Top surnames from the 1881 census in Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire

Donhead St Andrew 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
KING475.911927.13
GRAY324.025228.19
BAILEY253.144720.88
HASKELL202.5157985.22
DEWEY192.3899565.48
ROBERTS192.38996.35
MERCER182.264286.29
HOWELL162.012647.75
SINGLETON162.0126101.78
SANGER162.0126758.29
HARRISON162.01269.07
WRIGHT151.88685.88
LAWES141.7610404.62
SHARP131.635219.62
BUTT121.5094117.07
PARHAM111.3836916.67
JAY101.2579143.88
KELLY101.257911.49
CANDY101.2579353.36
CARD91.1321193.13
FRICKER91.1321340.91
WESTLAKE81.0063138.89
ADAMS81.00636.83
FISHER81.00638.60
JAMES81.00635.12
JOLLIFFE81.0063223.46
JEFFERY81.006346.35
FARR81.006367.74
BLANDFORD70.8805269.23
MOORES70.8805106.38
FOOT70.880588.83
CHAPMAN70.88056.20
GIBBS60.754715.36
REED60.754710.34
WOODS60.754711.97
HICKS60.754718.03
MULLINS60.754778.84
HOLLAWAY60.7547833.33
KIMBER60.754779.26
SIMMONS60.754718.49
SCOTT60.75472.98
INGRAM60.754724.72
STRETCH60.7547337.08
HAYWARD50.628914.75
BROWN50.62890.95
BRICKELL50.6289400.00
BRIEN40.5031147.06
SCORE40.50311,000.00
TAYLOR40.50310.79
FANNER40.50311,250.00

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BIDDISCOMBE1,379.3140.5031
FANNER1,250.0040.5031
SCORE1,000.0040.5031
HASKELL985.22202.5157
PARHAM916.67111.3836
HOLLAWAY833.3360.7547
SANGER758.29162.0126
HAIMES666.6730.3774
SHERE666.6710.1258
DEWEY565.48192.3899
BEED416.6710.1258
LAWES404.62141.7610
BRICKELL400.0050.6289
CANDY353.36101.2579
FRICKER340.9191.1321
STRETCH337.0860.7547
DIMMER285.7110.1258
BLANDFORD269.2370.8805
JOLLIFFE223.4681.0063
PEARCY198.6830.3774
CARD193.1391.1321
HENNINGS192.3110.1258
TROWBRIDGE188.6840.5031
BRACHER175.4420.2516
BROCKWAY175.4420.2516
RUTLAND165.2940.5031
BRIEN147.0640.5031
JAY143.88101.2579
WESTLAKE138.8981.0063
DARLEY117.9940.5031
BUTT117.07121.5094
MOORES106.3870.8805
SINGLETON101.78162.0126
PEDRICK99.0110.1258
FOOT88.8370.8805
RIDEOUT88.5010.1258
MERCER86.29182.2642
PINNOCK79.6820.2516
KIMBER79.2660.7547
MULLINS78.8460.7547
HANSFORD76.5330.3774
WOODHAM74.9120.2516
FARR67.7481.0063
LUSH62.7020.2516
FIELDER61.1030.3774
WINDSOR60.3340.5031
WOODFORD54.4530.3774
AXFORD51.2810.1258
SNELGROVE50.5110.1258
HOWELL47.75162.0126

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called BIDDISCOMBE in Donhead St Andrew 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 0.5031 in Donhead St Andrew means that 0.5031% of the people in Donhead St Andrew on census day were called BIDDISCOMBE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BIDDISCOMBE 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 BIDDISCOMBE 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 BIDDISCOMBE 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 BIDDISCOMBE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,379.31 in Donhead St Andrew means that you are 1,379.31 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BIDDISCOMBE in Donhead St Andrew than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Donhead St Andrew in 1881

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

ADAMS (8)  ASH (1)  AXFORD (1)  BEED (1)  BAILEY (25)  HAIMES ((BAILEY)) (2)  BARRATT (1)  BARTER (2)  BARTLETT (1)  BASTABLE (1)  BIDDISCOMBE (4)  BLANDFORD (7)  BOWN (1)  BRACHER (2)  BRICKELL (5)  BRIDLE (9)  BROCKWAY (2)  BROWN (5)  BRIEN (4)  BUGDEN (3)  BULL (3)  BUNTER (5)  BURGESS (3)  BURTON (2)  BUTT (12)  SCAMMELL (4)  CANDY (10)  CARD (9)  CHAPMAN (7)  CHARLTON (4)  CHILCOTT (1)  COLE (1)  COLLINS (4)  CRABB (2)  CRICKENEY (1)  CROSS (1)  DARLEY (4)  DEWEY (19)  DIMMER (1)  DUNSBY (1)  AYERS (1)  FANNER (4)  FARR (8)  FIELDER (3)  FISHER (8)  FOOT (7)  FORD (1)  FOWLER (2)  FRICKER (9)  FURNELL (1)  GARRAD (5)  JAY (10)  GEE (1)  GIBBS (6)  GODDARD (3)  GOULD (2)  GRAY (32)  GREEN (1)  GROVE (3)  GURD (31)  HAIME (13)  HAIMES (3)  HANSFORD (3)  HARRIS (2)  HARRISON (16)  HASKELL (20)  HAYWARD (5)  HENNINGS (1)  HENSTRIDGE (9)  HICKS (6)  HOARE (1)  HOLLAWAY (6)  HOWELL (16)  INGS (2)  INGRAM (6)  JAMES (8)  JEFFERY (8)  JOHNS (1)  JOHNSON (1)  JOLLIFFE (8)  KELLY (10)  KENCHINGTON (4)  KENDALL (1)  KIMBER (6)  KING (47)  LAMPARD (5)  LANE (1)  LAWES (14)  LOCK (1)  LUSH (2)  MAIDMENT (2)  MERCER (18)  MILLER (2)  MOORES (7)  MULLINS (6)  MURPHY (1)  OLD (1)  PALMER (1)  PARHAM (11)  PARSONS (1)  PEARCE (1)  PEDRICK (1)  PERKINS (1)  PEARCY (3)  PIKE (1)  PINNOCK (2)  PINNACK (3)  POLLARD (2)  PORTER (1)  REED (6)  REYNOLDS (1)  RHILL (1)  RIDEOUT (1)  ROBERTS (19)  ROGERS (1)  RALPH (1)  RUTLAND (4)  RUTTER (2)  SANGER (16)  SCOTT (6)  SHARP (13)  SHERE (1)  SCORE (4)  SIMMONS (6)  SYMONS (1)  SINGLETON (16)  SNELGROVE (1)  STEVENS (1)  STONE (1)  STRETCH (6)  TAYLOR (4)  THEOBALD (1)  THOMAS (1)  THORN (1)  TOOGOOD (6)  TROWBRIDGE (4)  WALLBRIDGE (1)  WEEKS (2)  WELLSLEAD (7)  WESTLAKE (8)  WHITE (4)  WILKINS (2)  WILLIAMS (4)  WINDSOR (4)  WOODS (6)  WOODFORD (3)  WOODHAM (2)  WOODROW (1)  WRIGHT (15)  WYATT (1)  YOUNG (2)