Top surnames from the 1881 census in Wotton, Surrey

Wotton 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
SKILTON263.75721,413.04
SMITH192.74571.94
SPRATLEY182.60122,432.43
LONGHURST172.4566373.63
MILLAR162.312163.34
BIRD142.023126.48
KNIGHT142.023116.41
COLLIS131.8786181.82
FIELD131.878637.76
MARSHALL101.44518.62
CHILDS101.445178.68
RIDLER101.4451581.40
ROWLAND101.445150.84
HARRISON101.44516.51
BRIDGER91.3006154.37
ELSEY91.3006422.54
JORDAN91.300629.43
ATKINSON91.300613.35
DAVEY91.300631.63
NEW81.1561132.01
EDWARDS81.15614.15
FRANCIS81.156119.41
WHITE81.15613.60
BROWN81.15611.75
JENKINS71.01168.58
WOOD71.01163.17
PICKETT71.0116125.90
GARDNER71.011614.90
SPARKS71.011666.92
GARTON71.0116205.88
SMITHERS71.0116187.17
HOLDEN60.867115.83
GARMAN60.8671674.16
RICE60.867127.93
STEMP60.8671530.97
MAY60.867113.62
WATSON60.86713.74
COOPER50.72252.97
HASKINS50.7225257.73
BARNES50.72256.00
HARRIS50.72252.84
BUCKLAND50.722568.21
COOK50.72253.64
HOLLAND50.722510.15
KING50.72253.32
BELL50.72253.85
DIBBLE50.7225251.26
WAITE50.722534.82
TICKNER40.5780133.78
LAMBERT40.578010.59

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MOOSE10,000.0040.5780
VITAL10,000.0010.1445
BARMES2,500.0010.1445
SPRATLEY2,432.43182.6012
SKILTON1,413.04263.7572
SASSON769.2310.1445
STEERE740.7440.5780
GARMAN674.1660.8671
EVELYN666.6710.1445
SEAMEN666.6710.1445
TUNNELL645.1620.2890
RIDLER581.40101.4451
CHICHESTER566.0430.4335
STEMP530.9760.8671
ELSEY422.5491.3006
JARRARD416.6710.1445
LONGHURST373.63172.4566
WEISS270.2710.1445
HASKINS257.7350.7225
DIBBLE251.2650.7225
JELLEY220.9940.5780
GARTON205.8871.0116
STILWELL198.0220.2890
SMITHERS187.1771.0116
STRUDWICK183.4940.5780
COLLIS181.82131.8786
ATWOOD158.7320.2890
BRIDGER154.3791.3006
ELMS152.0940.5780
VOLLER150.3820.2890
TICKNER133.7840.5780
NEW132.0181.1561
PICKETT125.9071.0116
ELSWORTH118.1130.4335
DICKER110.7030.4335
COFFEY94.7920.2890
WESTBROOK92.8830.4335
LUFF89.6940.5780
CREESE86.2110.1445
CHILDS78.68101.4451
BOWDLER71.9410.1445
BUCKLAND68.2150.7225
SPARKS66.9271.0116
MILLAR63.34162.3121
WEEDON62.1120.2890
MOTT57.3630.4335
WAGER53.7610.1445
ASHDOWN51.0220.2890
ROWLAND50.84101.4451
COLLETT45.0540.5780

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called MOOSE in Wotton 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 0.5780 in Wotton means that 0.5780% of the people in Wotton on census day were called MOOSE.

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

All the surnames recorded in Wotton in 1881

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

ASHDOWN (2)  AUSELL (1)  ATKINS (2)  ATKINSON (9)  ATWOOD (2)  BALCOME (1)  BARDEW (1)  BARMES (1)  BARNES (5)  BEAVERSTOCK (1)  BEATLE (1)  BELL (5)  BENNETT (4)  BERGERSEN (7)  BIRD (14)  BIXLEY (6)  BLAKE (1)  BOSANQUET (4)  BOWDLER (1)  BRAVERY (5)  BRIDGER (9)  BROWN (8)  BUCKLAND (5)  BULLEN (1)  BURST (5)  CAPON (5)  CARTER (2)  CHANDLER (2)  CHARMAN (9)  CHENNELL (1)  CHICHESTER (3)  CHILD (3)  CHILDS (10)  COFFEY (2)  COLDMAN (2)  COLLETT (4)  COLLIS (13)  COMPTON (1)  COOK (5)  COOPER (5)  CREESE (1)  DAVIDSON (1)  DAVEY (9)  DAWES (1)  DEWDNEY (7)  DIBBLE (5)  DICKER (3)  DINAGE (1)  DUMBRELL (1)  DEAR (1)  ECLES (3)  EDSER (5)  EDWARDS (8)  ELLIOTT (1)  ELMS (4)  ELSEY (9)  ELSWORTH (3)  ETHERINGTON (1)  EVELYN (1)  FIELD (13)  FLINT (4)  FORD (3)  FOSTER (1)  FRANCIS (8)  GARDNER (7)  GARMAN (6)  GARTON (7)  GADD (1)  JARRARD (1)  GILES (1)  GILLINGHAM (1)  JORDAN (9)  GRANTHAM (1)  GREENFIELD (3)  GREENTREE (1)  GRIFFITHS (1)  HARMAN (1)  HARRIDGE (1)  HARRIS (5)  HARRISON (10)  HARVEY (1)  HASKINS (5)  HEATH (1)  HILL (2)  HOLDEN (6)  HOLLAND (5)  HOPKINS (4)  HUMPHRIES (1)  HURST (1)  JACKSON (1)  JELLEY (4)  JENKINS (7)  JOHNSON (1)  JONES (3)  KING (5)  KNIGHT (14)  LAMBERT (4)  LONGHURST (17)  LUFF (4)  MARSHALL (10)  MAY (6)  MILLAR (16)  MITCHELL (1)  MOORE (1)  MOTT (3)  MUGGERIDGE (1)  MULHOLLAND (1)  MOOSE (4)  NEW (8)  NEWMAN (2)  OCKENDEN (8)  PARSONS (2)  PELLING (4)  PENFOLD (1)  PHILLIPS (1)  PICKETT (7)  PIKE (1)  PLAW (1)  POWELL (2)  RICE (6)  RICHARDSON (1)  RIDLER (10)  ROFE (5)  ROSE (2)  ROWLAND (10)  SAATFELD (1)  SAMUEL (1)  SASSON (1)  SEAMEN (1)  SIMMONS (2)  SKILTON (26)  SKINNER (4)  SMITH (19)  SMITHERS (7)  SPARKS (7)  SPRATLEY (18)  STEERE (4)  STEMP (6)  STETHMAN (1)  STILWELL (2)  STRUDWICK (4)  TANNER (1)  TICKNER (4)  TIDY (5)  TOESLAND (1)  TUNNELL (2)  TUPPIN (5)  TURNER (2)  VITAL (1)  VOLLER (2)  WAGER (1)  WALLACE (2)  WALTLER (1)  WARREN (1)  WEISS (1)  WATSON (6)  WEDGWOOD (1)  WEEDON (2)  WESTBROOK (3)  WHITE (8)  WHITINGTON (2)  WHITTINGTON (1)  WILLIAMS (3)  WOOD (7)  WRIGHT (3)  WAITE (5)