Top surnames from the 1881 census in Mildenhall, Wiltshire

Mildenhall 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
BARNETT194.185092.77
SAWYER183.9648215.05
GREGORY163.524250.24
CARTER132.863417.06
MORTIMER132.8634136.99
LOOKER132.8634970.15
BROWN112.42293.68
CASWELL112.4229500.00
NORTH102.202666.45
EDWARDS91.98247.11
JONES91.98241.75
SMITH91.98241.40
TANNER81.762178.51
RAWLINGS81.7621120.48
PAIN71.5419171.57
BUTCHER71.541936.59
CHUN71.541910,000.00
ADEY61.3216410.96
DAVIS61.32166.01
WHITBREAD61.3216331.49
LOVEDAY61.3216216.61
BRIGHT61.321665.36
PENNY61.321674.26
MILDENHALL61.32161,666.67
MESSENGER51.1013142.86
BARNES51.10139.15
EYLES51.1013238.10
BAKER51.10135.03
BIRD51.101314.41
SARGENT51.101371.53
WATERS51.101327.41
ROGERS40.88116.79
WARMAN40.8811187.79
PRATLEY40.8811314.96
CHANDLER40.881127.42
WALDRON30.660875.00
PILE30.6608142.86
HUMPHRIES30.660829.33
BELCHER30.660854.84
PYKE30.6608191.08
GREENAWAY30.6608105.26
DEACON30.660838.91
WILLIAMS30.66080.92
HEAD30.660827.15
BAILEY20.44052.92
GILBERT20.44057.73
ARCHER20.440510.65
BUTLER20.44054.52
DOWLING20.440539.76
YOUNG20.44052.05

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CHUN10,000.0071.5419
MILDENHALL1,666.6761.3216
LOOKER970.15132.8634
CASWELL500.00112.4229
ADEY410.9661.3216
WHITBREAD331.4961.3216
PRATLEY314.9640.8811
EYLES238.1051.1013
LOVEDAY216.6161.3216
SAWYER215.05183.9648
PYKE191.0830.6608
WARMAN187.7940.8811
PAIN171.5771.5419
PILE142.8630.6608
MESSENGER142.8651.1013
MORTIMER136.99132.8634
RAWLINGS120.4881.7621
GREENAWAY105.2630.6608
BARNETT92.77194.1850
TANNER78.5181.7621
WALDRON75.0030.6608
PENNY74.2661.3216
SARGENT71.5351.1013
NORTH66.45102.2026
BRIGHT65.3661.3216
BELCHER54.8430.6608
CHILTON54.7920.4405
GREGORY50.24163.5242
CASE44.0520.4405
DOWLING39.7620.4405
DEACON38.9130.6608
BUTCHER36.5971.5419
GODWIN34.0720.4405
GAY33.0620.4405
TARRANT31.2510.2203
HUMPHRIES29.3330.6608
ORAM28.2510.2203
CHANDLER27.4240.8811
WATERS27.4151.1013
PICKETT27.4010.2203
HEAD27.1530.6608
CHIVERS24.9410.2203
JUDGE20.3710.2203
COLLEY17.3910.2203
CARTER17.06132.8634
TILLEY16.7810.2203
BIRD14.4151.1013
ROBBINS14.0810.2203
ARCHER10.6520.4405
EMERY10.0910.2203

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called CHUN in Mildenhall 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 1.5419 in Mildenhall means that 1.5419% of the people in Mildenhall on census day were called CHUN.

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

All the surnames recorded in Mildenhall in 1881

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

ALEXANDER (2)  ARCHER (2)  BAILEY (2)  BAKER (5)  BARNES (5)  BARNETT (19)  BATES (1)  BECKINGHAM (9)  BELCHER (3)  BIRD (5)  BREADMORE (5)  BRIGHT (6)  BROWN (11)  BUTCHER (7)  BUTLER (2)  CARTER (13)  CASWELL (11)  CHANDLER (4)  CHILTON (2)  CHIVERS (1)  CHUN (7)  COLLEY (1)  DAVIS (6)  DEACON (3)  DYMOCK (1)  DOWLING (2)  EYLES (5)  ADEY (6)  EDWARDS (9)  EMERY (1)  FARMER (1)  GAY (2)  GILBERT (2)  JEAL (1)  GODWIN (2)  GREENAWAY (3)  GREGORY (16)  HEAD (3)  HINWOOD (9)  HOBBS (1)  HUMPHRIES (3)  JOHNSON (2)  JONES (9)  JUDGE (1)  CASE (2)  CAINEY (5)  LOOKER (13)  LOVEDAY (6)  MARSH (1)  MASON (1)  MESSENGER (5)  MILDENHALL (6)  MORTIMER (13)  NEALE (1)  NORTH (10)  ORAM (1)  PAIN (7)  PENNY (6)  PICKETT (1)  PYKE (3)  PILE (3)  PITHOUSE (1)  PRATLEY (4)  ROBBINS (1)  ROGERS (4)  RAWLINGS (8)  SARGENT (5)  SAWYER (18)  SIMS (1)  SISUM (2)  SLOPER (1)  SMITH (9)  SOAMES (9)  SWATTON (8)  TANNER (8)  TARRANT (1)  TAYLOR (2)  TIDCOMB (4)  TILLEY (1)  VAISEY (1)  VOYSEY (1)  VATCHER (1)  VIVEATH (5)  VOCKINS (8)  VYZE (6)  WALDRON (3)  WARD (1)  WARMAN (4)  WARSLOW (1)  WATERS (5)  WAILING (8)  WEBB (1)  WERRELL (13)  WHITBREAD (6)  WILLIAMS (3)  WORSDELL (3)  YOUNG (2)