5352845.1264
POINTER0.5352844.8430
COLLEY0.5352844.8430
DOLMAN0.5352844.2478
PRINCE0.5352841.8760
BECK0.5352840.4858
RICKETTS0.5352839.0625
WILDE0.5352839.0117
ASHFORD0.5352838.3142

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 528 people called TEAT in Foston Scropton 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 1666.6667 in Foston Scropton means that 1666.6667% of the people in Foston Scropton on census day were called TEAT.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TEAT 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 TEAT 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 TEAT 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 TEAT here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.53 in Foston Scropton means that you are 0.53 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TEAT in Foston Scropton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Foston Scropton in 1881

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

ADAMS (8)  ALLCOCK (1)  ALLEN (2)  ALLSOP (7)  ALLSOPP (1)  APPLEBY (2)  ARCHER (18)  ASH (1)  ASHFORD (2)  BAKER (1)  BARRATT (6)  BARATT (BARRATT) (2)  BARTRAM (3)  BECK (5)  BEASTON (1)  BENNETT (3)  BILLINGE (16)  BLACKSHAW (2)  BLOOR (1)  BOULD (1)  BOOTH (1)  BOSTON (4)  BOTHAM (8)  BOWEN (5)  BRIDGE (1)  BRINDLEY (1)  BRITTLE (4)  BROOKS (4)  BROOK (BROOKS) (2)  BROWN (1)  BULL (18)  BULLER (2)  BURROWS (2)  BYFIELD (1)  CARVER (1)  CHARLESWORTH (5)  COLLEY (3)  COOPER (5)  CUMPSON (5)  DOLMAN (1)  DUNN (1)  ECCLES (1)  ESSEX (1)  EYRE (6)  FAULKNER (1)  FEARN (1)  FINNY (2)  FINNEY (FINNY) (4)  FLUSKEY (1)  FOSTER (2)  FOUNTAIN (7)  GELLINAN (1)  GILLS (1)  GILLMAN (1)  GILMARE (1)  GOODALL (2)  GOODWIN (1)  GOULD (2)  GRANTHAM (1)  GREEN (1)  HALLOM (1)  HARKER (2)  HARLOW (4)  HARRIS (2)  HARRISON (11)  HAYWARD (1)  HEELY (1)  HAYWOOD (5)  HICKLIN (1)  HILL (1)  HOLLINGSWORTH (2)  HOLLIS (5)  HOOLBROOK (1)  HOUGH (9)  HUDSON (15)  JACKSON (4)  JEFFERY (1)  JOHNSON (6)  JONES (1)  JOWETT (3)  KIBBERT (1)  KNIFETON (2)  KNIFTON (4)  KNIGHT (11)  LOCKHART (2)  LOVELL (6)  MEAKIN (2)  MELLOR (4)  MIDDLETON (9)  MILLWOOD (1)  MOORCROFT (9)  MURES (7)  MORTON (5)  NASH (2)  OAKDEN (1)  OLDERSHAW (1)  ORME (8)  PEAK (1)  PEARCE (1)  POINTER (1)  POYNTON (1)  POMERY (1)  POWEL (1)  PRICE (3)  PRINCE (5)  PROUDLOVE (4)  RATCLIFFE (1)  REDFERN (1)  REEVES (1)  RICKETTS (2)  ROBERTS (2)  ROE (1)  SALT (8)  SHARP (1)  SHAW (6)  SHIPTON (8)  SKELTON (1)  SMITH (23)  SPOONER (4)  STANLEY (1)  STEVENSON (1)  STONE (1)  STRETTON (2)  STRICKLAND (4)  STRUTT (4)  SUTTON (19)  TEAT (3)  THEAKER (2)  THOMPSON (1)  THORNHILL (1)  THREADGOLD (1)  TIPPER (16)  TURNER (2)  VOCKEROUT (1)  WAGSTAFF (6)  WALKER (4)  WARNER (1)  WEST (1)  WILDE (3)  WILSON (1)  WOOD (11)  WOODINGS (1)  WOOLRICH (13)  WOOLLEY (2)  WRIGHT (2)  YATES (1)