Top surnames from the 1881 census in Colerne, Wiltshire

Colerne is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Wiltshire

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
WEEKS545.0992238.20
TILEY454.24931,730.77
AUST434.06043,613.45
BAKER333.116114.22
HOLDER262.4551182.58
BEER252.3607147.49
FIELD242.266345.55
MAY222.077432.63
GIBBONS222.077464.63
WICKS211.9830140.94
REED191.794124.58
OSBORNE181.699735.62
JENKINS171.605313.62
BRIGHT151.416470.06
BENCE151.4164961.54
TANNER141.322058.92
CLARK141.32204.40
JOHNSON131.22763.65
GAISFORD131.22761,226.42
SUMSION121.13312,264.15
HILLIER121.133184.03
WHITE121.13313.53
KNIGHT111.03878.43
HERBERT111.038727.81
HUNT111.03877.82
MULLINS100.944398.72
JONES100.94430.83
HULBERT90.8499154.91
CHAMBERS90.849914.95
FORD90.84998.73
BOX90.8499104.90
KENT90.849920.17
PULLEN90.849964.56
WOOTON90.8499320.28
BOWLES90.849951.96
HALL90.84992.89
WOODHAM90.8499253.52
WHEATLY80.7554459.77
BEVAN80.755430.88
POCOCK80.755471.68
GALE80.755425.21
PHILPOT80.7554112.52
BUTLER80.75547.75
DOWDING70.6610154.53
MITCHELL70.66103.26
BULL70.661015.64
DIXON70.66106.03
PUTMAN70.6610374.33
FRANKLIN70.661019.90
GRAY60.56663.97

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
AUST3,613.45434.0604
SUMSION2,264.15121.1331
TILEY1,730.77454.2493
BEYER1,351.3550.4721
GAISFORD1,226.42131.2276
BENCE961.54151.4164
LATHAN952.3840.3777
MULLINGS505.0550.4721
GUM487.8020.1889
BLIZZARD462.9650.4721
WHEATLY459.7780.7554
PUTMAN374.3370.6610
WOOTON320.2890.8499
WOODHAM253.5290.8499
WEEKS238.20545.0992
HOLDER182.58262.4551
NEAT165.2920.1889
PULLIN159.5760.5666
HULBERT154.9190.8499
DOWDING154.5370.6610
BEER147.49252.3607
WICKS140.94211.9830
PHILPOT112.5280.7554
BOX104.9090.8499
GUNNING103.3640.3777
MULLINS98.72100.9443
GERRISH88.1120.1889
BARNS87.8560.5666
HILLIER84.03121.1331
POCOCK71.6880.7554
BRIGHT70.06151.4164
GIBBONS64.63222.0774
PULLEN64.5690.8499
GILMAN63.0920.1889
FIELDS58.9430.2833
TANNER58.92141.3220
WILTON58.8860.5666
PHELPS57.0360.5666
STRANGE52.8260.5666
BOWLES51.9690.8499
FIELD45.55242.2663
JEFFERIES42.6350.4721
OSBORNE35.62181.6997
MAY32.63222.0774
BEVAN30.8880.7554
MAYNARD30.7350.4721
ISAAC30.1440.3777
RICKETTS29.2130.2833
HERBERT27.81111.0387
GALE25.2180.7554

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 43 people called AUST in Colerne 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 4.0604 in Colerne means that 4.0604% of the people in Colerne on census day were called AUST.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called AUST 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 AUST 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 AUST 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 AUST here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,613.45 in Colerne means that you are 3,613.45 times as likely to find someone with the surname of AUST in Colerne than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Colerne in 1881

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

ALLEN (1)  AUST (43)  BAKER (33)  BARNS (6)  BAXTER (2)  BEYER (5)  BEARD (1)  BEER (25)  BEVAN (8)  BENCE (15)  BIRD (4)  BLIZZARD (5)  BOWLES (9)  BOX (9)  BRIGHT (15)  BROKENBROW (2)  BROWN (2)  BULL (7)  BULLOCK (2)  BUNCE (1)  BUSH (3)  BUTLER (8)  CARTER (5)  CHAMBERS (9)  CLARK (14)  COCKRAM (1)  COLES (1)  COX (1)  DIXON (7)  DOWDING (7)  DUBERY (1)  FELLINOR (1)  FERRIS (1)  FIELD (24)  FIELDS (3)  FLETCHER (5)  FORD (9)  FRANKLIN (7)  FROST (1)  FRY (3)  GAISFORD (13)  GALE (8)  GERRISH (2)  GIBBONS (22)  GILMAN (2)  GRAY (6)  GREEN (1)  GUM (2)  GUNNING (4)  GUY (5)  HALE (1)  HALL (9)  HANCOCK (1)  HEMMINS (5)  HENLEY (1)  HENDING (9)  HENDON (1)  HERBERT (11)  HICKS (6)  HIGGINS (1)  HIGGS (1)  HILL (1)  HILLIER (12)  HOLDEN (3)  HOLDER (26)  HOPKINS (1)  HULBERT (9)  HUMPHRIES (1)  HUNT (11)  ILES (1)  INGS (5)  ISAAC (4)  ISLES (1)  JACKSON (6)  JAMES (3)  JEFFRIES (2)  JEFFERIES (5)  JENKINS (17)  JOHNSON (13)  JONES (10)  KENT (9)  KNIGHT (11)  LATHAM (4)  LATHAN (4)  LEIGHFIELD (1)  LIGHT (1)  LLOYD (1)  MOLONEY (1)  MARSH (1)  MATTHEWS (5)  MAY (22)  MAYNARD (5)  MACKAY (2)  VENESS (1)  MILLARD (1)  MITCHELL (7)  MOULSE (11)  MOULES (9)  MULLINS (10)  MULLINGS (5)  MULLINGS (MULLINS) (4)  MUNDAY (1)  NEAT (2)  NEWMAN (1)  NOAD (1)  OSBORNE (18)  P. (1)  PARK (1)  PERREN (7)  PHELPS (6)  PHILPOT (8)  PINCHIN (3)  POCOCK (8)  POULSOM (4)  POULTON (1)  PULLIN (6)  PULLEN (9)  PUTMAN (7)  REED (19)  RICKETTS (3)  RIX (1)  RODWAY (4)  RUSSELL (6)  SARGENT (4)  SAVAGE (6)  SHEPPARD (3)  SHAILES (4)  SIMMONS (5)  SMITH (1)  SPRULES (1)  STAGG (1)  STONE (1)  STRANGE (6)  SUMSION (12)  TANNER (14)  TAYLOR (1)  THOMPSON (1)  TIDMARSH (25)  TILEY (45)  TYLEY (2)  TYLEE (1)  TUCKEY (1)  TURNER (1)  WHALE (7)  WATSON (1)  WEBB (6)  WEEKS (54)  WEST (1)  WESTON (4)  WHEATLAND (1)  WHEATLY (8)  WHEATLEY (1)  WHITE (12)  WICKS (21)  WILKINS (1)  WILLIAMS (3)  WILTON (6)  WOODHAM (9)  WOOTON (9)