Top surnames from the 1881 census in Stainmore, Westmorland

Stainmore is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Westmorland

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
ALDERSON265.2525378.46
BROGDEN234.64651,411.04
DENT224.4444233.30
BAINBRIDGE163.2323229.89
TUNSTALL142.8283532.32
HARRISON132.626311.83
BRUNSKILL132.62631,130.43
HULL122.4242115.94
WINTER112.222262.68
JOHNSON112.22226.61
BLACKETT102.0202529.10
NICHOLSON102.020228.43
HUCK102.02022,040.82
HOLLIDAY91.8182138.67
BARKER91.818213.90
HIND91.8182144.00
SMEDLEY81.6162197.53
BAYLES81.6162816.33
TAYLOR81.61622.53
SANDERSON71.414134.23
TOWERS71.4141121.95
ROBINSON71.41414.44
WATSON61.21215.23
DOBSON61.212127.49
PRATT61.212121.10
DAVIS61.21215.52
BINKS61.2121205.48
SAYER61.212192.59
BECKWITH51.0101171.82
THORNBORROW51.01012,000.00
COATES51.010127.10
LEACH51.010124.49
RICHARDSON51.01015.93
CROFT51.010142.77
METCALFE51.010144.25
BELL51.01015.38
DAWSON40.80817.33
MASON40.80816.01
CLEASBY40.8081740.74
WHARTON40.808157.72
HOLIDAY40.8081287.77
HALL40.80812.75
ROBSON40.808112.28
BUSH40.808132.73
EGGLESTON40.8081344.83
SMITH30.60610.43
WILKINSON30.60613.97
BELLAS30.6061638.30
WEBSTER30.60616.97
CLARK30.60612.02

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HUCK2,040.82102.0202
THORNBORROW2,000.0051.0101
BROGDEN1,411.04234.6465
BRUNSKILL1,130.43132.6263
BAYLES816.3381.6162
CLEASBY740.7440.8081
BELLAS638.3030.6061
TUNSTALL532.32142.8283
BLACKETT529.10102.0202
ION416.6710.2020
ALDERSON378.46265.2525
LANGHORNE357.1410.2020
EGGLESTON344.8340.8081
HOLIDAY287.7740.8081
DENT233.30224.4444
BAINBRIDGE229.89163.2323
BINKS205.4861.2121
SMEDLEY197.5381.6162
BECKWITH171.8251.0101
PARSLEY153.8510.2020
HIND144.0091.8182
HOLLIDAY138.6791.8182
TOWERS121.9571.4141
HULL115.94122.4242
SIDDLE94.3410.2020
SAYER92.5961.2121
COATS89.2920.4040
RAINE72.8230.6061
WINTER62.68112.2222
WHARTON57.7240.8081
ABRAM56.1810.2020
BATEY51.5510.2020
RITSON50.2510.2020
BENTHAM44.2510.2020
METCALFE44.2551.0101
CROFT42.7751.0101
KILBURN39.2210.2020
SANDERSON34.2371.4141
BUSH32.7340.8081
NICHOLSON28.43102.0202
DOBSON27.4961.2121
COATES27.1051.0101
STOCKDALE25.9710.2020
LEACH24.4951.0101
CLOSE23.1510.2020
PRATT21.1061.2121
GOULDING20.7010.2020
BENSON14.9020.4040
BARKER13.9091.8182
ROBSON12.2840.8081

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 10 people called HUCK in Stainmore 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 2.0202 in Stainmore means that 2.0202% of the people in Stainmore on census day were called HUCK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HUCK 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 HUCK 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 HUCK 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 HUCK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,040.82 in Stainmore means that you are 2,040.82 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HUCK in Stainmore than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Stainmore in 1881

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

ABRAM (1)  ADAMTHWAITE (10)  ALDERSON (26)  ATKINSON (1)  BAINBRIDGE (16)  BARKER (9)  BATEY (1)  BELLAS (3)  BAYLES (8)  BEARD (1)  BECKWITH (5)  BELL (5)  BENSON (2)  BENTHAM (1)  BINKS (6)  BIRBECK (1)  BLACKETT (10)  BOUSFIELD (2)  BOWMAN (1)  BROGDEN (23)  BRUNSKILL (13)  BURNOP (7)  BUSH (4)  CALVERT (1)  CLARKE (2)  CLARK (3)  CLEASBY (4)  CLOSE (1)  COATS (2)  COATES (5)  CROFT (5)  STEEL (CROFT) (2)  DALSTON (1)  DAVIS (6)  DAWSON (4)  DENT (22)  DOBSON (6)  EGGLESTON (4)  EWBANKE (2)  GIBSON (2)  GOULDING (1)  GREEN (1)  HALL (4)  HOLLIDAY (9)  HOLIDAY (4)  HARRISON (13)  HIND (9)  HULL (12)  HUCK (10)  HUTCHINSON (2)  ION (1)  JACKSON (2)  JOHNSON (11)  KILBURN (1)  LANGHORNE (1)  LAW (2)  LEACH (5)  MASON (4)  METCALFE (5)  NICHOLSON (10)  PAGE (1)  PARSLEY (1)  PIRT (1)  PHIZACKLED (1)  PICKTHALL (3)  PRATT (6)  RAINE (3)  REUNISON (4)  RICHARDSON (5)  RITSON (1)  ROBINSON (7)  ROBSON (4)  SANDERSON (7)  SAYER (6)  SCOTT (2)  SIDDLE (1)  SIMPSON (1)  SMEDLEY (8)  SMITH (3)  SPENCELEY (1)  STEEL (1)  STOCKDALE (1)  TALLENTIRE (3)  TAYLOR (8)  THOMPSON (2)  THORNBORROW (5)  TOWERS (7)  TUNSTALL (14)  WATSON (6)  WEARMOUTH (10)  WEBSTER (3)  WAISTELL (3)  WHARTON (4)  WHELPDALE (4)  WILKINSON (3)  WILLAN (6)  WILSON (1)  WINTER (11)  WOOD (2)