Top surnames from the 1881 census in Gatton, Surrey

Gatton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Surrey

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
DANCE146.1135765.03
PARFITT114.8035658.68
FRANCIS104.366873.31
THORNTON83.493469.50
BENNETT83.493421.25
DOWSETT73.0568666.67
BOWEN73.056873.92
WOODHOUSE73.0568128.91
CHALMERS73.0568128.44
BURGESS62.620137.74
HAWKES62.6201162.60
GURNEY62.6201252.10
WILSON62.62015.71
STEVENS52.183420.91
NORRIS52.183450.81
BILES52.1834847.46
PENNEY52.1834396.83
FLAVIN41.74678,000.00
GILL31.310018.52
CLARK31.31004.36
ROBINSON31.31004.11
BROWN20.87341.32
KITSON20.8734109.29
SMITH20.87340.62
BOOTY20.8734540.54
COOK20.87344.40
MORGAN20.87344.39
SIMMONDS20.873432.68
CARR10.43676.05
ALFORD10.436751.28
FLINT10.436724.33
TREADWELL10.4367166.67
LAW10.43679.65
WOODWARD10.43678.85
SAUNDERS10.43674.76
BIRD10.43675.71
HARDING10.43676.04
WHEELER10.43677.23
CHATFIELD10.436790.91
RICHARDSON10.43672.57
BALES10.4367117.65
WATERS10.436710.87
BURTON10.43675.13
DOUGLAS10.43679.02
HARRINGTON10.436722.99
ROSE10.43675.89
WESTLAKE10.436760.24
ANDERSON10.43672.21
WALLER10.436717.33
BURHAM10.43673,333.33

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FLAVIN8,000.0041.7467
BURHAM3,333.3310.4367
BILES847.4652.1834
DANCE765.03146.1135
DOWSETT666.6773.0568
PARFITT658.68114.8035
TERREY625.0010.4367
BOOTY540.5420.8734
PENNEY396.8352.1834
GURNEY252.1062.6201
TREADWELL166.6710.4367
HAWKES162.6062.6201
BLUNDEN131.5810.4367
WOODHOUSE128.9173.0568
CHALMERS128.4473.0568
BALES117.6510.4367
KITSON109.2920.8734
CHATFIELD90.9110.4367
BOWEN73.9273.0568
FRANCIS73.31104.3668
THORNTON69.5083.4934
WESTLAKE60.2410.4367
ALFORD51.2810.4367
NORRIS50.8152.1834
BURGESS37.7462.6201
SIMMONDS32.6820.8734
HARMAN29.2410.4367
FLINT24.3310.4367
HARRINGTON22.9910.4367
BENNETT21.2583.4934
STEVENS20.9152.1834
WEEKS20.4110.4367
GILL18.5231.3100
WALLER17.3310.4367
FINCH13.1210.4367
WATERS10.8710.4367
DODD10.7410.4367
LAW9.6510.4367
DOUGLAS9.0210.4367
WOODWARD8.8510.4367
WHEELER7.2310.4367
CARR6.0510.4367
HARDING6.0410.4367
ROSE5.8910.4367
BIRD5.7110.4367
WILSON5.7162.6201
BURTON5.1310.4367
SAUNDERS4.7610.4367
BROOKS4.4710.4367
COOK4.4020.8734

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called FLAVIN in Gatton 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 1.7467 in Gatton means that 1.7467% of the people in Gatton on census day were called FLAVIN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FLAVIN 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 FLAVIN 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 FLAVIN 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 FLAVIN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,000.00 in Gatton means that you are 8,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FLAVIN in Gatton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Gatton in 1881

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

ALFORD (1)  ANDERSON (1)  ATTWERS (2)  BURHAM (1)  KING (BALES) (14)  BALES (1)  BENNETT (8)  BILES (5)  BIRD (1)  BLUNDEN (1)  BOOTY (2)  BOWEN (7)  BRARIER (1)  BRIGDEN (6)  BROOKS (1)  BROWN (2)  BURGESS (6)  BURTON (1)  CARR (1)  CHALMERS (7)  CHATFIELD (1)  CHEASLEY (1)  CLARK (3)  COOK (2)  DANCE (14)  DODD (1)  DOUGLAS (1)  DOWSETT (7)  FINCH (1)  FLAVIN (4)  FLINT (1)  FRANCIS (10)  FOULERTON (1)  GILL (3)  JEAL (1)  GREEN (1)  GURNEY (6)  HARDING (1)  HARMAN (1)  HARRINGTON (1)  HEISLE (4)  HAWKES (6)  HEASMAN (2)  JAMES (1)  KITSON (2)  LARKEN (2)  LAW (1)  MANCEY (3)  MCULLOCH (2)  MORGAN (2)  NORRIS (5)  PARFITT (11)  PENNEY (5)  RICHARDSON (1)  RISEBEAM (1)  ROBINSON (3)  ROSE (1)  SAUNDERS (1)  SIMMONDS (2)  SLOGROVE (7)  SMITH (2)  STEVENS (5)  TERREY (1)  THORNTON (8)  TREADWELL (1)  WALLER (1)  WATERS (1)  WATTEY (1)  WEEKS (1)  WESTLAKE (1)  WHEELER (1)  WILSON (6)  WOODHOUSE (7)  WOODWARD (1)