Top surnames from the 1881 census in Alderminster, Worcestershire

Alderminster is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Worcestershire

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
ROUSE326.5041453.26
SEAL244.8780676.06
HATHAWAY183.6585705.88
BAKER163.252014.84
HICKS163.252077.71
HANDY153.0488882.35
STEEL132.642364.84
KNIGHT122.439019.79
TAYLOR122.43903.81
WHITING122.4390126.72
HUTCHINGS112.2358118.92
SOUTHAM112.2358536.59
DODD112.235854.97
GEORGE102.032534.64
JAQUES91.8293247.25
HOUGHTON91.829352.36
FOWLER81.626028.47
VICKERS81.626063.34
HADLAND71.4228875.00
GARDNER71.422820.96
FRANCIS71.422823.88
KING71.42286.53
SHIRLEY61.2195149.25
PORTER61.219516.25
WALTON61.219517.33
SEENEY61.21952,727.27
COURT61.219595.85
SIMMS61.2195107.14
ROBERTS51.01632.70
MALIN51.0163306.75
ODELL40.8130111.11
FRANKLIN40.813024.48
BROWN40.81301.23
PAYNE40.81309.03
MATTHEWS40.81309.32
EDEN40.813080.00
JONES40.81300.72
BAILEY40.81305.40
ROSE40.813010.96
RAMSAY30.609823.68
BEAL30.609864.94
BODE30.60981,250.00
BALL30.60987.38
JACKSON30.60982.18
POULTON30.609875.95
RUSSELL20.40653.33
CHECKETTS20.4065487.80
KEENE20.406568.97
COX20.40652.68
KITE20.406571.43

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SEENEY2,727.2761.2195
SOLOWAY2,000.0010.2033
BODE1,250.0030.6098
HANDY882.35153.0488
HADLAND875.0071.4228
HATHAWAY705.88183.6585
SEAL676.06244.8780
SOUTHAM536.59112.2358
CHECKETTS487.8020.4065
ROUSE453.26326.5041
MALIN306.7551.0163
JAQUES247.2591.8293
HANDLY212.7710.2033
SHIRLEY149.2561.2195
GILKES142.8610.2033
ALBERT131.5810.2033
WHITING126.72122.4390
HUTCHINGS118.92112.2358
ODELL111.1140.8130
SIMMS107.1461.2195
COURT95.8561.2195
PASSEY95.2410.2033
TOMPSON95.2410.2033
EDEN80.0040.8130
HICKS77.71163.2520
POULTON75.9530.6098
PRATLEY72.4610.2033
KITE71.4320.4065
KEENE68.9720.4065
BEAL64.9430.6098
STEEL64.84132.6423
VICKERS63.3481.6260
HONE59.5210.2033
NEWSTEAD58.4810.2033
TAPLIN58.1410.2033
DODD54.97112.2358
HOUGHTON52.3691.8293
FULLERTON48.0810.2033
GEORGE34.64102.0325
FRANCES32.2610.2033
FOWLER28.4781.6260
MERRICK27.4010.2033
ROBBINS25.9720.4065
PLUMB25.1310.2033
FRANKLIN24.4840.8130
FRANCIS23.8871.4228
RAMSAY23.6830.6098
WALDRON23.0910.2033
MUMFORD21.0510.2033
GARDNER20.9671.4228

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called SEENEY in Alderminster 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 1.2195 in Alderminster means that 1.2195% of the people in Alderminster on census day were called SEENEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SEENEY 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 SEENEY 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 SEENEY 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 SEENEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,727.27 in Alderminster means that you are 2,727.27 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SEENEY in Alderminster than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Alderminster in 1881

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

ALBERT (1)  BAILEY (4)  BAINES (1)  BAKER (16)  BALL (3)  BASIN (1)  BEAL (3)  BISHOP (1)  BODE (3)  BROWN (4)  BULL (1)  BULLOCK (1)  COLDICOTT (3)  CHECKETTS (2)  CHURCH (2)  CLARKE (1)  CLEMENTS (1)  COLFRAN (8)  COURT (6)  COX (2)  DODD (11)  EDEN (4)  EDDEN (1)  EDKINS (2)  FOWLER (8)  FRANCIS (7)  FRANCES (1)  FRANKLIN (4)  FULLERTON (1)  GAINTON (4)  GARDNER (7)  GEORGE (10)  GILKES (1)  GOLDIS (2)  GOODE (1)  GOODWAY (6)  GRAZEBROOK (4)  HADLAND (7)  HANDLY (1)  HANDY (15)  HARWOOD (2)  HATHAWAY (18)  HEAD (1)  HICKS (16)  HITCHINS (1)  HOLTOM (20)  HONE (1)  HOOPER (1)  HOPKINS (?) (1)  HOUGHTON (9)  HUDSON (1)  HUTCHINGS (11)  JAQUES (9)  JACKSON (3)  JAMES (1)  JONES (4)  KEENE (2)  KING (7)  KIROTIEN (1)  KITE (2)  KNIGHT (12)  MALIN (5)  MALPAS (3)  MATTHEWS (4)  MAUNDERS (1)  MERRICK (1)  MUMFORD (1)  NEWSTEAD (1)  ODELL (4)  PASSEY (1)  PAYNE (4)  PHILLIPS (2)  PHIPS (1)  PLUMB (1)  PORTER (6)  POULTON (3)  PRATLEY (1)  PRIDLEY (1)  RAMSAY (3)  ROBERTS (5)  ROBBINS (2)  ROBINSON (1)  ROUSE (32)  ROSE (4)  RUSSELL (2)  SEAL (24)  SAUNDERS (1)  SAVAGE (1)  SEENEY (6)  SHIRLEY (6)  SYMONDS (1)  SIMMS (6)  SOLOWAY (1)  SOUTHAM (11)  STEEL (13)  STUCHFIELD (1)  TAPLIN (1)  TAYLOR (12)  TOMPSON (1)  THORPE (1)  VICKERS (8)  WALDRON (1)  WALKER (2)  WALTON (6)  WARING (1)  WARRIN (1)  WHITING (12)  WILLIAMS (1)  YOUNG (1)