Top surnames from the 1881 census in Norton, Worcestershire

Norton 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
BEASLEY204.8544448.43
SMITH184.36893.09
HUGHES143.398112.13
WESTBURY143.39811,250.00
GARDNER122.912642.90
HARRIS122.912611.46
STEPHENS122.912652.49
BISHOP122.912641.68
PRATT122.912650.70
HALL122.91269.90
STANTON102.4272121.65
MARSHALL92.184513.02
SAUNDERS92.184523.82
WEAVER92.184583.96
KEELEY92.1845538.92
WRIGHT81.94176.05
HEWINS71.69901,555.56
FINCH71.699051.06
MEADOWS61.4563104.17
HOUGHTON61.456341.67
CLARKE61.45637.19
NICHOLLS61.456327.88
NEWBURY51.2136199.20
BRADLEY51.213615.11
FOSTER51.21369.08
EMMS51.2136322.58
HARTWELL51.2136295.86
EVANS40.97092.22
RANDELL40.9709155.64
PANTER40.9709285.71
SHELTON40.970982.64
SAVAGE40.970925.27
LUDLOW30.7282139.53
RUTTER30.728247.77
WHEELER30.728212.06
JOHNSON30.72822.17
LARNER30.7282230.77
CLAYTON20.48548.93
JONES20.48540.43
HAINES20.485420.96
JAMES20.48542.47
COLE20.48545.33
CAMDEN20.4854769.23
DANES20.4854317.46
ASHMORE20.485465.15
LUNN20.485437.52
CLARK20.48541.62
FARR20.485432.68
JINKS10.242757.80
RYLANDS10.2427175.44

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HEWINS1,555.5671.6990
WESTBURY1,250.00143.3981
MELEN1,250.0010.2427
HOLYFIELD909.0910.2427
CAMDEN769.2320.4854
RUSHER666.6710.2427
GATELEY555.5610.2427
KEELEY538.9292.1845
LIVELY454.5510.2427
BEASLEY448.43204.8544
EMMS322.5851.2136
DANES317.4620.4854
HARTWELL295.8651.2136
PANTER285.7140.9709
LARNER230.7730.7282
NEWBURY199.2051.2136
RYLANDS175.4410.2427
BANNING166.6710.2427
RANDELL155.6440.9709
LUDLOW139.5330.7282
STANTON121.65102.4272
MEADOWS104.1761.4563
WEAVER83.9692.1845
SHELTON82.6440.9709
SORRELL81.3010.2427
HANDY70.4210.2427
ASHMORE65.1520.4854
JINKS57.8010.2427
STEPHENS52.49122.9126
FINCH51.0671.6990
PRATT50.70122.9126
COCKERILL50.2510.2427
KINNEAR50.0010.2427
RUTTER47.7730.7282
KENNETT43.6710.2427
GARDNER42.90122.9126
BISHOP41.68122.9126
HOUGHTON41.6761.4563
LUNN37.5220.4854
CANNING34.1310.2427
FARR32.6820.4854
SARGEANT30.7710.2427
SPIERS29.5010.2427
NICHOLLS27.8861.4563
SAVAGE25.2740.9709
SAUNDERS23.8292.1845
STRANGE22.6210.2427
ANSELL21.0110.2427
HAINES20.9620.4854
MANSELL20.7910.2427

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called HEWINS in Norton 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 1.6990 in Norton means that 1.6990% of the people in Norton on census day were called HEWINS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HEWINS 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 HEWINS 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 HEWINS 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 HEWINS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,555.56 in Norton means that you are 1,555.56 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HEWINS in Norton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Norton in 1881

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

ANSELL (1)  ASHMORE (2)  BANNING (1)  BEARCROFT (1)  BEASLEY (20)  BISHOP (12)  BRADLEY (5)  BROTHERIDGE (5)  BUCKINGHAM (1)  BOMFORD (1)  CAMDEN (2)  CANNING (1)  CHATTAWAY (1)  CLARKE (6)  CLARK (2)  CLAYTON (2)  COCKERILL (1)  COLE (2)  COTTON (1)  CHURCHLEY (2)  DANES (2)  DRURY (1)  EDWARDS (1)  EMMS (5)  EVANS (4)  FARR (2)  FINCH (7)  FISHER (1)  FLETCHER (1)  FOSTER (5)  GARDNER (12)  GATELEY (1)  GILBERT (1)  GOLBY (3)  GRIFFITH (1)  GROVE (1)  HEEKS (12)  HALL (12)  HANDY (1)  HARRIS (12)  HARTWELL (5)  HAINES (2)  HEWINS (7)  HOLMES (1)  HOLYFIELD (1)  HOUGHTON (6)  HUBAND (2)  HUGHES (14)  JACOBS (1)  JAMES (2)  JELFS (10)  JINKS (1)  JOHNSON (3)  JONES (2)  KEELEY (9)  KENNETT (1)  KINNEAR (1)  LADBROOK (1)  LANGSTONE (6)  LARNER (3)  LYES (5)  LIVELY (1)  LUDLOW (3)  LUNN (2)  MANSELL (1)  MARSHALL (9)  MATTHEWS (1)  MEADOWS (6)  MELEN (1)  MAYRICK (2)  NASH (1)  NEWBURY (5)  NICHOLLS (6)  PANTER (4)  PANTING (1)  PARKER (1)  PRATT (12)  PRINT (1)  RANDELL (4)  ROBERTS (1)  RUSHER (1)  RUTTER (3)  RYLANDS (1)  SARGEANT (1)  SAUNDERS (9)  SAVAGE (4)  SHERWOOD (1)  SHELTON (4)  SMITH (18)  SORRELL (1)  SPIERS (1)  STANTON (10)  STEPHENS (12)  STRANGE (1)  STUITE (3)  THANETT (1)  WASLEY (5)  WATSON (1)  WEAVER (9)  WESTBURY (14)  WHEELER (3)  WITCOMBE (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WRIGHT (8)